CLOSURE: Central Library will be closed Tuesday, July 21, through Saturday, July 25, while emergency repairs are made to the building’s cooling system. We expect to reopen Monday, July 27. Click for more details on holds, program schedules, and returns during the closure. 

Notice of Public Meeting: Kalamazoo Public Library Board of Trustees | July 27 | 5:30 pm | Central Library/Van Deusen Room. The packet of information for the meeting can be found on the library’s website. 

NOTICE: Due to a power outage, Oshtemo Branch Library is closed Tuesday, July 21 until further notice.  

Book

Season of the witch : how the occult saved rock and roll

Call Number

  • 781.66 B387 (CEN)

Browse similar titles by call number

Publication Information

New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]

Physical Description

xxxiii, 252 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

From the hoodoo-inspired sounds of Elvis Presley to the Eastern odysseys of George Harrison, from the dark dalliances of Led Zeppelin to the Masonic imagery of today's hip-hop scene, the occult has long breathed life into rock and hip-hop--and, indeed, esoteric and supernatural traditions are a key ingredient behind the emergence and development of rock and roll. In this book, writer and critic Peter Bebergal illuminates this web of influences.

Contents

  • We are all initiates now
  • (You make me wanna) shout
  • Relax and float downstream
  • The devil rides out
  • The tree of life
  • Space ritual
  • The golden dawn.

Subjects