for those who never gave up their turntables
60s ROCK & ROLL includes articles about the music that was released on 45s and LPs from that decade. This is the era in which good ol’ rock & roll morphed into just rock music by expanding it musical and lyrical boundaries.
Most of the articles focus on what I call Rock-with-a-Capitol-R, including folk-rock, psychedelia, and the then-novel concept of the concept album. Discographies and price guides are included in some articles.
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I INITIATED A NEW TOPIC on the Record Collectors Guild website in September 2004 titled “The Pseudo Psychedelic ’60s.” I had hoped for a lengthy and engagingly argumentative and informative thread that went on forever. Below is what I got instead: it was fun, but I did not really leave it with more knowledge that when I launched the conversation. [Read more] “are we forgetting the pseudo-psychedelic sixties?”
WHAT’S A “MARIJUANA OVERDOSE”? That rhetorical question was inspired by the headline “Here Are All The People Who Have Died From A Marijuana Overdose” to an article in today’s HuffingtonPost (September 4, 2013). It states that US Attorney General Eric Holder wouldn’t intervene as Colorado and Washington implement plans for a system of legalized marijuana:
“In a joint letter written to Holder on Friday, law enforcement organizations warned that his move would lead to more crime, violence, and even death. [Read more] “just how many people have died from a marijuana overdose?”