New Cobain doc “Soaked” in Conspiracy

Conspiracy theories have always been an integral part of the 27 Club’s mythology.  Was Robert Johnson poisoned by a jealous rival?  Did Brian Jones drown in his own swimming pool, or was he murdered? Just the idea of the Club itself is a search for hidden...
On Wednesdays We Wear Capes

On Wednesdays We Wear Capes

As 27, A Comic Anthology: ROCK HARD Edition keeps rocking on Kickstarter, I was thrilled to have a chance to sit down with Julie Hegner from On Wednesdays…We Wear Capes to talk about the book, the campaign, and how the theme evolved for this new collection...

Strength From Tragedy–Honoring 27’s Mia Zapata

Every member of the 27 Club left behind a timeless body of music, but some inspired even more important legacies.  Mia Zapata has influenced many women to follow their rock-n-roll dreams, but her violent, tragic death led to the creation of Home Alive, a self-defense...

Brian Jones: Gone But Still Rockin’ Hard!

Brian Jones has the unfortunate honor of being overshadowed by his fellow rock-n-rollers, both in life and death.  After founding the Rolling Stones, Jones gradually lost influence to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, finally leaving the band shortly before his death on...

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...