Rebirth (newspaper)
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Rebirth was a short-lived hippie underground newspaper
in Phoenix, Arizona
, which published nine biweekly and weekly issues between May 20, 1969 and August 1969. Published in tabloid format and featuring psychedelic graphics and underground comix, along with coverage of local and national news from a countercultural perspective, Rebirth was linked to the so-called underground radio scene in Phoenix around radio stations KNIX
, KRUX and KCAC, which were at the time offering a free-form FM progressive rock format.
Rebirth was published by Real Live People, Inc., a commune/collective which was also known as the Rebirth Tribe. Founders and contributors among a large and varied staff included publishers/managing editors Bruce Frank and John Cahal, and art editor Joe Garneau.
Underground press
The underground press were the independently published and distributed underground papers associated with the counterculture of the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and other western nations....
in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, which published nine biweekly and weekly issues between May 20, 1969 and August 1969. Published in tabloid format and featuring psychedelic graphics and underground comix, along with coverage of local and national news from a countercultural perspective, Rebirth was linked to the so-called underground radio scene in Phoenix around radio stations KNIX
KNIX
KNIX-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting a Country music format. The station is based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Clear Channel Communications station broadcasts at 102.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 98 kW....
, KRUX and KCAC, which were at the time offering a free-form FM progressive rock format.
Rebirth was published by Real Live People, Inc., a commune/collective which was also known as the Rebirth Tribe. Founders and contributors among a large and varied staff included publishers/managing editors Bruce Frank and John Cahal, and art editor Joe Garneau.