Miscellaneous | Disneyland History

Disneyland in 1968 Through Fascinating Color Photos

Disneyland is an amusement park in Anaheim, California, which opened in 1955. It is the only one designed and built under the direct supervi...

Disneyland before Disney became a propagandist nightmare.

Music | Music

30 Candid Polaroids of Paul McCartney Taken by Fans From the 1960s and 1970s

These candid photographs were taken by Paul McCartney’s fans from between the late 1960s to early 1970s. Most people would love to take pict...

Music | Music

Rolling Stones Stun Audience With First-Ever Live Performance Of 1960s Classic

The band kicked off its 60th-anniversary tour with the debut of a 1966 hit never before performed in concert.

I got the chills, which I definitely did not expect, to hear the opening notes of this sing from 1966, and then The Stones performing it in 2022.

Music | Music

Bob Dylan celebrates 60 years at Columbia with new 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' video

Bob Dylan has celebrated 60 years as a Columbia recording artist with a new 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' video, as Patti Smith and co reinvent a classic.

In 1979 there was a prime-time special about the 25th anniversary of rock n roll. I beta maxed that special and probably watched, all of it, a few hundred times. It was the first time I saw footage of most of the performers and bands I came. One of my favorite clips was the original promo film for "Subterranean Homesick Blues." I think the new version of the this video is great, but resent day Bob Dylan should be in it!

Entertainment | The Original Series

Listen to an excellent 1966 radio commercial for Star Trek: The Original Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc8OeT7wROg "At the edge of the universe, 400 men and women are probing the immeasurable blackness of space," the announcer says with great drama. "Their leaders are an earthman with no fear and a stranger with no heart." S

Music | Music

Watch Glen Campbell introduce Cream to an American TV audience in 1968 | Louder

It's the summer of 1968. Country superstar, part-time Beach Boy and session man Glen Campbell is trying his hand at television, filling in as a replacement host on the The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. It's a show that's perhaps most

Music | Music

I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You): The Story Behind The Aretha Franklin Song

The first song to capture the real Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) began one of the most important eras in music.

Music | Music

Now that's a VERY long and winding road! Two US schoolgirls who ran away to Britain to meet The Beatles were sent back in disgrace... only to learn 58 years later that Paul McCartney had wanted to meet them!

Gripped by a teenage crush on the Beatles, Janice Hawkins and Martha Schendel, then 16, skipped school and caught a flight from the US to London in 1964.

Cars & Motorcycles | Cars

10 Most Iconic Cars Of The '60s

The '60s were easily the most memorable decade in automotive history., and these cars embody everything that made it so great.

Music | Music

Bob Dylan once explained the secret to his songwriting

One of the finest songwriters of all time, the work of Bob Dylan will outlive us all. Here he explains the secret to becoming such a vital wordsmith.

Entertainment | Entertainment

Dwayne Hickman death: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis star dies aged 87

Actor died on Sunday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease

Music | Music

Ronnie Spector, Girl Group Icon and Leader of the Ronettes, Dies at 78

Ronnie Spector, whose hard-edged yet tremulous voice soared on the Ronettes’ girl-group hits of the early ‘60s, has died. She was 78.

She was a pioneering female musician.

Music | Music

The five greatest demos by The Beatles

The Beatles left us with a wealth of demos and early versions of released and unreleased tracks to trawl through. Here, we've collected five of the best.

Music | Music

Monkees singer Michael Nesmith dead at 78

Michael Nesmith, singer and guitarist for the Monkees, died on Friday from natural causes at the age of 78.

Music | Music

Monkees Say Farewell: Set List, Videos

The Monkees played the final stop of their farewell tour on Nov. 14, 2021 in Los Angeles.

Entertainment | Entertainment

How the meek Mayberry choir director became the voice of Batman for a generation

Only Olan Soule could play a superhero and a geek.

I loved the 60s Batman cartoon.

Style & Fashion | Fashion & Style

‘Mad Men’ costume designer shares how to replicate classic ‘60s fashion

Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant told The Post how to be the next Don and Megan Draper — and it's not just about the bell bottoms.

Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation

The custom auto shop behind Hollywood’s most iconic cars may be closing

They made the Batmobile and Tom Wolfe's Kandy-Kolored Streamline Baby. But with its North Hollywood studio on the block, Barris Kustom Industries, soul of Southern California car culture, may be headed for the junkyard.

Because this soulless hellhole can’t preserve ANY of its history...

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Clarence Williams III, ‘The Mod Squad’s’ Linc, dies at 81

(AP) – Clarence Williams III, who played the cool undercover cop Linc Hayes on the counterculture series “The Mod Squad” and Prince’s father in “Purple Rain,” has died. He was 81. Williams di…

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

The 66 Most '60s Things About 1966

A look at 66 pop culture moments from 1966.

1966 was the most “60s” year of the 60s because it was the bridge between the early 60s and the culture of the rest of the decade, which changed drastically after 1966.

News | In The News

Peter Fonda’s ‘Easy Rider’ Harley Could Sell for $500,000 Next Month

Captain America, the heavily modified 1952 Harley-Davidson Peter Fonda rode in "Easy Rider", will go up for auction next month.

Music | Music

Why did the BBC ban The Beatles song 'A Day in the Life'?

BBC wrote a letter to EMI expressing their regret and disbelief that the day came when the BBC had to ban an EMI record. What happened exactly?

Miscellaneous | The Hometown

The Night Jim Morrison and the Doors Saw ‘2001’ at the Cinerama Dome

The Doors’ Ray Manzarek was known as a skilled keyboardist and respected music producer (his credits include seminal albums by X), but he was also a knowledgeable movie buff, having graduated from UCLA’s film program and receiving his MFA in cinematograph

Music | Music News

'Muscle Shoals' Review: A Must-See Documentary About The Most Important Small Town In American Musical History

This doc is a music nerd's delight, and features Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin and more legendary musicians.

Music | Music

The 13 most underrated songs from 1968

In our 'Unlucky for Some' feature, we're looking at the 13 most underrated songs from 1968. From Randy Newman to Scott Walker, Harumi and Bobbie Gentry.

Music | Music

Amazing Photos of The Beatles Filming the Promotional Clip for “Strawberry Fields Forever” at Knole Park in Kent, 1967

The Beatles produced a promotional film clip for "Strawberry Fields Forever", which served as an early example of what became known as a mus...

Music | Music News

Harrison Ford remembers his time as roadie for The Doors

There's little most Hollywood aficionados won't know about the legendary actor Harrison Ford. But his confession of being a roadie for The Doors blew our minds

Entertainment | Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy as Spock Makes Surprise Cameo Appearance on 'The Carol Burnett Show' in 1967

During a very early episode of The Carol Burnett Show in 1967, the titular hostess played "Mrs. Invisible Man", a young mother whose baby was invisible,

Music | Music

Paul McCartney Reacts to Gerry Marsden's Death: 'I’ll Always Remember You With a Smile'

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his old friend Gerry Marsden, who died at 78 after an illness related to a heart infection.

Miscellaneous | Tomorrowland

Yesterland: Coca-Cola Tomorrowland Terrace

What’s that futuristic, white planter doing? It’s rising! There’s a bandshell under that planter, with a rock band playing on it. The planter is now on the roof of the bandshell. Cool!

Entertainment | Entertainment

55 Years Ago: 'Thunderball' Takes James Bond Fun to New Heights

The James Bond movie 'Thunderball' opened in November 1965.

Entertainment | Miscellaneous Disney

Disney’s Lost Plans to Build a Ski Resort in Sequoia National Park

The proposal by Walt Disney Productions (today, the Walt Disney Company) envisioned an "American Alpine Wonderland" on the floor of Mineral King Valley.

Entertainment | The Original Series

Well, it turns out Redshirts are not more likely to die on 'Star Trek'

Being a redshirt isn't as bad as it sounds.

Style & Fashion | Style & Fashion

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Costume Designer on How '60s Style Fashion Played a Role in the Movie

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' costume designer Arianne Phillips and actor Austin Butler discuss with Esquire.com the role of the film's fashion and what it was like to work with Quentin Tarantino.

Music | Music News

Spencer Davis, Sixties Music Legend, Dead Aged 81

Spencer Davis, the Welsh born multi-instrumentalist and founder of the renowned 60s UK band, The Spencer Davis Group, has died aged 81.

Entertainment | Entertainment

The Right Stuff on Disney Plus review: Mad Men meets First Man

Meet the Mercury 7, the real-life playboy flyboys bedhopping their way into space in Nat Geo's new drama.

Music | Music

Colourisation artist brings to life snaps of the Beatles playing small gigs in early 1960s

The stunning images feature drummer Pete Best, who would later be replaced by Ringo Starr, as well as original bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe, who left the band to pursue his career as a painter.

Music | Music

Vanilla Fudge Adds a Little Led to the Mixture on Upcoming Record

Singer/keyboardist Mark Stein reflects on 50+ years of Vanilla Fudge, Led Zeppelin, Quentin Tarantino, and...Michael Jackson??

Music | Music

Watch the power of The Kinks with rare footage of their 1965 Paris performance

We dip into the Far Out Magazine Vault to bring you this brilliant footage of The Kinks performing some of their best tracks in Paris, 1965.

Entertainment | Entertainment

8 times TV stars appeared as a different character on their own hit shows

Sgt. Schulz may have fooled you with this disguise!

Music | Music News

Jimmy Page recalls meeting The Rolling Stones for the first time

Jimmy Page has spoken about his earliest experiences meeting and recording with Rolling Stones duo Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Politics | Politics

Why This Revolution Isn't Like the '60s

In the 1960s and early '70s, the U.S. was convulsed by massive protests calling for radical changes in the country's attitudes on race, class, gender and sexual orientation. The Vietnam

Entertainment | Entertainment

The Top TV Theme Songs of All Time: 1950s and '60s Edition

Listen to some of the best TV theme songs from shows like 'The Twilight Zone,' 'The Munsters,' 'Perry Mason' and more — watch video

Music | Music

Harrison Ford reflects on his time as roadie for The Doors

There's little most Hollywood aficionados won't know about the legendary actor Harrison Ford. But his confession of being a roadie for The Doors blew our minds

This is new! I had no idea he did this.

News | In The News

Ken Osmond, 'Leave It to Beaver' star who played Eddie Haskell, dies at 76

Ken Osmond, best known for his role at the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy "Leave It to Beaver," died on Monday morning.

Music | Music

Forgotten 60s Rock Bands: Some 60s rock bands deserve more love than we've given them

The 1960s has brought about some of the best music in human history. It was this era that brought famous acts like the Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones, and even The Supremes.

Music | Music

Listen back to a bootleg of Led Zeppelin’s first recorded concert, 1968

We're dipping into the Far Out Magazine vault to bring you the first ever live recording of Led Zeppelin form a 1968 performance in Spokane, Washington

Music | Music

The Monkees Announce 2020 Tour Dates, New Live Album

‘An Evening With the Monkees’ kicks off April 3rd in Vancouver and wraps up April 26th in Nashville

Music | Music

Paul McCartney Remembers Beatles Photographer Robert Freeman

Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

Entertainment | The Original Series

Star Trek: I, Mudd Turns 52 Today

“I, Mudd,” written by “Mudd’s Women” scribe Stephen Kandel, is a fun and entertaining hour of Star Trek: The Original Series.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

How Tarantino’s team made the ultra-'60s Hollywood in ‘Once Upon a Time’

Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" draws on personal memories for its look at an L.A. gone by, says production designer Barbara Ling.

The LA Times doing its hyperbolic thing again. It wasn’t “ultra 60’s” it was just Hollywood I the 60’s. I was there when they filmed the Hollywood Blvd scenes and, as a native Angeleno who doesn’t remember the 60’s, bit remembers the 70’s well, he did do an amazing job.

Music | Music News

Ringo Starr Remembers ‘Incredible, Inventive’ Ginger Baker

Ringo Starr remembered late Cream drummer Ginger Baker’s innovative playing in an interview with Rolling Stone. Baker died Sunday after a lengthy hospital stay at the age of 80.

Music | Music

Ginger Baker, Superstar Rock Drummer With Cream, Is Dead at 80 - The New York Times

Teamed with the guitarist Eric Clapton and the bassist Jack Bruce in the band Cream, Mr. Baker helped redefine the role of the drums in rock.

Entertainment | Entertainment

A Hogan's Heroes sequel series is in development from the show's original co-creator

We have to say, even in a culture rife with reboots, we did not see this one coming. Yesterday, Deadline broke the news that a Hogan's Heroes sequel is currently in development.

This is so weird.

Music | Music

20 Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the Sixties That You’ve Never Heard

Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Peter Fonda Dead at 79

Hollywood icon Peter Fonda is easy riding into the sunset -- the veteran actor is dead ... TMZ has learned.

That’s too bad. I always liked him. Especially his 60s/70s stuff.

Entertainment | Entertainment

50 Rare Woodstock Festival Photos in Honor of its 50th Anniversary

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Woodstock Music & Arts Fair with these stunning photos.

Entertainment | Celebrities!

Ron Howard proves he can still expertly skip stones down at the fishin' hole

The Andy Griffith Show star shows off his Opie skills on Instagram.

I love this! I always liked the Andy Griffith Show when I was a kid.

Music | Music

Resurrected Stones Film Finds Pivot Point In Rock History : NPR

In December of 1968, some of the biggest names in rock and roll came together to film The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus. The film was recently given a 4K restoration.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

R.I.P. David Hedison, captain on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and ally of James Bond

The actor also starred in the horror classic 'The Fly.' He was 92.

I always liked him, another sad loss.

Music | Music

CRITICAL MASS: Gone for 50 years — The Rolling Stones was Brian Jones' band

You might dispute that. You might point out that little Keith Richards and Michael Jagger rode tricycles together until Jagger's family moved the five miles from Dartford to Wilmington, Kent in 1954.

When I was a kid, many years after he left the band, Brian Jones was my favorite Stone and he was absolutely the leader of the band.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

When Apollo 10 Nearly Crashed Into the Moon

Apollo 10 marked NASA’s last step before going for the full lunar landing with Apollo 11. But the practice run came close to failure.

Entertainment | Entertainment

13 Wild Facts About Easy Rider | Mental Floss

On May 12, 1969, Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda's low-budget biker flick premiered at Cannes and became “the definitive counterculture blockbuster.”

Music | Music

Joni Mitchell: Her Art and Life in 33 Songs | Pitchfork

Since releasing her first album in 1968, Joni Mitchell has been a singularly influential force in popular music, offering a blueprint for both enlightenment and rebellion. Here, we take a chronological look at the songs that define her legacy so far—but first, here is an essay about her many gifts by cultural critic Ann Powers.

Obviously, I REALLY like Joni Mitchell. Thanks Pitchfork!

Miscellaneous | Mid Century

A Look Back at Charles Schridde's Houses of The Future

Illustrator Charles Schridde created some of the most stunning images of what he thought the home of tomorrow will look like back in the 1960s.

Music | Music

Fiona Apple, Neil Young, Beck, Cat Power Appear on Echo in the Canyon Film Soundtrack | Pitchfork

Listen to Jakob Dylan’s Mamas & the Papas cover from the documentary’s soundtrack

Not that thrilled about most of the artists on the soundtrack given how many of the artists that were there are still here (how about Bob instead of Jakob?). But I am very excited about the documentary. I grew up in L.A., in the next canyon over and am a big fan of the era's music.

Travel | Travel

South Dakota’s Flintstones Theme Park Has Been Demolished | Mental Floss

The roadside attraction, which first opened in the '60s, has been demolished. There's good news, though: The Arizona location will be reopened soon for a limited run.

Music | Music

How we made Booker T and the MGs' Green Onions

‘It was originally called Funky Onions – but to laced-up, deep-south America, that sounded like a cuss word, so we had to retitle it’

This and/or “Take Five” is the coolest song (“cool” in the more musical sense) ever written, instrumental or otherwise.

Miscellaneous | The Hometown

Rebellion and rock ‘n’ roll: The Sunset Strip in the ’60s

How go-go dancing teens—and the underage clubs that embraced them—turned the Strip technicolor.

It’s a total travesty (and malfeasance) that the L.A. City Council has allowed almost all of this historic area to be completely destroyed. Almost all of it was still there 15 years ago. Now it’s yet another endless corridor of generic, identical, style-less steel blocks.

Music | Music

Monkees Singer and Bassist Peter Tork Dead at 77

The affable performer played with the Monkees from their earliest days as a made-for-TV band all the way through their recent reunion tours

Sad news.

Music | Music

A Thousand People In The Street: 'For What It's Worth' Captured Youth In Revolt

Though often associated with the Vietnam War, Buffalo Springfield's signature song was inspired by a confrontation back home, which erupted on a few famous blocks in Los Angeles.

Entertainment | Entertainment

One of Britain's most beloved crotchety old sci-fi heroes—not that one—is getting his own movie

Although Doctor Who has sucked up most of the attention in this particular, slightly musty sphere over the last decade or so, British TV has a long tradition of groundbreaking science fiction shows that also, coincidentally, starred extremely crotchety ol

Music | Music

The Beatles played their final concert, on a London rooftop, 50 years ago today

In 1969, the legendary group played its last public performance.

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

Miscellaneous | 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.

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 | 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