The Beatles had many songs that referenced drugs, often stirring up controversy with the BBC and radio censorship. The BBC didn’t catch every reference and often misinterpreted lyrics for being about ...

Living by the creed of “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” can be a lot of fun. But as anyone who has tried that approach likely knows, it can also get out of hand quite quickly. Drugs in anyone’s world, ...

John Lennon and other members of The Beatles were often known for writing music that referenced drugs, especially LSD. One of their most apparent allusions is “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” which ...

Looking back, it seems like everyone involved in the entertainment industry between the 1960s and the 1980s was under the influence of one substance or another. As a result, it is easy to believe that ...

The sounds of muffled percussion and audience cheers reverberate throughout the grounds. Brand activations, makeshift bars and restaurant pop-ups control traffic as a sea of bodies move from set to ...

When the Illinois Crime Commission released their list of “drug-oriented rock records” in 1971, they weren’t technically banning radio stations in the state from playing the songs. Just before the ICC ...

I was standing in the light pouring in from the open window of the first floor guest room of my aunt’s beach house in Grover Beach, Calif., while cleansing my Spotify “Beach” playlist of stale songs ...