Arcade Anthems
Last Thursday night Antonia and I were watching the video for Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games.” Antonia…
100 Years of Sun Ra!
This year we celebrate the 100th birthday of the cosmic reign of the avant-garde jazz musician Sun…
London Calling at 35
The Clash is one of my favorite bands. Sometimes they are my favorite band — it goes…
Orson Wells at 99
I’m not sure why this didn’t get a Google Doodle, but Orson Welles would have been 99…
Perry Farrell’s Gift Keeps Giving
In the late ’80’s and early 90’s, Jane’s Addiction brought the druggy, draggy Los Angeles underground sound…
Celebrity Chef Gets Beat in Tangier
Celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain recently premiered his new show on CNN. The title of Parts…
40 Years of Dark Side of the Moon
British playwright Tom Stoppard has announced that he’ll be producing a new broadcast for BBC Radio 2….
RE/Searching for Gysin
RE/Search Publishing was founded in 1980 by V. Vale and Andrea Juno. According to the Wiki, the…
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Jack O’Connell’s 1968 film Revolution captured the craziness, the chaos, the hope and the hippies that defined…
Lions Hate Poetry
I’ve written about 2nd generation Beat poet Michael McClure on this here slate of light before. McClure…