Grateful Dead

R.I.P. Grateful Dead Lyricist John Perry Barlow

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2018

John Perry Barlow, known as a lyricist who wrote the words for some iconic Grateful Dead songs, has died. According to a statement from his...

​Take a 'Long Strange Trip' in the New Grateful Dead Documentary Trailer

PUBLISHED May 16, 2017

The Grateful Dead were toasted by an impressive array of artists on last year's Day of the Dead compilation, and now the legendary band is...

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

"Shakedown Street" (Grateful Dead Cover) (video)

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2016

Unknown Mortal Orchestra covered the Grateful Dead's "Shakedown Street" the National-curated tribute compilation Day of the Dead earlier th...

Various Artists / The Grateful Dead

Day of the Dead

PUBLISHED May 18, 2016

Jerry Garcia (possibly apocryphally) dubbed the post-war counterculture that he helped exemplify as "the plain old chaos of undifferentiate...

​Hear Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Charles Bradley, Jim James Cover the Grateful Dead

PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2016

As previously reported, members of the National have been cooking up a massive compilation paying homage to the Grateful Dead, and while th...

The National, Courtney Barnett, the War on Drugs Share Grateful Dead Covers

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2016

Last week, the National finally unveiled full details of their massive Grateful Dead-honouring box set Day of the Dead, and now the first s...

The National Detail Grateful Dead Tribute Album Featuring Wilco, the Flaming Lips, Mumford & Sons

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2016

Way back in 2011, members of the National started working on a tribute compilation honouring the music of the Grateful Dead, and now full d...

Amazon's Next TV Show Will Take Us on the Road with the Grateful Dead

PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2015

We're still waiting for that Martin Scorsese-backed 50th anniversary documentary about the Grateful Dead, but now there's yet another filmi...