Category Archives: Counterculture

The Invention of the Rural Hipster

Posted on August 6, 2017 by

“In the winter of 1971, Stephen Gaskin of San Francisco, who had risen to fame as a teacher and psychedelic shaman, led three hundred-plus bangled and bellbottomed hippies out of Haight-Ashbury, bound for the American South. Gaskin said he wanted … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

“Kaleidoscope was an underground newspaper that was published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by John Kois, radio disk jockey Bob Reitman, and John Sahli (a member of The Shags), it was published from October 6, 1967 to November 11, 1971, printing … Continue reading →

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The “Hashbury” Is the Capital of the Hippies – Hunter S. Thompson (1967)

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

A hippie lounges in front of the Drogstore Cafe, a local hangout notorious for the proliferation of hardcore narcotics, in the Haight-Ashbury district. “In 1965 Berkeley was the axis of what was just beginning to be called the ‘New Left.’ … Continue reading →

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The Lyman Family’s Holy Siege of America (1971)

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

“At the south end of Boston lies the Roxbury black ghetto, a dirty oasis of trees, homes and small stores that suddenly emerges from blocks of old factories and railroad yards. Like many of our nation’s famous darktowns, Roxbury includes … Continue reading →

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Psilocybin mushrooms – “Magic mushrooms”

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

Psilocybin mushroom “Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as psychedelic mushrooms, are a polyphyletic group of mushrooms that contain the psychedelic compounds psilocybin, psilocin and baeocystin. Common colloquial terms include magic mushrooms and shrooms. They are used mainly as an entheogen and … Continue reading →

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if…. – Lindsay Anderson (1968)

Posted on July 29, 2017 by

“if…. is a 1968 British drama film produced and directed by Lindsay Anderson satirising English public school life. Famous for its depiction of a savage insurrection at a fictitious boys’ boarding school, the X certificate film was made at the … Continue reading →

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This Is IT – Alan Watts (1962)

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

“Psychedelic music began with the tiniest possible bang: a minuscule pressing of a self-produced LP by Zen Buddhist scholar Alan Watts. In one cosmic flash of inspiration and group improvisation, the next two decades of musical innovation was pre-supposed: psychedelic … Continue reading →

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