Eric Andersen Stuns Us
Eric Andersen was part of the emergence of the “singer-songwriter” in the 1960s and, along with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, John Stewart and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Andersen’s work has not … Continue reading
Empty Mirror Books
Online bookseller Empty Mirror Books (EMB) has just celebrated its third anniversary. When EMB opened its virtual doors in summer 2000, its inventory consisted used & rare Beat Generation & … Continue reading
Never Mind the Pollacks
AsEverWas: MEMOIRS OF A BEAT SURVIVOR. Hammond Guthrie. SAF Publishing. Even though this work makes reference to the “Beat Generation” in its title, it’s anything but a nostalgic trip down memory … Continue reading
Spotlight On Larry Keenan
These pictures by photographer Larry Keenan serve as a personal memorial to a community of faces that have fallen away into invisible skin — tributes to fallen friends in ink … Continue reading
Spotlight On Neil Young
SHAKEY. Jimmy McDonough. Random House. GREENDALE. Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Reprise/Warner Brothers Records. Neil Young is one of the most prolific musicians to emerge from the rock n roll … Continue reading
NYPD Blue & An Interview With Dennis Franz
NYPD BLUE. DVD. Seasons 1 & 2. Fox Home Entertainment. Excepting The Sopranos, NYPD Blue is the best thing on television today. These DVDs capture the complete first and second seasons, as we re-immerse ourselves … Continue reading
A Gradual Twilight & Copper Canyon Press
A GRADUAL TWILIGHT: AN APPRECIATION OF JOHN HAINES. Steven B. Rogers. CavanKerry Press Ltd. Poetry. Criticism. Memoir. A Gradual Twilight is a wonderful book of reflections retracing the life of poet-naturalist John … Continue reading
Spotlight On A Master
HOROWITZ LIVE & UNEDITED (The Historic 1965 Carnegie Hall Return Concert) and SET IN THE HANDS OF THE MASTER. Vladimir Horowitz. Sony Classical. October 1, 2003 marks the 100th anniversary of … Continue reading
“Nocturne”
She came Forth falling: The moon (in) The window (grits) Its teeth (night) Sky watching (the woman) Pin up Her hair (and) Kneel in To bed (night) Sky watching (blood) … Continue reading
Electric Review 