EP 23 - It’s Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It) - a podcast by Mark Whitwell

In this week’s episode, Mark and Rosalind talk about the expansion of consciousness that happened in the 60s and beyond, “on wings of song.”

It was the Beatles going to Rishikesh that first took Mark to India, and we tease out these connections between the two “freedom systems” of Yoga and rock and roll.

We listen to the Kinks with the first use of sitar-like drone on a western pop song (“See My Friends”) and talk about Little Richard’s riotous performances as group therapy for a repressed society.

• Can rock and roll be legitimately seen as having some spiritual effect or purpose, or is it “just” entertainment?
• Is it a legitimate form of inspiration? How should we respond?
• Why did so many talented artists die so young, and is it avoidable?
• Was this when God and Sex really came together in public consciousness for the first time?

We go free range ruminating on the remarkable gifts given to us all by our musical luminaries, and discuss practices to really receive these transmissions and make the most of them.

This episode features short musical clips replicated only for commentary and criticism under ‘Fair use’ (legal doctrine that allows a user to use portions of copyrighted materials for the purpose of commentary, criticism, reporting, teaching, and research).

Follow this podcast for new episodes here: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS/XML

If you feel moved to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so here:

https://www.heartofyoga.com/podcast

You can find more from the Heart of Yoga on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

 

Further episodes of The Heart of Yoga

Further podcasts by Mark Whitwell

Website of Mark Whitwell