Issue Ten

Forever Stung

By Michael Hendrick Illustration by Waylon Bacon A spate of Christian/spiritual music washed over the AM/FM airwaves in the early-1970s. Jesus Christ Superstar primed the pump, and Norman Greenbaum had made spirituality a Top Ten hit the year... read more »

July 3, 2012 4:03 pm / no comments

Eating the Beat Menu

Words by Nick Meador Illustration by Kaliptus (from issue 10, available at Amazon) Jack Kerouac’s books contain such a variety of subjects, styles, and voices that his readers have never shared many common characteristics. On the surface,... read more »

July 3, 2012 2:31 pm / no comments

Hinduism: A Different Beat

from Beatdom Issue 10 (buy here) by Geetanjali Joshi Mishra and Ravi Mishra * As a religion, Hinduism has been one of the most ancient and generational expressions. These expressions and beliefs are handed down from the past generation to the... read more »

March 27, 2012 12:58 am / 1 comment

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... read more »

March 4, 2012 5:53 am / 6 comments

horseshit

by Cliff Weber Talking heads on swivel sticks yammer incessantly into my bleeding ears while I stare ahead, nodding on cue like a fucking tchotchke desk bird who drinks water. I am a trinket who serves no purpose, waiting for someone... read more »

March 4, 2012 5:42 am / no comments

Review: One and Only: The Untold Story of On the Road

by Michael Hendrick One and Only: The Untold Story of On The Road, may have played more to the heart had it been sub-titled The Untold Story of the Desolation Angels. Published in November 2011, the volume is mainly comprised of Gerald Nicosia’s... read more »

February 11, 2012 9:25 am / 6 comments

Tristessa: Heavengoing

by Paul Arendt Jack Kerouac’s surroundings invariably affected his writing style. Narrator Leo Percepied’s voice in The Subterraneans reflected Kerouac’s emergent interest in psychology, and the author’s vision of the stream-of-consciousness... read more »

January 28, 2012 3:24 am / no comments