I’ve been busy getting issue seven ready these past few weeks, and cconsequently haven’t been updating this blog as much as I’d like. Hopefully that will change after the release, which is scheduled for next month.
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June 21, 2010 5:43 am / no comments
From Beatdom #7
Writers and alcohol have gone hand in hand since the advent of the written word. Absinthe fueled many a poet, Bukowski made a career out of being a barfly, and Kerouac showed us the ugly side of a love affair with booze.
There... read more »
June 4, 2010 10:19 am / 1 comment
A while ago, Mr. Jones asked me to make him a poster for distribution across the continental United States. It’s tough to get a man’s words onto a small sheet of paper and still do him justice. It’s even tougher when you’re... read more »
April 26, 2010 9:57 am / 1 comment
It recently came to our attention here at Beatdom that our very own Edaurdo Jones’s grandfather (whom we all call “Gramps Jones”) once played High school football against Jack Kerouac.
Naturally, we got Gramps to sit down and answer... read more »
April 13, 2010 9:21 am / 4 comments
Beatdom always looks cool as a downloadable pdf file… and what’s more, it’s free.
But to really appreciate Beatdom’s high-quality artwork you have to see a printed copy. Take a look at these pages from “LSD 25000″... read more »
April 11, 2010 4:34 am / no comments
People read Beatdom all over the world. As editor, I live in South Korea and communicate with my staff by e-mail and phone. My staff live in America, Britain, France and Cuba. Our freelancers come from even further away.
The people who read... read more »
April 7, 2010 12:00 pm / 1 comment
Ah, the glamorous world of unpaid internships! It may seem unattractive at the time, but these are invaluable in the grad scheme of things… It’s not easy getting your foot in the door as a writer, artist or editor, but Beatdom has... read more »
March 30, 2010 7:45 am / 4 comments
Here’s a nice collage of Beatdom #5 by illustrator Isaac Bonan.
David S. WillsDavid S. Wills is the founder and editor of Beatdom magazine and the author of The Dog Farm.
He travels a lot, and is currently working as a professor in... read more »
March 26, 2010 7:28 am / no comments
Dear All,
The idea for Beatdom’s travel themed sixth issue first appeared about a year ago. I had been travelling a lot and trying my hand at travel writing. Everywhere I went I read a few travel guides first, and everywhere I went I found... read more »
March 15, 2010 2:04 pm / no comments
Thanks to our Art Director, Mr. Edaurdo Jones, for this photo… If anyone else has a photo of Beatdom at their cluttered desk, I’d love to see it.
David S. WillsDavid S. Wills is the founder and editor of Beatdom magazine and the... read more »
February 15, 2010 8:48 am / no comments