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Hell’s Angels: The Precursor of Gonzo

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

12 years ago

Review: The Rum Diary (2011)

Review by Jamie Pinnock Over a decade following his psychedelic explosion onto the silver-screen as Raoul Duke in Fear and…

14 years ago

Sympathy for the Devil? Reconsidering the Legend of Raoul Duke on the 40th Anniversary of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

by Rory Feehan     “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a…

14 years ago

The Beat Generation, Gonzo Journalism, and Crap Writing

A discussion of the impact of the Beat Generation and Gonzo Journalism on poor writing.

15 years ago

HST & the Music of the Sixties

Illustration Isaac Bonan Words by David S. Wills From Beatdom #7.   Music has always been a matter of Energy…

15 years ago

Come 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;…

15 years ago

Hunter S. Thompson & the Beats

Note: This essay was hugely expanded in 2020. The new version is found here. Hunter S. Thompson was no Beatnik.…

16 years ago

Jack Kerouac & Hunter S. Thompson

by David S. Wills Hunter never really liked Jack Kerouac's On the Road — he thought the writing was kind…

18 years ago

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