Long before the word “groupie” became a label to define a specific archetype of woman associated with rock gods and promiscuous sex, there was the “vamp,” an alternative archetype of film long past. The vamp was seductive, and she was theatrical. Everything from her movements to her makeup was excessive, and irresistibly dangerous. The vamp did not fit comfortably into the traditional image femininity. She knew she was beautiful, and something to be desired, and this knowledg

Easy Rider would shatter Hollywood with one decision, the film wouldn’t use independent orchestral scores but the music of close friends. The first various-artist soundtrack featuring The Byrds, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, and others