Jack Kerouac

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Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

By Noah W. Bailey Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen ... More >>

Revolting Cocks

The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Reynolds and Joy Press

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

How High?

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

Swapaholics

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

One for the Team

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

And the Beat Goes On

An interview with Alan Kaufman

Notebooks From the Underground

This is the summer to put pen to paper

The Hold Steady

Boys and Girls in America (Vagrant)

Ramblin' Gamblin' Men

David Dondero and Adam Gnade hit the road

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David Dondero and Adam Gnade hit the road

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Tom Russell pays homage to "real goddamn American character"; Dengue Fever takes you to Cambodia and back

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Magdalene victims given voice

BeatBox

"Real People" is a breath of fresh air at the Oxygen Bar; Ghostface Killah proves he's Wu Tang's No. One.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

"Real People" is a breath of fresh air at the Oxygen Bar; Ghostface Killah proves he's Wu Tang's No. One.

Bright Lights

City Lights Bookstore turns 50, and we can hardly contain ourselves

Straight From the Fridge

This 25-year-old play about Beats sticks too close to biography to be cool

Hit the Road, Jack

The life and times of a dead Beat, in Visions of Kerouac

Reps Etc.

Commentary by Gregg Rickman

House Of Tudor

Welcome to Brutal Planet

Real San Francisco

Hyde Street Bistro

The Luddite Eats

Paragon

On Another Road

Clark Coolidge

Chronicle of a Theft Foretold

It's shoplifting season, and book dealers know what thieves are after

History Takes a Beating

Two new CDs devoted to Kerouac and Ferlinghetti show what's good -- and bad -- about romanticizing the beats

Night Crawler

Two new CDs devoted to Kerouac and Ferlinghetti show what's good -- and bad -- about romanticizing the beats

The Kerouac Obsession

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

Dog Bites

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

The House of Tudor

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

Slap Shots

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

Night+Day

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

Bouncer’s Highly Accurate Bar Quiz

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

Framing the Truth

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

Zen and the Art of Nose Maintenance

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

Jack Kerouac's writing still influential for rock icons 50 years after On the Road

Gerald Nicosia has spent a decade challenging the disposition of Jack Kerouac's $20 million literary estate. Along the way, he's annoyed most of what remains of the beat generation.

Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Pay Tribute to Jack Kerouac

​When I interviewed Ben Gibbard back in 2007, he'd been holed up in the same cabin where Jack Kerouac wrote his famed book Big Sur. Gibbard was in Big Sur writing material for what would become the next Death Cab For Cutie record, but he was also part of the documentary One Fast Move or I'm Gone: ... More >>

Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar Plan Kerouac Tribute Show in S.F.

Autumn de WildeJay Farrar (left) and Ben Gibbard​We reported earlier that Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Son Volt's Jay Farrar teamed up on the soundtrack to a new Jack Kerouac documentary, One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. (The movie and the soundtrack come out Oct. 20). Now th ... More >>

Jay Farrar, Ben Gibbard, and a bad actress pay tribute to Kerouac’s Big Sur

Autumn de WildeJay Farrar (left) and Ben Gibbard​We reported earlier that Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Son Volt's Jay Farrar teamed up on the soundtrack to a new Jack Kerouac documentary, One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. (The movie and the soundtrack come out Oct. 20). Now th ... More >>

Beat It at Vesuvio Cafe

Autumn de WildeJay Farrar (left) and Ben Gibbard​We reported earlier that Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Son Volt's Jay Farrar teamed up on the soundtrack to a new Jack Kerouac documentary, One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. (The movie and the soundtrack come out Oct. 20). Now th ... More >>

Tosca's 90th Birthday Party: Cappuccino, the Culterati, and Gavin

M. LaddIt was a mix of the sliver-haired and the sliver-tongued.​Last night was the 90th birthday party for North Beach institution Tosca Café (242 Columbus at Jack Kerouac Alley). By 6:30 p.m., the bar was crowded with silver-haired neighborhood denizens, journalists, and the local culterati ... More >>

Dolores Park Renovation Sparks Paltry Offline Response: There's No 'PBR' in Democracy

GreenkoziNot fueling civic activism in the real world, apparently...​We at The Snitch had best come clean on something to start off: You can count us among those who sometimes wish a meteor would crash directly into Dolores Park on a Saturday afternoon, annihilating at a stroke every fixed-gear bi ... More >>

Beat Crazy

GreenkoziNot fueling civic activism in the real world, apparently...​We at The Snitch had best come clean on something to start off: You can count us among those who sometimes wish a meteor would crash directly into Dolores Park on a Saturday afternoon, annihilating at a stroke every fixed-gear bi ... More >>

"The Fighter": Boxer biopic falls through the ropes

GreenkoziNot fueling civic activism in the real world, apparently...​We at The Snitch had best come clean on something to start off: You can count us among those who sometimes wish a meteor would crash directly into Dolores Park on a Saturday afternoon, annihilating at a stroke every fixed-gear bi ... More >>