Why did the 1967 ‘Summer of Love’ happen in Haight-Ashbury?
“Haight-Ashbury has been practicing a warless way of living…”
1960s Archives: 04/2026
The 1960s singer David Crosby said almost joined CSNY: “He can learn base”
The more mellow side of their sound.
Janice the Stripper: the erotic dancer who fronted The Beatles in 1960
“The bloody indignity of it all!”
Nude dancers, beheaded chickens, and a large black snake: Inside a Dr John show in the 1960s
“Nobody else was doing that kind of stuff.”
Remembering the ‘Death of the Hippies’: How a staged funeral marked the end of an era
“We are no longer hippies and never were…”
Curating obscurity: Lenny Kaye’s ‘Nuggets’ compilation remains a living, breathing monument to rock at its purest
The celebration of lost ’60s garage rock helped influence the DIY spirit.
Barbara Gardner Proctor: The woman who brought The Beatles to America
The tale of one of the key, overlooked figures in the British invasion.