Category Archives: The Sixties

Star Wars by way of the Jetsons

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Alex

If Star Wars had been a cartoon from the 60s, Darth Vader might have looked like this. 30 characters from Star Wars, all with a very Jestons sensibility to them, drawn by Ben Balistreri.

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I Heard It Through The Grapevine, a capella

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Alex

When the music moves you, you can see it, and you can definitely see it here. Quiet for the first 20 seconds, absolutely burning by 0:50. Previous a capella 60s pop: The Beach Boys

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Pet Sounds, a capella

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Alex

It’s a beautiful sunny morning in London, so this seems like just the right thing to listen to: Pet Sounds, a capella. Despite the fact that it’s a YouTube link, sound quality is terrific. This is probably the first time I’ve … Continue reading →

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International Times

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Alex

The Guardian has a blog post up today reflecting on the radical/hippy/underground 60s newspaper The International Times, as an archive devoted to IT has just launched (although said archive appears to be down at the moment). Anyway, the Guardian blog … Continue reading →

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The end of the 60s is now

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Alex

Brian Eno, giving his prediction for 2009/the future in general, focusses not on a scientific, technological, political or economic breakthrough, but essentially, the end of optimism as being the default of the west. Unlike Bono’s blethering mass of words in … Continue reading →

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It Won’t Be Long: The Beatles and MP3

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Alex

I’m a big Beatles fan, and had a post cooked up all about those reports that, thanks to Norweigan Broadcasting (NRK), you could download Beatles MP3s for free, legally. NRK’s site said: “Some weeks ago, NRK – Norwegian Braodcasting – … Continue reading →

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The Walrus Was Paul – But Who Was The Ghost?

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Alex

Are you a technology fan and gamer with a love for the sixties? Join the club here at the Wired Jester, and get yourself this t-shirt from Huzzah, which rather wonderfully brings together PacMan and Abbey Road Roll. It can … Continue reading →

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Barry Miles and International Times: ‘The invisible insurrection of a million minds’

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Alex

Last week I went to a panel discussion on magazines; although I took notes on all three speakers, I ended up with loads from the talk by Barry Miles, co-founder of 60s underground paper International Times (Wikipedia). He talked at … Continue reading →

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