Psychedelic rock. From New World Encyclopedia Echo and the Bunnymen in 2005 A fractal picture. Psychedelic cover art for the album Blue Explosion: A tribute album recorded in 2009 by various groups to honor the American psychedelic blues-rock band Blue Cheer which initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009. Based in San Francisco, Blue Cheer played in a psychedelic blues-rock style, and is also credited as being pioneers of heavy metal. Their cover of "Summertime Blues" is sometimes cited as the first in the genre. Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experiences brought on by psychoactive drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the prevalent rock style into electronic music.
Key recordings Singles Albums Characteristics Psychedelia Indian influence. Psychedelic music of the 1960s and beyond - acid rock in review.
AllPolitics - Democratic National Convention. (Sources: "Miami and the Siege of Chicago" by Norman Mailer, Facts on File, CQ's Guide to U.S. Elections) The 1968 Democratic Convention, held on August 26-29th, stands as an important event in the nation's political and cultural history. The divisive politics of the convention, brought about by the Vietnam war policies of President Johnson, prompted the Democratic party to completely overhaul its rules for selecting presidential delegates -- opening up the political process to millions. The violence between police and anti-Vietnam war protesters in the streets and parks of Chicago gave the city a black-eye from which it has yet to completely recover.
The following is a brief history of the events leading up to the convention, the convention itself and the riots surrounding it. Events Leading up the 1968 Convention Riots The primary cause of the demonstrations and the subsequent riots during the 1968 Chicago convention was opposition to the Vietnam War. Mayor Richard J. The Convention. National Film Preservation Foundation: The Battle of Michigan Avenue (1969) History of the hippie movement. The hippie subculture began its development as a youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world. Its origins may be traced to European social movements in the 19th and early 20th century such as Bohemians, and the influence of Eastern religion and spirituality. From around 1967, its fundamental ethos — including harmony with nature, communal living, artistic experimentation particularly in music, and the widespread use of recreational drugs — spread around the world.
Precursors[edit] Classical culture[edit] 19th- and early 20th-century Europe[edit] The symbol of the Wandervogel ("migratory bird") youth movement In fin de siècle Europe, from 1896–1908, a German youth movement known as Der Wandervogel began to grow as a countercultural reaction to the organized social and cultural clubs that centered on German folk music. Beat Generation[edit] 1960–1966[edit] Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters[edit] Red Dog Experience[edit] Anti-war protests[edit] KMPX (defunct) On December 10, 1959, the station, owned by San Francisco businessman Franklin Mieuli, signed on at 106.9 MHz with the KPUP call letters. Under Leon Crosby's ownership, the station began operating in multiplex stereo and the call letters were changed to KMPX (for "MultiPleX") the following month.
Soon after, Crosby gained authorization by the FCC to increase the station's power from the original 37,000 watts to 80,000 watts. The transmitter was in Marin County on Wolfback Ridge above Sausalito. 1st anniversary of freeform rock at Winterland Arena Though KMPX's daytime schedule was heavy with ethnic programming, the midnight-6 AM slot was mostly open. The task of programming and operating two stations was rather time consuming, and Donahue had to occasionally miss his show on one or the other station. With new competition from the very staff that helped to create KMPX, Crosby continued with the freeform format. In March 1972, KMPX dropped rock and switched to a big band/nostalgia format. Six Views of a Machine Gun - Matthew T Grant. Inspired by Chuck Klostermann’s inspiring analysis of Led Zeppelin’s last performance at Knebworth. Thanks, Chuck. 1. Jimi Hendrix kicked off the last year of his life (1970) playing a series of shows at the Fillmore East with the Band of Gypsies.
It is from one of these shows, recorded for posterity and released first as the album Band of Gypsies, that we have the definitive performance of his only overtly political song, “Machine Gun.” While the band played this song several times during their engagement, and Hendrix continued to play it until his death that September, this is the keeper: 2. Now, Hendrix wasn’t particularly political and, if the Ghetto Fighters are to be believed, his interest in the Panthers, or any other “soldiers” fighting in on the streets of America’s cities for that matter, was really more about his search for an identity that was more “black” and less, um “British.” 3. 4. 5. 6.
The Haight — San Francisco Neighborhoods — Travel — SFGate. Commander Cody - THE BIO. The Concert for Bangladesh. The concerts raised close to US$250,000 for Bangladesh relief, which was administered by UNICEF. Although the project was subsequently marred by financial problems – a result of the pioneering nature of the venture – the Concert for Bangladesh is recognised as a highly successful and influential humanitarian aid project, generating both awareness and considerable funds as well as providing valuable lessons and inspiration for projects that followed, notably Live Aid.[3][4][5] By 1985, through revenue raised from the Concert for Bangladesh live album and film, an estimated $12 million had been sent to Bangladesh in relief.[6] Sales of the live album and DVD release of the film continue to benefit the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF. Background[edit] Bhola cyclone track during the second week of November 1970 I was in a very sad mood, having read all this news, and I said, "George, this is the situation, I know it doesn't concern you, I know you can't possibly identify.
" – Ravi Shankar, 1971. Inflation Calculator. Jim Morrison. James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Doors.[1] Morrison developed an alcohol dependency. He died at the age of 27 in Paris, allegedly of a heroin overdose. No autopsy was performed, and the exact cause of Morrison's death is still disputed.[8] Jim Morrison's grave is located at Père Lachaise cemetery in eastern Paris.[9] Early years[edit] His ancestors were Scottish, Irish, and English.[11][12] In 1947, Morrison, then four years old, allegedly witnessed a car accident in the desert, in which a family of Native Americans were injured and possibly killed.
Morrison was arrested in Tallahassee after pulling a prank while drunk at a football game In January 1964, Morrison moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The Doors[edit] Promotional photo of the Doors in late 1966 Performing with the Doors, 1967 Promotional photo of Jim Morrison in 1967.