598 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2007 by Canongate, Distributed by Publishers Group West.
There's a riot going on
revolutionaries, rock stars, and the rise and fall of the '60s
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Between 1965 and 1972, political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution, from the Black Panthers to the Gay Liberation Front, from the Yippies to the IRA. Rock and soul music supplied the revolutionary tide with anthems and iconic imagery; and renowned musicians such as John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan were particularly influential in the movement. This is the definitive account of this unique period in modern history; a compelling portrait of an era when revolutionaries turned into rock stars, and rock stars dressed up as revolutionaries.
Subjects
- Rock music -- Political aspects
- Rock musicians -- Political activity
- Rock music -- 1961-1970 -- History and criticism
- Rock music -- 1971-1980 -- History and criticism
- Protest movements
- Protest songs -- History and criticism
- Counterculture -- History -- 20th century.
- Radicalism -- History -- 20th century.
- United States -- History -- 1961-1969