The Please Kill Me Staff Celebrates the 4th of July with the Prince Smash Cocktail.
Here at Please Kill Me, the charcoal briquettes are turning an ashy gr...
Iggy Pop In Conversation With Thurston Moore
Iggy Pop's reputation, from those who know him, is that offstage, he is basically a nice, laid back guy. But have ...
"A reporter's lot is not easy, making exciting stories out of plain, average, ordinary people like Robin and me." - Batman
It’s been over two weeks si...
Anita Pallenberg, actress, model, and former girlfriend of Rolling Stones’ co-founders Brian Jones and Keith Richards died on Tuesday, June 13th. She was ...
Photographer Dan Corrigan speaks to PKM's Todd McGovern about his iconic photos and album covers of Prince, The Replacements, Hüsker Dü and Soul Asylum, his new...
The Swedish Academy has released the recording of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Lecture. Listen to Dylan trace the connections between his music and literature as well as d...
Gregg Allman, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band with his older brother Duane, died on Saturday at his home in Savannah, Georgia. He was 69.
The Associate...
Denis Johnson, the writer most well-known for Jesus' Son, died on May 24, 2017 at age 67
Great writers are not necessarily good storytellers, but when these tw...
A feature documentary about the life of X-Ray Spex singer-songwriter and punk icon Poly Styrene is in the works. Styrene’s daughter Celeste Bell is the executiv...
Chris Cornell, lead vocalist of the Seattle-based band Soundgarden died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 17th after a show at Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan.
On T...
Illustrator Ed Fotheringham speaks to PKM about his Trump illustrations, his punk rock past, and his artwork for Mudhoney, the Supersuckers, Elvis Costello, Dia...
Music industry legend Danny Fields recently reflected on the beginning of his friend’s career, Lower East Side anarchist and musician David Peel, who died last ...
What is it about Rimbaud that strikes a chord with so many in the world of rock ‘n’ roll? Is it his reputation as a libertine? A scruffy rebel? The archetypal “L’Enfant terrible”? Perhaps no performer in rock music has been more influenced by Rimbaud than Patti Smith ...
Todd McGovern is a writer, radio producer and strategic communications specialist. In addition to his role at PleaseKillMe.com, Todd is a contributing producer for The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC, where he has won three Associated Press Best Interview awards for segments with Harry Belafonte, Mike Tyson and Tony Bennett. Additionally, Todd has extensive experience as a communications professional for organizations including the National Basketball Association and Teach For America. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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