Romance & the Rolling Stone
As often as possible, I avoid getting into discussions about Bob Dylan and his body of work. There...
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Category: Essays
The Lady is a Humble Thing: Elise Cowen
By Karen Baddeley The Lady is a humble thing Made of death and water The fashion is to dress it...
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William Burroughs – Heavy Metal Guru
by Spencer Kansa. ”Tell him I’ve been reading him and I believe every word he...
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Long John Silver and the Beats
by Wayne Mullins Many people ask what are the Beatles? Why Beatles? Ugh, Beatles how did...
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Patti Smith and the Beats
“A hipster goes into a diner. ‘What kind of pie do you have?’ he asks. The waitress says, ‘The pie...
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HST & the Music of the Sixties
Illustration Isaac Bonan Words by David S. Wills From Beatdom #7. Music has always been a matter...
Read MoreLast Thoughts on Ginsberg
by Michael Hendrick I have not reached the point where I will pay for a ring tone on my cell. Just the words “ring,” “tone” and “cell” in the same phrase pisses me off. Once somebody bought me a vanity license plate permit as a...
Read MoreCome Join Uncle Sam’s Band
by James D. Irwin It’s about ten past four on a Sunday afternoon. I feel like I’ve been beaten up;...
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