Subject: William S. Burroughs

• Same Song, New Re: Verse

  December 21, 2000

• William S. Burroughs photographed with mystery man "Woodard"

  Thanks to Pitch music critic Jason Harper, who found this photo of Naked Lunch author and former Lawrence resident William S. Burroughs. Harper found the photo while cleaning out his office (we're moving from the third floor to the first floor). The photo was taken by Christina Buckingham in November 1996, nine months before Burroughs' death. Not sure where the photo was taken or who the other guy in the photo is. On the back of the photo, he's identified simply as "Woodard." Anybody know who Wo

  January 8, 2009

• Beat Off

  August 9, 2001

• Woodard mystery solved?

  Yesterday, I posted a photo of William S. Burroughs and a man simply identified as "Woodard" that Pitch music critic Jason Harper found buried in his office.I had no idea who Woodard was, but friend of the Plog S.T. Vockrodt thinks he's solved the mystery. Vockrodt sent me a link to this 2000 OC Weekly profile of David Woodard. The story seems to perfectly describe the photo.He said he designed dream machines, which I assumed were clock radios, and that he was a friend of William Burroughs. One

  January 9, 2009

• William S. Burroughs needed some "cat pans"

  William S. Burroughs' shopping listSince William S. Burroughs is going on 12 years dead, it must be time to shake loose the last few dollars from the famed writer's corpse. Someone is selling Burroughs' cat-centric shopping lists from his last days in Lawrence on eBay for the low, low price of $495 and you can "Buy it now." Don't worry. The lists are "authentic."The auction description says:Page 1: Items written by Burroughs -- 1. Cat Pans. 5. Limes & lemons. 6. Dry Cat Food. 7. Canned Cat f

  March 2, 2009

• All the Rage

  The Pitch Music Showcase: There’s no better reason to leave the house.

  August 2, 2007

• Cannibal Corpse

  May 31, 2007

• Burning the Yule Log

  November 9, 2006

• The Image King

  May 25, 2006

• Life’s a Snap

  The Van Benthusen family’s unschooling experiment turns out one extraordinary kid.

  April 13, 2006

• Blood of Abraham

  October 27, 2005

• Up From the Underworld

  This year, blood-soaked extreme metal took its rightful place in the world of heavy music.

  December 30, 2004

• Mighty Wind

  Choreographers have all the right moves.

  February 26, 2004

• Higher Ground

  Beans left his consortium, but he’s still anti-pop.

  October 16, 2003

• That's "Mr. Junky" to You

  Lawrence's notorious dead resident gets respect.

  June 12, 2003

• A Grand Guy

  How Steven Soderbergh kept the Terry Southern tale from turning tragic.

  April 3, 2003

• Grand Lodge

  The Get Up Kids take bands to the Black Lodge near where they live.

  March 27, 2003

• Poetic License

  The crowd at re:Verse may be too young to appreciate the Beat Generation, but who cares, man?

  October 25, 2001

• Night & Day Events

  Week of August 23, 2001

  August 23, 2001

• Prequiem Dream

  Composer David Woodard hopes to serenade Timothy McVeigh at his execution.

  April 12, 2001

• Night & Day Events

  Week of September 21, 2000

  September 21, 2000

• Cruse Control

  While others relive the '80s at Have A Nice Day Café, Cruse pays tribute to the decade's music with original compositions.

  August 17, 2000

• The REAL deal

  A trade group works to bring REAL dollars to Lawrence.

  June 8, 2000

• Burroughs the Artist

  July 30, 2009

• What to do this weekend -- our suggestions

  1. Get to know a man-eating plant. Tonight at 9 p.m., there's a free, outdoor screening of the Little Shop of Horrors at 9 p.m. at City Market. 2. Hot it up. Starting tonight at 8 p.m., Summer Salsa Fever at Harrah's VooDoo Lounge features some heavy hitters from the world of salsa music. 3. Reflect upon the art, life and legacy of wacky author William S. Burroughs. An exhibition of his artwork opens for one night only Saturday at Lawrence's DotDotDot Art Space. Another Burroughs-centric sho

  July 31, 2009

• Friday Freebies

  And once again, we bring you Friday Freebies, wherein we present things to do this weekend that won't cost you any more than the gas it takes to get to 'em. ​Friday night's free movies appear to be for musical fans. You can choose between the new and the classic. Crown Center's Friday Night Flick this week is the ABBA musical, Mamma Mia!, with Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried. City Market Cinema in the (surprise!) City Market shows Little Shop of Horrors. Really, it all boils down as to w

  July 31, 2009