Browsing: Opinion

The Animals’ “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” became the unofficial theme song for all who were caught up in the mandatory draft and sent to Vietnam. Country Joe and the Fish’s “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” captured the anger of a generation caught in the net of war.

Happy birthday, Billy Joe Shaver (August 16, 1939 – October 28, 2020)

Roots rocker Dee Gerhart pens an exclusive essay on getting back in the van and adapting to the new normal

Did Led Zeppelin steal “Stairway to Heaven” from Spirit’s “Taurus”? The verdict is in!

Editorial note: Mackenzie is fresh from the release of her third full length album, ‘Rejection Letter,’ which explores bold lyrical territory and touches upon fears such as bringing a child into a world that may be uninhabitable — as in the track “Afraid”

Musician Greg Sover on the connection that runs deeper than the genre

“Once I stopped panic buying toilet paper and disinfecting my mail, I realized that time — as The Rolling Stones once sang — really was on my side.” – Zoe FitzGerald Carter

“Not for Alvin to gradually diminish and fade like a dying ember. He finished still playing brilliantly, still shooting from the hip, still the classic guitar slinger.” – Pete Pritchard, Alvin’s bass player

Lawrence Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919-February 22, 2021) was an American poet, painter, social activist, and the co-founder of San Francisco’s City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. He was the author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration.

In this installment: Thinking for yourself