{"product_id":"trips-rock-life-in-the-sixties-augmented-edition-paperback","title":"Trips: Rock Life in the Sixties--Augmented Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Sander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Name an iconic Sixties rock moment and Ellen Sander was probably there. A beautifully written, sweeping yet intimate account of America's cultural awakening in that decade. Massively entertaining\" -- \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A #1 Amazon Bestseller: Musical Philosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a pioneering rock journalist for \u003ci\u003eHit Parader, Vogue, Saturday Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and other publications, Ellen Sander had a backstage pass to the hottest music scenes of the 1960s. In this feast of juicy anecdotes and keen social commentary, she draws upon her professional and personal experiences to chronicle pop culture's highs and lows during the turbulent decade. Join her for weird and wild road trips with companions ranging from Yippies to the members of Led Zeppelin. Stops along the way include the folk music clubs of Greenwich Village, Haight-Ashbury in its riotous heyday, and the euphoric festivals at Monterey and Woodstock. \u003cbr\u003e \"It is a memoir, a sourcebook, and a love letter,\" Sander writes, \"a recollection of a time, parenthesized by ambivalence and apathy, a search for the ultimate high, a generation with an irrepressible vision, its art, artists, its audience, and the substance of its statement.\" This expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eTrips\u003c\/i\u003e adds \"The Plaster Casters of Chicago,\" Sander's seminal piece on groupie culture, the lengthy \"Concerts and Conversations,\" as well as a new Preface and chapter postscripts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Simply one of the best pieces of rock reportage ever written.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-to-late 1960s, Ellen Sander was \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e's rock critic. She also wrote for \u003ci\u003eVogue, The Realist, Cavalier, The L.A. Free Press, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eHer writing on rock has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Conscious Reader, Four Way Street: The CSNY Reader, Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay, \u003c\/i\u003eand other anthologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756302729504,"sku":"9780486828473","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b528498152a5a80e7c0556c43ea21d20.webp?v=1780078398","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trips-rock-life-in-the-sixties-augmented-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}