Van Gogh’s Ear VI: William Blake and the Holy Fool
When the ghost of William Blake is wheeled out by some kind of jingoist windbag, remember that this was a man who was anti-authority to the marrow of his bones, remember that his soul belonged to the half-demented inner streets of London rather than the chancels of Canterbury or York and that if Jerusalem is an alternative anthem it is one, not for a nation of Thatcherite shopkeepers or the psychotic traitors lodged in the citadel of the Square Mile but rather a mystic Internationale, for the unsilent minority, those bellowing down the centuries for social justice and the freedom to be whatever they choose, the culture-bearers and fuck-ups, not the disgusted of Tunbridge Wells but the disgusting of Soho. In other words, he is yours.
Darran Anderson considers the life and legacy of England’s greatest poet and painter.
The Missing Links
Teddy boy riots and right-wing angry young men. * Nat Finkelstein, the Factory’s photographer. * The original mods. * David Peace, who will be appearing shortly in 3:AM, interviews James Ellroy: “The most moving part of the book for me is when Joan says to Dwight, What do you want? And he says, I want […]
3:AM Reloaded
What you (may have) missed on 3:AM recently: Fiction ‘Who Knows Where the Time Goes?’ by Alan McCormick, ‘His Tattoos’ by Stuart Evers Poetry: ‘Four Poems’ by Doug Draime Non-fiction: Roland Kelts’ Japanamerica column (c/o 3:AM Asia), 3:AM Cult Heroes: Arthur Cravan & Blaise Cendrars Interviewed: Steven Fowler talks to poet, philosopher & Simon Critchley […]