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What to Expect from Beatdom #11
As many of you know, the next issue of Beatdom marks a very special anniversary. It is the fifth anniversary of Beatdom’s inception. Five years is a tremendous landmark in this industry, and we’re celebrating by bringing you our best issue yet, including four massive interviews with some of the hippest, most Beat names around. [...]
Announcing the Acquisition of Beat Poetry by Larry Beckett
Beatdom Books is delighted to announce the acquisition of Beat Poetry by Larry Beckett, due to be published in the summer of 2012. It is the only book to date centering on the poetry of the Beat Generation. Sure, there are anthologies, sociologies, encyclopedias, collections of photographs and interviews, and studies on the individual Beats. [...]
The Weird Cult: How Scientology Shaped the Writing of William S. Burroughs
“Scientology was useful to me until it became a religion, and I have no use for religion. It’s just another one of those control-addict trips and we can all do without those.” This essay would be a lot easier to write without using the word “Scientology”. The Church of Scientology has given itself such [...]
What Is There To See Inside The New Beatdom 10 ~ The Religion Issue?
Greetings, Dear Readers! We know you have been waiting for the new issue of Beatdom to come out. Well, it is here and it is available and a lot of you have ordered your copy already at the crazy low cost of only $9.99 . Here are a few photos of the innards of this [...]
At the Holiday Inn
Words by Michael Hendrick; Illustration by Waylon Bacon When considering the implications of the affects of drug use on the writing process, it is important to bear in mind that both William S. Burroughs and Timothy Leary opined that there is no affect achieved by the use of drugs which cannot also be altered without [...]
