Happy 4th from Jimi and Red Stylo!

August 18, 1969–the final hours of The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair.  Rain delays had caused “Three Days of Peace and Music”to bleed into the early morning of the fourth day.  The crowd was tired, dirty, and had dwindled from an estimated 400,000 to...

A Tribute to the (Lizard) King of the 27 Club

1969 to 1971 was a rough few years for Rock & Roll.  In that short span, we lost Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison.  Though they left behind a timeless musical legacy, their deaths also gave rise to another legend that still endures.  The...

“Heck” of a Doc about 27 Club’s Kurt Cobain

The idea of the 27 Club–a legend that young rock-stars are more likely to die at age 27–originated decades ago, but many credit the suicide of Nirvana front-man Kurt Cobain with bringing the concept into mainstream consciousness.  Cobain has become the...
5 questions about 27, A Comic Anthology, with Pop Culture Uncovered

5 questions about 27, A Comic Anthology, with Pop Culture Uncovered

PopCultureUncovered asked had five burning questions about our newest book, which is currently on Kickstarter to raise money for the 27, a Comic Anthology: ROCK HARD Edition. Things got really interesting when Aitch asked me to name a living artist who might compare to anyone in the club now. I may have accidentally/on purpose threw a little burn at Miley Cyrus…

A #RockHard Tribute to Hole’s Kristen Pfaff

The front man (or woman) stands in the spotlight, but it’s the bass line that holds a band together.  That’s why we’re paying tribute to Kristen Pfaff, who joined the 27 Club on June 16, 1994. Trained in piano and cello, Kristen taught herself how to...