FRED WILLARD WAS FOREVER YOUNG: AND REALLY REALLY OLD Burt KearnsMay 27, 2020 For 60 years, Fred Willard made us laugh playing the same character, from early comedy club gigs with Vic Greco and appearances on Steve All... All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCool PeopleR.I.P.1 Comment 13
SHOOTING STIV BATORS AND LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH Chris EptingMay 7, 2020 When he was a senior at Boston's Emerson College in 1982, Chris Epting was enticed by members of Lords of the New Church (Stiv Bators, Brian... All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfFilmHistoryMusicians0 Comments 4
DENNIS HOPPER’S BLUE PERIOD: THE MAKING OF OUT OF THE BLUE (1980) David StewartMay 4, 2020 Dennis Hopper followed the success of Easy Rider (1969), which he directed and claims to have co-written, with the abject failure of The Las... All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfFilmHistory1 Comment 17
SEARCH & DESTROY: UNDERGROUND ART AND PUNK IN SAN FRANCISCO Zack KoppFebruary 10, 2020 Search & Destroy, a visually arresting San Francisco punk zine, began publishing in 1976, and quickly set a standard for D.I.Y. graphics... All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsPhotographyPublishingZack Kopp3 Comments 1
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
JOHNNY THUNDERS: THE RAVEN BOY Bebe BuellMay 21, 2019 When she first saw Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls, Bebe Buell thought of him as a “charismatic ball of fire with the best hair in roc... All Please Kill Me PostsBebe BuellCool PeopleHistory6 Comments 6
Boom: The Second Coming of The Sonics Amanda SheppardApril 8, 2019 A new documentary on legendary band The Sonics by Jordan Albertsen opens a window on the rich and influential legacy of garage rock in the P... All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardDocumentary FilmFilmInterviews0 Comments 2
PUNK LUST AT THE MUSEUM: RAW PROVOCATION Eric DavidsonDecember 20, 2018 A provocative and entertaining new exhibit at the Museum of Sex in NYC undresses the ‘raw provocation’ that defined the punk era (1971-1985)... All Please Kill Me PostsArtBest OfEric Davidson3 Comments 9
LICKS AND KICKS WITH CHERRY VANILLA Lucretia Tye JasmineAugust 14, 2018 Cherry Vanilla - former DJ, Warhol “Superstar” actress, David Bowie publicist, groupie and rock singer - reflects on the adventure story tha... All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsLucretia Tye Jasmine2 Comments 5
CYNTHIA PLASTER CASTER Lucretia Tye JasmineApril 10, 2018 Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Thompson, Richard Lloyd, Jello Biafra are ‘members’ of Super Groupie Cynthia Plaster C... All Please Kill Me PostsArtInterviewsLucretia Tye Jasmine1 Comment 4
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... All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleHistoryMusiciansSharon M. Hannon3 Comments 1
PLEASE KILL ME PRESENTS Q&A WITH D.A. PENNEBAKER! (PART ONE) Gillian McCainAugust 2, 2015 When I first started working at the legendary Poetry Project in 1991, my boss, Ed Friedman, suggested I do a Friday Night Event Series and g... All Please Kill Me PostsFilmPKM Archive1 Comment 1
THE INTREPID TRAVELLER: KEN BABBS ON THE MERRY PRANKSTERS, THE BEATS, THE DEAD, WOODSTOCK, AND MUCH MORE July 1, 2020
