1966, A year after returning to her home state of Texas from San Francisco, Janis Joplin heads west again. She was summoned by Chet Helms, a friend who is now managing Big Brother & the Holding Company. He dispatches Travis Rivers, an old acquaintance of Janis' from her Port Arthur, Texas days to convince the singer to join Big Brother. Joplin had even considered becoming a … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – May 10
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Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “California” by U2
Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “California” by U2 So U2 literally dropped their new album Songs Of Innocence the other day on an unsuspecting public by giving it away via Apple iTunes. It was announced by Apple CEO Tim Cook at the company’s latest presentation touting their new iWatch and iPhone 6. Apple paid for a five week exclusive window to give the record to more than … [Read more...] about Song Of the Day by Eric Berman – “California” by U2
