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Beatles' Tennis Shoes Hit The Streets

Recently, The Beatles and Apple Corporation gave French Commes des Garcons and Spring Court permission to create shoes branded with their logos....  read more

Amy Adams to Play Janis Joplin in Biopic, Maybe

The tale of the Janis Joplin biopic is a long and sordid one: two previous projects with big names involved have fallen through, disappearing into oblivion without ever having been made. The Squid and the Whale producer Peter Newman has been trying to make The Gospel According to Janis for nearly a decade; Renée Zellweger was involved in another attempt, Piece of My Heart, back in 2003. Now, Rolling Stone reports that actress Amy Adams is signed on to play the raspy-voiced songstress in a biopic directed by City of God guru Fernando Meirelles....  read more

Wolfgang's Vault to Release 160 Grateful Dead Concerts, Hundreds More for Digital Download

Wolfgang's Vault, collector of vintage concert recordings, has started to make more of its vast archive for online purchase, starting with the Grateful Dead's May 5, 1970 show at the Fillmore. ...  read more

Watchmen soundtrack to feature Dylan, Hendrix, Simone

With Watchmen confirmed to open March 6, the full swing of its publicity assault is upon us. Cue the announcement of the movie’s soundtracks, with one version to feature the score by Tyler Bates (Rob Zombie’s Halloween and The Devil’s Rejects) and a separate disc to include a “reinterpretation” of Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row” performed by My Chemical Romance. ...  read more

Janis Joplin - Pearl (Legacy Edition)

Two-disc set reissues fiery blues-belter's finest work...  read more