Literary, Art & Music Features:
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The Last Waltz Considered, by Steve Wheeler
Steve Wheeler's thoughts on the iconic Martin Scorsese movie, The Last Waltz, include a synopsis and a consideration of its significance in the history of rock and roll documentaries.
Read The Last Waltz Considered...
Interview with Singer-Songwriter Elizabeth Anderson
Denise recently had the opportunity to speak with Elizabeth Anderson, who has recently released her debut CD, The Stars are Falling. We chatted about her music, inspirations and the art of songwriting.
Check out the Elizabeth Anderson interview here...
Lottie, by Kenneth Tindall
Empty Mirror is pleased to exclusively publish Kenneth Tindall's evocative short story, "Lottie." Tindall says it "might be a fragment from a novel, but more likely it is a vignette from my childhood in LA during the War."
Read "Lottie" by Kenneth Tindall here...
RELIX The Book, Compiled by Toni Brown with Lee Abraham
Hammond Guthrie reviews RELIX - The Book, which pulls interviews, articles & photographs from the magazine's long history chronicling the Grateful Dead, psychedelic & jam bands, other musical modes, the counterculture, and even the Beats.
Read the review of "RELIX The Book"...
La Picaudiere - and Hundertwasser's Honey by Kenneth Tindall
Kenneth Tindall's memoir of time spent with the artist Hundertwasser, poet Piero Heliczer - and hives full of swarming honey bees! - in the French countryside at La Picaudiere in 1960.
Read "La Picaudiere - and Hundertwasser's Honey" here!
Beat, Poet, Artist & Counterculture Info
Dozens of pages about Beat writers, modern poets, counterculture figures, artists, and their books. Read biographies, bibliographies, interviews, and roam through photo galleries...
Check out the Beat, poetry, counterculture & art articles...
Book, Film & Event Reviews
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Kerouac & Beat Book Reviews by Eric D. Lehman
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Book & Film Reviews by Hammond Guthrie
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More Reviews!
Articles & Essays
Beat Generation Essays by Eric V. Patterson
Eric explores Beat issues in a thought-provoking trio of essays:
Jack Kerouac & The Outsider
Author & Beat scholar Dave Moore explores strange variations in one of Jack Kerouac's poems, in his article, "
Kerouac & The Outsider - A Puzzle.
More Beat-related essays:
Music
Book Review - Living with the myth of Janis Joplin:
The history of Big Brother & the Holding Co.
Hammond Guthrie reviews Michael Spörke's book, which focuses on the band's long history & contributions to music.
Check out the Big Brother book review here!
Interview with Lyricist / Poet Pete Brown
Bill Ectric talks with legendary lyricist & poet Pete Brown, about Brown's current & former projects, including poetry, music & his work with Cream.
Read the Pete Brown interview here.
Interview with Steve Andrews of Beyond from Within
Denise recently spoke with Steve Andrews, the force behind the psychedelic rock / folk / pop band, Beyond from Within. We chatted about Steve's musical background, songwriting, the process of making music, and what's next for Beyond from Within.
See what Steve had to say...
Alchemy: Tom Waits
Songwriter Robert Wright considers Tom Waits as songwriter & inspiration.
Poems
Patriotism by Edwin Romond
Edwin Romond's moving new poem, Patriotism, is inspired by the Bush Administration's response the deaths of troops serving in the Iraq War.
Read "Patriotism" here.
New Poem by A.D. Winans (December 2008)
A.D. Winans reflects on history, change and hope in his poem,
Looking Back.
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Photography & Art
Larry Keenan - Beat Generation & Counterculture Photos
A vast gallery spanning over 40 years of award-winning photographer's photos of Beat Generation, counterculture & musical icons, including Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, Bob Dylan, and many others. A visual trip through hip America. Visit the
Beat Generation & Counterculture Photo Gallery.
Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Concert
On August 11, 2007, Tom Constanten, the music of It's a Beautiful Day featuring David & Linda LaFlamme, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Starship, and Big Brother & the Holding Company played the Festival of the River in Arlington, Wa. We've got exclusive photos!
View the Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Concert photos...
Rob Lee - Photos of Beat Generation & North Beach Poets
Writer & photographer Rob Lee's camera has captured some marvelous images of the Beats and other San Francisco writers in North Beach & at City Lights Books. Subjects include Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, among others. View his
Beat Generation & North Beach Poets Photos.
Meditations - 6 Paintings by Kurt Rostek
Kurt Rostek explores six concepts: balance, compassion, concentration, emptiness, renunciation, and wisdom, in this vibrant series of mixed-media artworks.
Enter the gallery.
Fiction
Miscellaneous
don't forget The Third Page...
The Third Page: A Journal of Ongrowing Natures, is not part of the main Empty Mirror site. It's edited by Hammond Guthrie, who presents an eclectic assortment of art, literature & countercultural features. Here's
The Third Page's home.
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