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Hippie Hippie Shake (2008)
Plot: An account of counterculturalist Richard Neville's ....
// The Push
.... Anti-authoritarian, anti-elitist, anti-careerist and anti-censorship, these men and women chose an eccentric lifestyle that united social and political criticism with drinking, gambling, sex and anarchy....
Key members of the Push
Reflecting a general aversion to ambition and career success, many of the figures in The Push are names that are not well recognised in Australia or internationally.
Oz magazine was launched in 1963 .... Richard Neville and Richard Walsh were its editors and renowned Australian designer Martin Sharp did many of the graphics. Many of the contributors to Oz were part of the Sydney Push ....
The group shared an anti-authoritarian stance with anarchists. However, they were critical of utopian ideals (ideals founded on a belief in an imaginary perfection) within anarchy that looked toward a future 'free' society. Libertarians were more interested in the here and now. They rejected the values of family, sobriety, authority and work put forward by the Menzies government of the time. However, they did not align themselves with either the Labor or the Communist parties. ... like most baby boomers, the Push members were young and optimistic, jobs were plentiful, intellectual curiosity was encouraged in universities and more people were seeking a 'bohemian' lifestyle.
// (source: The Push - Australia's Culture Portal)
Oz Magazine (1963-1973)
In Australia, the editors - Richard Neville, Richard Walsh, and Martin Sharp - were charged under obscenity laws. In England, Neville, Felix Dennis, and Jim Anderson were put on trial for corrupting public morals. ... The London editions of Oz magazine (1967-1973) ...
London OZ (January 1967 - November 1973)
A Rough Guide to OZ and Some Stuff Therein ...
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