The Devil's Music 20: Peter Bebergal

Peter Bebergal is the author of Season Of The Witch: How The occult Saved Rock’n’Roll,  Too Much To Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood and Strange Frequencies:The Extraordinary Story Of The Technological Quest For The Supernatural. He writes mostly about music, books and fringe culture; his essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Literary Supplement, Slate, and many more publications. He came of age in Boston during the height of punk rock and studied culture and religion at Harvard Divinity School. In this episode, Peter and hostess Pleasant Gehman discuss everything from  vinyl records with backwards masking to vintage horror movies and the use of psychedelics and various other intoxicants to expand the human mind. There are tales of the occult involving Ozzy Osborn, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and their connection to Aleister Crowley, Jello Biafra plus Peter’s own story about calling 911 on himself in the midst of a bad acid trip. Connect with Peter on Instagram: @peter_bebergal and on twitter @peterbebergal More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices