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Newseum Commemorates Woodstock Anniversary with Look Back at Rock Journalism

The 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock festival at Yasgur's Farm has brought a number of varied commemorations, from a feature film to a box set to rumblings of a Woodstock 2009 concert. Now, the Newseum in Washington, D.C. will add its unique perspective to the mix, using the anniversary not only to display artifacts and rare film footage, but also to chronicle the role of the press and the development of music journalism. ...  read more

A Look Back at the Lows and Highs of 1969

It was, to borrow from an immortal piece of literature, both the best of times and the worst of times. Like the decade it capped, 1969 was a year of great highs...  read more

Woodstock 40th Anniversary Celebrated with Box Set

There's a lot to look forward to this summer in the way of Woodstock commemoration. Packed into one historic week in August, there's Ang Lee's comedy Taking Woodstock, the Heroes of Woodstock anniversary concert in Bethel, N.Y., and now, for the completists/purists, a six-CD boxed set of Woodstock recordings, featuring 38 previously unreleased tracks....  read more

Woodstock 2009 festival needs sponsors

The previously-reported rumblings of a 40th anniversary Woodstock concert are still just rumblings, but Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang has firmed up a couple details on his work in progress....  read more

Two Woodstocks coming this year, one at Nazi stronghold

Update: Michael Lang told the Poughkeepsie Journal that all these Woodstock rumblings are merely unsubstantiated rumors. “We’re exploring several options,” he said. “But nothing is confirmed.”--We all thought it was strange when Golden Globe-winner Joaquin Phoenix left Hollywood for hip-hop, but this little piece of news might be the king of music dichotomies. The Daily Swarm reports that Chief Woodstock promoter Michael Lang is planning two free Woodstock concerts, one at Berlin's now-closed Tempelhof Airport, a former Nazi stronghold....  read more