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Moody Street Irregulars (subtitledA Jack Kerouac Newsletter) was an American publication dedicated to the history and the cultural influences ofJack Kerouac and theBeat Generation. Edited and published by Joy Walsh, it featured articles, memoirs, reviews and poetry. Published fromClarence Center, New York, it had a run of 28 issues from Winter 1978 to 1992. Some issues were edited by Walsh withMichael Basinski and Ana Pine.
The magazine's approach is indicated by the contents of issue number 9 (1981), a specialVanity of Duluoz issue including essays and articles by Gregory Stephenson,John Clellon Holmes,Carolyn Cassady, plus an interview withWilliam S. Burroughs by Jennie Skerl.
Issue number 11 (Spring/Summer 1982) was a special "French Connection" issue, featuring articles and essays about Kerouac, his French-Canadian ancestry and his popularity in Quebec.
Issue number 15, published in 1985, was a special "Music Issue":
One of the writers was Kevin Ring who edited and published a UK magazine,Beat Scene, which also probed and surveyed Beat culture. Ring's publication was launched in Coventry, England in 1988. Dave Moore, of Bristol, UK was also a regular contributor toMoody Street Irregulars. In January 1984, he launched his own magazine,The Kerouac Connection; the magazine ran for 30 issues.
Another contributor toMoody Street Irregulars was illustratorSteve Fiorilla. who drew both covers and interior art.
In 1990, Textile Bridge Press publishedIndex to Moody Street Irregulars: A Jack Kerouac Newsletter (Esprit Critique Series No 4) by Michael Basinski.
The title of the publication derives from theBaker Street Irregulars, a group of street urchins often employed bySherlock Holmes in the novels bySir Arthur Conan Doyle.