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Michael Lydon

Michael Lydon, a writer and musician, began reporting on pop music in the sixties. He is the author of the book Flashbacks. This piece originally appeared in the Criterion Collection’s 2002 edition of Monterey Pop.

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Gimme Shelter: The Decade That Spawned Altamont

The deeply disturbing drama of this landmark documentary about the Rolling Stones sprang from the disturbing drama of the times.

By Michael Lydon

Monterey Pop: The First Rock Festival

Something very heavy happened at Monterey last weekend. Those very odd three days began in Friday’s cool gray air as the first of the crowd began to circle through the booths of the fairground. The only word for it then was groovy.

By Michael Lydon