“Those who came to the gig, called the Gila Monster Jamboree, in cars were given hand-drawn maps directing them to a checkpoint in Victorville, Calif., where they received a second guide, pointing three miles down a dirt road to a dry lake bed. Many were on acid.” NYT: Hundreds of Punks Hit the Desert. The Modern Music Festival Was Born. (And we may never forgive them…)

+ How a six-second drum solo from a 1969 b-side became the most sampled loop in music history.

+ Rappers, ranked by the number of unique words used in their lyrics. (Spoiler alter: They don’t call them the CunninLynguists for nothing…)