Gonzo Today is an internet-based publication inspired by the writing and reporting style of gonzo journalism popularized by

Hunter Thompson Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author who founded the gonzo journalism movement. He rose to prominence with the publication of '' Hell's Angels'' (1967), a book for which he s ...

Interviews

Among other pursuits, Gonzo Today interviews a wide range of subjects, as reported by the

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

obituary of poet and artist

Heathcote Williams John Henley Heathcote-Williams (15 November 1941 – 1 July 2017), known as Heathcote Williams, was an English poet, actor, political activist and dramatist. He wrote a number of book-length polemical poems including ''Autogeddon'', ''Falling ...

and includes other interview subjects such as artist

Clayton Patterson Clayton Patterson (born October 9, 1948) is a Canadian-born artist, photographer, videographer and folk historian. Since moving to New York City in 1979, his work has focused almost exclusively on documenting the art, life and times of the Lower ...

, Ambrosia band members Mary Harris and

Burleigh Drummond Burleigh Drummond (born September 25, 1951) is an American drummer, percussionist, producer, songwriter, and singer. He is a founding member and the only drummer/percussionist for the five-time Grammy Award nominated band Ambrosia. He currentl ...

and former

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...

agent and

whistleblower A whistleblower (also written as whistle-blower or whistle blower) is a person, often an employee, who reveals information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent. Whi ...

John Kiriakou John Chris Kiriakou (born August 9, 1964) is an American author, journalist and former intelligence officer. Kiriakou is a columnist with Reader Supported News and co-host of ''Political Misfits'' on Sputnik Radio. He was formerly an analyst and ...

. Other interview subjects include

Michale Graves Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Michale Graves, is an American singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the 1990s re-incarnation of the horror punk band Misfits from 1995 to 2000, leaving briefly ...

, Ryan Leone and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. Gonzo Today features a banner created by

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream'' is a 1971 novel in the gonzo journalism style by Hunter S. Thompson. The book is a ''roman à clef'', rooted in autobiographical incidents. The story follo ...

illustrator

Ralph Steadman Ralph Idris Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a British illustrator best known for his collaboration and friendship with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture ...

, who has also been interviewed by Gonzo Today. Several Gonzo Today articles have been reprinted and archived by the International Times.

Staff

As of 2021 Gonzo Today lists noted poet and author

Ron Whitehead Ron Whitehead is an American poet, author and activist. Whitehead was born on a farm in Kentucky, but traveled to the University of Louisville and Oxford University to pursue his academic interests. Career Ron Whitehead has been involved in ma ...

as its honorary poetry editor. Whitehead, a Hunter Thompson friend and associate, has worked for many years to honor Thompson's legacy, including an annual spring "Gonzofest" held in

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...

. Gonzo Today has been acknowledged as a noted contributor to Gonzofest. Founded by Clayton Luce, his wife and co-founder Jaslyn, then-Editor-in-chief David Pratt and Art Director Joey Feldman played major roles in the formative years, along with a substantial group of writing contributors and artists. Luce and Whitehead's travels to interview Thompson's son and author Juan Thompson have been documented in the Louisville paper LEO Weekly. Other current staff include Editor-in-chief Kidman J. Williams, Publisher and Contributing Editor Kyle K. Mann, Contributing Editor Karene Horst and Website Manager Maggie Rotts.

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External links

‘My Encounter with Hunter’ - Gonzo Today article relating an unusual encounter
with Hunter S. Thompson.
Archive of 3 Gonzo Today interviews
on International Times Online magazines published in the United States Zines Electronic publishing Hunter S. Thompson

Interviews

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