Little Big Prince
In France, the publishing world is falling over itself to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s modern book of parables, Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince). In the book, the title character relates the story of his cosmic adventures to a downed pilot on Earth. Since its writing in 1943, the book has [...]
William S. Burroughs’ Words of Advice
With the launch of the new blog design, I wanted to add a fresh new Burroughs post. WSB haunts the entirety of counter-cultural curation like the eminence gris he was often portrayed as, but, it’s important to note that Burroughs rarely portrayed himself this way. Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road is [...]
Happy Birthday, Anaïs Nin
Anaïs Nin was an American born to Hispanic/Cuban parents in France on February 21, 1903. Although we associate the author with Paris, she spent most of her life living in the U.S. A writer of essays, short stories and novels, Nin’s literary triumph was the publication of her diaries which chronicled more than six decades [...]
Bon Voyage, Bradbury
I’d say that I was sad that Ray Bradbury was dead, but that wouldn’t be true. Obviously one of America’s great writers, if Bradbury had only written The Martian Chronicles he’d be golden in my eyes. We always feel a sense of loss when one of our giants crumbles, but I don’t think Bradbury would’ve [...]
Burroughs Reads Junky
Hola, amigos Junky is William S. Burroughs’ first book and also his most readable. While many readers may have already cracked the cover on this dusky treasure, I recently found a fine gem that washed up on the cyber shores of this here late night lookout. This YouTube offering is an abridged audibook version of [...]
Coincidence Control Network, Episode the 13th
If you haven’t been listening to Computer Control Network, you’ve got some catching up to do. Coincidence Control Network (CCN) features Joseph Matheny, Kim Monaghan, Ken Eakins and your’s truly in a weekly round-table chat about the current state of the counterculture. Our 13th episode just hit the podsphere. This time around we discuss: Sasquatch [...]
Lance Henriksen's Role of a Lifetime
Hey y’all. I read a lot of great books last year, but one of the best was a new biography of cult actor Lance Henriksen. Published by a new Nashville book concern, Not Bad for a Human is a necessary read for Henriksen fans and anyone else who is interested in a fascinating look at [...]
Sleepless Book Club – George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Hey, faithful readers. Long time no see. I’ve been slammed with new projects, but I’m planning on revealing more about those as I rev this engine of pixel blasting fury back up after a protracted intermission. I have so many new happenings underway that I’m not really sure where to start. Picking at random… ArtNowNashville.com [...]
Noe/Anger
Here is an interesting match-up… Pioneering esoteric film maker Kenneth Anger gets interviewed by pioneering esoteric film maker Gaspar Noe in this match-made-in-heaven (hell?) tete-a-tete: Kenneth Anger, the octogenarian American underground filmmaker, has largely been heralded as one of the founders of experimental film, with his role in inspiring directors such as Martin Scorsese and [...]
London Calling Again
The image of Paul Simonon smashing his bass on the cover of The Clash’s London Calling is one of the most iconic images in all of rock ‘n’ roll. While you can’t always judge a record by it’s cover, in this case, you can. London Calling is a great collection in a great looking package, [...]
