Billy Idol and Dr. Timothy Leary jamming in the studio
“Outlaw Tech. Rebel Science. Information is the ammunition, your mind is the target.” Cyberpunk entered the world borne on gusts of hype. Billy Idol’s previous…
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That time Robert Fripp and Peter Hammill played in the Stranglers
JJ Burnel, Richard Jobson and John Ellis on the cover of ‘The Stranglers and Friends Live in Concert’ Busted for possession of various drugs late…
‘I went straight to Hell’: Philip K. Dick did NOT like LSD
‘The cross took the form of a crossbow, with Christ as the arrow…’ The interview with Philip K. Dick embedded below, recorded in Santa Ana…
That time two scientists killed an elephant with a massive overdose of LSD because…science
There are times when the best advice is ignored by those it’s intended to help. If only Tusko the elephant had taken the hint from…
Ray Manzarek and Danny Sugerman identify ‘Johnny Yen’ from Iggy’s ‘Lust for Life’
In 1995, the Doors’ keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, and biographer, Danny Sugerman, appeared on the Australian music video program rage, smoking cigs on the couch and…
The British neurologist who uses William S. Burroughs’ ideas to treat Parkinson’s disease
Though he never met William S. Burroughs, the British neurologist A.J. Lees credits the author as an important teacher in his recent book, Mentored by…
William S. Burroughs on the cut-up technique and meeting Samuel Beckett & Bob Dylan
“It’s the stink of death, citizens!” (Photo by Peter Hujar) This hour-long BBC Radio special opens with “Old Lady Sloan,” the Mortal Micronotz’ interpretation of…
Ho ho ho! Here’s Andy Warhol as Santa and Truman Capote with a lollipop on the cover of High Times
It won’t surprise anyone to learn that the December 1978 issue of High Times went with a holiday theme. More surprising might be the identity…
‘The Cocaine Consumer’s Handbook’: Useful guide to your white lines is the most ’70s thing ever
The heyday of cocaine in our nation’s history was arguably the late 1970s through the early 1980s. In the summer of 1980 Richard Pryor set…
‘The Inhibition,’ the ‘frozen’ dance Charles Manson taught Beach Boy Dennis Wilson in 1968
via Sunset Gunshots I thought I had long ago digested every crumb of gossip about the Beach Boys-Manson family connection, but one of the Charlie…