The Doors

Where is the Decency 2012?

Attiyya Anthony | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: James Blunt, The Doors, Jim Morrison, Beautiful, Sexual Harassment, Indecent Exposure, Bystander Intervention, World Changer, Street Harassment, Subway Indecent Exposure, Public Decency, Impact News

I recently experienced an indecent exposure incident, not near a construction site, but in another popular harassment site -- the subway.

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Ian Astbury: The Cult's "Smash-and-Grab Buddhist"

James Rotondi | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Heavy Metal, Dalai Lama, The Doors, Tibetan Buddhism, Entertainment, Music, Hard Rock, Guns N Roses, Buddhism, Rock and Roll, The Cult, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Pema Chodron, Tibet, Sxsw, Culture News

A restless autodidact who routinely references Joseph Campbell, Terence McKenna, Pema Chödrön, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and other teachers, Astbury leads what he calls "a very nomadic existence."

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Favorite Songs From Memorable TV Moments

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Sia, Imogen Heap, Michelle Branch, Daydream Believer, Without a Trace, The Sopranos, The OC, Styx, Don't Stop Believing Journey, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Dawson's Creek, Veronica Mars, Chasing Cars Snow Patrol, Lost, Mad Men, TV Canada, Er, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Freaks and Geeks, My So-Called Life, Video, Grey's Anatomy, Mama Cass, Grey's Anatomy Music, Mad Men Music, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Spotify Playlists, Six Feet Under, TV News

Of course, viewers' love of a TV show stems from the stories and characters; but there's no denying the important role music plays in a scene. "Gre...

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(R)evolution in Rock: The Art Takes Los Angeles by Storm

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Rock N' Roll, The Art, Los Angeles, Motley Crue, Marcel Duchamp, Vicky Hamilton, Geffen Records, Lady GaGa, Kill City, Bar Sinister, Ron English, Australia, Jim Morrison, Marilyn Mason, The Beatles, The Doors, Rodney Bigenheimer, Rodney on the Roq, Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche, Guns N Roses, American Idol, K-Rock, Joan Jett, Hollywood, Rockpaper Coffeehouse, Abstract Art, The X Factor, Van Halen, Arts News

Such scrappy behavior -- hopeful, yet realist in a "turning world" -- is what propels this Down Under band over the precarious tightrope navigating the middle ground between dreams and nightmares on their journey to define a rock 'n' roll (r)evolution in the 21st century.

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The Doors and Skrillex 'Break On Through,' Music Evolves in New Documentary

Felice Arenas | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Amir Bar-Lev, Nas, Pretty Lights, Martha and the Vandellas, Ray Manzarek, Skrillex, Regeneration, Trombone Shorty, Re:Generation Music Project, Mos Def, Re:Generation, Mark Ronson, Martha Reeves, The Doors, The Crystal Method, Robby Krieger, Entertainment News

The last sound one would anticipate hearing at a Skrillex concert is a Vox Continental combo organ, the distinct retro instrument from the Doors' "Light My Fire."

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"Crazy Crazy": Introducing Guinevere, Plus Chatting With Four Year Strong's Alan Day and Gregory Rogove

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Star Wars, Dan O'Connor, Britney Spears, The Strokes, The Beach Boys, Alanis Morisette, Black Sabbath, Beck, Star Trek, Bon Jovi, Fab Moeretti, Gregory Rogove, Devandra Banhart, Ari Levine, Fleetwood Mac, Erik Satie, Jean-Luc Picard, Garage Band, Turantula a.D., Jake Massucco, The Smeezingtons, John Medeski, Joe Weiss, Stevie Nicks, Fela Kuti, Taio Cruz, Diana Garcia, Paul McCartney, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Instagram, Johnny Cupcakes, The Backstreet Boys, Jonathan Safran Foer, Bruno Mars, Nick Carter, Rihanna, The Doors, The Gun Club, Flo Rida, Knitting Factory, Get Up Kids, Four Year Strong, Dr. Luke, King Arthur, Amir Epstein, Ke$Ha, Britney, Call of Duty, SJC Drums, Patrick Stewart, Video, Megapuss, Cirkut, Priestbird, Gunievere, Alan Day, V for Vendetta, Entertainment News

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Rock Is Dead: The Doors Killed It

Steve Heilig | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Charles Manson, Greil Marcus, Jim Morrison, The Doors, Greil Marcus the Doors, Books News

The Doors might have been the first musical discovery of my youth; after glomming onto my big sister's Beatles, Stones, and yes, Monkees records, I bought all I could by The Doors. My choice might not have been a healthy omen.

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Getting In Touch With Your Inner Teen: Why Music Is Forever

Michael Sigman | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Louis Armstrong, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Kinks, The Byrds, Pete Fornatale, Chuck Berry, Voyager Spacecraft, Martin Scorsese, Fifty News

Our pop treasures are still an essential part of who we are, so when we sit on that park bench we can remember them in all their detailed glory -- without CDs, iTunes or iPods.

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Jim Morrison: Great American Poet?

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Songwriter, Jim Morrison Poet, Lizard King, The Doors, Jim Morrison Poetry, When You're Strange Poem, Songwriting, Jim Morrison, Great American Poet, Poetry, Video, Books News

From The Poetry Foundation By Daniel Nester There are two kinds of people in this world: those who think the Doors are a hokey caricature of m...

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Just a Juggalo: Chatting with Insane Clown Posse, Plus Audio Fidelity's Marshall Blonstein and N.E.D. (No Evidence of Disease)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Insane Clown Posse, Xzibit, The Eagles, JJ Walker, MC Hammer, Mario McNulty, Lou Adler, Flavor Flav, The Beach Boys, Steve Hoffman, Ten Years After, No Evidence of Disease, Bad Company, John Soper, Rush, William "Rusty" Robinson, Women's Cancer Foundation, Vanilla Ice, Steve Winwood, Chris Brown, Kiss, Iggy Pop, Marshall Blonstein, Shaggy, Busta Rhymes, Kevin Gray, Juggalo Gathering, Wally Heider, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ringo Starr, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Charlie Sheen, N.E.D., Mitch Ryder, Kottonmouth Kings, National Allstar Wrestling, Ode Records, Grace Jones, Cbs, Sade, Island Records, Whitney Houston, The Roches, Carly Simon, Gynecological Cancer Foundation, The Wallfowers, Elton John, Marianne Faithful, DJ Quik, Bob Marley, Simon & Garfunkel, Third World, Carole King, Paul McCartney, George Clinton, Alice Cooper, Audio Fidelity, Ice Cube, Bobby Brown, Rihanna, The Doors, Lenny Kravitz, Women's Health, Horrorcore, DCC COmpact Classics, Bryan Adams, James Taylor, Geart, Cky, Entertainment News

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Amy Winehouse: Newest Member of Club 27

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 09.26.2011

Club 27 is a most exclusive and heavenly private club of great musicians who died at the age of 27. As of July 24th, Amy Winehouse is the latest me...

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Cut Nukes, Not Books: Sting, Sinead O'Connor, and -- Jim Morrison! -- Take a Stand on New Charity CD

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Sinead O'Connor, Sting, Yes, The Doors, Jim Morrison, Jonathan Elias, Music News, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Trudie Styler, Impact News

Unless you're an aficionado of James Bond soundtracks or the sexy Kim Basinger flick 9 1/2 Weeks, you may not know the name of composer Jonathan Elias. But you've definitely heard his music.

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What's It All About: Chatting with Pat Metheny, Jonathan Elias, and Viva Voce

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Masters Apprentices, A View to a Kill, Sting, Nusrat Fateh, Global Zero, Gary Burton, Sinead O'Connor, Doug Martsch, Geoff Emmerick, Alan Parsons, Queen Noor, Nike, Chick Corea, Yes, Jonathan Elias, Simon Le Bon, Chaplin, Keith Jarrett, Alan Freed, Desmund Tutu, Steve Swallow, Daniel Lanois, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, 9 1/2 Weeks, Bach, Mahler, Sonic Youth, Pat Metheny, The Police, Andy Warhol, Michael Jordan, Robert Downey Jr., Herbie Hancock, Keith Haring, Duke Ellington, Alien, Jimmy Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Joni Mitchell, John Taylor, Stravinsky, Linda Manzer, Children of the Corn, Paul Simon, David GIlmour, Lady GaGa, Bud Powell, Nels Cline, Grace Jones, Miles Davis, The Beatles, John Barry, Yahoo, Lyle Mays, Charlie Chaplin, Carly Simon, Yo La Tengo, Ralph Bakshi, Duran Duran, Debussey, Salif Keita, Mtv, Mick Ronson, Prayer Cycle, Jon Anderson, Brian Blade, The Doors, Randy Newman, Alanis Morrisette, Ali Khan, Stephen Malkmus, Wes Montgomery, Gorbachov, Entertainment News

Pat Metheny's new album is titled What's It All About, which is based off a line from the song "Alfie." Since this is an unusual approach for Pat Metheny, he tracked him down to talk about it.

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Return To Return To Forever: Chatting With Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke, Plus John Common and Author Dr. Tony Youn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Scrubs, Sarah Vaughn, Return to Forever, Tina Turner, Thelonius Monk, What's Love Got to Do With It: The Tina Turner Story, James Taylor, Stan Getz, David Sedaris, Publisher's Weekly, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jason and the Scorchers, Chaka Khan, Lenny White, Romeo Must Die, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Henderson, The Velvet Underground, Horace Cilver, Billy Connors, Billie Holiday, Kiss, John Common, Daniel Lanois, Ornette Coleman, Blue Mitchell, The Transporter, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Flora Purim, Leonard Cohen, Dr. Tony Youn, Rachel Ray, Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, The Replacements, Art Blakey, Stanley Clarke, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Joe Farrell, Airto Moreira, Miles Davis, Pee Wee?S Playhouse, The Beatles, The Clash, John Coltrane, Al Di Meola, The CBS Early Show, Charles Mingus, Rock of Ages, Boyz in the Hood, Jackie McLean, Sonny Rollins, John Singleton, Jet Li, Genesis, Bob Dylan, The Cars, Tom Waits, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker, The Doors, Bill Evans, Jackson Browne, Steve Gadd, Barry Manilow, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News

Chick Corea's new album, Forever, is a two-disc set, with the first disc being acoustic, and the second disc with a full band and guests. For the first disc, I asked him if it was a return to Return To Forever.

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Anatomy of an Interview With Voxhaul Broadcast

Mark R. Collins | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Led Zeppelin, Voxhaul Broadcast, The Doors, Music, Entertainment News

David Dennis is the front man for Voxhaul Broadcast, an LA-based quartet. He was kind enough to open up about the questions he hears again and again and the worst interview he's ever been a part of.

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Exclusive: Beat Poet Michael McClure On Jim Morrison, The Doors, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ray Manzarek, Jackson Pollock, Beats, The Doors, Robert Creeley, Zen, Michael McClure, Abstract Expressionism, Jack Kerouac, Avant-Garde Poetry, West Coast Poetry, Beat Poetry, Buddhism, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Dunan, Books News

There are few poets as underappreciated today as Michael McClure. For close to six decades now, he has been writing visionary poetry, lauded by many ...

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Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe: Brainiac Amours in Just Kids

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dylan, Rimbaud, Gotham Book Mart, Verlaine, Allen Ginsberg, Brainiac Amour, Janis Joplin, 1970?S, National Book Award, Entertainment News, Robert Mapplethorpe, Chelsea Hotel, Book News, Birdland, Redondo Beach, Lenny Kaye, Poetry News, Horses, William Burroughs, Patti Smith, New York City, Poetry, The Doors, Publishing, Just Kids, Arts, Memoir, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Genet, Elegie, Cbgb?S, Marvelettes, Gloria, Kimberly, Ecco Books, Harper Collins, Entertainment News

Only two pages in and I'm choked with sobs as I read how Patti Smith listened to her soul mate's breathing on the phone as he struggled in the hospita...

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Highlights This Week: Portraits, Politics, Pirouettes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ray Caesar, Jock-Mcdonald-One-World-Project, The Beatles, Slidepollajax, The Who, Bjarke Ingels, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Black Swan, Nixon in China, Arts News

This week on HuffPost Arts, we pulled back the curtain on the effects used to make Black Swan, we heard from designer Bjarke Ingels about his BIG proj...

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Mondo Amore, a Mission Bell and Joey's Song: Conversations With Amos Lee, Nicole Atkins and Michael Gomoll

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jason Ringenberg, Amos Lee, Mickey Raphael, Thea Gilmore, Robbie Fulks, Dravet's Syndrome, The Moldy Peaches, Calexico, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Miles Davis, Angelo Badalamenti, Nicole Atkins, Justin Curry, The Avett Brothers, Epilepsy Foundation, AT&T, Greg Allen, Norah Jones, David Lynch, Teletubbies, My Morning Jacket, Duncan Sheik, Priscilla Ahn, Steve Forbert, Blue Note, Willie Nelson, Joe Vent, Love, Traffic, Sidewalk Café, Lucinda Williams, Peter Yarrow, Sam Beam, Farm Aid, Eileen Rose, Ronnie Spector, Pietta Brown, Thelonious Monk, Neko Case, Brothers Grimm, Paul McCartney, Epilepsy, Bryan George, Kruu, Del Amitri, Elmo, Razor & Tie, Hotel Café, Arthur Lee, Sara Watkins, Cheryl Pawelski, Regina Spektor, The Doors, Baby Einstein, Pink Floyd, Phil Palazzolo, Raul Malo, Jon Brion, Joey Burns, Bruce Springsteen, Blomndie, Largo, Entertainment News

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A Conversation With Creed's Mark Tremonti, Plus Robert Plant, The Black Crowes, and Freetime With Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Black Crowes, Slash, Cartoons, Alter Bridge, Clem Snide, The Fuzzy Stones, The Meat of Life, Achy Breaky Heart, The Lord of the Rings, Myles Kennedy, Eef Barzelay, Margaret Thatcher, ASCAP Royalties, Ant Man Bee, Mtv, Hank Williams, Creed, Indie Rock, Theft, Red, Larry the Cable Guy, Metaphysics, Elijah Wood, Multiverse, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alt-Country, Alternate Universe, The Faculty, Mark Tremonti, God, Fuzzy Logic, The Doors, Cleveland, I Love the Unknown, Robert Plant, Scott Stapp, Skillet, Frodo, Los Lobos, Louie Perez, David Hidalgo, Mitch Hedberg, Richard Feynman, Timothy Leary, Spinal Tap, Rolling Stone, Entertainment News

MR: Even though it was released last year, Full Circle is going strong, and this tour is more or less a continuation of the reunion. What was it like getting back together with the other guys?

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The Best Films of 2010: Part 1

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

If the movie year had ended last week, instead of just the first six months of the year, what movies would be the big contenders for awards?

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I Turn Down Iggy Pop and a Door

Binky Philips | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Cbgb, Iggy Pop, The Planets, Ray Manzarek, The Doors, Danny Sugarman, The Stooges, Binkyphilips, Entertainment News

Out of nowhere, I got a call from Danny Sugerman. He said, "Hey Binky, I've got Ray Manzarek and Iggy Pop on the line with me. I've convinced them that you have to be the guitarist for a new band."

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The Coolest Rock Songs Inspired By Literature

Times UK | Victoria Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kate Bush, The Doors, Rock N Roll, Wuthering Heights, Iggy Pop, Books, Rock Songs, Bob Dylan, Joy Division, Books News

Leather trousers; guitar; library card: for all rock'n'roll's upfront priapism, its back pocket has long contained a battered paperback. It might not ...

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Interview: Director Tom DiCillo opens the Doors in Strange

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

He's got critical acclaim, film-festival cred and a reputation as a smart, funny writer-director of offbeat comedies and dramas that skewer contempora...

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Movie Review: When You're Strange

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom DiCillo, Jim Morrison, The Doors, Ucla, Somebody to Love, Light My Fire, Marshall Fine Movie Review, William Blake, When You're Strange Movie Review, Entertainment News

Tom DiCillo's When You're Strange is a welcome cinematic excursion, exploration and excavation of the Doors and their music.

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