The Original Beats: Herbert Huncke and Gregory Corso
Often overshadowed by the Beat triumvurate of Burroughs, Ginsberg and Kerouac, Herbert Huncke and Gregory Corso were nonetheless integral to [...]
Miles Davis and John Coltrane – ‘So What’
In lieu of a real post, this exquisite rendition of Miles Davis’ ‘So What’ featuring Miles and John Coltrane . [...]
Robert Reisner’s ‘Bird’
Looking back at the great Charlie Parker
Five Minutes in 1980s New York
From ‘South Bronx-Portraits of Rubble‘ Photographer: Lisa Kahane Reader Chris sends this in (originally put up by Flaming Pablum) Curiously, [...]
When NYC was Jazz City . . .
William Gottlieb Ever since, Jeremiah’s excellent article on post-WW2 52nd Street (‘The Street‘ and ‘Gottlieb on 52nd‘), I’ve been thinking [...]
Pilgrims: A Novel
'Pilgrims' is set in 1991 New York. The background is New York at the end of the First Gulf War, with the crack epidemic raging across the city, and the beginning of the East Village's gentrification. The first chapter can be seen in Sensitive Skin Magazine.
