This Janis Joplin hit was actually written by Kris Kristofferson. However, Joplin’s posthumously-released version of the song from 1971 ended up becoming one of her signature tunes. And it outshone ...

To musical bluebloods, or blue-ears, or whatever you might call them, pop music has always been seen as an opiate for the masses. Listeners with taste never go for the most popular. They are more ...