Beginnings: The Howl! Arts Podcast Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:36:22 -0400 http://www.howlarts.org en-us © 2026 Beginnings: The Howl! Arts Podcast yes Support this Podcast a7e1429c-7565-560c-83c9-383b13fddb31 Howl! Arts episodic false A podcast about the origins and legacy of the East Village and the Lower East Side. “Beginnings" is brought to you by Howl Arts, Inc. a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the past and celebrating the contemporary culture of the East Village and Lower East Side. Howl! Arts creates opportunities for artists to produce and show their work, and engages in activities aimed at improving the quality of life for artists and members of the creative community.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) howl arts, ginsberg, arturo vega, punk, poetry, art, painting, east village, new york city, lower east side, Howl! Arts https://storage.buzzsprout.com/hzmux7wbngc379bv418vlwgq5dtr?.jpg Beginnings: The Howl! Arts Podcast http://www.howlarts.org Edgar Oliver Reads The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen Edgar Oliver Reads The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen We are pleased to share Edgar Oliver’s reading of The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen. A tale of Lead, Loyalty, Love, Life and… you’ll just have to listen to Edgar’s compelling narration.
This is the first offering in our Slumber Series of audio recordings intent on taking you somewhere, way over there.

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]]> We are pleased to share Edgar Oliver’s reading of The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen. A tale of Lead, Loyalty, Love, Life and… you’ll just have to listen to Edgar’s compelling narration.
This is the first offering in our Slumber Series of audio recordings intent on taking you somewhere, way over there.

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]]> Howl Arts Buzzsprout-18672122 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500 913 full false Talking Basquiat with Michael Holman Talking Basquiat with Michael Holman Jean-Michel Basquiat didn’t know how to play an instrument, but that didn’t stop him from asking Michael Holman to join him in starting up a band. Called Gray, they created an improvised collage of sounds more in tune (or out of tune) with the avant-garde than with rap music which had arrived as the new pop sound. Holman talks with “Beginnings" host and Paper magazine founder David Hershkovits about his days with Basquiat and GOD — the Good Old Days — when New York City was burning down physically and blowing up creatively at the same time.

Michael is an artist, writer, avant-garde musician, hip hop impresario and filmmaker as well as Early 1980s, Downtown Scene "subculturalist" best known as the screenwriter of the film Basquiat, directed by Julian Schnabel and released by Miramax Films, host of the short-lived hip hop music program Graffiti Rockand a founding member, along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, of the experimental rock band Gray.

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]]> Jean-Michel Basquiat didn’t know how to play an instrument, but that didn’t stop him from asking Michael Holman to join him in starting up a band. Called Gray, they created an improvised collage of sounds more in tune (or out of tune) with the avant-garde than with rap music which had arrived as the new pop sound. Holman talks with “Beginnings" host and Paper magazine founder David Hershkovits about his days with Basquiat and GOD — the Good Old Days — when New York City was burning down physically and blowing up creatively at the same time.

Michael is an artist, writer, avant-garde musician, hip hop impresario and filmmaker as well as Early 1980s, Downtown Scene "subculturalist" best known as the screenwriter of the film Basquiat, directed by Julian Schnabel and released by Miramax Films, host of the short-lived hip hop music program Graffiti Rockand a founding member, along with Jean-Michel Basquiat, of the experimental rock band Gray.

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]]> Howl Arts Buzzsprout-970230 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500 2313 michael holman, david hershkovits 1 2 full false Talking Downtown NYC in the 80s and 90s with Carlo McCormick Talking Downtown NYC in the 80s and 90s with Carlo McCormick Carlo McCormick is more than a cultural critic and curator. He’s a seminal figure in the evolution of the Downtown art scene where he’s lived for more than 40 years. Championing work from marginal communities, he’s written hundreds of catalogue essays about contemporary artists and contributed to Paper, the East Village Eye, Juxtapoz and many other publications and in the process become perhaps the world’s foremost authority on street art and graffiti. Here he talks with “Beginnings" host and Paper magazine founder David Hershkovits.

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]]> Carlo McCormick is more than a cultural critic and curator. He’s a seminal figure in the evolution of the Downtown art scene where he’s lived for more than 40 years. Championing work from marginal communities, he’s written hundreds of catalogue essays about contemporary artists and contributed to Paper, the East Village Eye, Juxtapoz and many other publications and in the process become perhaps the world’s foremost authority on street art and graffiti. Here he talks with “Beginnings" host and Paper magazine founder David Hershkovits.

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]]> Howl Arts Buzzsprout-970203 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500 3131 carlo mccormick 1 1 full false Talking Basquiat the Teenage Years Talking Basquiat the Teenage Years Talking Basquiat the Teenage Years

The great iconic artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is remembered by his friends who knew him when, as a teenager, he first burst upon the Downtown New York scene as Samo and began to make the artworks that sell for millions of dollars today. Sara Driver’s movie Boom for Real is the jumping off point for a conversation about Basquiat and New York in the 80s with “Beginnings” host and Paper magazine founder David Hershkovits, Driver, Alexis Adler, Felice Rosser and Lee Quinones. 


This talk was Howl! Happening's key exhibition event for "Zeitgeist: The Art Scene of Teenage Basquiat" a lively discussion about the times and artists in the exhibition. First-hand, and up close and personal, our panel of artists was in the midst of the development of a scene that has produced some of the most influential creators of our time. These artists present an unvarnished “realness” characteristic of the times—intersecting with the public’s avid interest it has pushed whole new generations to appreciate (and long for) that lost, raw and anarchically free era.

Artwork: Fight Tyranny In All Forms by Walter Robinson

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]]> Talking Basquiat the Teenage Years

The great iconic artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is remembered by his friends who knew him when, as a teenager, he first burst upon the Downtown New York scene as Samo and began to make the artworks that sell for millions of dollars today. Sara Driver’s movie Boom for Real is the jumping off point for a conversation about Basquiat and New York in the 80s with “Beginnings” host and Paper magazine founder David Hershkovits, Driver, Alexis Adler, Felice Rosser and Lee Quinones. 


This talk was Howl! Happening's key exhibition event for "Zeitgeist: The Art Scene of Teenage Basquiat" a lively discussion about the times and artists in the exhibition. First-hand, and up close and personal, our panel of artists was in the midst of the development of a scene that has produced some of the most influential creators of our time. These artists present an unvarnished “realness” characteristic of the times—intersecting with the public’s avid interest it has pushed whole new generations to appreciate (and long for) that lost, raw and anarchically free era.

Artwork: Fight Tyranny In All Forms by Walter Robinson

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