Music
Music Review – An Evening With Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer
There have been many great artistic couples down through the ages. Now a days there seems to be more celebrity couplings than any real co-joining of artistic talents. So when I first began to hear rumours writer Neil Gaiman and musician Amanda "Fucking" … [Read More...]
Poetry
3 poems by Ndubisi Otolokpo
On a round table On a round table They sought out the hands of our band masters For dialogue. Masters in whom’s back we Gathered courage to make noises which sounded In the sheer hollowness of the wolves ear, Over our barren land and polluted … [Read More...]
Delayed Saleslady
my hair is darkening to a lengthy loneliness lava has touched my lips, you consider as lipstick i have propped my heart against the lights of the showcase my tenuous dreams are hung on the shelves there is a falling star in my night-patterned … [Read More...]
Art
A Form of View: Photography by Yoav Friedländer
Artist's Statement The obvious similarity between photographs (as they are the result of recording the visible light) and reality had been confusing me since I was a child. Photographs promised me a vision of a reality from the past or a visualization … [Read More...]
Taxidermy
Artist's statement: We regularly use taxidermy of insects in order to define, categorize and understand them. With all this great variety of insects people are still able to decide whether they're looking at a butterfly or dragonfly using common … [Read More...]
Top Ten Books Lists
Peter’s Top Ten Favorite Books
Dune by Frank Herbert A magnificent creation, we come back for the religion, the politics and the myths, which are so much more powerful precisely because he does not expound them. The Collector by John Fowles Frederick/Ferdinand troubles us, but we … [Read More...]
The Beat Generation
Michael McClure’s GHOST TANTRAS published by City Lights – Readings Scheduled
Originally self-published in 1964 and long out of print, Ghost Tantras is one of McClure's signature works, a book mostly written in "beast language." A mix of lyrical, guttural and laryngeal sound, lion roars, and a touch of detonated dada, this is one … [read more...]
Jim Morrison and Jack Kerouac
“If he (Jack Kerouac) hadn’t written On The Road, The Doors never would have existed.” — Ray Manzarek Manzarek might have added that if Jack Kerouac hadn’t written On The Road, none of the late 60’s might have happened the way they did, … [read more...]
Literature
20+ book gifts for hip kids – and adults, too!
Got a kid on your holiday shopping list? Wanna introduce them to the Beats, modern design, the '60s, jazz, folk, or rock & roll? Or, just give 'em something fun? Check these way cool tomes for tots (and grown-ups, too). Most of these are picture … [read more...]
Book Collecting
How to Identify a First Edition Book
This page has lots of information on it! Here are some quick links to the most important topics. General guidelines for identifying a first edition Identifying 1st editions from specific publishers Identifying book club editions On printings & … [read more...]
For collectors: where and how to buy Beat Generation books (and others)
We've gathered together booksellers, publishers, and other services for book book collectors of all stripes. Please get in touch if you'd like to suggest a resource for this list. Booksellers - Beat, small press & poetry Beat nooksellers The … [read more...]
Writing & Publishing
10 public speaking tips for writers
Writers often work in solitude. But when it's time to do a reading or a book signing, or to give a presentation or speech, you're no longer in your own environment, and the nerves can really kick in! Do you dread public speaking? Here's how to alleviate … [Read More...]
10 places to find reviewers for your self-published book
Self-publishing is a great way to get your book into the world. But when you self-publish, you take on all the responsibilities that a traditional publisher usually would, including marketing the book, soliciting reviews, sending out review copies, and … [Read More...]
