The late, great Janis Joplin could drink ten men under the table, then sing loud enough to shake the teeth out of their head.

We're all posting and clicking and sharing, but we're not devoting enough attention to get anything meaningful from it all.

The blues is deceptively simple. Verse and chorus. Sometimes not even a chorus. Four bars that repeat, no Auto-Tune, electricity optional. It is the most direct, bare-bones of content. There is no interference between the head and heart.

Long before Wesley Snipes decided he didn't need to pay the IRS, Willie Nelson was dodging the tax men.

We did some things that really make you shake your head.

The Bangles are proof that short skirts and electric guitars go hand-in-hand. They are one of the great all-girl groups, backing up their looks with a serious pop-rock pedigree.