On August 15, 1969, a farmer named Max Yasgur addressed one of largest assemblies ever to gather when he addressed the crowd at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in the name of peace, love and music. tags Woodstock music festival Max Yasgur farm 1969Mr. Yasgur, now a cultural icon, allowed 40 acres of his 1,100 acre farm in upstate New York, to be used for Woodstock, thus making the musical and cultural event of the century possible. For "only" $8,000,000 this historic landmark can be yours! BTW: Anyone that says they remember being at Woodstock wasn't really there. picked by tigertony 2 years ago |
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Woodstock, the most famous music festival in rock 'n' roll history, took place 40 years ago on August 15-18, 1969. To celebrate, here are 40 things you didn't know about it. 0 comments edit related share plime.com*One NSFW picture picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago |
A museum is being put together that will aim to capture the spirit of the greatest music festival of all time. They are also looking for relics of the festival, if any of you should have any that you care to donate. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Woodstock Festival ended forty years ago today, on August 18, 1969* -- and roughly, um, two years later, Marvel Comics was there! picked by Bornbad 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
"I walked up to him and told him that he was violating a number of health codes," Cohen recalled. "Next thing I know I'm surrounded by hippies saying, 'Get lost, we're hungry.' " picked by kakana 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The entire concert of Jimi Hendrix performing at the Woodstock festival in 1969. 0 comments edit related share plime.comAll 56 minutes and 39 seconds of it. Legendary to say the least. picked by latueofstiberty 3 years ago |
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Cambridge-educated economist-... (Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Billy Bragg) Peter Jenner put a figure on how much each music fan who buys music would have to pay in order for access to every song ever recorded while maintaining or increasing music sales. picked by charbarred 3 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
Amazon.com, the internet retailer, wants to launch an online music store next month to challenge Apple and is working on plans to sell music with reduced protection against copyright infringement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The first High Line Festival, an 11-day series of music, film, comedy and art in New York will feature artists that Bowie would like to see perform. 0 comments edit related share entertainmentThe festival is named for the 1.45-mile elevated train line on the city's West Side. The line has not been used since 1980, and is to be developed into a green corridor . picked by suebe 3 years ago |
In the four decades since Woodstock, rock and roll has made the journey from the defiant soundtrack of the counterculture to the most popular music in the land. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Britain's biggest music festival is a sea of mud for 200,000. With great mudddy photos of Glastonbury. picked by hisidea 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Led Zep, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Britney Spears may have hidden secret backwards messages in their music, but beardy grinning weirdo music man Richard D James (or rather Aphex Twin) went one further and hid pictures in his music. Presumably just because he's clever enough to do it. 8 comments edit related share artsA chap who may or may not go by the name of Bastwood goes one further by finding the things. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago |
22 minute video of Jimi Hendrix performing at the 1969 Newport Pop Festival. Excellent videon content of Jimi Hendrix, band, backups, and audience. 8 comments edit related share entertainmentNo longer personal site: Goes to google embedded video Source picked by ccbelland 2 years ago |
The history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago 18 comments edit related share entertainment |
The Chopard sponsored Cannes Film Festival is where the world’s cinema elite get together every Spring to see what is new in the world of movie making and fashion. The festival began in 1946, and has grown over the last 62 years into an event the world takes note of in terms of entertainment and fashion. picked by iamamaniac 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
Hey, sixties hippies! A little confused about who sang what and when? Mellow out with this website. 0 comments edit related share plime.comOh, Wow! picked by waggamandave 2 years ago |
How many times have you found yourself wondering how many performers who appeared at Woodstock were still alive? Well now there is an easy way to find out. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
In its entirety. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
In the past decade, have you downloaded music from a peer-to-peer service like LimeWire? Or shared files on the original Napster? Once? Twice? Lots? If so, you might want to hire a good lawyer, or consider moving to another country. Lately, major record labels—specifically, the "Big Four" (EMI, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and their many sub... read full post picked by sidran32 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Where has all the elevator music gone? 4 comments edit related share plime.comLike so many other cultural reference points, the elevator-music has faded away. And barely anybody noticed. The breaking point came in February, when Muzak, the company that introduced us to elevator music, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. picked by bingo 8 months ago |
Music could one day be used as a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and heart patient rehabilitation, according to a new study. 0 comments edit related share plime.comPrevious studies have shown that music with faster tempos resulted in increased breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago |