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THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA: RIDING THE CAMEO PARKWAY WITH JOE RENZETTI

Richie UnterbergerApril 1, 2020

BASIL WOLVERTON: AMERICA’S WEIRDEST ARTIST

Alan BisbortMarch 31, 2020

OUT TO SEA WITH THE OUTLAW COUNTRY CRUISE

Larry Ratso SlomanMarch 30, 2020

CHIP TAYLOR: THE HAPPY GAMBLER

Michael ShelleyMarch 26, 2020

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW #1: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO

Billy HoughMarch 25, 2020

FREDERICK WISEMAN: THE DIRECTOR WHO MAKES THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY

Benito VilaMarch 25, 2020

Best Of

We know that many of our readers are at home right now following social distancing recommendations. And others who are out working on the front lines... Our thoughts are with you all, please stay safe!! If you're looking for something to read, we've selected the best of our archives to keep you entertained & occupied. You can see the full list at our Best Of Section in the top nav...

TAQUILA MOCKINGBIRD: KEEPING PUNK HISTORY ALIVE IN L.A.

Lucretia Tye JasmineMarch 3, 2020

CAROL KAYE: THE BOSS OF THE BASS GUITAR

Michael ShelleyFebruary 12, 2020

MARSHALL CRENSHAW IS HAVING ANOTHER FIELD DAY

Eric DavidsonFebruary 11, 2020

PENELOPE SPHEERIS: FILMING ROCK & ROLL

Nora NovakFebruary 5, 2020

LISA FANCHER: STEERING PUNK’S FINAL FRONTIER IN LA

Anthony MostromFebruary 3, 2020

MISS PAMELA’S FAMILY SECRETS

Pamela Des BarresJanuary 30, 2020

Spotlight

5 MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES THAT YOU CAN STREAM RIGHT NOW

Robyn HaleMarch 20, 2020
THE BALLAD OF CATHY WAYNE: KILLED ON STAGE IN THE VIETNAM WAR

Burt KearnsJuly 30, 2019
THE KID WHO RECORDED THE FIRST PUNK ROCK RECORD (AND INFLUENCED SURF GUITAR)

Deke DickersonFebruary 22, 2018

Editors' Picks

CAROL KAYE: THE BOSS OF THE BASS GUITAR

Michael ShelleyFebruary 12, 2020

Carol Kaye started as a jazz solo guitarist, working the club scene of 1950s LA, when she was asked to work on some studio tracks for Sam Co...

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The Day Lemmy Taught Me About Speed

Chris SimunekNovember 5, 2018

Motörhead’s leader holds forth on the joys of the powder, the dangers of heroin, the need for a code of honor and the saving grace of rock &...

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From the Lou Reed Archive/The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

LOU REED’S ARCHIVE HOLDS SIX HUNDRED HOURS OF MOSTLY UNRELEASED AUDIO, AND OTHER REVELATIONS FROM HIS ARCHIVIST

Michael ShelleyOctober 17, 2018

Don Fleming, rock musician (Gumball, Dinosaur Jr, Velvet Monkeys) and producer (Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, Hole, Alice Cooper, Dictators,...

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PUNK ROCK WAS NOT A BOYS’ CLUB, PART 3 (THE UK EDITION)

Sharon M. HannonMarch 22, 2018

PKM continues its series of seminal women in punk! This installment takes us into the explosion of the British punk scene with a look at mus...

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GUT TERK: THE COOLEST OF THE COOL

Benito VilaFebruary 15, 2018

Gut Terk - the legendary outlaw biker, Merry Prankster, Blue Cheer manager, poster and album cover artist and Acid Test graduate now rides i...

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HEDY LAMARR: THE ECSTASY GIRL

Mary WerblinFebruary 5, 2018

The stunningly beautiful ‘bombshell’ actress Hedy Lamarr starred in the first nude scene in 1933 and was branded a screen vixen, but her bri...

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UNDER PRESSURE: GAIL ANN DORSEY ON PLAYING BASS FOR DAVID BOWIE

Robert GourleyDecember 20, 2017

Gail Ann Dorsey shared stages with Charlie Watts, Lenny Kravitz, Jane Siberry and Olivia Newton-John, but she was there for Bowie for nearly...

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THE LOST STOOGE: CHASING THE GHOST OF DAVE ALEXANDER

Todd McGovernNovember 9, 2017

Dave Alexander was one of the founding members of the Stooges. He was full of contradictions: shy and mysterious, with a fast car and an unq...

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ANITA PALLENBERG: A LIFE IN STYLE

Gillian McCainJune 13, 2017

My obsession with he haberdashery of the Rolling Stones continues, girl-style. Say hello to fashion icon Anita Pallenberg, running mate of not one but THREE Rolling Stones....

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