1968: Radical Chic and Revolution as Rhetoric

Music and Politics by Adam J Sacks

Episode notes

This episode focuses on the seminal year 1968, year of the Prague Spring and the French General Strike. Examining the philosophies of new intentional living communities or communes, we examine how pop music of the time attempted to intervene in the revolution spirit of the day. We pose the question whether the audacious psychedelic sounds may ultimately prove more revolutionary than any rhetoric of radical chic.

Keywords
Beatles1968PsychedelicRadical ChicRevolutionCommunesProvosBerlinAmsterdamLondonRolling Stones