List of underground newspapers of the 1960s counterculture
Template:Disputed title 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, in the US and abroad. This list includes periodically appearing papers of general countercultural interest printed in a newspaper format, and specific to a particular locale. Papers started after 1973 are included in List of alternative weekly newspapers.
Belgium
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
France
India
- Hungry Generation weekly bulletins. Calcutta (1961-1965)
- Krittibas
Italy
United Kingdom
- Black Dwarf
- Brighton Voice
- Friends (later Frendz)
- Gandalf's Garden
- Ink
- International Times (also IT)
- Oz
United States
Arizona
- Bandersnatch, Tempe, 1968–1969
- Butterfield Express, Tucson
- Druid Free Press, Tempe, 1969
- Rebirth, Phoenix, 1969
California
- Berkeley Barb, Berkeley, 1965–1980
- Berkeley Tribe, Berkeley, 1969–1972 (split from the Berkeley Barb after staff went on strike)
- The Black Panther, Oakland
- Bullsheet, Pasadena, California, 1969-1974
- Dock of the Bay, San Francisco
- Free Spaghetti Dinner, Santa Cruz
- From Out of Sherwood Forest, Newport Beach, California
- Good Times, San Francisco, 1969–1972 (formerly San Francisco Express-Times)
- Haight Ashbury Free Press, San Francisco
- Haight Ashbury Tribune, San Francisco (at least 16 issues)
- Illustrated Paper, Mendocino, 1966-1967
- Leviathan, San Francisco, 1969-1970
- Long Beach Free Press, Long Beach, 1969-1970
- Los Angeles Free Press, Los Angeles, 1964-1978 (new series 2005–present)
- Los Angeles Staff, Los Angeles (splintered from Los Angeles Free Press)
- Northcoast Ripsaw, Eureka
- OB Rag, Ocean Beach, 1970-1975 (new series 2001-2003, blog 2007-present)
- Open City, Los Angeles, 1967-1969
- Oracle of Southern California, Los Angeles
- The Organ, Fresno, 1968
- The Organ, San Francisco, 1970-1971
- Peninsula Observer, Palo Alto
- The San Diego Door, San Diego, 1966-1970 (formerly Good Morning, Teaspoon)
- San Diego Free Press, San Diego 1968-1970 (changed name to San Diego Street Journal)
- San Francisco Express Times, San Francisco, 1968-1969 (changed name to Good Times)
- San Francisco Oracle, San Francisco, 1966-1968
- San Jose Maverick, San Jose
- San Jose Red Eye, San Jose
- Seventy-Nine Cent Spread, Carmel
- Stockton Silver Hammer, Stockton
- Tuesday's Child, Los Angeles, 1969-1970
Colorado
- Chinook, Denver, 1969-1972
- Mountain Free Press, Denver
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
- Washington Free Press
- Quicksilver Times, 1969-1972
- Colonial Times, 1971-1972[1]
- The Daily Rag, 1972 [2]
Florida
- Amazing Grace, Tallahassee
- Bay Area Free Press, Tampa
- Both Sides Now, Jacksonville
- Daily Planet, Miami (formerly Miami Free Press)
- Fish Cheer, Pensacola
- Iconoclast, Pensacola, Florida, 1971–1974
- The Monocle, Tampa
- Ragweed, St. Petersburg
Georgia
- Albion's Grace, Savannah
- The Great Speckled Bird, Atlanta, 1968-1976
Illinois
- The Angry Voice, Greenville, 1969-1970
- Big Muddy Gazette, Carbondale, 1969–1972
- The Bridge, Chicago, 1967-1968
- Chicago Seed, Chicago, 1967-1973
- Chicago Kaleidoscope, Chicago
- News from Nowhere, DeKalb
- Rising Up Angry, Chicago, 1969-1975
- Second City, Chicago
- The Walrus, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1968-1973[3]
Indiana
- Bauls of the Brickyard, West Lafayette, 1969
- Grinding Stone, Terre Haute
- Indianapolis Free Press, Indianapolis, 1969-1970
- The Only Alternative, Muncie, 1968-1971
- The Spectator, Bloomington
Iowa
- Middle Earth, Iowa City, 1967-1968
- Pterodactyl, Grinnell
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
- NOLA Express, New Orleans
- In Arcane Logos, New Orleans, 1969
- The Ungarbled Word, New Orleans
Maine
Maryland
- Baltimore Free Press, Baltimore, 1968
- Harry, Baltimore, 1969-1970
- Dragon Seed, Baltimore, 1972
Massachusetts
- Avatar, Boston, 1967-1968
- Boston Free Press, Boston
- Boston Phoenix
- The Free Press of Springfield, Springfield (became Common Sense in 1969)
- Mother of Voices, Amherst
- Old Mole, Cambridge
- Thursday, Cambridge
- Worcester Phoenix
- Worcester Punch, Worcester
Michigan
- Ann Arbor Argus, Ann Arbor, 1969-1971
- Ann Arbor Sun, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1971–1976[4]
- Fifth Estate, Detroit, 1965-present
- The Paper, East Lansing
- South End, East Lansing
- god mother and apple pie/Up Against the Wall Street Journal, Saginaw, 1969-1971
Minnesota
- The Freeway, Duluth, Minnesota, 1971
- Hundred Flowers, Minneapolis, 1970-1972
- Minneapolis Flag, Minneapolis, 1969
Mississippi
Missouri
- Daily Flash, St. Louis (changed name to Xanadu)
- The Outlaw, St. Louis, 1970–1973
The New Hard Times (St. Louis, Missouri, 1968-1970
Montana
Nebraska
- Buffalo Chip, Omaha (started December 1967)
- Omaha Kaleidoscope, Omaha
Nevada
New Jersey
- All You Can Eat, New Brunswick, 1970-1973
New Mexico
- Astral Projection, Albuquerque
- Caliche County Rendering Works, Albuquerque, 1968-1970
- The Fountain of Light, Taos, 1968–1970
- The Hips Voice, Santa Fe
New York
- East Village Other, New York City, 1965–1972
- New York Ace, New York City, 1971–1972
- New York Avatar, New York City
- New York Free Press, New York City
- Other Scenes (dispatched from various locations around the world)[clarification needed]
- Rat Subterranean News, New York City, 1968–1970 (later Women's LibeRATion)
- Space, Binghamton, New York 1972 (formerly Lost in Space)
North Carolina
- The Anvil, Durham, 1967–1983
- The Inquisition, Charlotte
- Protean Radish, Chapel Hill
Ohio
- The Big Us, Cleveland, 1968–1970 (changed name to Burning River News)
- Columbus Free Press, Columbus, 1969-present
- Cuyahoga Current, Cleveland, Ohio, 1972- [5]
- Independent Eye, Cincinnati
- New Age, Athens
- Queen City Express, Cincinnati
- Razzberry Radicle, Dayton
- Minority Report, Dayton
- Aquarius, Dayton
Oklahoma
- Home Cookin, Oklahoma City
- Jones Family Grandchildren, Norman
- Jones Family Grandchildren II, Stillwater
- Osmosis, Tulsa, 1972
Oregon
- Eugene Augur, Eugene, 1969–1972
- Willamette Bridge, Oregon, 1968–1971
Pennsylvania
- Distant Drummer, Philadelphia, 1970-1979 (changed name to The Drummer)
- Philadelphia Free Press, Philadelphia, 1968–1972
- Pittsburgh Fair Witness, Pittsburgh, 1970-1973 (changed name from Grok)
- Plain Dealer, Philadelphia
- Water Tunnel, State College
- Yarrowstalks, Philadelphia
Rhode Island
- Extra!, Providence
- Mothers News, Providence
- Providence Phoenix
Tennessee
Texas
- Dallas Notes, Dallas, 1967–1970 (originally Notes from the Underground)
- The Rag, Austin, 1966–1977
- San Antonio Gazette, San Antonio, 1971–1975
- Space City, Houston, 1969–1972 (originally Space City News)
Utah
- Electric Newspaper, Salt Lake City, 1968 (at least 5 issues)
- Utah Free Press, Salt Lake City, 1966–1969
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
- Helix, Seattle, 1967–1970
- Northwest Passage, Bellingham, 1969–1986
- Sabot, Seattle, 1970–1971
- Spokane Natural, Spokane, 1967–1970
West Virginia
- Liberator, Morgantown, 1969-1971? (later Mountain Liberator)
- Buffalo Chips, Huntington, WV
Wisconsin
- Bugle-American, Milwaukee, 1970–1978
- The Caravan, Milwaukee, 1967–1971
- Connections, Madison, 1967–1969
- Counterpoint, Stevens Point
- Fox Valley Kaleidoscope, Oshkosh, 1970
- Kaleidoscope, Milwaukee, 1967–1971
- Madison Kaleidoscope, Madison
- Mega Middle Myth, Beloit, 1968
- Off the Pigs!, Madison, 1970's (affiliated with The People's Office)
- The People's Dreadnaught, Beloit
- What's Left, Milwaukee, 1970's
See also
References
- ^ https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781626199064 Colonial Times history
- ^ https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781626199064 The Daily Rag history
- ^ https://archives.library.illinois.edu/blog/time-has-come-the-walrus-said/
- ^ "Ann Arbor Sun - Freeing John Sinclair". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "About The Cuyahoga current. (Cleveland, Ohio) 1972-????". Retrieved 2013-08-20.
External links
- Underground/Alternative Newspapers History and Geography Maps and databases showing over 2,000 underground/alternative newspapers between 1965 and 1975 in the U.S.