Psychedelic

"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon's quote shows how he took his mother's advice to always be happy and tried to remain happy even though people might try and bring him down. The assassination of John Lennon was unjust because he was a kind person…

In 1966 the first take on “Strawberry Fields Forever,” was released while “A Day in the Life” could first be heard on the Sgt. Peppers album. Even though “Strawberry Fields Forever” was released at the end of 1966, the album Magical Mystery Tour debuted in 1967 about six months after Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was released. As Alan Pollack points out, looking back in retrospect at The Beatles old albums after Sgt. Peppers and Magical Mystery Tour were released, there were definitely…

similar design earlier that same year, the Atome. Even if you are not comfortable wearing a two-piece swimsuit, there is also a one piece and even a burkini. Psychedelic colors have risen during this decade. These colors have an exotic influence from South America and the Orient. Different fashion designers have tried out this trend. Psychedelic colors are known for a fact to spice up your wardrobe. Frayed bell-bottom jeans ascended throughout this decennary. No one knows exactly who gave the…

Recording innovations in the mid-1960s rerouted the expectations of musical composition. The Beatles were famous for constantly revolutionizing the music industry in unimaginable fashions. On August 5, 1966, Revolver was released in the United Kingdom (The Beatles Bible, 2015). The album’s experimentation and creativity reached a level that not even The Beatles could have anticipated. What musical ingenuities propelled Revolver to become one of the greatest albums of all time? The Beatles…

Within the film “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” we gain a strong perception of a pseudo-psychedelic trip. In this particular scene, Duke (Johnny Depp) has consumed more than enough Adrenochrome, causing him to fall into a drug induced trip, while Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) tries to get rid of Lucy. The stylistic choices made depicts the hallucinogenic structure of the film via camera movement, framing and composition, colour and by the use of depth within the scene. Adrenochrome is a drug…

The 1950’s- 1960’s saw a big change in society, as well as in the constant growing music industry. In the States and the Uk, people were still holding onto many aspects of the past: -World War 2 for example, and the crisis that many people went through, which many artists in future decades used and were inspired by different social and cultural events which gave inspiration to make some of the most well known songs in classic rock in the 80’s: for example: the song “one” by Metallica- which is…

The Anti-war movement started during the 1960s and shaped America’s public opinion on conflicts for years to come. As in all its conflicts, the support of the people on the homefront influences America’s military commitment.. Without Homefront support, the American war machine dies. American pop culture during the 60s and 70s, sought to change public opinion against the Vietnam War. Through blatant anti-war lyrics to their actions, the popular artists and musicians of the era influenced the…

Since amendments were made to the ‘British Nationality law’ in the 1940s, people from the commonwealth islands (including India) had been immigrating to the UK for nearly 20 years – this meant that people of the Hindu and other religions had already introduced these faiths into British society and the world was already changing to be more cultural before the Beatles choice to follow them. The band only created higher popularity for these faiths amongst the population. Also their views on…

Born in 1962 in Tokyo, the artist received his education from the the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, obtaining BFA in painting (1986), later completed by PhD degree (1993). His iconography, full of equally cute and psychedelic representations, is often seen as a weird amalgam of East and West mass culture, inspired by anime and manga, comics and cartoons, as well as the American Pop Art. Takashi Murakami has conquered both international art scene and commercial media…

constant and as he gets worse, he gets put into a federal drug rehabilitation clinic by his friends. Bob Arctor is a friend of Fabin’s along with Jim Barris and Ernie Luckman. They share a house together and are all addicts. Their drug of choice is a psychedelic named Substance D, nicknamed Death. Fred is a narcotics agent. He has been working undercover to bust dealers of Substance D, a highly addictive drug that splits a user’s brain hemispheres in half after long time use. The goal is to…