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Hippie Sixties

hippie wagon in a colourful jungle

The Summer of Love: Hippie Movement in San Francisco

In the summer of 1967, San Francisco became the epicenter of a cultural phenomenon that would come to define the 60s

(From Left) Kevin Kelly, Gram Parsons, Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman of the Byrds.

The Byrds: Pioneers of Folk Rock

When discussing the origins of folk rock in the 1960s, one name always stands out: The Byrds, who altered the decade's soundtrack.

A moody, artistic 1960s New York underground scene featuring The Velvet Underground performing in a dimly lit club.

The Velvet Underground: Underground Revolutionaries

Exploring how The Velvet Underground redefined rock music in the 1960s with raw emotion, avant-garde art, and fearless rebellion.

Jefferson Airplane (Clockwise from top left) Jack Casady, Spencer Dryden, Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen, and Paul Kantner, members of Jefferson Airplane, c. 1968.

Jefferson Airplane, Flight into 1960's Psychedelia

Jefferson Aeroplane had already taken off before the sound of the 1960s began to bend, stretch, and melt into something mind-expanding.

1960s Vietnam War protest featuring musicians and demonstrators holding peace signs and anti-war posters, highlighting music’s role in activism and counterculture.

Vietnam War Protests: Music's Role in Activism in the 60s

The 1960s were a decade of resistance, and no struggle galvanised public opposition more than the Vietnam War. 

The soul singer at a press conference upon his arrival at Orly airport, before his concert at the Olympia.

Melodies of James Brown: Godfather of Soul That Defined the 1960s

James Brown, who became the voice of the cultural revolution and laid the groundwork for funk, transformed 1960s music with soul, rhythm, and defiance.

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