John Sinclair and the Culture of the Sixties
Title | John Sinclair and the Culture of the Sixties PDF eBook |
Author | Karen L. Jania |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Arts |
ISBN |
The Hippies
Title | The Hippies PDF eBook |
Author | John Anthony Moretta |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 429 |
Release | 2017-02-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0786499494 |
Among the most significant subcultures in modern U.S. history, the hippies had a far-reaching impact. Their influence essentially defined the 1960s--hippie antifashion, divergent music, dropout politics and "make love not war" philosophy extended to virtually every corner of the world and remains influential. The political and cultural institutions that the hippies challenged, or abandoned, mainly prevailed. Yet the nonviolent, egalitarian hippie principles led an era of civic protest that brought an end to the Vietnam War. Their enduring impact was the creation of a 1960s frame of reference among millions of baby boomers, whose attitudes and aspirations continue to reflect the hip ethos of their youth.
Detroit 67
Title | Detroit 67 PDF eBook |
Author | Stuart Cosgrove |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 462 |
Release | 2016-10-06 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0857903349 |
First in the award-winning soul music trilogy—featuring Motown artists Diana Ross & the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and others. Detroit 67 is “a dramatic account of twelve remarkable months in the Motor City” during the year that changed everything (Sunday Mail). It takes you on a turbulent journey through the drama and chaos that ripped through the city in 1967 and tore it apart in personal, political, and interracial disputes. It is the story of Motown, the breakup of the Supremes, and the damaging clashes at the heart of the most successful African American music label ever. Set against a backdrop of urban riots, escalating war in Vietnam, and police corruption, the book weaves its way through a year when soul music came of age and the underground counterculture flourished. LSD arrived in the city with hallucinogenic power, and local guitar band MC5—self-styled holy barbarians of rock—went to war with mainstream America. A summer of street-level rebellion turned Detroit into one of the most notorious cities on earth, known for its unique creativity, its unpredictability, and self-lacerating crime rates. The year 1967 ended in social meltdown, rancor, and intense legal warfare as the complex threads that held Detroit together finally unraveled. “A whole-hearted evocation of people and places,” Detroit 67 is “a tale set at a fulcrum of American social and cultural history” (Independent).
Motor City Underground : Leni Sinclair Photographs 1963-1973
Title | Motor City Underground : Leni Sinclair Photographs 1963-1973 PDF eBook |
Author | Cary Loren |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780983587057 |
Citizen Moore
Title | Citizen Moore PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Rapoport |
Publisher | RDR Books |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781571431639 |
Investigative reporter Roger Rapoport interviewed over 200 people who played key roles in Michael Moore's life, from the nuns at his boyhood Catholic school to Ralph Nader and other employers - not to mention a seven-foot chicken! For the first time this definitive biography traces the untold story of the 30 years of struggles and failures that led to the "overnight" success of this quintessential late bloomer.
It's All Good
Title | It's All Good PDF eBook |
Author | John Sinclair |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781900486682 |
A sampling of John Sinclair's acclaimed music journalism and poetry spanning 40 years. It's All Good includes selections from his epic works in verse as well as writings on Iggy Pop, John Lennon, Jack Kerouac, Irma Thomas and Sun Ra, to name but a few. It also illuminates Sinclair's legendary period as a cultural revolutionary and political prisoner, manager of MC5 and Chairman of the White Panther Movement. Also includes 32 iconic photos from the 1960s and 70s by Leni Sinclair along with a 13-track CD.
Sun Ra
Title | Sun Ra PDF eBook |
Author | John Sinclair |
Publisher | SCB Distributors |
Pages | 174 |
Release | 2012-09-27 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1900486962 |
A collection of interviews and essays on Sun Ra, his contemporaries, his records, his myth and his fan base. Composer, bandleader, pianist and space philosopher, Sun Ra was a unique individual and one of the most colorful and enduring of musical legacies, transcending time, place and culture. From the mid 1950s until his death in 1993, Sun Ra led “The Arkestra”, a fluid collective that lived and played together under the despotic tutelage of their leader, who claimed to hail from Saturn. Their music was jazz, but avant garde compositions in which players were instructed to adhere to a “space key”-improvising without regard for conventional tonal centers-was symptomatic of an altogether different direction in sound: electronic music, space music and free improvisation. But Sun Ra’s legendary status was earned as much for his eccentricities as for his unique artistic vision. He developed and propagated a mystifying sci-fi mythology which he weaved into both the music and Dadaist performances of The Arkestra (performances which inspired artists as diverse as George Clinton and MC5). This book collects together for the first time interviews with Sun Ra, the people that knew him, and his contemporaries, alongside illuminating essays and conversational pieces regarding his prolific musical output, mystique, philosophy, fans, and much more. Contributions from Wayne Kramer, Michael Simmons, Ben Edmonds, Amiri Baraka , Rick Steiger, David Henderson, John Sinclair and others.