Will Howell-Cornes

The Beatles are the most influential band in music history. But the “Paul Is Dead” theory suggests that singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and all-round musical genius Paul McCartney died in 1968 and was replaced by Scotsman Billy Shears.

From 1960s legends Janis Joplin and Mama Cass to 21st-century icons Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell, Amy Winehouse, and Whitney Houston, we have a morbid fascination with the passing of our rock gods and when they die young, they become immortals

Ever since William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet 400 years ago, there's been a long list of comparisons to literature's most famous lovers. One such modern-day comparison is the story of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. He was a talentless punk…

Bullied as a teenager in Port Arthur, Texas, Janis Joplin grew from a rebellious outsider into one of the defining voices of 1960s hippie counterculture. With her raspy, powerful vocals, she fused blues, rock, and soul into an intensely emotional…

Sam Cooke was the greatest and most influential soul singer of all time. With his smooth, effortless vocals, he invented soul music and inspired countless other legendary singers. But musicians weren’t the only people he inspired; Sam was also a…

​Louis Armstrong was the world's most beloved jazz-singing trumpeter who changed music forever. Yet it turns out his world wasn't so wonderful after all. Born into poverty in New Orleans, he fought racism, was forced to go on the run from the mob,…

The 27 Club gained notoriety with Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, but it opened its doors for business decades before and took in some of our most famous, gifted, and missed stars. Some say it’s the most exclusive club in the history of the world.