Janis Joplin, The Didion-Dunnes and peyote: The infamous Los Angeles party
“A fucking zoo”.
Counterculture
Why did the 1967 ‘Summer of Love’ happen in Haight-Ashbury?
“Haight-Ashbury has been practicing a warless way of living…”
The Psychedelic Shop: the first Haight-Ashbury store to commercialise the counterculture
“To have a spiritual, wholesome life…”
Did The Beatles’ trip to India derail the whole counterculture movement?
“You made a fool of everyone…”
Remembering the ‘Death of the Hippies’: How a staged funeral marked the end of an era
“We are no longer hippies and never were…”
The story of how a classic rock anthem involving an American hero was censored in USA
Aggressive counterculture.
“My own particular anger”: the Moody Blues song about the fear of being conscripted
“After a decade of peace and love…”
“A movement afoot”: the sacred Californian spot where the first Acid Test party took off
“Can you pass the acid test?”