HAL WILLNER, AMERICAN VISIONARY John Kruth·April 16, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands of people worldwide, each a tragedy to their friends and families. But...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusiciansR.I.P.TV·0 Comments
JOHN LEE HOOKER: THE KING OF THE BOOGIE Cree McCree·April 9, 2020Born in the Mississippi Delta, the son of a sharecropping pastor, John Lee Hooker absorbed the blues of...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
A RIOT GRRRL PRIMER: REVOLUTION GIRL STYLE NOW Sharon M. Hannon·April 2, 2020As Bikini Kill makes plans for their first tour in 23 years, PKM revisits the roots of the...All Please Kill Me PostsArtBest OfCool PeopleHistoryMusiciansSharon M. Hannon·2 Comments
CHIP TAYLOR: THE HAPPY GAMBLER Michael Shelley·March 26, 2020Chip Taylor followed an unorthodox path to late-career musical success. Though born and raised in tony Westchester County,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsMichael Shelley·1 Comment
IN THE STREET WITH NICK TOSCHES (RIP), ROCK SCRIBE, NOVELIST AND MASTER OF ‘STUDYIN’ NOTHIN’ Bob Pomeroy·March 18, 2020Bob Pomeroy met Nick Tosches on a Manhattan sidewalk bench. Prior to that, Pomeroy had collected, read and...All Please Kill Me PostsBob PomeroyBooksCool PeopleR.I.P.·4 Comments
KATHY VALENTINE: ALL SHE EVER WANTED Amy Haben·March 16, 2020Kathy Valentine was born with a rock ‘n’ roll heart, so it was no surprise to find herself...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenBooksCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians·2 Comments
THE PUZZLING CASE OF PATTI SMITH: GROUNDBREAKER, ‘GODMOTHER OF PUNK’ AND YOUR MOM’S FAVORITE AUTHOR Billy Hough·March 12, 2020Patti Smith has been one of Billy Hough’s “Ride-or-Die” favorites ever since he heard her debut album, Horses....All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBilly HoughCool PeopleMusicians·8 Comments
MY OWN PRIVATE ORWELL Alan Bisbort·March 10, 2020George Orwell died over 70 years ago. It would be hard to find another writer of his generation...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleHistory·0 Comments
KICKING ASH: FRANK SECICH OF BLUE ASH AND DEAD BOYS, REVISITS HIS POWER POP ROOTS Eric Davidson·March 9, 2020Signed to Mercury the same time as the New York Dolls, Ohio-based Blue Ash was part of a...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleEric DavidsonInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
HOW SWEET TO BE NEIL INNES (RIP) Burt Kearns·March 5, 2020Neil Innes, one of the true gentlemen of rock & roll, died at the end of 2019. A...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsCool PeopleR.I.P.·0 Comments
THE FEELIES: GLENN MERCER ON HIS BAND AND THOSE CRAZY RHYTHMS Alan Bisbort·February 27, 2020The Village Voice, during punk’s heyday, called The Feelies “the best underground band in New York.” But, outside...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians·2 Comments
WELCOME TO BOB BERT’S BATHTUB Amy Haben·February 26, 2020In The Bathtub, filmmaker Dylan Mars Greenberg has placed Bob Bert, the drummer for Sonic Youth (among many...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenCool PeopleFilm·0 Comments
THE ENDLESS SUMMER OF JOHN VAN HAMERSVELD, ARTIST AND PUZZLE MASTER Benito Vila·February 20, 2020John Van Hamersveld is an art-school-trained modernist with roots in the California surf culture who was set loose...All Please Kill Me PostsArtBenito VilaCool People·0 Comments
CAROL KAYE: THE BOSS OF THE BASS GUITAR Michael Shelley·February 12, 2020Carol Kaye started as a jazz solo guitarist, working the club scene of 1950s LA, when she was...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusicians·16 Comments