Janis Joplin
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All Hail the Rise of the Female Rock Star Biopic
With new feature films on Linda Ronstadt, Ronnie Spector, Janis Joplin, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Cass Elliot in the works, it will be refreshing to see female musicians get the Hollywood treatment they deserve
- Commentary
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‘Paranoid, Loathsome, Neurotic’: The Inimitable R. Crumb Looks Back
A colorful, revealing visit with the famous cartoonist and counterculture icon at his home in the South of France
- Mr. Natural
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Our Final Rob Reiner Interview: ‘We Have to Keep Trump’s Feet to the Fire’
In his last Rolling Stone interview, earlier this year, the director talked about This Is Spinal Tap, his cinematic legacy, and the threat to democracy from the White House
- R.I.P.
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The Tao of Jerry Garcia: 31 Trippy Quotes From the Grateful Dead Co-Founder
Are we all just hunks of protoplasm? Can drugs expand your mind? What did the Sixties mean, anyway? Here lie the answers to life's greatest mysteries
- All I Want to Know
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Peggy Caserta, Janis Joplin's Onetime Lover, Dead at 84
Caserta wrote a pair of memoirs about her time with the Sixties singer, including 1973's scandalous Going Down With Janis
- Obituary
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Kris Kristofferson Was the Gravelly Voice of a Generation — and the Real Deal Onscreen
The late, great songwriter was just as compelling as a movie star as he was a musician, whether he was breaking hearts, killing vampires or just kicking ass
- APPRECIATION
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Shailene Woodley to Play Janis Joplin in New Biopic (If It Actually Happens)
Many attempts have been made at a Joplin biopic over the years, and all have fallen through for one reason or another
- Good Luck
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‘San Francisco Sounds’ Reveals the Discovery of Janis Joplin
Watch an exclusive clip from the MGM+ docuseries San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time, premiering Aug. 20, of Joplin’s first rehearsal with Big Brother and the Holding Company
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Astros Manager Dusty Baker on Smoking a Joint With Jimi Hendrix, Loving DJ Khaled, and Other Wild Tales
The future Baseball Hall of Famer may have invented the high five, and somehow that's not even the coolest thing about him
- Legends Only
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He Used Plastic Surgery to Raise Rock Stars From the Dead
Decades before hologram tours, one rogue '70s promoter found another way to put Elvis, Janis, Jim Morrison, and other late icons back onstage
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