

Stuff the Universe into Your Eyes: The Sci-Fi Dreams of Paul Kantner
Part 1: The Jefferson Airplane and Solo Years (1967-1974) There’s a long history that intertwines science fiction and music together, from Les Baxter’s Space Escapade (1958) to the 1968 hit In the Year 2525 by Zager and Evans; from David Bowie’s classic Space Oddity (1969) to the vast sci-fi universes of Hawkwind. The purpose of this article is not, however, to explore all of that music. There’s an excellent book by Jason Heller called Strange Stars: How Science Fiction and F