JONI MITCHELL: A RECKLESS DAUGHTER’S BRILLIANT JOURNEY Scott Schinder·June 25, 2020Joni Mitchell was a “folk singer” for two years, but she has been an artistic badass for more...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleHistoryMusiciansScott Schinder·0 Comments
TORI AMOS ON RESISTANCE: CREATIVE OPPOSITION Amy Haben·June 22, 2020From her earliest days as a child piano prodigy and lounge player in Washington D.C. clubs, Tori Amos...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenBooksCool People·1 Comment
BEBE BUELL: MUSING ON MUSES AND OTHER FANS Bebe Buell·June 17, 2020Before embarking on a musical career of her own, Bebe Buell was a much in-demand model but was...All Please Kill Me PostsBebe BuellCool People·0 Comments
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS: A WORD FROM THE WISE GUY Billy Hough·June 16, 2020Billy Hough is a longtime fan of William S. Burroughs. He sees parallels between Burroughs’ writings and our...All Please Kill Me PostsBilly HoughCool PeopleThings You Should KnowVIDEO·1 Comment
THE STORY BEHIND DINO VALENTI’S HEY JOE AND LET’S GET TOGETHER Alan Bisbort·June 10, 2020This is a story about singer-songwriter Dino Valenti and two songs for which he has songwriting credit that...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryMusicians·2 Comments
LETTER TO A FIRST-TIME THOMAS PYNCHON READER Gary Lippman·June 9, 2020Thomas Pynchon, the great American novelist, may be best known for being invisible. (Although he did do a...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleGary Lippman·1 Comment
KEITH RELF: WHEN A YARDBIRD FLEW SOLO Richie Unterberger·June 4, 2020Though the guitarists for The Yardbirds got all the ink, the band’s other four members—bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, drummer...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryMusiciansRichie Unterberger·1 Comment
PRIVATE SORROW: REMEMBERING PHIL MAY OF THE PRETTY THINGS Valerie Simadis·May 28, 2020Phil May was one of the originators of the British rock sound of the 1960s: equal parts R&B,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusiciansR.I.P.Valerie Simadis·1 Comment
FRED WILLARD WAS FOREVER YOUNG: AND REALLY REALLY OLD Burt Kearns·May 27, 2020For 60 years, Fred Willard made us laugh playing the same character, from early comedy club gigs with...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCool PeopleR.I.P.·1 Comment
JOHN DOE: X MARKS THE SPOT Robert Gourley·May 21, 2020One of the breakout bands from L.A.’s original punk scene, X has just released ALPHABETLAND, its first album with...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·1 Comment
LITTLE RICHARD: THE ORIGINAL PUNK Parke Puterbaugh·May 20, 2020Rock ‘n’ roll lost one of its true originals last week, when Richard Penniman, the incomparable Little Richard,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusiciansR.I.P.·0 Comments
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW #4: BRIAN ENO Billy Hough·May 14, 2020When “Eno is God” started appearing in spray paint all over NYC in the 70’s, most people were mystified....All Please Kill Me PostsBilly HoughCool PeopleHistoryMusiciansThings You Should Know·2 Comments
WHAT IT IS: LYNDA BARRY AND THE WHY OF COMICS Alan Bisbort·April 23, 2020We can’t think of anyone more deserving of a MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ than cartoonist Lynda Barry, who was...All Please Kill Me PostsArtBooksCool People·0 Comments
BEYOND 2-TONE WITH FISHBONE AND ANGELO MOORE Zack Kopp·April 21, 2020Fishbone was one of the most eclectic bands to come out of the LA punk scene, drawing on...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansZack Kopp·1 Comment