Peter Bebergal: Season of the Witch - How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll

Staci and cohost Marco Mannone interview Peter Bebergal. He studied religion at Brandeis and Harvard Divinity School and is the author of Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll. From The Beatles to Black Sabbath, this fascinating book shows how the marriage between mysticism and music changed the world. Peter talks about the mysticism behind rock artists like David Bowie and Jimmy Page, plus lesser-known music/occult figures like Arthur Brown (“I am the god of hellfire!”). Staci and Marco discuss Marco’s short story “Hell-A Woman” in Rock & Roll Nightmares: Along Comes Scary, the '60s Edition, and his brand-new novella, The Haunting of Nicolas Cage. Lastly, Staci reads from Rock & Roll Nightmares: True Stories, recounting one of Keith Moon’s many misadventures.