''Rebirth'' was a short-lived hippie
underground newspaper
The terms underground press or clandestine press refer to periodicals and publications that are produced without official approval, illegally or against the wishes of a dominant (governmental, religious, or institutional) group.
In specific rec ...
in
Phoenix, Arizona
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, which published nine biweekly and weekly issues between May 20, 1968, 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 underground radio culture 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, editor Daniel Page, and art editor Joe Garneau.
Rebirth Tribe
Retrieved Sept. 23, 2010.
See also
* List of underground newspapers of the 1960s counterculture
This is a partial list of the local underground newspapers launched during the Sixties era of the hippie/psychedelic/youth/counterculture/New Left/antiwar movements, approximately 1965–1972. This list includes periodically appearing papers of ge ...
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References
''Rebirth'' newspaper photos
A collection of covers and interior pages, scanned by Vagabondvet. Retrieved Sept. 23, 2010.
Underground press
Publications established in 1969
Publications disestablished in 1969
Newspapers published in Arizona
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