Category Archives: Grateful Dead

Take a Trip to the LSD Museum, the Largest Collection of “Blotter Art” in the World

Posted on August 16, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“When Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters kicked off Haight-Ashbury’s counterculture in the 1960s, LSD was the key ingredient in their potent mix of drugs, the Hell’s Angels, the Beat poets, and their local band The Warlocks (soon to become … Continue reading →

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Leni Sinclair

Posted on July 21, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Photographer Leni Sinclair, cofounder of the Detroit Artists Workshop and the White Panther Party. “Leni Sinclair, born Magdalene Arndt, is an American photographer and radical political activist who lives in Detroit. She has photographed rock and jazz musicians since the … Continue reading →

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Stewart Brand

Posted on May 19, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Stewart Brand (born December 14, 1938) is an American writer, best known as editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. He founded a number of organizations, including The WELL, the Global Business Network, and the Long Now Foundation. He is the … Continue reading →

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Fillmore: The Beats in the Western Addition

Posted on May 6, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“If all art aspires to the condition of music, then in the postwar coteries that would sometimes be called beat, that music was jazz, and its salient qualities were spontaneity, improvisation, collaboration, subversion, low and outlaw status, hipness/coolness, and an … Continue reading →

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The Psychedelic Poster Craze of the 1960s

Posted on April 18, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“For centuries, the poster has been a useful tool for advertising coming attractions, warning of dangers both physical and spiritual, and publicly calling for political change. But it wasn’t until the 1960s that the idea of using posters for decoration … Continue reading →

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When the Grateful Dead Performed on Hugh Hefner’s Playboy After Dark & Secretly Dosed Everyone With LSD (1969)

Posted on January 22, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“At one time, whatever else people did with it, they really did read Playboy for the articles. And whatever other vicarious thrills they might obtain from Hugh Hefner’s Playboy’s Penthouse variety show or its follow-up, Playboy After Dark, they definitely … Continue reading →

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Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970), American Beauty (1970)

Posted on November 1, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Freshly busted in New Orleans and teetering upon the edge of financial ruin, the Grateful Dead began 1970 in dire need of a new beginning. Remarkably for a band who had a habit of making their own bad luck, the … Continue reading →

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The Hippies Who Hated the Summer of Love

Posted on August 19, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Young hippies straddle the sidewalk as an elderly woman, a long-time resident of the Haight-Ashbury district, walks by in San Francisco, Calif., on April 25, 1967. “The posters began to appear around the city just after New Year’s, 1967. ‘A … Continue reading →

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Best Psychedelic Albums: 30 Essential Records To Expand Your Mind

Posted on April 16, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Look up the word ‘psychedelic’ in the dictionary, and one of the first definitions will be ‘mind expanding’. That’s what all of the best psychedelic albums have in common. Most were made during the golden era of 1966-1968, but quite … Continue reading →

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Lillian Roxon’s Rock Encyclopedia (1970)

Posted on January 30, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Rolling Stone, February 7, 1970 “If you’re looking for an encyclopedia wait until a few cats who know what they’re doing get ready to spend a few years on the job. This book has its entertainment value—it will remind any … Continue reading →

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