There have been very few men who have helped shaped modern thinking like Stewart Brand. From coining the phrase "personal computer" to essentially inventing the blogoshpere long before there was such thing as a blog, Brand is the poster boy for the "freethought" '60s.
Bestselling journalist Michael Pollan heralds the new psychedelic revolution, and the benefits it might bring.
If anybody in modern music is taken as a stereotype of the genius/weirdness combination it is late Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett, a founder and brief mailman of Pink Floyd, solo artist, painter, and recluse - often most of these things at the same time.
'Joy' is not a 'clean' project that's easy to listen to or follow along with, but, it is a hell of an (albeit chaotic) experience that delivers some great psychedelic rock.
In 1967, Arthur Lee and his then stable band, Love, came up with Forever Changes - widely considered to be their, and one of rock’s greatest masterpieces. While making some impact in Europe, in particular England, at the time, the album was practically ignored in the US. Now, 50 years later, the album is being recognized for what it is (even by Rolling Stone, who missed its greatness the first time around).
'Smoke + Glass' is the abstract name of an even more abstract LP from the production duo Alex Haas / Bill Laswell which is as experimental as they come.
Sixty years ago, Aldous Huxley shared a utopic vision that might prove useful in light of present-day predicaments.
Skip Spence - Canadian born songwriter, singer, guitarist, drummer (and a few other things), in many ways represents the essence of psychedelic weirdness, with all the brilliant music it produced as well as all personal pitfalls that came along with it.
Sleep's latest album is solid stoner fare fit for your next bad trip. It was gnarly, but could be improved with more melodic range.
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