In 1980, Genesis P-Orridge and Peter Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle travelled to New York City to meet up at the apartment of beat writer William S. Burroughs. They started the task of compiling the experimental works which had never been heard.
This passionate critique of American racism, imperialism, and capitalism from a Free Huey rally in 1968 was first released by Motown Records' Black Forum in 1970, the year his conviction was reversed.
4/28/23 Signs of Life is a gorgeous, ground-breaking and genre-bending collaboration between an iconic author and a unique musical ensemble. Part songwriting, part poetry, part story-telling; all-encompassing, all-engaging, all beautiful.
In true, stream-of-consciousness, Beat fashion, the entire album was cut in one session with one take for each track, Allen's piano weaving in and out and occasionally commenting on Kerouac's verbal riffs to great effect.
Poetry for the Beat Generation, legendary beatnik writer Jack Kerouac's second album, Blues and Haikus, teamed him with producer Bob Thiele and came out on Thiele's Hanover label in 1959.
Featuring Tim Robbins, Dr. John, Bill Frisell, Ralph Steadman, Annie Ross, John Joyce III, Will Forte and many more score and stage Hunter S. Thompson's classic coverage of the 1970 Kentucky Derby.
