Pearl: The Last Days of Janis Joplin

Bob Dylan’s iconic 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks was released on January 20th, 1975. To celebrate the landmark record’s 50th anniversary, we’ve dug into the archives all the way back to 2018 to re-release the very first season of The Opus! Hosted by journalist and author ...  Show more

Bob Dylan’s iconic 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks was released on January 20th, 1975. To celebrate the landmark record’s 50th anniversary, we’ve dug into the archives all the way back to 2018 to re-release the very first season of The Opus! Hosted by journalist and author ...  Show more

On October 18, 1957, Paul McCartney made his debut performance with John Lennon's band, The Quarrymen, at a social club in Liverpool, England. This event marked the beginning of a legendary musical partnership that would change the course of music history. McCartney, then just 15 ...  Show more

Jordan and Alex avoided showering for days to dive into one of the enduring artifacts of San Francisco’s heady heyday: Big Brother and the Holding Company’s 'Cheap Thrills,' or as everyone knows it, “Janis Joplin’s first album.” The pair swap places for once as Jordan passionatel ...  Show more

On November 3rd in music history, one significant event took place in 1956. On this day, the legendary Carl Perkins, known for his rockabilly style and hit song "Blue Suede Shoes," was involved in a serious car accident near Wilmington, Delaware. Perkins and his band were on thei ...  Show more

On May 19th, 1962, a significant event in music history took place at the Ivor Novello Awards in London, England. The ceremony, which celebrates outstanding achievements in songwriting and composing, witnessed the first meeting between two legends who would go on to shape the cou ...  Show more