Blog | Sean Howe

Spock sees clouds from both sides now

Last night I was half-listening to a 1974 recording of Joni Mitchell singing "Both Sides Now" when something grabbed my full attention:...

discographical resources

Discography of American Historical Recordings Jazz Discography Project Don't Forget the Motor City Discogs RateYourMusic 45worlds...

Good Days for Black Rock

Here's a page from "Good Days for Black Rock," a Hit Parader article from 1970 that goes beyond the requisite Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix...

Joe Maggio, company man

I'm reading Norman Mailer's 1991 doorstop Harlot's Ghost, and its descriptions of the infamous Camp Peary had me wondering about when...

'agents of chaos' excerpt in rolling stone

There's an excerpt from my new book, Agents of Chaos, now up at Rolling Stone. The excerpt is entitled "How ‘High Times’ Became the...

STAN LEE'S 1969 DINNER WITH ALAIN RESNAIS

“…Now let’s try it. This is Wednesday, May the 14th, and here in the home of Stan and Joan Lee in New York we are privileged to have as...

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