Shooting Che Guevara
As always I’ve been staying up late and fishing the ‘net for the flashing, magical treasures you’ve come to expect from our sleepless trollings on this sea of dreams. My latest find is a film called...
View ArticleTerence McKenna Channels John Dee
Good morn, good readers. I woke early to a cloudy Sunday in the Old South, however, this dark little gem has polished my resolve. Wrap yourself in melancholy and join Terence McKenna for this trip...
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Brion Gysin: ’80s TV Star
I spy with my little i... Nothing is True. Everything is Permitted. The wonderful Brion Gysin was a writer, painter, filmmaker and restaurateur. He was a friend and collaborator to William S....
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Bill Hicks: Censored!
In October of 1993, Bill Hicks made his last appearance on Late Night with David Letterman…sort of. In October of 2010, Hicks is funnier than ever. Hicks was a favorite comedian on Letterman’s old Late...
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London Calling – Again
The image of Paul Simonon smashing his bass on the cover of The Clash’s London Calling is one of the most iconic images in all of rock ‘n’ roll. While you can’t always judge a record by it’s cover, in...
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The Wacked-Out World of Paul McCarthy
I can't talk any more. The internet has become an eternal shore for moving images of all kinds. A nimble search with creative keywords will almost always reveal compelling films and television episodes...
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Dead Sea Scrolls Go Digital
Want your very own copy of the Dead Sea Scrolls? You’ll soon be able to access the ancient writings in their – sort of – original form thanks to this interesting new project brought to you by the...
View ArticleKenneth Anger Interviewed by Gaspar Noe
Here is an interesting match-up … Pioneering esoteric filmmaker Kenneth Anger gets interviewed by pioneering esoteric filmmaker Gaspar Noe in this match-made-in-heaven (hell?) tete-a-tete: Kenneth...
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Donald Cammell’s Cinema of Excess
Anita Pallenberg with Cammell on the set of 'Performance.' Even if you are a die-hard fan of outre, counter-cultural cinema, you might not leap to attention at the mention of the name Donald Cammell. A...
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Subversive Artist Appropriates Scrooge McDuck
Recently, I checked in with my pal Hector Hernandez to see what the Art Czar was up to … In a recent post, the ‘Czar had an abbreviated conversation with subversive pop artist Dave MacDowell: Art Czar:...
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Keith on Keith (Richards)
Via Joe Nolan’s Insomnia: Inside the dust jacket of his new book, Keith Richards has left an inscription: “This is the Life. Believe it or not, I haven’t forgotten any of it. Thanks and praises, Keith...
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The Year’s Best-Dressed Graphic Novel
Chapter 16 asked me to have a chat with Jim McCann and Janet Lee in order to get to the bottom of their new graphic novel Return of the Dapper Men. The book has been selling out following a wave of...
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Beefheart Doc Salutes the Captain
Me and mine were all saddened last week with the news of the passing of one of the true great originals of American popular music – Captain Beefheart. The man who was born into this world as Don Van...
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Cyberpunk on the Small Screen (Video)
Good day, Cybernauts. We’ve been enjoying this endearing flick for some time, but are just now getting around to posting about it. Cyberpunk is a 60-minute documentary from 1990 that serves as a...
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Graham Hancock Sees The Future In The Past
The good folks at Bear and Company recently mailed us a new release that’s been keeping us up nights. Lost Knowledge of the Ancients: A Graham Hancock Reader is a collection of essays curated by Graham...
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Fresh Angles On John Dee’s Angels
The good people at Destiny Books/Inner Traditions recently sent on a new volume that finds some of magic’s most mysterious writings collected in one book for the very first time. With Decoding the...
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The Occult, Alchemy and Black Swan
I received a strange knock on my afternoon door earlier this week, followed by the sound of something hitting the wood floor in the hallway and hurried footsteps fading down the stairs. Opening the...
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Happy Halloween from William S. Burroughs (Remix Video)
Once upon a time, there were witches … in this classic remix, the silent film Haxan is wed in an unholy matrimony to the laconic snarl of William S. Burroughs narrative aplomb. For those of you with a...
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Hunter S. Thompson: A Day in the Life
I couldn’t find a date on this AP article (above) which chronicles a day in the life – and in the cups – with Hunter S. Thompson. His love of Chivas on full display, Thompson also stresses the...
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Wallace Berman’s Kabbalah Cinema
Wallace Berman was born in Staten Island, New York in 1926. While he was still a child, he correctly predicted that he would die on his 50th birthday. He was hit by a car in 1976. During those five...
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