Carolyn Cassady, 1923 – 2013

13 years ago

  Today the Beat community was saddened to hear of the death of Carolyn Cassady. Carolyn is well-known to Beat…

Hell’s Angels: The Precursor of Gonzo

13 years ago

*The following is the first in a series of columns by Beatdom editor, David S. Wills, concerning the mix of…

Howls of 9/11 Attacks

13 years ago

Howls of 9/11 attacks Moloch skyscrapers stood looming monstrously large Crowning the shining Battery of Manhattan Two planes crashed south…

Alt Lit as the New Beat Generation

13 years ago

“Do you think in five years the national media will create a stupid term like blogniks to describe us?”  …

Charles Gatewood Photos at the Robert Tat Gallery

13 years ago

Charles Gatewood has not only been working for some of the world's best publications for more than five decades, but…

Announcing The Sane Asylum

13 years ago

  This month, we are pleased to announce the release of the sixth Beatdom Books publication: The Sane Asylum by Allison…

Joe Gould’s Secret Discovered in the Afterword of Hippos

13 years ago

“The usual assortment of stupid characters was assembled in Minetta’s. Joe Gould was sitting at a table.” And the Hippos…

Two Young Men and Two Paintings on a Hot Summer Day

13 years ago

“In the air-cooled museum Phil spent ten minutes in front of a portrait of Jean Cocteau by Modigliani. . .…

“The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” and the Hippos and Benny Goodman and the Savoy

13 years ago

“We passed the Apollo theater . . . . and then we crossed the street to a penny arcade .…

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