William S. Burroughs

On the Road Is Tamed at Last

The 10 Coolest, Scariest, Freakiest Songs About Heroin

See also: 10 Songs About Cocaine See also: 15 Songs to Light Up to on 4/20 Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. It's in many ways the enduring holy trinity of pop music. Like it or not -- we're not advocating anything -- drugs are responsible for lots of great songwriting. So every Friday in August, we' ... More >>

Mark Dery Thinks Bad Thoughts in His Latest Collection of Essays

In the introduction to his new book of essays, "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts: Drive-by Essays on American Dread, American Dreams" (University of Minnesota Press), Mark Dery lays out the foundation that shores up every one of these short, sharp, well-turned pieces: American Gothic, as epitomized by ... More >>

Fight Club Sadisco* Offers Enlightenment Through Fist-fighting Engtanglements

Shawn AndersonAnarchist punk Ghost belts me in the head at Fight Club Sadisco. See more pics of our bout (as well as all the other action from the event) ​"How much can you know about yourself, you've never been in a fight? I don't wanna die without any scars. So come on; hit me before I lose my n ... More >>

William S. Burroughs Documentary to Be Released by a Beastie Boy

We all know that people are multi-dimensional, and cannot be defined by one singular act or piece of art that they produce. Having said this, it's hard to imagine that the same guy who sings "Hey Ladies" would be interested in a documentary on William S. Burroughs. Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boy better ... More >>

Arty Girl: Keith Haring at Scottsdale Bentley Gallery

Guess who...?I was a pre-teen in the early 1990's and when I think of the endless hours I spent at Scottsdale Fashion Square, Keith Haring comes to mind. With all the loitering in Z Gallerie and The Museum Store, I couldn't escape his famous doodles splattered all over neckties, playing cards, poste ... More >>

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

Five Songs About ... Thanksgiving

Genesis P-Orridge, the post-Rogue interview...

PSYCHIC TV SHOW BACK ON @ THE SETS! (Entry updated with press release from Genesis P-Orridge.)

Irony gone nuclear: One week from today, Psychic TV transforms Anderson's Fifth Estate into androgyny central.

South of the Border Patrol

Have bullets, will travel

Cannibal Corpse

Burning the Yule Log

Matmos

The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
(Matador)

Up From the Underworld

This year, blood-soaked extreme metal took its rightful place in the world of heavy music

The Artist Currently Known As Michael 23

"I'm advocating a new form of human ability -- to teleport or move from one place to another without all the steps in between."

Lens Crafter

Bill Jay photographs photographers - and gets a word in edgewise

Dark Impulses

At night, downtown Phoenix is a ghost town – except for a few bright spots

A Horrible Mind

Unlike John Nash, Spider sees little triumph over schizophrenia

A Grand Guy

How Steven Soderbergh kept the Terry Southern tale from turning tragic

Standards and Practices

A guided tour of the best releases across the musical spectrum

Birth of the Cool: Beat, BeBop and the American Avant-Garde

By Lewis MacAdams (Simon & Schuster Free Press)

Lizard Thing

From a big-name tribute to some big-beat remixes, the Doors' catalogue bulges with a soft parade of new releases

The Late, Late Show

Shadow Hours descends into film noir hell zone

The Big Sleep

Vintage-paperback dealer Blake Shira writes his own final chapter

Pulp Faction

Hard-boiled soft-covers find a home at The Lost Dutchman

Too Live Crue

Nikki Sixx sounds off on booze, dope and Kiss

Outer Bass

Bill Laswell is a deep-groove guerrilla who's not afraid to lay down the bottom line

Paul's Rocky Revival

With new book and home video, Paul McCartney tries to get in the last word on his fab past

The Fury of Kathy Acker

Insects in Cinema

Jack's Back

Never Mind

Cel Block Riot

Animation fest smacks of TV anarchy from Saturday mornings past

Hog Butcher for the World

On Ministry's animal farm, all the little piggies go "Splat!"

Creep Show

Jacked up on more volts than Frankenstein's monster, White Zombie patrols the perimeter of garish pop metal

Recordings

SLAM JUNK

MR. HOWL

ALL POETRY AND NO MUSIC MAKE ALLEN A DULL BOY; GINSBERG'S BOX PROVES HE'S ANYTHING BUT

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