Asemics 16 - Airgun Target Chapter - homage to burroughs & warhol

Comment

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 3:43am

Bull Burroughs and Joni Mitchell? Doesn't sound right. Erni posted a great link to a compilation of songs about and involving Burroughs below. We established he did things with Laurie Anderson, right? He was involved with a lot of punk people when he returned from London to NY in "The Bunker" days: Patti Smith and Jim Carroll - Jim Carroll especially because he was primarily a poet. I would suspect some collaborations. I think there are some Burroughs sound collaborations with Gysin in London. More obscurely, I remember this guy, John Giorno, did a lot of avant garde recordings - John Giorno Sound Systems or something - I think he did some Burroughs releases. Erni might know more.

Comment by Alicia Starr on July 9, 2011 at 2:19am

searched for WSB on a joni mitchell cd to no avail. thought i recognized his voice. any ideas out there?

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 2:01am

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 9, 2011 at 12:47am

ALL WRONG! ALL WRONG! NOT ABOUT ANDY & CANDY! NOT ABOUT RICHY & THE BITCHY! SHOOT THE MONKEY! WIN BIG PRIZE! STEP UP AND SHOOT THE MONKEY! WIN BIG!

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 8, 2011 at 5:06pm

Definitely, you have to dig more to realize Burroughs was at the center. Yes - long shadow for Warhol. I suppose he's in music too, beyond what I know. It always seems to go back to the Velvet Underground though because that was pure genius.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 8, 2011 at 4:20pm

WSB - totally remarkable figure involved in just about everything. The Beatles officially released about 4 1/2 hours worth of music. It's remarkable that people could listen to it over-and-over again. I think the newer releases of outtakes, rehearsals - those are fascinating. There are hundreds of hours of those.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 8, 2011 at 3:22pm

This is a revelation. I never got into the spoken word/music side of Burroughs. Obviously fertile ground. It makes sense: Last spring I wrote to you about the section in the Barry Miles WSB bio - Paul McCartney "scouted" Burroughs in the mid-60s for music ideas. The Beatles even thought there was something they could beg, borrow, and steal from Burroughs. Seems they were right.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 8, 2011 at 3:07pm

Erni, thanks for this. NEVER knew about it. Remarkable - includes music from Eddie Vetter ) Pearl Jam, Stipes (REM), and some Jim Carroll songs I haven't heard - as well as things you'd expect. WOW.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 8, 2011 at 2:45pm

Kicks! Love it, Erni. "Get your kicks on Route 66."

Comment by De Villo Sloan on July 8, 2011 at 12:10am

Erni's sleeping. Thanks for locating LA, Alicia. I've always been partial to "Language is a virus." Wonderful experience for your son. Thnx for Billy/Naropa link, Erni, most Beatific scholar. You catch me on the details. Joan had a glass on her head, not an apple, according to most sources. Joan really does deserve some honor for the martyrdom. She would have been one of the original "speed freaks." (Speed kills, kids.) Over-the-counter nasal inhalers used methadrine in those days. Joan was among those addicted to the paper strips pulled out of the inhaler. Of course "On the Road" and "Howl" were fueled by the same source. "Naked Lunch" less so. Firearms aren't good to put into the equation.

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• Next ›
• Page