The Beat Goes on with ‘Kerouac on Record’
These essays explore the connection between Kerouac and the music he loved -- Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Miles Davis and others -- and the musicians who loved him, in turn.
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No Reader of ‘William Blake and the Age of Aquarius’ Will Remain Unmoved
Blake's illuminated prints and poetic songs of soft innocence and apocalyptic experience influenced the post-WWII generation of American artists, musicians, and counter-culture leaders such as Allen Ginsberg, Jim Morrison, and Bob Dylan.
Allen Ginsberg: The Artist as Mensch
The overwhelming impression from Allen Ginsberg’s interviews is his lack of ego. He comes across, again and again, as a fundamentally decent person.