The idea that Janis Joplin needed promotion is kind of a mind blower 50 years later, but when “Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)” was released in 1970 it didn’t even chart. […]
From The Stacks: Janis Joplin Promotional Singles
On Diffuser: 20 Years Ago — Alice in Chains Release Their Self-Titled Third Album
Drug tragedies still happen in the music business, which kind of blows my mind.
Deep Cuts: Your Obligatory Christmas Playlist
Christmas Eve falls on Deep Cuts day this year? Come on, I can’t pass that up.
From The Stacks: Janis Joplin-Pearl (Korean Edition)
You probably know Pearl, Janis Joplin’s last and best known album, released just a couple of months after she died. This is the home of “Me & Bobby McGee” and “Mercedes Benz,” […]
Kitten’s Chloe Chadiez on Religion, Rock Stardom, and Hair
Kitten is the kind of indie pop rock that will remind you of your favorite New Wave bands like Eurythmics and Tears for Fears but with a harder and darker edge of unapologetic […]
Deep Cuts: Safe and Normal
Only a nineteen-year-old man would bristle at being called “safe and normal.” At that age a guy looks in the mirror and sees “Wild One” Brando reflected back with no idea that […]
Deep Cuts, Reader’s Choice Edition: Anne-Marie Schiefer
Annie is a true friend of Why It Matters — always quick on the draw for a like or a retweet from her @AnnieSchief Twitter account, a frequent commenter, and damned if […]
123. Tell Your Mama Babe
SCAD’s bookstore/cafe sat directly across from the armory building: tile floors, brass rails, polished wood. Step in the door and turn to the left and you were in line for books and […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Johnny Winter
Midnight. The Woodstock Music & Art Fair was supposed to over by now, but rain and other delays have pushed the festival into a fourth calendar day. We’re heading into Monday, and […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Ten Years After
There’s not a lot to be said about Ten Years After’s Woodstock set. If you’ve seen the film Woodstock then you’ve seen all the footage that exists of Alvin Lee rocking the […]
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