Singer Courtney Love revealed she was once offered to play Janis Joplin in a movie while discussing the possibility of a biopic about her late husband, Kurt Cobain. “There was talk of a biopic a few ...

Janis Joplin posthumously paid for her wake at the Lion's Share nightclub in San Anselmo, California, on 1970.

Emmy nominee Shailene Woodley will play Janis Joplin in an upcoming film about the rock musician’s life, making her the latest of many actresses that have been attached to play Joplin in various ...

“To see this girl bring Janis to life was profound,” says Penelope Spheeris, the director of the upcoming Janis Joplin biopic The Gospel According to Janis, due in 2005. The “girl” in question is pop ...

Plus, Matthew Weiner holds a garage sale, and was that Tom Cruise crashing Nicole Kidman’s party? By Julian Sancton, Editor, Benjamin Svetkey, Editor The Pearl is the only major 27 Club member that ...

The Hollywood actor and producer will receive a $2.5 million tax credit from the California Film Commission to portray the famed singer who died in 1970 at age 27. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief ...

Any classic rock fan worth his or her vinyl record albums is familiar with the Janis Joplin song "Mercedes Benz." In the final song recorded before the singer's untimely death at age 27, Joplin asks ...

All the way back in 2004, P!nk was slated to star in a Janis Joplin biopic from director Penelope Spheeris that never saw the light of day. So you can count on Howard Stern to get her reflecting on ...

When Janis Joplin died at 27 on October 4, 1970, she left behind a groundbreaking musical legacy. But behind her powerful voice was reportedly a fragile soul who spoke of a yearning for "love" in a ...

According to the Dish column, the new Greenwich Art + Design will feature an exhibit of never-before-seen photos of Janis ...