Latest about Janis Joplin
"She was a much more joyful, humorous, entertaining, alert kind of person than is generally described": The epic story of the real Janis Joplin
A look back at the career of the First Lady of rock, a short career marked by extraordinary music, terminal insecurity and the search for happiness
10 great classic rock songs that were huge hits in America but largely ignored in the UK
10 songs America took to its rockin' heart while the Brits remained oblivious
"When I started getting rolling it was considered charming or entertaining – or stupid – for girls to want to play music": a story of New York folk, punk, riot grrrl and beyond
From New York folk through 60s psych, soul, punk, riot grrrl and beyond: a history of the women who've have had an insurrectionary impact on rock’n’roll
Elvis Presley's grand-daughter Riley Keough credits Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix for inspiring her portrayal of fictional rock star Daisy Jones
When Riley Keough wanted inspiration for her character Daisy Jones, she looked to some true icons of '70s music
10 historic New York gigs that spun the world of rock'n'roll on its axis
From Bob Dylan to Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana, these 10 shows shook the city that never sleeps
Janis Joplin: hedonism, heroin, and a life of no half measures
Janis Joplin was the extraordinary singer who brought the Blues into the Summer Of Love, whose star shone brightly but briefly
The Hard And Fast Times of Janis Joplin
In 1966, a strung-out Janis Joplin returned to Texas with everything she owned in shoe boxes, but the promise of California's bright lights was always going to draw her back to meet her fate
The 20 best rock albums of 1971
1971 was nothing if not eclectic, as some bands came out with 20-minute epics while others stripped their music right down to rock’n’roll basics. These are the year's best albums
