By Thorne Dreyer

ISBN: 978-1-304-79374-4

New Journalism Project Publishing is proud to announce the publication of Notes From the Underground: 77 Articles That Bring the Past to Life. Notes from the Underground is a collection of author Thorne Dreyer’s writing from 1966 to the present.  Earlier work is taken from the 60s and 70s underground press – The Rag in Austin, Liberation News Service, and Space City! in Houston. The articles demonstrate the power of participatory journalism. Dreyer’s later writing reflects on the cultural and political upheaval of earlier decades and sheds light on contemporary issues.

Thorne Dreyer is a director of the New Journalism Project.  He is also host and producer of Rag Radio, a syndicated program that originates on KOOP FM, a cooperatively run community radio station in Austin, Texas, and is editor of The Rag Blog, a progressive internet newsmagazine.  Dreyer was a pioneer of the underground press in the 1960s and 1970s, when he was a founding editor of The Rag in Austin and Space City! in Houston.  He was general manager of KPFT FM, Pacifica radio in Houston, operated a leading public relations business there, and worked with progressive political campaigns.

Dreyer’s parents were prominent Houston artist Margaret Webb Dreyer and writer Martin Dreyer, whose Dreyer Galleries was a gathering spot for artists and activists.  Dreyer was an editor of Celebrating The Rag (2016) and Exploring Space City! (2021), and author of Making Waves (2022).