William With A Gun On His Front Porch

via MediaBistro’s UnBeige Watch: William S. Burroughs Has a Gun By Stephanie Murg William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) was not inclined to share the frame. He made exceptions for things he adored, including cigarettes, cats, guns, and pretty much anything that...

What Rock ‘n Roll Used To Be

from SPIN Watch KISS Turn ‘The Tonight Show’ Into the 1976 ‘Destroyer’ Tour WRITTEN BY John Surico “This is a profound moment for all of us,” Paul Stanley told the crowd at the Barclays Center on Thursday night. After almost 40...

F†cklish

from Best Tickets The Best F*cking Article You’ll Read Today: Profanity in Rap Lyrics Since 1985 By Andrew Powell-Morse Here we see the Geto Boys and Scarface in the top two spots. For those unfamiliar with the group, the Ge Flashback to the Bronx in 1973. DJ Kool...

Jarmuschian Vampiricism

from The New York Times This Time, Jim Jarmusch Is Kissing Vampires By MELENA RYZIK The filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is old school. He writes all his scripts out by hand and then dictates them to a typist. Ideas are jotted down in small, color-coordinated notebooks and,...

Frankie Knuckles Gone

from The Chicago Tribune Frankie Knuckles, house music ‘godfather,’ dead at 59 by Greg Kot In Chicago, Frankie Knuckles was called the “godfather,” not because of any underworld connections, but because he helped build house – a style of Chicago dance...