Peter Richardson

Lots of talk now about robots and artificial intelligence. My interest was piqued by Martin Ford's Rise of the Robots , which I reviewed...

I had a substantial and relaxed chat about the Grateful Dead and No Simple Highway with radio host Tony Basilio a while back. That intervie...

Forbes magazine has taken a keen interest in the Grateful Dead and their enterprise over the years, but Fare Thee Well takes the cake. Why?...

Catching up: David Ulin turned his gaze to Fare Thee Well just before the Chicago shows. His LA Times piece ran in the Chicago Tribune as w...

I'm preparing for the Santa Clara show tonight with the so-called "core four" of the Grateful Dead. Should be a blast. I'v...

When I pitched the proposal for No Simple Highway , it didn't include anything about what historian Sean Wilentz has called the Age of R...

I just finished reading Michael Stewart Foley's Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables . I also attended and enjoyed a book event with the a...

I reviewed H.W. Brands's new biography of Ronald Reagan for Truthdig this weekend. There's a lot to like in this bio, especially i...

A New York Times article headline says it all: "Grateful Dead Fans Replace VW Vans With Jets and the Ritz-Carlton." The big idea ...

Just discovered this blog today, courtesy of David Browne and Tales of the Golden Road on Facebook. Was DELIGHTED to read the following rev...