As the 1960s waned and the 1970s began, the era of the singer-songwriter was in full bloom. Artists like Bob Dylan, Donovan, Paul Simon, and Joni Mitchell had started to influence countless other ...

One a few months into the year, Hollywood has already said goodbye to numerous beloved names in film, television and music. “Schitt’s Creek” star Catherine O’Hara died in January, and February saw the ...

Ryan Gosling plays a man stranded on a spaceship in the new film “Project Hail Mary,” opening in theaters on March 20. His ...

While little known by name, Roy Wood boasts 1960s and '70s hits recognised by many. Read more about his career and impact here.

You have probably heard "Number nine... number nine... " looping in that unsettling, hypnotic way. Maybe it made you uneasy. Maybe you skipped it. Or maybe, like millions of curious listeners, you ...

The outrageous and funky new album from the artist formerly known as Sturgill Simpson raises a simple question: What if we could fuck our way to a better world?

Brian Wilson is tearing his hair out in his mansion on the hills of Laurel Canyon. He’s gone to the effort of filling his living room with sand, plonking his grand piano in the middle of it, and ...

If you already know who Terence McKenna was, no selling is necessary. If you don't, this is the place to start. Though if you're reading Boing Boing, chances are you already do. Twenty-five years ...

Antonito is a small, quiet town in southern Colorado near the New Mexico border, so combine this stop with a ride on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad for a full day out. Cano is sometimes ...

Books & the Arts / This year’s Oscar-nominated international feature films—especially The Secret Agent and Sirāt—tackle what it means to live and die under tyranny. In Sirāt, a band of ravers drive ...

Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of ...