Beatdom #7: The Music Issue

by David S. Wills (Editor), Spencer Kansa (Contributor)

Beatdom #7 is a music-themed issue and features essays about Hunter S. Thompson, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and their musical influences. It contains some of our most popular articles, including our famous "Setting Gonzo to a Beat". We also look at Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Jim Carroll, Tom Waits, Patti Smith, David Bowie, and their relationships with literature. This issue also features interviews with the people at Flying Dog Brewery and an excerpt from an oral biography of Herbert Huncke.

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First published February 28, 2014

About the author

David S. Wills is the editor of Beatdom literary journal and the author of books on William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Hunter S. Thompson, and Haruki Murakami. He lives in rural Cambodia and is currently working on a book about the 6 Gallery reading of 1955.