Category: Grateful Dead

90: Playing fast, Playing Loud, and a New Movement

On America’s 200th birthday, most of the population was celebrating with hot dogs and burgers on the grill with a nice cold Budweiser in hand while watching firework displays. The Ramones, on the other hand, were not like most of the population. They decided on the bicentennial celebration of their country to go back to… Continue reading 90: Playing fast, Playing Loud, and a New Movement

87: Early Influence, Forgotten Member, and the 27 Club

    Usually, when I write about the 27 Club, I write about the conspiracies around the person. This one, however, is different and not well known. This one is about a member of one of the biggest cult bands of their generation. This guy was one of the pivotal members when the band had just… Continue reading 87: Early Influence, Forgotten Member, and the 27 Club

52: Rolling Stones, Hells Angels, and Altamont

In 1969, the counterculture of the West was taking over America. The success of the Woodstock festival that summer was one of the biggest pop culture moments ever. Half a million audience members were in New York for three days of peace and love. By most accounts, the festival was a success and became the… Continue reading 52: Rolling Stones, Hells Angels, and Altamont

33: Tie-Dyes, Basketball, and Freedom

When you think of the Grateful Dead you think of long jam sessions, LSD and the wall of sound. One of the last things you would relate to the band is basketball. But in 1992 they helped Lithuania get to the Barcelona Olympics and helped them get revenge on their previous occupiers. This week The… Continue reading 33: Tie-Dyes, Basketball, and Freedom

28: P.R, Planes, and Visas

  In music, you need to stand out. It’s why as mentioned in the last article Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire. It’s why artists and bands dress up on stage and pyrotechnics are added because it’s more than just music to get people in the seats. There are offstage antics too. Snazzy press conferences… Continue reading 28: P.R, Planes, and Visas

17: Talent, Madness, and Munich

When you think of Fleetwood Mac, you think of turbulent relationships, sweet little lies and rumours. But this is only half the story. Before the meteoric rise in the mid-1970s, they were a blues-rock band. A hugely successful blues-rock band. Led by guitarist Peter Green, they dominated the end of the 1960s, outselling both the… Continue reading 17: Talent, Madness, and Munich