In celebration of their 60th anniversary, the Doors have partnered with Apple Maps to create a new guide highlighting pivotal locations in the band’s history. Spanning from their roots in California to their European tours, the guide features 20 key sites — including venues like the Fillmore in San Francisco and the Whisky a Go …
In this interview, Rick Beato has the privilege of sitting down with Robby Krieger and John Densmore, the two remaining members of the massively influential band The Doors. They cover everything from the band’s formation, their time in the studio, many of their hit songs, to the highs and lows of working with Jim Morrison.
John Densmore and Robby Krieger speak exclusively to MOJO about the stories behind some of the photographs in new book, Night Divides The Day: The Doors Anthology. Read the full article at Mojo4Music.com.
In the summer of 1965, a chance meeting on Venice Beach between a young poet, Jim Morrison, and keyboardist Ray Manzarek sparked the creation of a band that would forever change music and culture. With Robby Krieger on guitar and John Densmore on drums, The Doors were born.
The Doors will turn 60 next year — something drummer John Densmore says the kids who formed the legendary rock group in Los Angeles could never have imagined. “When I was a kid, 60 years old seemed like, ‘Well, you’ll be dead any minute,’” Densmore tells Billboard with a laugh. “And here we are.” To …
Mark your calendars. This Record Store Day, The Doors legendary Stockholm concert is getting its first official release. Newly mixed by Bruce Botnick from the original MultiTracks, this iconic show will be available as a 3-LP set, pressed on limited-edition Translucent Light Blue vinyl and will also be available as a limited-edition 2-CD set. Available …
The Doors iconic 2nd live album from 1983 is available now, pressed on limited-edition Emerald Green vinyl. Reissued on vinyl for the first time since its original release 40 years ago. Includes “Light My Fire,” “Moonlight Drive,” and “Love Me Two Times.” Available on The Doors webstore. Shipping now.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alive, She Cried, The Doors iconic 2nd live album from 1983, has been reissued as a limited-edition cassette. The recordings are from various concerts from 1968 to 1970 including shows in Los Angeles, New York, Detroit, Boston, and Copenhagen. Includes “Light My Fire,” “Moonlight Drive,” and “Love Me Two Times.” …
Relieve one of the most sought-after unreleased live shows of 1970, now available for the first time. Recorded at the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium on August 21, 1970. Hear “Love Me Two Times” live you’ve never heard it before as well as a 13-minute version of “When The Music’s Over.” For an audience member watching the …
The Doors were a few months away from stardom in March 1967 when they played five sparsely attended shows at a small club in San Francisco called The Matrix. These uninhibited performances would have been fleeting if not for Peter Abram, who co-owned the pizza parlor-turned-nightclub with Jefferson Airplane founder Marty Balin. An avid recordist, …