Buzz Poole

Buzz Poole is a Maine-based editor and writer; his work has appeared in numerous media outlets. He is the author of Workingman's Dead, published as part of the 33 1/3 series. Keep up with him on Twitter @buzzpoole.

What Happened to Rock and Roll
After Altamont?

Buzz Poole on the Grateful Dead's “New Speedway Boogie,” and the True End of the Sixties

December 6, 2019 By Buzz Poole

Plunging Into the 1970s’ Altered States of Awareness

Buzz Poole on Erik Davis’s High Weirdness

August 16, 2019 By Buzz Poole

The Wisdom of Sendak: Children Are Wild, Honest, Immoral Beings

On the Weird Kingdoms and Kinship of Maurice Sendak and Ralph Eugene Meatyard

May 22, 2017 By Buzz Poole

In Praise of the Illustrated Book

Four Great Examples of the Genre

October 17, 2016 By Buzz Poole

On the $50K Acid Trip That Inspired the Grateful Dead’s “Black Peter”

From Buzz Poole's 33 1/3 Take on Workingman's Dead

May 5, 2016 By Buzz Poole

The Greatest (Sellout) Generation

Howard Smith's Classic Interviews Reveal How Little America Has Changed

November 3, 2015 By Buzz Poole