the doors

Let's take a trip back to 1967. You just bought the first album of a band called The Doors. The first track on this new album is called "Break On Through". It sent chills down your spine then, it will now. Let's shed some light on this classic tonight with the Guitar Pic At Six, and dish out some song facts.

Sir Mix-A-Lot isn't the only one to appreciate a little extra padding, the Doors Jim Morrison does too, but on HIMSELF! An old interview has been unearthed and in it he talks about at 185 pounds he felt like a tank that could knock anyone out of his way! Yeah. At 5'11" if you weigh that you're a bean pole! Pretty sure if he felt like a beast in college it wasn't because he really was the Hulk

John Densmore won a court battle to keep the other surviving members of the Doors from using the band's name on new projects. Now, he's hoping to win back their friendship with a new book.

This is the end, my only friend -- the end of any prayer that the surviving members of the Doors will ever be able to bury the hatchet and make music together again.

So, the world isn't going to really end, but just in case, what are the last songs your would put on your playlist until the Big Kaboom? Here are your 20 quintessential Oldiez songs that deserve to be on your iPod before it melts...

Chicago has gone and put out a Christmas release far ahead of the holidays to get us into the spirit, the Doors and Nightranger have new DVD's and Peter Gabriel has a HUGE (Yup, Fuccillo Huge) box set out as of yesterday. Here's a summary of these four efforts and check the balances in your bank accounts because you're gonna wanna get your hands on these!

In advance of the Oct. 23 release of the 'Live at the Bowl '68,' a clip of the the Doors performing 'Moonlight Drive' has been uploaded to YouTube. The three-minute-plus long video (seen below) shows off the high quality of the 20-song set, remastered for this special DVD and Blu-ray. Even songs thought lost to technical troubles have been restored to give fans the complete concert.

The fifth annual Sunset Strip Music Festival, scheduled for Aug. 16-18 in Los Angeles, will pay tribute to the legacy of the Doors with a three-day celebration featuring performances from an eclectic array of well-known artists.

The year of the Doors officially kicks off at noon today when the iconic rock band will officially debut the first new, completely unreleased song in 40 years. "She Smells So Nice" will premiere on the band's Facebook page today. The song was discovered by the producer Bruce Botnick while reviewing the L...

An ultra-rare, six-song Doors acetate from 1965 sold via eBay on Monday (Oct. 10) to the highest bidder at the hefty price of $3,650. This collector’s dream piece had some serious action during the auction, pulling in no less than 40 bids before the magic words “you’re the highest bidder” came across the victor’s screen.

Last month Doors legend Jim Morrison was granted a posthumous pardon by the state of Florida for indecent exposure charges following an incident at a 1969 concert in Miami. And though the state has cleared the rock legend’s name, his family and friends still have some hard feelings.