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Lollapalooza
[Blog Post] Lollapalooza: A Modern Day Festival with a Unique History

  By Robbie Faselt • July 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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Author: Robbie Faselt The 2014 Lollapalooza Music Festival is coming around the corner on the first of August marking the 23rd year since its first edition as a touring festival in 1991. Today, Lollapalooza is one of the biggest–if not the biggest–music festival in the United States. With over 60 … Continue reading

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Woodstock Festival of 1969
Richie Havens Stalls at Woodstock

  By Sarah Dejak • July 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Singer Richie Havens, who was also the first performer at the original Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York on August 15, 1969, talks about his extended performance that ended up lasting two hours and 45 minutes. Because some of the bands that were supposed to come up after Havens were … Continue reading

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Santana
The ‘Trip’ of a Lifetime for Santana

  By Sarah Dejak • July 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Carlos Santana and members from his original band describe the performance they put on at the first Woodstock Festival on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. The band shares how they took LSD backstage, anticipating that they had hours until they were supposed to perform. As it turned out, … Continue reading

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Woodstock Festival of 1969
‘One Giant Family’

  By Sarah Dejak • July 10, 2014 Uncategorized

Susan Rodriguez, self-proclaimed hippie that was present during the first Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York on August 15, 1969, takes us day-by-day through the music festival that helped to define a generation. Rodriguez discusses such topics as how people acted in a unified and loving manner, who her favorite … Continue reading

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Joan Baez
Joan Baez on the Safety of a Bunker in North Vietnam

  By Witnify • July 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Famous folk singer Joan Baez goes back to visit the bunker that kept her safe while she was on her peace mission in Vietnam during the war in 1972. Baez had to shelter herself in the bunker located under her hotel as American B-52′s dropped bombs above her when the … Continue reading

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Andy Warhol
Interview with Andy Warhol and Candy Darling

  By Robbie Faselt • July 3, 2014 Uncategorized
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In an interview with Andy Warhol and transgender actress, Candy Darling, the duo talk about how they met and their upcoming movie, “Blonde on a Bum Trip,” which would later be renamed “Women in Revolt.” Although Warhol is known more for being a leading figure in the pop art movement, … Continue reading

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Kenneth Goldsmith
[Blog] ‘Seven American Deaths and Disasters’ Changes How You View History

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • July 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Author: Phoebe Goldenberg Kenneth Goldsmith thinks his work is “mimetic and uncreative.” If you were to pick up his most recent book, you would probably agree–and question the judgement of his publisher. His book, published on March 12, 2013, called, “Seven American Deaths and Disasters,” lacks colorful embellishments. Goldsmith has merely … Continue reading

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Bosnian War
Angelina Jolie ‘Felt a Responsibility’ to Learn About Bosnian War

  By Phoebe Goldenberg • July 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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Angelina Jolie explains the reason why she “felt a responsibility” to learn about the Bosnian War. Ultimately, Jolie’s personal interest in its harrowing legacy inspired “The Land of Milk and Honey,” her directional debut. The famous actress and humanitarian describes the making of the film and her experience while interviewing … Continue reading

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Elvis Presley
Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley Remember Elvis

  By Megan O'Toole • July 2, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this interview on NBC’s Today Show, wife Priscilla Presley and daughter Lisa Marie Presley fondly remember the late music icon Elvis Presley. Lisa Marie recalls that she was awestruck watching her father perform and declares that “there wasn’t a persona onstage” because Elvis was as great a spirit offstage. … Continue reading