Book review: 'Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll"

Season of the WitchAt the beginning of "Season of the Witch," Peter Bebergal sketches an autobiographical scene right out of the movie "Almost Famous": He's 11 years old and his brother has left for the Air Force, leaving behind a superb, previously off-limits collection of rock LPs for him to discover. He sits on the floor of his brother's bedroom, transfixed by the adult mysteries nested within the vinyl grooves and gatefold sleeves of albums such as Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy" and Dav...