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Lost Doors Song To Appear In New Documentary

The Doors

Lost The Doors recording "She Smells So Nice" is to feature on the band's upcoming DVD documentary "Mr. Mojo Risin': The Story Of L.A. Woman." The track was discovered by producer Bruce Botnick wh...


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New Doors Track Unearthed For 40th Anniversary 'L.A. Woman' Reissue

The Doors

A lost Doors track is to be included in the band's L.A. Woman 40th anniversary re-release. The previously unheard tune, "She Smells So Nice," was recently discovered by producer Bruce Botnick as h...


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The 'Forever 27 Club' - Music's Growing List Of Stars Who Died At 27 Years Old

Amy Winehouse

The 'Forever 27 Club' has become more than a legend since the dawn of music recording. As it turns out, some of music's most influential artists who were taken from us much too soon all parted with...


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'Pristine' Jim Morrison Photos Discovered In Storage Unit

Jim Morrison

A treasure trove of lost Jim Morrison photographs snapped in 1968 have been unearthed in a storage unit. A European photo agency was commissioned to shoot Morrison by a U.S. teen magazine, but no...


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Doors Drummer John Densmore: 'No More Autographs'

John Densmore

The Doors drummer John Densmore has just added to the value of his autograph after stating he'll never sign his name for a fan again. The "Riders on the Storm" hitmaker has taken to his website to...


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Dillinger Escape Plan Frontman Slams 'Poser' Jared Leto

Dillinger Escape

Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato has aimed a scathing internet rant at 30 Seconds To Mars star Jared Leto, branding the rocker "a poser" and urging him to go "back to acting." Puciato ...


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Groupie Queen Pamela Des Barres Reflects On VH1 Documentary

Pamela_Des_Barres

What does it really take to be one of the most recognized muses in rock ‘n’ roll? Just ask fiery haired Pamela Des Barres, the world’s most famous groupie. Before TMZ and Perez Hilton reported on t...


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Jim Morrison's Pardon Granted

Jim Morrison

Rocker Jim Morrison has been posthumously pardoned on 41-year-old indecency charges following a unanimous vote by Florida lawmakers on Thursday. The late Doors singer was arrested in Miami for ind...


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Florida Governor Considers Pardoning Jim Morrison

Charlie Crist

Officials in Florida are considering granting Jim Morrison a posthumous pardon to clear his name over indecent exposure charges dating back to 1969. The Doors frontman was convicted of drunkenly ...


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The Doors - 'When You're Strange' A Must Have DVD For Fans

The Doors

The Doors: “When You’re Strange” Eagle Rock Ent. A documentary about the Doors is nothing new. One made with the full cooperation of the three surviving original members - Ray Manzarek, John Densmo...


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The Doors Lyrics Sell For $19,500

The Doors

A scrap of yellowing paper on which Jim Morrison scribbled lyrics to The Doors track L.A. Woman has sold for $19,500. The note, which also included doodles and sketches drawn by the late singer, ...


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Kid Cudi: 'I Just Smoke Weed'

Kid Cudi

Rapper Kid Cudi has quit hard drugs following his arrest last month for possession of a controlled substance. The Day 'N Nite hitmaker, real name Scott Mescudi, was taken into custody in June aft...


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Rolling Stones, Doors Release New Documentary DVDs

The Rolling Stones

Eagle Vision 'the wholly-owned subsidiary of Eagle Rock Entertainment' is proud to announce the release of The Rolling Stones' "Stones In Exile," (June 22) a compelling hour long documentary look a...


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John Densmore Tried To Stop Jim Morrison's Self-Destruction

The Doors

Former Doors drummer John Densmore desperately wanted to save his tragic bandmate Jim Morrison before he went too far - but was locked out from his inner circle of friends and enablers. Morrison d...


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Trailer Talk: This Week In Movies - 'Date Night,' 'After.Life' & More

The Doors

If I could make a recommendation about going to see “Clash of the Titans,” it would be not to see it in 3-D. While most viewing experiences are enhanced by of 3-D, its use in this film largely det...


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Ke$Ha 'Haunted' By Scary Ghost

Ke$Ha

Singer Ke$Ha is convinced she's "haunted" - because she is visited by a scary ghost in her dreams every night. The party-loving singer admits she's reluctant to purchase a home and settle down in c...


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Celebrity Birthdays, December 8

Kim Basinger

Happy Birthday to: "8 Mile" actress Kim Basinger (1953) "Lost" co-stars Ian Somerhalder (1978) and Dominic Monaghan (1976) Irish singer Sinead O'Connor (1966) "Desperate Housewife" Teri...


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Can Val Kilmer Make A Comeback In Hollywood?

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer makes a triumphant return to the big screen this week in "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," an off-kilter project befitting Kilmer's reputation as one of Hollywood's biggest hea...


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Rockin' and Reelin': Seven Spectacular Movie Concerts

School of Rock

Pull out your lighter, turn up the volume, and get ready to throw up the horns. This jammin' compilation is my top seven compilation of climactic movie concerts. Why seven? Seven is a nice odd n...


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Unexpected, Untimely And Shocking Deaths In Music

Shocking music deaths

Heart attacks. Plane crashes. Car crashes. Drug overdoses. Murder. Over the years, these have become some of the most common causes of the often shocking deaths in the music industry. On a lighter ...


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More Rock Stars Have Died At 27 Than Any Other Age

Jimi Hendrix

"The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll," which comes out today, reveals that more rock stars have died at 27 than at any other age. Famous 27s include Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Jopl...


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25 Surprise Celebrity Deaths That Rocked Us All

Natasha Richardson

Actress Natasha Richardson's unexpected death in a skiing accident late last month stunned and saddened the public. The usually overzealous media even seemed to tread lightly, gently reporting a st...


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Lost Jim Morrison Painting Uncovered

Jim Morrison

A lost painting commissioned by The Doors star Jim Morrison just before his death has been turned into a new must-have poster for his fans. Artist T.E. Breitenbach created The Morrison Triptyc...


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Amy Winehouse Fears Joining The '27 Club'

Amy Winehouse

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse is terrified she will join the "27 Club" - the tragic group of rock stars who died in their prime. The Rehab hitmaker has fought a public battle against drink and...


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Collateral Damage From Robert Plant's Decision To Nix Zep Reunion

Led Zeppelin

Since the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reformed last December for a one-off show to pay tribute to late Atlantic Records founder and legend Ahmet Ertegun, the man who discovered and brought us...


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Celebrity Birthdays, December 8

Kim Basinger

Happy Birthday to "Lost" co-stars Ian Somerhalder (1978) and Dominic Monaghan (1976), NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick (1975), New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina (1968), Irish singer Sinead O'Connor ...


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Review: Mixing 'Chinese Democracy' With Dr Pepper

Guns N Roses

We've waited 17 years for a full length album of new Guns N' Roses material, and this stretch of time was made all the more ridiculous after all the delays, firings, and apparent breakdowns by Axl ...


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Jim Morrison's Father Dies

Jim Morrison

Late Doors star Jim Morrison's father has died, aged 89. Rear Admiral George Morrison died of natural causes on November 17. A veteran of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Morrison was l...


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Pete Wentz Amazed He Made 27

Pete Wentz

Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz was so hooked on drugs just two years ago, he didn't expect to live past the age of 27. Wentz claims he, his band mates and music bosses fully expected the bassist to...


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Lost Hendrix Guitar To Be Auctioned

Jimi Hendrix

The first guitar famously burned by rock legend Jimi Hendrix is be auctioned off in London. The late rocker appeared on stage at the city's Astoria venue in 1967 holding a flaming Fender Str...


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