The Burning Gnat

14 years ago

Starring beat icon Herbert Huncke (1915-1996) in his sole acting role, The Burning Ghat was filmed on location in Huncke's…

Beating the Odds: Kerouac in the Twenty-First Century

14 years ago

An Old Book for the Young Although hardly an unknown fact to regular readers of Beatdom, it’s still worth reminding…

Women and the Beat Generation: Literature, Art, Film

14 years ago

Conference at the University of Agder, Norway, September 2-4 2013 Organizers: Frida Forsgren and Michael J. Prince Keynote Speakers: Mary…

Beatdom 12 ~ The Crime Issue ~ Coming Soon!!!

14 years ago

Yes, friends, Beatdom Issue Twelve is on it's way and today we unveil the cover, featuring the lovely Zeena Schreck…

A Report on The Final Academy: Then & Now

14 years ago

17th October 2012 sees the publication of Academy 23, an ‘unofficial’ celebration of William S. Burroughs & The Final Academy,…

Noise Poetry: An Interview with Thurston Moore

14 years ago

As an MFA fiction student at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University (one of the longest,…

The Last Man Standing: Al Hinkle

14 years ago

The name Al Hinkle should be familiar to most readers of Beatdom, and if it isn’t then they’ll most likely…

Report on Filming the Unfilmable

14 years ago

They said Naked Lunch was unfilmable. Many people thought the same about Howl, but both Beat classics have been successfully…

Guilty of Everything

14 years ago

Herbert Huncke was the man who brought the word "beat" to the Beat Generation. He was a New York hustler,…

Hunter S. Thompson – Gonzo Frontiersman

14 years ago

Words by Rory Feehan Photos by David S. Wills   “My only faith in this country is rooted in such…

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