POISON IVY OF THE CRAMPS: UNCROWNED QUEEN OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Ingrid JensenOctober 27, 2020 Poison Ivy Rorschach, lead guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer and sometime vocalist of one of the greatest bands in the universe, the... All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleIngrid JensenMusicians10 Comments 20
SAN FRANCISCO PUNK PRANKSTERS: PINK SECTION, INFLATABLE BOY CLAMS Richie UnterbergerAugust 19, 2020 Influenced by the punk scene centered at Mabuhay Gardens, and the fun, bohemian spirit of a city that was, back then, an affordable place to... All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger3 Comments 3
AN ORIGINAL LOUNGE LIZARD & ‘STRAY MAN’: STEVE PICCOLO Eric DavidsonMay 11, 2020 The Lounge Lizards, an uncategorizable musical assemblage that formed in 1978, blazed a trail parallel to, but separate from, the punk scene... All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonInterviewsMusicians0 Comments 3
SHOT IN THE DARK: THE PUNK PHOTOGRAPHY OF DAVID ARNOFF Eric DavidsonNovember 20, 2019 Born and raised in Cleveland, photographer David Arnoff was dragged by his family to Los Angeles as a teenager. Luckily, he brought a darker... All Please Kill Me PostsArtEric DavidsonGalleriesInterviewsPhotography3 Comments 5
THE MURDER OF ALFALFA Burt KearnsAugust 27, 2019 Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer was the most popular star of the classic Our Gang comedies. But the facts of the Little Rascal’s untimely death have ... All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCrimeFilmHistoryTV4 Comments 18
THE DEATH OF SGT. CARTER Burt KearnsApril 29, 2019 Frank Sutton, who played the gruff sergeant foil to Jim Nabors’ country bumpkin Gomer Pyle, was a talented actor on screen, tube and stage... All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCool PeopleTV10 Comments 14
LOST AND FOUND: SANDY DENNY Alan BisbortMarch 26, 2019 Sandy Denny (1947-1978) had one of the most remarkable voices in British folk-rock as well as superior songwriting skills, but her darker im... Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistoryMusicians1 Comment 1
ALLISON WOLFE: ROOTS OF THE RIOT GRRRL MOVEMENT Robin CraneFebruary 20, 2019 Allison Wolfe has been inspiring grrrls, girls and women since the early 1990s when she co-founded the Riot Grrrl movement. Most well-known ... All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians2 Comments 0
‘SHELLAC IN HIS VEINS’: AN INTERVIEW WITH SEYMOUR STEIN Legs McNeilJanuary 9, 2019 As the co-founder (with Richard Gottehrer) of Sire Records in 1966, Seymour Stein reshaped the direction of popular music with his signing a... All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleGillian McCainHistoryInterviewsLegs McNeil2 Comments 1
A BAD SEED: CATCHING UP WITH NICK CAVE SIDEMAN JIM SCLAVUNOS Amy HabenJuly 19, 2017 Jim Sclavunos talks to PKM about his career playing with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, the Cramps, Grinderman, Lydia Lunch, his creative gr... All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenBest OfInterviews2 Comments 5