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The beloved novelist, journalist, short story writer, and editor Ed Park is continuing to put out excellent work at a startling clip. After having his recent novel Same Bed Different Dreams named a…

The Economics of the Grateful Dead's Commercial Breakthrough

Planning and producing the "Touch of Grey" music video

In November 1993, Dick Latvala, a longtime member of the Grateful Dead’s business organization, appeared on an episode of the Grateful Dead Hour to discuss the first volume of Dick's Picks, the latest...

Photo by Chloe Weir On August 3, 2025, the musical group Dead & Company performed the song “Touch of Grey” as the encore to their final concert celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Grate…

The history of the long form video So Far offers a unique glimpse into the creative and corporate mindset of the Grateful Dead and the Grateful Dead organization in the middle of the 1980s.

For over fifty years, Relix magazine has played an influential role in promoting and documenting an eclectic roster of musical improvisers and live performers spanning an array of traditions and styl...

“Make Your Duck a Grateful Duck!” (1970)

(The documents described below are included among the Steve Brown Papers.

Revisiting the Recorded Form of Anthem of the Sun

This is a document that I examine in my forthcoming book, Touch of Grey, or, How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars (forthcoming spring 2026 from Duke University Press).

When the Dead Got Burned by Lenny Hart (1969-1970)

This is a document that I examine in my forthcoming book, Touch of Grey, or, How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars (forthcoming spring 2026 from Duke University Press).

I wanted to kick things off by revisiting a document that I examine in Live Dead (pages 89-93).