Music | Music

Cloud Nine: The Story Behind The Great Temptations’ Song | uDiscover

Cloud Nine is often assumed to be about getting high, but The Temptations’ Otis Williams swears “there weren’t drug references”.

The Tempting Temptations are the greatest vocal group of ALL TIME and are in the top 10 of all time music groups in general. This is a GREAT song and did mark a serious change in their sound. A sound that I actually like more than their earlier, "classic," sound. It was edgier and grittier. It also led directly into the funk era perfectly.

Books | Books

5 Weird 1960s Covers for Classic Novels | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

These are weird.

Music | Music

Paul McCartney says "new version" of Beatles' 'Let It Be' film is in the works

Sir Paul McCartney has hinted that a "new version" of the classic Beatles film 'Let It Be' is currently in the works

Whoo-hoo! It's about time.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

The Early History of the Batman TV Series

The original Batman TV series starring Adam West is a classic for many reasons.

Music | Music

Aretha Franklin Is Home And Her Family Remains Hopeful | PEOPLE.com

Aretha Franklin is home and her family remains hopeful on her condition amid news that she's 'gravely ill'

Such sad news.

Miscellaneous | Disneyland History

Vintage Disneyland photos show the park in the summer of 1969

Take a trip back in time with these pictures of Disneyland from the summer of 1969. See what's different and what stayed pretty much the same at the beloved California park.

Music | Music News

PBS Announces Woodstock Documentary Honouring Festival’s 50th Anniversary

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of historic festival, PBS announced a new Woodstock documentary for 2019 as part of their American Experience series.

Music | Music News

How we made Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild

It soundtracked the counterculture in Easy Rider – and ended up being played on the moon and Mars

Music | Music

David Bowie's First Recorded Song Found in Bread Box, Heading to Auction | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Entertainment | The Hometown

See How Quentin Tarantino Time-Warped Hollywood Boulevard Back to the 1960s

He's bringing the days of Charles Manson are back to life for his new film and turning Hollywood Boulevard into a retro set piece

I saw some of this over the weekend and it is VERY cool! I wish that Tarantino could transform the entire city back to the 1960s. The style, detail, and unique look of everything at that time was so superior to the generic, obnoxious, boring design you see today.

Entertainment | Entertainment

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken was essentially Mayberry on the big screen

Even Wally from Wally's Fillin' Station shows up!

I have to admit: I've loved this movie since I was a kid.

Music | Music

The Beatles' Revelatory White Album Demos: A Complete Guide

We delve deep into the 1968 home recordings that planted the seeds for the band's classic self-titled double LP

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

A Visual Guide to All 37 Villains in the Batman TV Series | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

Weird History: What Ever Happened to the Home Intercom? | Apartment Therapy

Weird history -- whatever happened to the intercom? We traced this home trend back in time.

Entertainment | Miscellaneous Disney

Can you name these 1960s Disney movies from a single image?

Back then, family films were all about dogs, cats, cars and chimney sweeps!

Music | Music

David Crosby on Joni Mitchell: "She was stunningly good, right off the bat" - Uncut

In the new Uncut: the story of Mitchell's rise to fame, as told by her biggest champions

Obviously I love Joni!

Music | Music

Paul Simon announces 'Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour'

Crap. I was really hoping that he and Garfunkel would do one more tour together. I never got to see them, or him. Looks like I will have to go to one of the Hollywood Bowl shows.

Music | Music

Muscle Shoals icons The Swampers releasing 'lost' album

New archival LP finds studio musicians known for backing others' hits finally out-front on their own.

Like Booker T. & The MGs and The Wrecking Crew, these guys were a HUGE part of what made the 60s sound like the 60s.

Music | Music

The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s | Pitchfork

From James Brown to Etta James, Jimi Hendrix to Patsy Cline, here are the tracks that lit up the decade

Like all lists like this, it's missing things, but it's a pretty good starting point.

Music | Music

The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ at 50: A Monument to Paul McCartney’s Genius

Released fifty years ago—on November 27, 1967—the Beatles’ last slice of psychedelia is an underrated masterpiece, and more fun than ‘Sgt. Pepper.’

Music | Vinyl Records!

Every crate digger’s nightmare: Record store has ‘Whipped Cream and Other Delights’ and nothing else | Dangerous M

  If there’s one thing all record collectors have in common, it’s the experience of running into Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass innumerable times…. like literally, every time you go into a record store you h

Yeah. I've had the same experience. I don't think that there is a record store on the planet that doesn't have this. It was pretty creative of this guy to come up with this idea.

Music | Vinyl Records!

The alternative top 50 records of the 1960s

50 years on from the Summer of Love, we take a fresh, sideways look at the extraordinarily diverse musical landscape of the most talked about decade in pop.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Why Adam West Was the One and Only Batman

Rob Sheffield breaks down why Adam West, who died Friday at 88, was the one and only Batman.

Yeah he is. Over the years, I had the argument MANY times about which Batman was the Batman that really distinguished the character. It;s Adam West and the events of the past few weeks had to have made that case. Right?

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Burt Ward, Seth Green, Julie Newmar Remember Adam West: ‘He Was Truly the Bright Knight’

Burt Ward and Adam West worked together only for a few years on ABC’s “Batman,” but their friendship lasted a half-century. Ward, who played Robin to West’s Batman on the 19…

I love Adam West. This is very sad news. He always seemed like an awesome guys. He was Batman. There is no debate.

Music | Music News

The Secret History Of Aretha Franklin's "Respect"

50 years ago today, "Respect" became Aretha Franklin's first chart-topper. But when the song was first written by Otis Redding, it was no feminist anthem.

Music | Music

The History - Monterey International Pop Festival

The Big Idea The impetus behind the staging of the Monterey International Pop Festival evolved one night in 1967, at Mama Cass Elliot’s house. Paul McCartney, J

Monterey Pop makes Woodstock look like three days of stoned hippies at a yodeling festival!

Music | Music News

Doors' Debut Album: 10 Things You Didn't Know

Shelved tracks, drugged-out vandalism and Jim Morrison's bogus backstory: Read 10 little-known facts about the Doors' 1967 debut LP.

Miscellaneous | Los Angeles Stuff

How LA Banks Got Their Mid-Century Mosaics and Murals

Why do so many Los Angeles-area banks have amazing murals, mosaics, and sculptures? It's mostly the the work of the Millard Sheets Studio, which starting in the fifties designed more than 100 Home...

Music | Music

The 15 Best Unreleased Beatles Songs That You Can Listen to Now

Incredibly, there's still great music by the Fab Four that hasn't been officially released.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Robert Vaughn, last of the Magnificent Seven, dies aged 83

Hollywood star Robert Vaughn, who is best known for his role as secret agent Napoleon Solo in the NBC spy series The Man From Uncle, has died at the age of 83.

Sad news, I used to love The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Music | Music

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit - Woodstock

Music | Music

Michael Nesmith joining the Monkees' 50th anniversary stop in L.A. - LA Times

The Los Angeles homecoming stop next month on the Monkees’ 50th anniversary tour will include all three surviving members of the made-for-TV band, guitarist, singer and songwriter Michael Nesmith confirmed Friday.

If this is Nesmith's last show, that is sad.

Music | Music

The Doors - Morrison Hotel - Album cover location - PopSpots

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Music | Music News

Could This Be the End of Paul Simon’s Rhymin’? - The New York Times

Mr. Simon, 74, said in an interview that he was ready to give up music, despite the popularity of his latest album, “Stranger to Stranger,” and his current tour.

I am sorry to see him retire. I hope he changes his mind. Soon.

Music | Vinyl Records!

Inside The Beatles' Bloody, Banned 'Butcher' Cover | Rolling Stone

Read how photographer Robert Whitaker accidentally gave rise to the ultimate Beatles collectible with his infamous "butcher" photo of the group.

Like most things in rock n roll, the actual story is better than the myths that surround it.

Music | Music

10 Wild LPs From Garage Rock's Greatest Year | Rolling Stone

Sample 10 essential garage-rock albums from 1966, the year this gloriously raw style reached its apex.

Music | Music

How Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick Wrote ‘White Rabbit’

Grace Slick wrote ‘White Rabbit,’ in 1965, on a used piano that was painted red and missing keys. The hit song, with lyrics based on “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” became a touchstone of psychedelic rock.

Music | Music

Blues, drugs and rock ′n′ roll: Eric Burdon turns 75 | Music

The singer of "House of the Rising Sun" and founder of the band The Animals is considered one of the greatest white blues performer ever. Following his 75th birthday, Eric Burdon will once again go on tour.

I saw him last December. He was wasted (apparently) and amazing. GO see him if you get the chance!

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

William Schallert, 93, Dies; Prolific Actor Was Father on ‘The Patty Duke Show’ - The New York Times

For a time Mr. Schallert seemed to be everywhere on TV, usually as an authority figure, as he was in the popular “Tribbles” episode of “Star Trek.”

The man was in everything. Or at least it seemed that way at one point. He was a great character actor.

Music | Music

Soul Survivor
The revival and hidden treasure of Aretha Franklin

The ascent and influence of the greatest singer in the history of postwar popular music.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

11 reasons Adam West is the best Batman ever

Batman has been on the screen since 1943. Now, Ben Affleck has slipped on the cowl to growl and punch his Super Friend, Superman. Affleck is the eighth man to act as Bruce Wayne. He may be the tallest yet, but he is not the best. There can be only one tru

We all know he's the best Batman!

Music | Music

Who was the real fifth Beatle? - CNN.com

Following Beatles producer George Martin's death, we take a look at 11 men who could hold the title of 'fifth Beatle.'

This is one of the longest standing debates in music history.

Music | Music News

Was 1966 pop music’s greatest year? | Music | The Guardian

Fifty years ago, Revolver (The Beatles), Blonde on Blonde (Bob Dylan) and Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys) made the LP supreme and launched an era of unparalleled creative momentum

Entertainment | Movies & Television

Beatles' Famous Rooftop Concert: 15 Things You Didn't Know | Rolling Stone

Read the wild backstory of the Beatles' famed 1969 rooftop concert.

Food & Drink | Food & Stuff

23 Delicious Mad Men Era Dishes America Shouldn't Have Given Up On

If you can get away with setting ice cream on fire, why wouldn't you?

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

10 Dangerous Toys from Decades Past (and the Commercials That Sold Them) | Mental Floss

Baby Boomers are a hardy bunch. They rode in cars that weren’t equipped with special toddler seats, walked to and from school without being electronically tethered to their parents, ate lunches filled with allergens and preservatives, played with toys that would be quickly pulled from shelves today, and still persevered to become the largest living generation of the U.S. population.

"Nothing says “fun” like a cerebral hemorrhage!"

Music | Music

Watch The Beatles' Restored, Trippy 'A Day in the Life' Video | Rolling Stone

Check out the Beatles' rarely seen, fully restored "A Day in the Life" video from the upcoming best-of reissue '1+.'

There is a big difference between restoring something and digitally "enhancing" it. I hope that this was an actual restoration, meaning that it will now look like it looked, on film, when it was new.

Music | Mr. Furious' Hidden Gems

THE Velvelettes "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'"

from the 1999 THE BEST OF THE VELVELETTES - created at http://animoto.com

One of THE most underrated soul songs in history..and the same for the group.

Entertainment | Movies & Television

Lost in Space at 50: Cast Members Talk Irwin Allen, Show’s Production | Variety

When it premiered on September 15, 1965, the CBS sci-fi adventure “Lost in Space” met with little enthusiasm from TV viewers. But the show, which originally debuted in black and white, gained popularity during its second month on the air, and eventual

I still catch this show once in a while on Me-TV and I still love it!

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

1965: Classic TV's Vintage Year

15 unforgotten shows that premiered 50 years ago, in a single week in September

This is still my favorite era of television, although I think that the last decade of scripted television probably has an overall edge in quality.

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Martin Milner Dead: ‘Adam-12,’ ‘Route 66’ Star Was 83 | Variety

Martin Milner, who starred on TV on "Adam-12" with Kent McCord and, earlier, on "Route 66" with George Maharis, died Sunday night. He was 83

I started watching "Route 66" on MeTv and always appreciated Martin Milner's ability to become his character. It was a nuanced, intelligent show, years ahead of its time, but still a total product of its time. I have also always enjoyed his film performances. He seemed like an understated an man who was very good at what he did. He will be missed.

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Dean Jones Dead: ‘The Love Bug’ Star Dies at 84 | Variety

Actor Dean Jones, perhaps best known for his acting work in such Disney films as "The Love Bug," died of Parkinson's disease.

This is very sad.

Entertainment | Movies & Television

12 Photos of Sean Connery Looking Like A Boss

The first man to play James Bond reaches the ripe old age of 85 this week. To celebrate, we've rounded up some lesser-seen shots of the Scot in his debonair prime. Here-sch to you, Sch-sean.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Why The Man from UNCLE Is Still an Indispensable Spy TV Show

This week, Guy Ritchie takes a stab at recreating the magic of the sixties TV show The Man from UNCLE. The original show gives him a lot to work with, and there are only a few things that the movies needs to nail to get it right.

Entertainment | Movies & Television

The LOST IN SPACE Cast Reflects on the Show’s 50th Anniversary | Nerdist

Danger Will Robinson, danger! As a kid, there were a handful of television shows that I loved watching when home sick. One of them was Lost in Space. The adventures of the Robinson family, wandering through space in the Jupiter 2 on their search to get b

I loved this show when I was growing up!

Music | Music

Ginger Baker On Firing Jack Bruce, Origins Of Cream

In the first, second, and third parts of this series with Ginger Baker, the former Cream and Blind Faith drummer touched upon a number of topics, including Sunshine Of Your Love, his false “deaths” reported by the media, how to make a proper cup of te

This is a fascinating interview. Ginger Baker has always been one of the most "interesting" figures in music.

Entertainment | Entertainment

What Happened to the Original Batmobile?

In 1966, George Barris purchased a 1955 experimental Lincoln Futura for $1. In 2013, he sold it for $4.6 million. So where is it now?

Batman!

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

10 Totally Trippy Kid's TV Shows From The 1960s - Neatorama

(Image Link)The Sixties will always be known as an extremely exciting and interesting era, and with all the interesting and exciting things going on in the world kid's TV shows tried to keep things interesting as well.Some shows played on the world's obse

WHAT were they thinking? Don't answer that.

Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing

My Mom Was a Mad Man: David Murray Book Excerpt | Special: Mad Men - Advertising Age

David Murray recounts how his mother, Carol Muehl of Campbell-Ewald, left a copywriting legacy, in an excerpt from his book "Raised by Mad Men."

Another very cool article in the Ad Age series about the real world of the Mad Men.

Entertainment | Mad Men

‘Mad Men’ and Its Love Affair With ’60s Pop Culture

A look at some of the pop culture touchstones featured in “Mad Men,” and how The New York Times originally covered them.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Why 'Mad Men' Is Comfort-Food TV for Viewers Who Didn't Live Through the '60s

Mad Men is, at its essence, a show about terrible things happening to occasionally terrible people. Its characters are adulterers, careerists, alcoholics, and liars; they’re prone to selfishness, s...

Of course, this does not apply to me. Really.

Style & Fashion | Style!

That '60s show: What American high school students dressed like in 1969

When students (and teachers) turned on, tuned in, and dropped classes. In 1969, the year of these photographs, hippie fashion was evolving from counter culture to, well, culture. And young people were informing the change. Most of the students you see here are wearing off-the-shelf fashions — still recognizably hippie, but more homogenized.

This is so neat. I can't believe that these pictures are over 45 years old!

Entertainment | Entertainment

Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer partner up in exclusive 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' trailer | EW.com

In Guy Ritchie’s new, ’60s-set spy film The Man From U.N.C.L.E, Henry Cavill’s CIA agent Napoleon Solo partners with Armie Hammer’s KGB spook Illya Kuryakin to fight evil. Why exactly do an American and a Russian wind up working together at th

I really want this to be good. I used to love this show as a kid (in reruns, of course).

Music | Music

Forever Changes is a stunning indictment of The Summer Of Love · Permanent Records · The A.V. Club

On a recent episode of the WTF podcast with Marc Maron, Paul Thomas Anderson mused on what he thought the central themes of Thomas Pynchon’s novel Inherent Vice were, and talked a bit about how he tried to translate them to the screen. Anderson can be evasive about the meaning behind his art—what artist isn’t, really?—but he touches on an intriguing idea

This is a VERY interesting article. People tend to idealize the "summer of love" thing (especially the people that were there). The reality is much different. There is also a perception that anyone with long hair, "far out" clothes, and into music at that time was a "hippie." But many musicians of the time, including George Harrison, rejected the hippie tenets. So did bands like The Stones, The Doors and, apparently, to a certain degree, Love. This article explains one perspective on that idea.

Miscellaneous | Disneyland History

CityDig: What Was Disneyland Like in 1968? - Los Angeles Magazine

This pictorial gem captures long lost Magic Kingdom rides like Monsanto’s Adventure Through Innerspace and the General Electric Carrousel of Progress

Yes, what WAS Disneyland like in 1968? It was like this!

Music | Music

Various Artists: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis | Album Reviews | Pitchfork

Before Inside Llewyn Davis hit theaters, a phalanx of roots musicians gathered at NYC’s Town Hall to sing old folk songs together. Frequent Coen Brothers collaborator T Bone Burnett organized the concert—featuring Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Colin

The music was, alas, the best part of the movie.

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

Grab A Glass Because It's The Best Whiskey Ads Of The 1960s!

James Bond + Jim Beam = Winner! Forget everything you knew about the 1960s. Forget Mad Men, forget Apollo 11, forget The Beatles, forget JFK, forget Cuba, don't forget Vietnam...but forget about the rest. In the '60s, all you had to care about was a nice bottle of bourbon and the quickest method of getting it into your mouth.

Could these be any more awesome? No.

Style & Fashion | Fashion & Beauty

For Flight Attendants, High Fashion Goes the Way of Free Peanuts - NYTimes.com

Domestic airlines have steadily pared back trendsetting designer looks in favor of uniforms that resemble today’s more utilitarian flying experience.

I am old enough to remember when flight attendants were always dressed spectacularly. It has been sad watching what's happened to airlines and the decline in the overall experience of flying. It seems like our society is becoming more and more conformist and places less and less value on any type of individual expression.

Music | Music News

21 Obscure References in Classic Songs—Explained! | Mental Floss

Even if you know all the words, do you know what they were about?

This REALLY explains a lot!

Music | Music

Joe Cocker Dies At Age 70

Singer Joe Cocker has died at age 70, reports the BBC. The singer-songwriter best known for his cover of The Beatles'

This is so sad. My parents loved him, so I grew up listening to him.

Music | Music News

Exclusive: Check Out 9 Rarely-Seen Photos of the Rolling Stones

Nine rarely-seen photographs of the Rolling Stones, taken from TASCHEN's new Los Angeles gallery show 'It's Just a Shot Away: The Rolling Stones in Photographs.'

You gotta love The Stones!

Music | Music

The Rebellious Cool of Keith Richards - Keith Richards Style - Esquire

On his 71st birthday, we take a look back at the unimpeachable style of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.

Keith is the man.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

The creator of those great 1960s kooky car and monster models - Boing Boing

If you’re a fan of 1960s lowbrow culture you know his art, but you might not know his name or his story.

I loved these when I was a kid!

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

R.I.P. Ian McLagan, keyboardist of Small Faces and the Rolling Stones · Newswire · The A.V. Club

In what is proving to be a sad day for Rolling Stones sidemen, Paste is reporting the death of Ian McLagan, a keyboardist whose whirling electric piano and moody organ held together bluesy, boozy songs by Small Faces and its latter incarnation as Faces, as well as those of countless other rock giants. According to Paste’s report, McLagan suffered a stroke and died today at a hospital in his adopted home of Austin, Texas.

This has been a very sad week for people into the music I grew up listening to because my parents had so much of it.

Entertainment | Entertainment

14 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About 'Bewitched'

Sony Pictures TV recently green-lighted a pilot for a revamped version of the supernatural classic sitcom Bewitched. The new show will feature Samantha’s granddaughter, who is also a witch but who finds her magic useless when it comes to finding true love. For those who truly loved the original series, here are 14 fun facts about the show and the actors that might surprise you.

I loved it when I was a kid!

Style & Fashion | Fashion & Beauty

Jean Shrimpton 1960s Photos - Best Jean Shrimpton Style - Harper's BAZAAR

In honor of the supermodel's birthday, we rounded up the chicest photos of The Shrimp.

When I was little, I always liked her a lot because I knew that she dated Mick Jagger!

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Why We're Just Now Getting the 1960s Batman TV Show on DVD | WIRED

Fans have been waiting decades for the 1960s Batman TV series to arrive on home video. After years of struggle, it's finally being released. Here's why it took so long.

Finally! It's been way too long (although it is one Me-TV every Saturday night)!

Music | Music

The Beatles make “A Day In The Life” flash before your eyes · Hear This · The A.V. Club

In the interview for my first real job in journalism—a general-assignment beat for the features section of my college newspaper—I was asked to name the greatest pop song ever written.

Everyone knows how epic this song is, but I am not sure if most people have analyzed it quite this way before.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links!

Early Incarnations of 11 Beloved Toys | Mental Floss

Here's what some famous toys looked like in their early days, including Barbie, LEGO bricks, and Mr. Potato Head.

I LOVED some of these! I still have a few!

Entertainment | Entertainment

5 Facts About Batman (with Adam West)!

Mashable is a leading source for news, information & resources for the Connected Generation.

5 Facts About Batman (with Adam West)!

Adam West IS Batman.

Music | Music

Jack Bruce: five songs that chart his journey through the 60s to Cream

Here are five performances tracing the late Jack Bruce’s journey from 19-year-old upright bass player to part of rock’s first supergroup

Cream was, arguably, the 60s greatest band in terms of musicianship. Jack Bruce was a big reason why that was the case.

Music | Music

Jack Bruce dies at 71; bassist for rock supergroup Cream - LA Times

Jack Bruce, whose muscular yet melodic bass lines helped power the bluesy British rock trio Cream, died Saturday at his home in Suffolk, England. He was 71.

This is definitely another sad one. I was him live in the 90s with Ringo Starr and he was just amazing. I was still hoping that Cream would do some more reunions shows. The music world will not be the same without him.

Entertainment | Mad Men

Mad About the '60s... Fearful Fail-Safes , Then and Now | William Bradley

The popular sense of the early 1960s is that it was mostly a time of light and celebration which came to an abrupt end with the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But the reality, as most Mad Men viewers know, is much more comp...

This is a great analysis of the difference between the perception of the early 60s and the movies from the time that betray something much darker going on.

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees - Neatorama

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.The Monkees were one of the strangest stories in both musical and television history.The story's genesis was actually in Jul

I LOVED the Monkees when I was a kid!

Miscellaneous | Guy Stuff