The Doors: The Final Cut

Rialto Pictures has restored Oliver Stone’s powerful music portrait “The Doors” in 4K Dolby Atmos, and is screening the release in select theaters through August 2019. Click here to check out the The Doors: The Final Cut at Rialto Pictures’ website!

Jim Morrison - An American Prayer

Record Store Day 2018 Release: An American Prayer

The final studio album by the Doors, originally released November 1978, is to be released as a 40th Anniversary edition (almost to the day), for Record Store Day Black Friday 2018. Seven years after Jim Morrison died, and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John …

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Live at the Isle of Wight 1970

The Doors: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (Relix, March 14, 2018)

Jim Morrison was still facing a possible three-year prison term stemming from trumped-up indecent exposure/profanity charges in Miami the preceding year when The Doors—who had multiple dates cancelled in the wake of the incident—took the stage at England’s Isle of Wight Festival at 2 a.m. in August of 1970. Morrison, by that time, was bearded …

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John Densmore to Take Part In Panel At Asbury Park Music & Film Festival

The Asbury Park Music & Film Festival (APMFF) has added John Densmore, drummer of The Doors, to a panel discussion following the world premiere of Break On Thru: A Celebration of Ray Manzarek and The Doors, on Saturday, April 28th at 12:45pm at the House of Independents in Asbury Park. For more information please visit www.apmff.org

DoorsDebut

Today in The Doors history: January 4, 1967

“The eponymous debut of The Doors took popular music into areas previously thought impossible. The incitement to expand one’s consciousness of opener ‘Break on Through’ was just the beginning of its incendiary agenda.” – BBC on “The Doors” released today in 1967.

A Holiday Message From John Densmore

A few years ago, my friends wrote this song. After the recent events in Paris and other attacks all over the world, I was looking for a way to put out some positive vibes in the world. I found that this song inspired me. So, here’s a holiday wish from me to you.

Sometimes, it just happens

“He was my friend, we were college buddies, we put a band together and the band became famous, and we realised our artistic vision. Who’s going to write better poetry than Jim Morrison?” –Ray Manzarek to MOJO, December 1997.