Phil Ochs and Hunter S Thompson were key components of the counterculture scene. The duo were poltical and poetic forces that ...

Kenneth Bowser, director of the praised documentary Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune, is among those fortunate enough to have seen the 1960s folksinger-activist perform twice—he thinks. “As Dennis ...

After 20 years' work, Ken Bowser's doc about '60s folk singer Phil Ochs opens Friday, with a little help from Sean Penn and "Spider-Man" producer Michael Cohl. By Tim Appelo After 20 years’ work, Ken ...

Phil Ochs was never Bob Dylan. Oh, he wanted to be Dylan, but ol’ Zimmy booted that bastard right out of his limo. “You’re not a folksinger, you’re a journalist.” If only Phil had accepted himself as ...

The biographical documentary “Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune” opens today at the Coolidge Corner Theatre and begins with the semi-legendary protest and folk singer (and huge movie buff) performing ...

In December 1966, Phil Ochs appeared on a one-hour television program entitled The Rebel Songwriter on WNDT-TV in New York City. A small studio audience was on hand to listen and ask questions. Host ...

Documentary. Directed by Kenneth Bowser. (Not rated. 98 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Phil Ochs needed the 1960s anti-war movement, and it could be said that the 1960s movements needed Phil Ochs and ...

President John F. Kennedy. John Lennon. If you are of a certain age, you remember where you were when you learned of the untimely deaths of those iconic figures. But, JJ Goldberg adds one more icon to ...

"There But for Fortune," a documentary on ‘60s folksinger Phil Ochs that had a schedule of eight cities in January, has expanded its run to 70 playdates and may eventually be booked into 100 theater… ...

Phil Ochs must be rolling in his grave to have his words so misused and abused in Ned Lamb's opinion piece. First of all, when Ochs declared, "I ain't marching anymore," he wasn't giving up protests.

The short and tragic life of Phil Ochs is as involving as the music he wrote and played, and that is saying a great deal. If you remember the 1960s, you more than likely remember the singer-songwriter ...