Dead City Radio

This article is about the album. For the song, see Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown.
Dead City Radio
Studio album by
William S. Burroughs
Released31 August 1990
RecordedDecember 1988–June 1989 Hairball 3, Lawrence, Kansas
GenreAvant-garde/Experimental/spoken word
LabelIsland
ProducerHal Willner, Nelson Lyon

Dead City Radio is a musical album by Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs, released by Island Records in 1990. The CD is a collection of readings by Burroughs set to a broad range of musical compositions. It was produced by Hal Willner and Nelson Lyon, with musical accompaniment from John Cale, Donald Fagen, Lenny Pickett, Chris Stein, alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and the NBC Symphony Orchestra, among others. It was dedicated to "Keith Haring, at the Apocalypse."[1]

  1. ^ Weidman, Rich (September 2015). The Beat Generation FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Angelheaded Hipsters. Backbeat. ISBN 9781617136351. Retrieved 2 May 2023.