The Wire, Number 343, September 2012

Contains "Beat Happenings: Rare recordings of Burroughs and Gysin unearthed" by Daniel Spicer, p. 10, a review of The British Library's CD release The Spoken Word: William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin.

Published in London, England by The Wire in September, 2012.

Bibliographic Information:

• Not in Schottlaender (v4)
• Raven 20120900WIRE.0.343

Selected Contents:

• Philip Clark: "Crumbs of Discomfort" (on the opera Star-Shaped Biscuit)
• Abi Bliss: "Hammer Heads" (on the ensemble Ex-Easter Island Heads)
• Daniel Spicer: 
• "Beat Happenings" (review of the Burroughs/Gysin The Spoken Word)
• "Cross Platform" (on the films of Peter Strickland)
• Edwin Pouncey: "Visions of Beyond" (on artists Mark Boyle and Joan Hills)
• Steve Beresford: memorial on Lol Coxhill, 1932-2012
• Ryan Alexander Diduck: "Global Ear" (on music in Montreal)
• Joe Muggs and Georg Gatsas: "Invisible Jukebox" (on the musician Terror Danjah)
• Ian Helliwell and Jamie Hawkesworth: "An Electronic Education" (on Terence Dwyer)
• Clive Bell and André Cepeda: "Jewels in the Sun" (on musician Josephine Foster)
• Phil England and Tom Hunter: "No World Order" (on Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher of Crass)
• Mike Shallcross and Bryan Schutmat: "The Master Builder" (on musicians Robert Hood and Mike Banks)
• Reviews of music, books, films, and art

Publishing Information: 

• Editor: Chris Bohn
• Deputy Editors: Frances Morgan, Derek Waimsley
• Contributing Editors: Anne Hilde Neset, Rob Young
• Art Direction: Ben Weaver
• Design: Patrick Ward
• Printing: Wyndeham Heron Ltd.