Harvey Kubernik has been a noted popular music journalist
and record producer for over 30 years. A former West Coast director
of A&R for MCA Records, Kubernik is the author of four books,
including Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel
Canyon (Sterling). Kubernik’s writings on popular music have been
published nationally and internationally in the Los Angeles Times,
MOJO, Goldmine, Musician, Melody Maker, Crawdaddy!, the Los Angeles
Free Press, and many others. His work has also been included in
several book anthologies, including The Rolling Stone Book of the
Beats (Hyperion) and Drinking with Bukowski (Thunder’s Mouth).
Kubernik has penned liner notes on dozens of albums by a diverse
group of artists including Elvis Presley, Allen Ginsberg, Carole
King, and the Ramones. He lives in Los Angeles.
Kenneth Kubernik is a contributor to Variety and is a former
editor of Music Connection magazine. He has contributed to the Los
Angeles Times and MIX magazine, where he also served as a
contributing editor. Kubernik served as an editorial consultant on
Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon
(Sterling). As a keyboardist and record producer, he has worked on
several internationally acclaimed jazz recordings. He lives in Los
Angeles.
Lou Adler is the legendary producer of the Monterey
International Pop Festival. He has also produced for Sam Cooke, the
Mamas and the Papas, Johnny Rivers, Barry McGuire, Scott McKenzie,
Merry Clayton, Spirit, and Carole King, whose landmark album
Tapestry earned Adler Grammy Awards for Album and Song of the Year.
In 1975, Adler produced the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture
Show, and in 1978, he produced and directed the movie Up in Smoke,
starring Cheech and Chong. Adler owns the world-famous Roxy Theatre
on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. He lives in
Malibu.
Michelle Phillips is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She
gained fame as a member of the Mamas and the Papas, co-wrote their
hit California Dreamin’,” and is the last surviving original
member of the group. Phillips has also had a successful career as
an actress, appearing in dozens of television shows and feature
films, including Dillinger, The California Kid, Valentino, Fantasy
Island, Star Trek, Spin City, and Knots Landing. She is the author
of California Dreamin’: The True Story of the Mamas and the Papas.
She lives in Los Angeles.
"Anyone who wants a complete record of the events that took place
June 16-18, 1967, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in California
will want to pick up this book. . . . This is a great scrapbook
that really brings the flower power era of the '60s alive again."
--"Goldmine "(August 2012)
"Rich in rare photos, "A Perfect Haze" is a definitive talking-book
account of the impossible standard that weekend set for future
festivals like Coachella and Bonnaroo." --"Rolling Stone" (June 11,
2012)
"Publishers Weekly", October 24, 2011Before Woodstock, thousands of
hippies descended on Monterey for the first ever International Pop
Festival. At the height of the 1967 summer of love, many were
unaware of the part they were about to play in the forthcoming
"cultural explosion." Decorated producer Lou Adler cheerfully
recalls the conception of the groundbreaking event, which gathered
artists who represented the festival's harmonious principles. The
authors provide sumptuous documentation through telegrams,
contracts, newspaper clippings, line-up posters, and other rare
paraphernalia. The work of celebrated photographers captures the
atmosphere of this terrific spectacle: the rawness of Janis Joplin;
the audacity of (then relatively unknown) Jimi Hendrix setting his
guitar alight; the showmanship of The Who; and the "cultivated
relaxation" enjoyed by the crowd spacing out to The Grateful Dead
and Ravi Shankar before being blown away by Otis Redding. The
Kuberniks's combined knowledge and passion make for a thoroughly
entertaining retrospective. As David Crosby says: "What happened at
Monterey was the flowering of an entirely different set of values."
Festival organizer Michelle Phillips closes proceedings with
reflections on this genuine happening, and the dawn of a far out
philosophy that keeps on giving. (Nov.)
"A very well written, gorgeous book commemorating the historic
Monterey Pop Festival. The authors' exceptional work here,
alongside the eye-opening photos and graphics, makes this one of
the year's most essential book purchases. Do check it out."
--www.music.yahoo.com (December 2011)
"Publishers Weekly," October 24, 2011Before Woodstock, thousands of
hippies descended on Monterey for the first ever International Pop
Festival. At the height of the 1967 summer of love, many were
unaware of the part they were about to play in the forthcoming
"cultural explosion." Decorated producer Lou Adler cheerfully
recalls the conception of the groundbreaking event, which gathered
artists who represented the festival's harmonious principles. The
authors provide sumptuous documentation through telegrams,
contracts, newspaper clippings, line-up posters, and other rare
paraphernalia. The work of celebrated photographers captures the
atmosphere of this terrific spectacle: the rawness of Janis Joplin;
the audacity of (then relatively unknown) Jimi Hendrix setting his
guitar alight; the showmanship of The Who; and the "cultivated
relaxation" enjoyed by the crowd spacing out to The Grateful Dead
and Ravi Shankar before being blown away by Otis Redding. The
Kuberniks's combined knowledge
"This 'official history of this glorious festival' is a vivid,
colorfully illustrated chronicle of the event, arriving in time to
celebrate the fest's forty-fifth anniversary next year. . . . Well
written and comprehensive, this is a rock-history coffee-table book
for the ages!" --"Booklist "(October 31, 2011)
"VERDICT: Well organized, beautifully laid out, and packed with
insightful commentary, this work will find its way to the shelves
of flower children of all ages. Strongly recommended for anyone
with an interest in the music and culture of late 1960s America."
--"Library Journal "(November 15, 2011)
""A Perfect Haze" . . . piece[s] together the story of the
three-day 1967 festival that featured Janis Joplin, the Grateful
Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield and
helped propel the careers of Otis Redding, The Who and Jimi Hendrix
to mythic proportions." --"USA Today "(November 4, 2011)
"The definitive book on the unprecedented gathering of folk, pop,
soul and jazz music icons." --"Music Connection "(November
2011)
"The definitive work about the Monterey International Pop Festival.
. . . The book leaves no stone unturned." --www.examiner.com
(November 2011)
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