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Dead Kennedy: Arts hall honors psychedelic stars
In a nod to underground music that once would have been unthinkable, the Kennedy Center paid tribute to the Grateful Dead via its 2024 honors.…
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Money: Pink Floyd sells psychedelic catalog for $400 million
Psychedelic music giants Pink Floyd have cut a deal to sell their catalog to Sony Music. Various reports put the deal at $400 million. The…
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‘Larks’ Tongues’ gets ‘adventurous’ remixes for 50th anniversary
Another decade, another milestone release for “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic.” The 1973 King Crimson album saw a complete and exhaustive release for its 40th anniversary.…
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Readers get back to the 1970s (fan album list)
Fire up those turntables: The readers of Psychedelic Sight are serving up some of their favorite albums again, on a scroll. The latest readers choice…
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No. 39: ‘Bitches Brew’
“This is acid music,” said Carlos Santana, who should know. Santana was praising the dark and adventurous music found on Miles…
No. 21: ‘Strange Days’
It was mid-1967, and for the Doors the psychedelic music was almost over. The red-hot combo out of L.A. recorded its…
No. 46: ‘A Beacon From Mars’
Take a look into the kaleidoscope. Strange, fragmented images. Hard to make out what exactly is going on … but it’s…
No. 44: ‘Phaedra’
Tangerine Dream veteran Peter Baumann says the German group’s groundbreaker “Phaedra” was a result of “happy accidents” — not hallucinogenics. “We…
All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece but not too much.
George Harrison
Top psychedelic songs
From the list of 100 best underground songs
No. 46: ‘Psychotic Reaction’
And it goes like this … Stricken by the loss of his mother, teenager John “Sean” Byrne moved from Dublin, Ireland, to California, seeking a fresh start. He certainly got…
No. 74: ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On’
The story goes that producer Shadow Morton came up with the recipe for Vanilla Fudge when he heard its organist playing the 45 rpm record of the Supremes’ “You Keep…
No. 35: ‘Dazed and Confused’
In late August 1967, the Yardbirds topped the bill at the Village Theater in New York. Drummer Jim McCarty headed down to the stage to check out the opening act.…
No. 51: ‘Armenia City in the Sky’
The Who wanted to sell out, but their hearts weren’t really into psychedelic music, despite it being all the rage. Group leader Pete Townshend sneered at “the post-psychedelic wetness” ruling the…
Top psychedelic movies
As long as there have been movies, there have been those strange images. Kaleidoscopic, surreal, magical, twisted celluloid serving as the universal dream catcher.
Watch these 10 best psychedelic movies and add your favorites to the list.
New releases for the new normal
PsychSight recommends: Just out or upcoming, via the Amazon head shop …
The Grateful Dead: “From the Mars Hotel” (50th anniversary)
The Mothers of Invention: “Whisky a Go Go 1968”
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Wiltern (November 2002)
The Who: Live at Shea Stadium (1982)
Robin Trower: Bridge of Sighs (50th anniversary)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Dume (Zuma re-do)