I was speaking of the change taking place in this nation, and would say that in America the change is most evident in two sectors or subcultures of the civilization. In the black stinking ghettoes of the poor and exploited, …
FE Author: John Sinclair
Union Moves to End Rock-Band Exploitation
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 38, September 15-30, 1967
In one of the largest steps in its history, the American Federation of Musicians has drafted plans for a huge apprentice program for teen-age rock musicians which could alter the present music industry considerably.
Sweep-in
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 36, August 15-31, 1967
The filthy streets of Detroit’s Warren-Forest Area, center of the city’s hippie community, will be the scene of a giant Sweep-In Sunday, August 20.
The Coat Puller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 36, August 15-31, 1967
“Do you love it, do you hate it There it is, just like you made it” —The Mothers of Invention You have to live in the middle of the city to know what is really happening there—otherwise all you have …
The Coat Puller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 34, July 15-31, 1967
It looks like straight people will do just about anything in their power to keep the love organism from growing and spreading, just because they can’t “understand’ it and don’t know what’s happening in the world around them. If you …
The Coat Puller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 35, August 1-15, 1967
You know that it would be untrue / You know that I would be a liar / If I was to say to you / “Girl, we can’t get much higher”—/ Come on baby light my fire / Come on …
Breakthrough
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 7, April 1966
“He who lives by the sword dies by the sword,” but the men who are now dying have no such simple entrance into their own lives—the swords they bear (whatever “side”) are not what they live by, not the terms …
Rock and Roll Dope
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 62, Sept. 19-Oct. 2, 1968
It’s really good to see that Brother Ear is hearing the Detroit bands and digging them, especially since people around here have to be told how heavy the bands are. The Frost and the Thyme aren’t the only together groups …
Rock and Roll Dope
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 61, Sept. 5-18, 1968
I want to take up where I left off last time and get into some of the alternatives to the present scene in the local rock and roll industry. There has been some fantastic response to my last column—even Russ …
The Coat Puller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 3, January 1966
Live (i.e. alive) musical activity continues to grow here in Detroit, and on its own terms, which makes it all the more valuable. Pianist Andrew Hill made his first concert appearance in this part of the country here last month, …