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Beat Soundtrack #37: Edward J. Taylor
Japan emigré's 'life as art'
Sep 16 • 
Simon Warner
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Live review #6: Reimagining Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'
World premiere of immersive electro show
Sep 12
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Correspondence #61: Robert Dumont
Video plus article on Natalie Jackson
Sep 11 • 
Simon Warner
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Book review #54: Natalie
Tragic muse recovered in collage
Sep 10 • 
Jonah Raskin
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Interview #43: Francis Kuipers
Virtuoso guitarist and Corso collaborator
Sep 5 • 
Kurt Hemmer
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August 2025

Beat Meetings #13: Simon Warner & Amiri Baraka
Black Beat in Marx's Manchester
Aug 31 • 
Simon Warner
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Interview #42: Ron Whitehead, Part Two
Poetry as music, music as poetry
Aug 26 • 
Leon Horton
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Book review #53: The Nonconformists
Beats, jazz and rock in a Cold climate
Aug 20 • 
Jonah Raskin
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Film review #4: Kerouac's Road
Our man in NYC catches early screening
Aug 16 • 
Simon Warner
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Kesey party...but why no Dylan?
When Beat stars joined Pranksters' NY bash
Aug 12 • 
Simon Warner
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Radio review #4: What Happened to Counter-Culture?
Beat beginnings hatch ongoing resistance
Aug 7 • 
Simon Warner
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Five hundred and counting...
R&BG library hits a noteworthy number
Aug 5 • 
Simon Warner
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