KATIE JANE GARSIDE SAILS AGAIN Amanda Sheppard·August 11, 2020British singer-songwriter, one-time Riot Grrrl, and Daisy Chainsaw and Queenadreena frontwoman, Katie Jane Garside, is back with her...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
HEAVY RAIN: THE EXODUS OF LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY Amanda Sheppard·February 25, 2020If there was a Mount Rushmore for reggae, Lee “Scratch” Perry’s would be one of faces carved on...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
SWANS DIVE AGAIN: MICHAEL GIRA, SACRIFICE AND TRANSCENDENCE Amanda Sheppard·November 27, 2019The legendary musical outfit Swans—a revolving cast of inspired players centered around Michael Gira—has resurfaced with a new...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
FROM MINUTEMEN TO MISSINGMEN: MIKE WATT AND FRIENDS CARRY ON Amanda Sheppard·October 29, 2019Mike Watt is the Dale Carnegie of rock & roll. He has made more friends and influenced more...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians·2 Comments
PAGING V. VALE: STILL RE/SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH Amanda Sheppard·September 9, 2019Countercultural anthropologist and founding member of Blue Cheer, V. Vale has documented the 1970s San Francisco punk scene...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardCool PeopleInterviewsNewsPublishing·10 Comments
Q: WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT NOISE? A: XTC! Amanda Sheppard·May 22, 2019Mark Fisher explores the unique appeal of XTC’s musical legacy in What Do You Call That Noise?: An...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
Boom: The Second Coming of The Sonics Amanda Sheppard·April 8, 2019A new documentary on legendary band The Sonics by Jordan Albertsen opens a window on the rich and...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardDocumentary FilmFilmInterviews·0 Comments
DAVID J.: GOING FAR BEYOND BAUHAUS Amanda Sheppard·February 28, 2019The bass player and biographer of the beloved post-punk band [Who Killed Mister Moonlight: Bauhaus, Black Magick, and...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·2 Comments
PETER MURPHY: 40 YEARS OF BAUHAUS REVISITED Amanda Sheppard·January 21, 2019Peter Murphy has reunited with David J., to perform their dark fusion of glam, cabaret, rock and reggae on the career-spanning Ruby Anniversary tour....All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·2 Comments
NO WAY OUT FOR THE CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND! Amanda Sheppard·November 27, 2018Psychedelic Sixties’ Bay Area survivors the Chocolate Watchband cut their teeth on bills with the Jefferson Airplane and...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM: THE RADIO BIRDMAN STORY Amanda Sheppard·November 9, 2018Australia’s proto-punk pioneers formed in 1974, were signed by Seymour Stein in 1977, and influenced a generation of...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardBest OfDocumentary FilmMusicians·0 Comments
IN THE FAST LANE: A ROCK & ROLL ACTION ADVENTURE! Amanda Sheppard·October 8, 2018Australian filmmaker and rock-trash impresario Josh “Sinbad” Collins releases Fags in the Fast Lane, his first film since...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardFilm·0 Comments
FATHER YOD: WAR HERO, BANK ROBBER, POLYGAMIST CULT LEADER AND PSYCHEDELIC RECORDING ARTIST! Amanda Sheppard·September 18, 2018Only in LA, it seems, could a former US Marine, World War II hero and alleged bankrobber, transform...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardMusicians·6 Comments
PORTLAND PUNK LEGENDS DEAD MOON LAUNCH BOOK AND EXHIBIT AT MoMA Amanda Sheppard·March 23, 2018MoMA will Honor Dead Moon’s Fred Cole with the release of Dead Moon: The Book at PS1 in Queens,...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardNews·0 Comments