...release with albums such as "Frankly A Capella: The Persuasions Sing Zappa," "Might as Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead," and the critically acclaimed "The Persuasions Sing The Beatles." Over the years, The Persuasions have opened...

...been fortunate to have a moderately extensive collection of records. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, The Grateful Dead - all live in their nostalgic glory in our house. As much as I love my record collection, I am equally at odds with...

...The Motorcycle Diaries." March 5. Owsley "Bear" Stanley, 76. A 1960s counterculture figure who worked with the Grateful Dead and was a prolific LSD producer. March 12. Injuries suffered in a car crash. Joe Morello, 82. A legendary American...

...stay safe in real life, we give up some liberty. vs. Online, we're not ready to sacrifice freedoms.In 1996, Grateful Dead lyricist and Internet activist John Perry Barlow wrote "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace." "Governments...

Opens Friday, Aug 5, 2011 Synopsis: In 1964, Ken Kesey was an author who had published two popular and critically acclaimed novels, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes A Great Notion. At the same time, Kesey also had a strong bohemian streak and in the late 1950s had been a volunteer in a research experiment sponsored by the United States military on the effects of an unusual new drug called LSD. Kesey came to believe the LSD experience had the power to reshape America's psychological and spiritual landscape, and he continued using it with a handful of trusted friends and colleagues. In 1964, Kesey and several of his fellow psychedelic explorers -- including Neal Cassady, a close friend of Jack Kerouac who helped inspire the book On The Road -- bought a 1939 International Harvester school bus, fixed it up with bunks, painted it with bright, abstract designs, and set out on a cross country voyage to explore America and share their new vision with those they met. In time, Kesey and his "Merry Pranksters" were credited with launching the counterculture revolution of the 1960s, and as they traveled from place to place, they documented their adventures on 16mm film. However, due to sound synchronization problems, the footage was never edited into useable form, but filmmakers Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood have used this material as the basis for a documentary on the journey of the Pranksters and its cultural influence. Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search For A Cool Place explores the history behind Kesey and his group, offers a look at their experiences on the road, and includes footage of some of the friends they encountered en route, including Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and a rock band called The Warlocks who would later change their name to The Grateful Dead. Magic Trip received its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

Now Playing Synopsis: In 1964, Ken Kesey was an author who had published two popular and critically acclaimed novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion. At the same time, Kesey also had a strong bohemian streak and in the late '50s had been a volunteer in a research experiment sponsored by the United States military on the effects of an unusual new drug called LSD. Kesey came to believe the LSD experience had the power to reshape America's psychological and spiritual landscape, and he continued using it with a handful of trusted friends and colleagues. In 1964, Kesey and several of his fellow psychedelic explorers -- including Neal Cassady, a close friend of Jack Kerouac who helped inspire the book On the Road -- bought a 1939 International Harvester school bus, fixed it up with bunks, painted it with bright, abstract designs, and set out on a cross-country voyage to explore America and share their new vision with those they met. In time, Kesey and his "Merry Pranksters" were credited with launching the counterculture revolution of the 1960s, and as they traveled from place to place, they documented their adventures on 16 mm film. However, due to sound synchronization problems, the footage was never edited into useable form, but filmmakers Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood have used this material as the basis for a documentary on the journey of the Pranksters and its cultural influence. Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Cool Place explores the history behind Kesey and his group, offers a look at their experiences on the road, and includes footage of some of the friends they encountered en route, including Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and a rock band called the Warlocks who would later change their name to the Grateful Dead. Magic Trip received its world premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Cast: Stanley Tucci, Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady, The Merry Pranksters, The Grateful Dead Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

...more trouble some. Our young computer geniuses out there don't seem to regard the resurrection of your copy of the Grateful Dead's ''Dark Star'' as a mass-market priority. A clear case of age discrimination, if you ask me. This week...

...and MP3 computer files -- from the Watergate tapes and Martin Luther King's ''I Have a Dream'' speech to 90 Grateful Dead concerts and, says Simmons, the moment ''when Tonto explains why he calls the Lone Ranger 'kemosabe.' '' And...

...have to compete with a sound track, everyone ends up shouting.'' That's not to say she doesn't listen to her Grateful Dead CD when baking a birthday cake. But every time she moves to flip on a switch she asks herself, ''Do I want to exchange...

...has been compared to the likes of Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, Reverend Gary Davis, the Beatles, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Nancy Griffith and Tracey Chapman. Since she was young, music was her passion as she comes from a musical...