The Doors

One of the coolest places to visit in the world, or at least in the USA, has to be California. From the beautiful beaches to the gorgeous women and its fantastic weather (save for maybe San Francisco), California has it all. As a reminder of how great and awesome the...

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...

In honor of the 40th anniversary of The Doors' L.A Woman (though technically that was last year), co-producer Bruce Botnic was reviewing the original session tapes when he made a discovery; There was still a song by The Doors that was never released. The track's title is She Smells So...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"When the doors of perception are cleansed, things will appear to man as they truly are...infinite."When You're Strange is the latest documentary that follows the rise and fall of the late The Doors frontman, Jim Morrison. Unlike Oliver Stone's rendition which had Val Kilmer playing the role of the iconic...

A little bit of rain is all it takes to ruin a well planed out vacation, a perfectly coiffured set of hair or if you're really unlucky, a wedding day. On the other hand, if you're indoors looking out through the window, rain can also be quite soothing. What better...