Native Sons gets literary for their latest eyewear collection for Spring/Summer 2013. Their “Sons of Glory” collection looks to the world of American literature for its inspiration, tapping iconic authors J.D. Salinger, William Burroughs, Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Kerouac and more for their taste in frames. All models are crafted of high grade materials such […]


1 Mar
Jack Kerouac + DJ Shadow = 30 second animation

In a brief but very well done animation, motion designer Sean McClintock combines Jack Kerouac reading “Lucien Midnight” — the long narrative poem now known as Old Angel Midnight —over DJ Shadow’s beautiful “Second”. Enjoy… Friday Afternoon in the Universe from Sean McClintock on Vimeo.


9 Nov
Drop us a line and pick up the Kerouac-inspired LP, documentary and assorted Field Notes goodies for free

October 21st was the 40th anniversary of Jack Kerouac’s death. Few did it like that man…he was a hero and about as real as you can get. As we posted last month, Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and Jay Farrar (Son Volt) got together and recorded the album One Fast Move Or I’m Gone: […]


4 Sep
One The Beat Generations Most Culturally, Historically, and Aesthetically Significant films

Lost In A Supermarket statistics tells me that all lot of you readers out there like to fuck off a bit on Friday and surf the web. I know this cuz our traffic goes way up. Who cares what mainstream American values say about such behavior. I say push the boundaries of acceptability and reject […]