An extraordinary life,an ordinary man Nov 14, 2009
Moore, whose real name was Robert MacMillan Allison, does not, as Towasser suggests, belong among legendary literary tramps such as poet and novelist Charles Bukowski. He may have led a fascinating rogue's life and personally roared his way through the 1920s, but his insights about that life and the tumultuous history in which it was bound up tend toward the insipid, while his descriptions are weighted with cliches. (Asia Times Online)
Keeping up with Exene Cervenka Oct 7, 2009
" blossomed virtually from birth about three decades ago. In such watershed albums as "Los Angeles," "Wild Gift" and "More Fun in the New World," Cervenka, bassist-singer-songwriter John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D.J. Bonebrake took the unbridled energy of punk and channeled it in sharply drawn portraits of life lived on the edge. The group's songs mined the poetic and literary traditions of outsider writers such as Charles Bukowski and were sung by Cervenka and then-husband Doe in... (FOX59, IN)
Will Hollywood adopt the scientific method? Oct 5, 2009
Under Barr's stewardship, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Tennessee Williams, William S. Burroughs, Charles Bukowski, Andy Warhol, and Janis Joplin frequented the 12-story residence. "When I saw Stanley crying in the lobby after being served legal papers, I realized this change was taking place at the Chelsea," Gatien said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Charles Bukowski love letters sold, maybe more Sep 19, 2009
Linda King hasn't kissed Charles Bukowski in more than 30 years, but she can still recall the smell of whiskey on his breath, the taste of cigarettes and the bitter scent of other women. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fabric of creation Aug 24, 2009
This is a unique look at a common everyday thing such as going to the mailbox - what poet Charles Bukowski called the uncommon thought on the common matter. And while Doscher admits that her perspective is unique, she does not want to project her thoughts and feelings onto her audience, so much as she wants them to find their own meaning within her work. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Wild and wacky at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Aug 15, 2009
3 p.m.: You could go to "Barflies," gleaned from the literary talents of American writer and alcoholic Charles Bukowski, in which the main character "Henry" extols the liberating as well as confining effects of alcohol abuse. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty ImagesA cavalcade marks the traditional start of the Edinburgh Festival. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Wacky, weird and provocative at Fringe Festival Aug 6, 2009
Theater at the Fringe will range from David Mamets play Oleanna performed by a Zimbabwean company, as well as Barflies, a play adapted from the alcohol-laced stories of Charles Bukowski, to something entitled Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theater Goes to Hollywood. . (MSNBC -- News)
INDIE JOE HAS GOT WRITE STUFF Aug 4, 2009
READING indie pop musician Joe Pernice's debut novel, "It Feels So Good When I Stop," is like being assaulted by Charles Bukowski after listening to Dusty Springfield. The artist's pretty pop songs can have a lyrical dark side, but they don't generally need an R rating. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Ryan Adams turns poet with ‘Infinity Blues’ Jul 30, 2009
Adams clearly owes a great debt here to Charles Bukowski, the patron saint of the barfly and the world-weary tramp. In For Charles, Adams attempts to channel the late poet, with lines like I bet God made you join a rollerskating league/ I bet you hate it. (Boston Globe)
Best Drinking Jul 18, 2009
EDITORS CHOICE: Regulars of this Skid Row tavern know they can always find a cheap cold one here, even in the a.m. Lovers of Los Angeles lore know the King Eddy, at Fifth and Los Angeles streets beneath the King Edward Hotel, from the pages of author John Fante (he and Charles Bukowski were known to drink there). Cheap beer ($9 pitchers) and friendly service keep folks coming back. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Fiction comes to life in L.A. Jun 5, 2009
One covers the haunts of Skid Row poet laureate Charles Bukowski ... M. Cain, James Ellroy, Charles Bukowski and others. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Noir Tour, Seeing L.A. From Under a Fedora Jun 3, 2009
There's a tour that covers the favorite haunts of Skid Row poet laureate Charles Bukowski and another that takes you down the streets that inspired musician Tom Waits. The sites that shaped the works of classic L.A. noir writers John Fante ("Ask the Dust") and James M. Cain ("Double Indemnity") are also included. (Fox News)
Odd Adventures May 23, 2009
Hamer's previous movie, "Factotum," was based on a Charles Bukowski novel, and, as you might guess, had an entirely different feeling. -- Advisory: Brief nudity. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Book Review Post Office by Charle... May 16, 2009
Book Review Post Office by Charles Bukowski. Book Review Post Office by Charles Bukowski ... After years of struggling in the post office and the race track, Charles Bukowski wrote a stunning novel about a man who struggles at the post office and the racetrack. (Suite101.com)
Book Review The World's Shortest ... May 13, 2009
Even when Charles Bukowski was rambling, he was rambling in a quick and efficient manner. By putting their stories across a couple pages, they were able to draw the reader in before letting them know how close to the end he may be. (Suite101.com)
Book Review No Heroics, Please May 11, 2009
Carver s poetry isn t that great to begin with, falling into the same traps as Charles Bukowski s poetry, where the poem is just a shortchanged story with line-breaks. The book reviews here aren t that good either, as his summaries give away too much, provoking an urge to skip the summary and just read his closing thoughts. (Suite101.com)
Book Review Gentlemanly Repose May 11, 2009
Unband bassist Michael Ruffino is in the moment like Charles Bukowski was, only not so pessimistic. Bukowski was full of angst and trying to live. (Suite101.com)
Chronicling the counterculture May 1, 2009
Writers include Charles Bukowski, bp Nichol, Amiri Baraka, Michael Ondaatje and Allen Ginsberg. Echoes without Saying (1983). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
No comments posted. Apr 6, 2009
But Fante, considered a god of prose and passion by well-known writers such as Charles Bukowski, never quite took hold in Los Angeles literary pantheon. He never garnered the attention of Bukowski, Raymond Chandler or Joan Didion. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
The Artist as a Kept Man Mar 25, 2009
I did enjoy debating the subject: on my side were Faulkner, Hemingway, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edward Hopper, Ed Abbey, and Charles Bukowski; for the NEA were the listless ghosts of Archibald MacLeish, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Kitty Carlisle, who, to tell the truth, was the last lass to feel the lash of Thomas E. Dewey s stache. The dirty little secret of the NEA and the reason I fully expect the neoconservatives to embrace a Department of Culture and fill it with moles is that it was sold as a... (The American Conservative)
11 Things: 144 Things I Love Mar 6, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009. The sky to the east at sunrise. (San Francisco Chronicle)
