DAVID AMRAM: ON KEROUAC, GINSBERG, MINGUS, SPIRIT AND FAMILY Noah Lekas·April 22, 2021Composer David Amram, now 90, has worked with some of the jazz greats, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleFilmHistoryInterviews·1 Comment
GREGORY CORSO: STREET PUNK & BEAT TURNED POET & PLAYWRIGHT Alan Bisbort·January 6, 2021Because he was often seen as a character in one of Kerouac’s writings, Gregory Corso has been given...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBooksPoetryPublishing·0 Comments
DIANE DI PRIMA: HER LIFE AS A BEATNIK AND WOMAN Lisa Janssen·November 6, 2020Diane di Prima (1934-2020) was a poet, artist, activist and teacher who navigated countercultural landscapes of both the...All Please Kill Me PostsLisa JanssenPoetryR.I.P.·1 Comment
BEAT SURRENDER: RECLAIMING THE LEGACY OF LUCIEN CARR Catherine de Leon·October 5, 2020Lucien Carr wasn’t just the person who brought Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs together in...All Please Kill Me PostsHistory·7 Comments
YOU CAN’T WIN: WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS AND THE REAL JACK BLACK Tony Mostrom·June 23, 2020Jack Black was a burglar, rambler, jailbird and writer whose lone published memoir, You Can’t Win (1926), was...All Please Kill Me PostsAnthony MostromBest OfBooksCrime·9 Comments
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS: A WORD FROM THE WISE GUY Billy Hough·June 16, 2020Billy Hough is a longtime fan of William S. Burroughs. He sees parallels between Burroughs’ writings and our...All Please Kill Me PostsBilly HoughCool PeopleThings You Should KnowVIDEO·1 Comment
I HATE WORK: AVANT-GARDE DRUMMER MIKE PRIDE TRANSFORMS MDC HARDCORE INTO PIANO JAZZ Brad Cohan·March 1, 2022
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SPOTIFY AND OTHER STREAMING DELIGHTS: MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE OR SAME AS THE OLD BOSS? Paul Bisbort·February 15, 2022
