The birth of psychedelic literature
The peak of the illicit use of hallucinogenic drugs in the UK and North America was between the early 1950s and late 1970s. The correlation between drugs and...
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Best psychedelics books for students
Elements of psychedelia can be found in all areas of our life, from the movies we watch and the art we consume to the music we listen to...
‘Kraut Fusion’
One phenomena you will find when deep diving into the progressive rock waters, is that you'll discover that Germany had an overabundance of jazz rock bands operating throughout...
The Shake Spears – Biography of a 1960s pop group
I had started this project several years ago and I hadn't worked on it for a long time - but now I am happy to publish this post,...
5 Great Psychedelic Movies For Students That Are Worth Your Time
So, you’re in the mood to get a little trippy? Art isn’t just supposed to amaze us. Sometimes, it’s all about uncovering some of the deepest mysteries of...
The Pride Of Regina – The Andantes
All cities on the Canadian prairies boasted numerous teenage rock bands throughout the 1960s. They ran the gamut from primitive to almost sophisticated. But most tended to have...
1967 Brit-Psych B-Sides
The mode of the music changed, the walls of the cities shook, rooms hummed harder, ceilings flew away. In his 1965 poem, ‘Who Be Kind To?’, the preeminent...
Tokyo Jazz Joints
Documenting a vanishing world of Japanese jazz culture “Jazz and freedom go hand in hand.” – Thelonious Monk Tokyo Jazz Joints is a documentary photography project which began to...
1966 Brit-Psych B-Sides
In this digital age, the phenomenon of the ‘b-side’ is an endangered one. All too often, the recordings which comprised the flip side of even the best selling...
Pink Floyd’s Best Kept Secret: ‘A Saucerful Of Secrets’ 50 Years On
This week fifty years ago, a semi-famous English group with the strange name of ‘Pink Floyd’ released their second LP: ‘A Saucerful Of Secrets’. The release was met...