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The Hour, about news people in 1956, could be good, but is only OK in the pilot.
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Music Review: Johnny Cash – Bootleg Volume ll – From Memphis To Hollywood
These two discs give ample evidence of Cash's greatness.
Read More »Music Review: Jefferson Airplane – Live At The Fillmore Auditorium 11/25/66 & 11/27/66: We Have Ignition
For those who've wondered what all the fuss was about when it comes to Jefferson Airplane.
Read More »The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers Airs On PBS
The Most Dangerous Man In America is an outstanding documentary of a pivotal moment in American history.
Read More »Book Review: From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor: Front-Line Dispatches from the Advertising War by Jerry Della Femina, Edited by Charles Sopkin
A great time capsule of 1960s Madison Avenue.
Read More »Book Review: Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love, and Acid to the World by Nicholas Schou
Reporter explores the history of a group that tried to bring LSD to the masses through a major drug dealing operation.
Read More »Music DVD Review: David Tudor – Bandoneon! (a combine)
An amazing David Tudor performance from 1966.
Read More »Book Review: Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” by David Bianculli
A in-depth yet readable look at the influence of this short-lived prime time network television series.
Read More »Movie Review: The Boat That Rocked (AKA Pirate Radio)
When this boat's a-rockin' you'll wish you could come knockin'.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Lesser Seductions of History
The 1960s, A to Z, in one night.
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