Jim Morrison

Hear the Beastie Boys Talk About Touring With Madonna in This Archival Interview

The '80s in America. Terrible time. Terrible place. Wall Street was destroying the country. Politicians were corrupt. There was cocaine everywhere. People dressed in neon, acid washed jeans, and leggings and crimped their hair. The rich were got richer while the poor got poorer. Oh, wait. One weir ... More >>

Hear Jim Morrison Talk About Why Being Fat is Beautiful

From Blank on Blank, animators of historical tapes and interviews, and PBS, comes this engorging 1969 interview with Jim Morrison. Former Voice writer Howard Smith visited Morrison at the Doors offices in November, 1969. While there, they got on the subject of food and, well, watch the video for you ... More >>

The Five Biggest Male Crotches In Music

A lot of music acts sell millions of units, but if they don't have one very special one betwen their legs, they're socially worthless. According to the book The Official Book of Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N' Roll Lists by Judy McGuire, here are five of the very biggest c***s in r**k. 1) Nick Cave Bigge ... More >>

Loved By Iggy Pop, Hated By Jim Morrison: The Life and Times of Danny Fields

From pulling needles full of dope out of Iggy Pop's arm just before showtime and helping turn Jim Morrison into a sex symbol (becoming Morrison's sworn enemy in the process), to unleashing the Ramones upon the world and later becoming one of the globe's leading music journalists, Danny Fields has be ... More >>

How Does Scott Stapp Measure Up To Jim Morrison, Elvis, Reagan, Job, and God Himself?

This week, Sound of the City presents a series of excerptss from Sinner's Creed, the incredible memoir of Creed frontman Scott Stapp. In our first installment, we detailed the spiritual turmoil that defined Stapp's life and music; he was a man pursued by demons, alternately yearning for God's love a ... More >>

The Biggest Celebrity Blunders Of Modern Times

There are a lot to choose from because, just like they soar in special and exciting ways, celebs also mess up with a gigantic splash heard 'round the world. Here are the choices for the worst star boo-boos of our times, as selected by the posters over at datalounge.com: Cher's hair care infomerci ... More >>

Crystal Stilts

DANCE YRSELF CLEAN

Skrillex wub-wubs his way 
through Terminal 5

Ceramic Dog

MAN ON THE MOON

Kid Cudi is everywhere

Rock-Critic Pop Quiz #5: How Many Members Of The Doors Can You Name?

Left to right: Val Kilmer, Crosby, Stills, and Nash ​After having shown a stunning lack of muscle regarding the Clash and Bob Dylan, I figured I'd give our trusty panel of rock critics one last chance to embarrass themselves in front of whatever baby boomers have figured out the Internet. The ... More >>

Losing Satchmo and Jim Morrison The Same Week

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 15, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 28 Jim Morrison By Don Heckman It was another one of those times, last week. In one day the papers reported the deaths of Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpeter Charlie Shavers, and rock star Jim Morrison. Only t ... More >>

Jenn Sterger Really Doesn't Want to Sue Brett Favre; Royals Attacked!; Jim Morrison Gets Posthumous Pardon

​• Jenn Sterger, who allegedly received photos of Brett Favre's penis by text, would simply like him to be punished, and won't sue if the NFL will "implement a program" to prevent such unwanted advances as those she faced by cell phone. Oh, honey. These are professional athletes we're talkin ... More >>

Cherry Vanilla Regrets Not Banging More Rock Stars

​Cherry Vanilla is the ex-groupie/Bowie-publicist/rock performer with a new book out about the great times she had popping her Cherry. At a reading I went to the other day, Cherry sat on a gigantic, red high heel--though in the past, she's sat on other things--and told the crowd how much fun ... More >>

Brooklyn's Shark? Become Another Kickstarter Success Story, Now Just Have To Write Songs About Subjects Random Benefactors Choose

L Magazine's repeatedly endorsed these lo-fi monsters, having them play more than anyone else at last month's Northside Festival, getting the official Conklin must-see nod, and doling out an Honorable Mention in their annual 8 NYC Bands You Need To Hear series. And with good reason. The foursome's ... More >>

Live: Faith No More Invade Williamsburg, Still Care A Lot

Faith No More East River State Park Friday, July 2 We are gathered here this evening with our backs to the sunset to watch a reunited Faith No More play the East River State Park, a former shipping dock in Williamsburg consisting of seven mostly un-shaded acres, part concrete slab, part lawn, par ... More >>

On the Johnny Depp-Narrated Doors' Doc When You're Strange

Don't forget about Jim Morrison

A Conversation with Doors' Documentary Director Tom DiCillo

Talking with the independent filmmaker on the eve of When You're Strange

Jim Morrison Hottest Thing Since Dean and Brando

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. December 14, 1967, Vol. XIII, No. 9 Scenes by Howard Smith THERE REALLY hasn't been a major male sex symbol since James Dean died and Marlon Brando got a paunch. Dylan is more of a cerebral heart throb and the Beatles have always been ... More >>

Want Cheese With That?

Regional slurs can be so tasty!

"On the Beach, A Tiny Infant Grins at the Universe": The Jim Morrison Triptych

​Above is the letter Jim Morrison sent artist Thomas E. Breitenbach in response to Breitenbach's earlier offer to paint a record cover for the Doors. Morrison's concept, in part: "Try doing a triptych. The left panel depicting a radiant moon-lit beach and an endless stream of young naked coupl ... More >>

F2K: The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s

Since this archive page mysteriously disappeared over at its original home, consider this your new bookmark/placeholder/friend on late, lonely nights. Confused? More here. ​It's super-cute to peruse decade-end lists and pretend to be enthusiastic about true artists like Arcade Fire, timeless m ... More >>

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

​ Twitpic via kbell7. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people -- whoops, sorry, wrong diary. Our week was much worse. DC37 went for Bill Thompson. But what did Mayor Bloomberg care -- he had Twitter ... More >>

Latest Anti-Health-Care Thing: Obama Will Either Kill or Have Sex With Old People

We're always grateful when Our Country Deserves Better sends us links to their upcoming TV ads (though we'd also appreciate it if they'd tell us on what stations, if any, they will be playing). In their latest we are told that under "Barack Obama's socialistic health care plan," "medical care will ... More >>

CMJ: Mr. Brainwash at the Fader Fort

Sam McPheeters on the Germs: "Their Memory Would Today Flicker Dimly Alongside China White"

Morrison Rules, Romo Drools

Mexican love the Doors icon, and the Cowboy chokes

Vapid Transit

'The Incomplete' reveals an art generation amusing itself into obsolescence

The Summer of Haight

Recommendations by R.C. Baker

Live: !!! at Studio B, 05.30.07

Radical Chic

Black berets and leather coats are out, Ski Iraq tees are in

Intertrend Crib Notes: Tonic, Feist, and Joel Brodsky

'Exit: The Right to Die'

Welsh And French Interlopers Turn Vintage American Pop Into Fast Food

1967

World's Largest Muslim Population Blessed With Commercial Radio as Crappy as Ours

Music

Bush, Whacked

Believe it or not, a slew of swanky downtown shops are getting political

Torturegate

The first press-generated scandal since that two-bit burglary at the Watergate

Blooming and Wilting

A new Bloomingdale's takes up residence in Canal Jean's former digs

Music

How'm I Gonna See You Now

Only rainy-day women bleed on the Detroit Dylan's tracks

Bum and Coke

Kilmer's method Morrison sinks a John Holmes biopic; schoolgirl hookers fare better

The Buzz Bin

Pugilists at Rest

Music

Ski Writers vs. Moguls

Freelancers Accuse AOL of a Rights Grab

Raver on the Storm

Music

Cybersex You Up