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"Janice" Joplin's Music Heals Justin Bieber After Onstage Collapse

Ken Kelley — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:07:40 +0000

Teen pop heartthrob Justin Bieber has seen better weeks, but the music of Janice — make that Janis Joplin — seems to have him on the mend. During last night’s (March 7) show at the O2, Bieber fainted while performing one of his hits. He was tended to by medical technicians, given oxygen and, against [...]

SAM'S FAVORITES : JANIS JOPLIN

Sam Talkington — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:23:55 +0000

Hey everybody!!! It is time for me to share one of my favorites with you. Every day I cruise the internet looking for whatever tune floats my boat at the moment! Today my favorite is Janis Joplin.
I would love to hear your suggestions, and who knows maybe I will post one of your favorites right here on The Hawk's website

Big Brother & The Holding Company Featuring Janis Joplin, 'Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968′ – Album Review

Karen 'Gilly' Laney — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:00:59 +0000

Big Brother & The Holding Company were an established rock band prior to Janis Joplin fronting them, and in June of 1966 when she auditioned for the band, things didn’t gel instantly.

Joplin’s gritty blues vocal seemed to clash with the heavy, psychedelic, free form tendencies of the group. Still, Joplin quickly adapted and once she got the hang of what Big Brother expected the lil’ gal from Texas blossomed, elevating herself and the band to a new intergalactic dimension.

Steven Tyler's Stones Songs

Tommy B — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:07:59 +0000

Over the years, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has been compared to Mick Jagger countless times. Although he tells Rolling Stone that he’s never appreciated the comparisons, he’s always loved Mick’s band. He recently named his Top 9 Stones tunes. “I learned from the Stones and from Janis Joplin that it’s not about hitting the notes, [...]