View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mini Wall of Sound (@mini_wall_of_sound) While stuck at home during the lockdown, Grateful Dead fan Anthony Coscia decided that he wanted to build a miniature version of the band’s legendary short-lived, but brilliant sound system known as the “Wall of Sound”….
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A Beautifully Animated Music Video For the Grateful Dead Song ‘Ripple’ Made 50 Years After Its Release
In honor of the 50th anniversary of their album American Beauty in November 2020, the Grateful Dead released a beautifully animated music video for one of the album’s most popular songs “Ripple”. The video, which captured the hopeful and mystical spirit of the song so well, was animated by T….
The Grateful Dead Performs Live on ‘Playboy After Dark’ After Being Secretly Dosed With LSD in 1969
While in Los Angeles during January 1969, the members of the Grateful Dead performed two of their classic songs, “Mountains of the Moon” and “St. Stephen”, on the set of Playboy After Dark. Before the performance, Jerry Garcia bantered a bit with Hugh Hefner about the hippie scene in San…
Nike and Grateful Dead Release Fuzzy SB Dunk Low Shoes With Dancing Bears and ‘Steal Your Face’ Skulls
Nike has partnered with the Grateful Dead to create a funky fuzzy neon-colored line of SB Dunk Low featuring both the iconic Dancing Bear and the “Steal Your Face” skull. To celebrate the Long Strange Trip, SB is putting out a fuzzed-up Dunk Low in three neon colors with our…
Clever Mashups of Dance Scenes From Classic Television Shows Set to the Music of the Grateful Dead
Artist and Deadhead Knut Masco has very cleverly mashed together different dance scenes from classic U.S. television series such as The Honeymooners, The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Love Lucy and The Munsters with the music of the Grateful Dead. The effect is very amusing, particularly in…
John Perry Barlow (1947-2018), Grateful Dead Lyricist, Internet Pioneer and Co-Founder of the EFF
John Perry Barlow, the prolific Grateful Dead lyricist who collaborated with Bob Weir from 1971-1995, visionary internet pioneer, political activist, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and author of many thoughtful essays including the widely read “A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace“, sadly passed away in his sleep on…
Stooping NYC, Helpful Photos Showing Where to Find Unique Items New Yorkers Have Put Out on the Curb
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stooping NYC (@stoopingnyc) on Oct 10, 2020 at 3:00pm PDT While the New York City was out of commission for so many months, a lot of people took that downtime to either redecorate or just get rid of stuff they no…
An Insightful Short Film About a Man in Queens Who Embraces the Historical Value of Discarded Items
“A Garbage Story” is a short, insightful film by Olivier Bernier of Rota6 Films that tells the story of Nick DiMola, a unique individual who has the unique ability to see the value that once lived inside discarded items. Fully embodying the Grateful Dead lyric “one man gathers what another…
