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Why Psychedelic History Matters
The psychedelic renaissance is afoot, and there’s almost no use arguing with the term anymore. It’s just too catchy.
Jesse Jarnow is the author of Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America (Da Capo, 2016) and Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock (Gotham, 2012). He maintains @HeadsNews and the regular Heads News email bulletin. Since 2008, he has hosted The Frow Show on WFMU, the long-running freeform New Jersey radio station. He lives in Brooklyn.
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