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“I’m a Hippie”—Carlos Santana on Oneness, Unity, and Sentient Community

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Bob Ruggiero

It’s only April, but Carlos Santana—one of rock’s most legendary guitarists—is already thinking about Christmas. At least that’s the holiday on his mind when discussing the just-released album, Sentient. “The most accurate way to describe it is like a Christmas … Continue reading →

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DVD Collects Three Rare Rock Docs on the San Francisco ’60s Music Scene

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Bob Ruggiero

He was more than a generation older than the original hippies, had short hair, smoked a pipe, and mostly covered jazz. But San Francisco Chronicle music writer Ralph J. Gleason knew that the new rock music coming out the city’s … Continue reading →

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