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Black Joe Lewis '16

Black Joe Lewis on Austin’s Segregated Music Scene and ‘Backlash’

Austin's Black Joe Lewis makes the kind of urgent, unrestrained music that you just don't hear anymore.
By Justin Joffe

Al Goldstein, Founder of Screw Magazine, Has Died

Al Goldstein was a much more complicated man than the "crude, obese pornographer" character he himself helped create. He was a passionate defender of the First Amendment, and not just out of self-interest—he deeply understood how important it was to America's greatness and viewed its defense as the height of patriotism.
By Ken Kurson

Al Goldstein Is Not Dead

Contrary to what you may have heard, Al Goldstein, founder and former publisher of Screw magazine, did not die yesterday.
By Matthew Kassel

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