COOL TOWN: HOW ATHENS, GEORGIA CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE
In her book Cool Town, Grace Elizabeth Hale offers a history of the Athens, Georgia, music scene, how...
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THE LONG NIGHT OF JOHN MARTYN
Before his late-career decline, John Martyn was one of the most innovative figures in the British folk-rock firmament,...
ONSTAGE, BACKSTAGE: PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL GRECCO CAPTURED BOSTON’S PUNK AND POST PUNK SCENES
Michael Grecco picked the right time to be in Boston. As an undergrad at BU studying photojournalism, he...
AS NEEDED FOR ANXIETY: RICHARD KERN’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF PHARMACEUTICAL CHIC
A unifying thread weaves through the work of ‘trangressive’ filmmaker and photographer Richard Kern. In this interview with...
GREGORY CORSO: STREET PUNK & BEAT TURNED POET & PLAYWRIGHT
Because he was often seen as a character in one of Kerouac’s writings, Gregory Corso has been given...
FOUR DEAD IN OHIO: GRAPHIC NOVELIST DERF BACKDERF REVISITS HIS LOCAL HISTORY
Derf Backderf, the Cleveland-based artist best known (until now) for his long-running strip “The City” and his graphic...
ROSE SIMPSON: LIFE IN THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND
The Incredible String Band was best-known as the vehicle for the otherworldly talents of Mike Heron and Robin...
LUC SANTE: CHRONICLER OF NEW YORK’S ‘LOW LIFE’
As a chronicler of New York’s underside and forgotten histories, Luc Sante walked straight out of the pages...
STEAL THIS NATION: REMEMBERING ABBIE HOFFMAN
The life and times of Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989), troublemaker, fugitive activist, writer and countercultural icon, have continued to...
CHARLES BUKOWSKI’S LIFE AFTER DEATH
Charles Bukowski worked at a pace that seems almost superhuman. Although he did not turn to writing full-time...
DAVID GODLIS: HISTORY IS MADE ON THE STREETS
Photographer David Godlis is one of the foremost chroniclers of downtown NYC in the 1970s. His unique, flashless...
SLIM GAILLARD & LORD BUCKLEY: JOINED AT THE HIP
Bulee “Slim” Gaillard and Richard “Lord” Buckley not only helped Jack Kerouac locate his inner hipster, they influenced...
‘RED FLAME’: KAREN ELSON, MODEL, MUSICIAN & MUSE
Supermodel Karen Elson is no one-dimensional stick figure on a fashion runway. As her photo retrospective and memoir...
IN THE LIMELIGHT: THE VISUAL ECSTASY OF NYC NIGHTLIFE IN THE ‘90S
Steve Eichner was the photo king of NYC mega-clubs. He is also a chameleon who moved seamlessly through...