Jim Morrison

The Doors' co-founder Ray Manzarek loses battle with cancer

After a long battle with bile duct cancer, The Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek passed away in a hospital in Germany earlier today. Ray's talent on the keyboard helped make tracks such as Break On Through and Light My Fire icons in the rock world. Surviving The Doors member...

Jimmy Fallon Sings Reading Rainbow as Jim Morrison

This past Friday marked the 41st anniversary of the New Orleans concert where the original members of The Doors played their final show. Jim Morrison died a few months later when he moved to Paris with his longtime girlfriend, Pamela Courson. To commemorate the historic event, Jimmy Fallon dressed up...

The 27 Club : Famous Musicians Who Died Young

Neil Young once said “it’s better to burn out than to fade away” a sentence that would later be found in a suicide note written by Kurt Cobain. Kurt was the 5th member of the 27 club, a group of musicians who died at the age of 27. Today, with...

7 Most Controversial Jim Morrison Moments

Jim Morrison – poet, rock god, and one of music's most controversial stars – paved the path and set the bar high for future rock stars. Rock’s first bad boy was, once upon a time, a very reserved performer who sang with his back to the crowd. As we are...

Top 10 Songs About Weed and Pot To Get High To

Today is April 20th and you know what that means; it’s 420 a.k.a Cannabis day. In honor of this pothead holiday, we’ve decided to find 10 songs that are either devoted to marijuana or are just awesome to listen to while under the influence. Without further ado, here are UpVenue’s...