Patrick Lundborg
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Patrick Lundborg is a writer on pop culture and author of the book The Acid Archives.
Lundborg has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Information Science from Stockholm University, 1991. With special focus on psychedelic
music and culture, Lundborg has published four books and written numerous magazine articles and CD liner notes within the field. Among his earlier works are The Age Of Madness (1992), a guide to 60s garage compilations and 45s, and 13th Floor Elevators
–The Complete Reference File (1999, 2002). In recent years, Lundborg’s writings have also appeared in magazines such as Ugly Things (US), Shindig! (UK), and Misty Lane (Italy).
The Acid Archives, Lundborg’s most popular work to date, went through four printings in the original 2006 edition. The book documents and reviews 4.000 underground LPs from the USA and Canada, 1965–1982, and has been reviewed in leading music magazines such as Mojo
and The Wire. In 2010, a Second Edition of The Acid Archives book (ISBN 9197652318) appeared, printed in color and expanded to 400 pages.
Living in Europe, Lundborg writes primarily about North American pop culture. The Lysergia website that he maintains receives more than 15.000 visitors each month. Patrick Lundborg's non-music writings include essays on Ken Kesey
& The Merry Pranksters, Terence McKenna
, Mel Lyman
, The Human Be-In
, Alan Watts
and others.
Lundborg has a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in Information Science from Stockholm University, 1991. With special focus on psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
music and culture, Lundborg has published four books and written numerous magazine articles and CD liner notes within the field. Among his earlier works are The Age Of Madness (1992), a guide to 60s garage compilations and 45s, and 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland, which existed from 1965 to 1969...
–The Complete Reference File (1999, 2002). In recent years, Lundborg’s writings have also appeared in magazines such as Ugly Things (US), Shindig! (UK), and Misty Lane (Italy).
The Acid Archives, Lundborg’s most popular work to date, went through four printings in the original 2006 edition. The book documents and reviews 4.000 underground LPs from the USA and Canada, 1965–1982, and has been reviewed in leading music magazines such as Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
and The Wire. In 2010, a Second Edition of The Acid Archives book (ISBN 9197652318) appeared, printed in color and expanded to 400 pages.
Living in Europe, Lundborg writes primarily about North American pop culture. The Lysergia website that he maintains receives more than 15.000 visitors each month. Patrick Lundborg's non-music writings include essays on Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey
Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , and as a counter-cultural figure who considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a...
& The Merry Pranksters, Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna
Terence Kemp McKenna was an Irish-American philosopher, psychonaut, researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer on many subjects, such as human consciousness, language, psychedelic drugs, the evolution of civilizations, the origin and end of the universe, alchemy, and extraterrestrial beings.-Early...
, Mel Lyman
Mel Lyman
Melvin James Lyman was an American cult leader, musician, film maker and writer.-Musician:Lyman grew up in California and Oregon...
, The Human Be-In
Human Be-In
The Human Be-In was a happening in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the afternoon and evening of January 14, 1967. It was a prelude to San Francisco's Summer of Love, which made the Haight-Ashbury district a symbol as the center of an American counterculture and introduced the word 'psychedelic'...
, Alan Watts
Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York...
and others.
