JAYNE COUNTY: I DON’T FIT IN ANYWHERE Jen B. Larson·January 27, 2020Jayne County set a pre-punk standard for outrageous rock & roll stage antics and regalia with her then...All Please Kill Me PostsArtCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsJen B. Larson·4 Comments
THE QUEEN OF THE AIR MEETS THE HOMICIDAL YOUNG MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE Burt Kearns·January 22, 2020Circus performers were, in some ways, the punk rockers of their day, and nobody was more punk than...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsCool PeopleCrimeHistory·1 Comment
PHILADELPHIA’S SIGMA SOUND: THE STUDIO WHERE BOWIE FOUND HIS SOUL Richie Unterberger·January 7, 2020The Philadelphia recording studio Sigma Sound almost single-handedly defined the pre-Disco sound of the 1970s, with the smooth,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryRichie Unterberger·1 Comment
MIDGE URE: FROM RICH KIDS TO ULTRAVOX TO SAVING THE WORLD Robert Gourley·December 12, 2019Co-founder (with Bob Geldof) of Band Aid and Live Aid, the multi-talented Glaswegian Midge Ure once turned down...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsRobert Gourley·0 Comments
MOONAGE DAYDREAM: MAGGI RONSON REMEMBERS HER BROTHER MICK Amy Haben·December 9, 2019Maggi Ronson was in awe of her big brother, Michael “Mick” Ronson. Long before he became world famous...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenCool PeopleInterviews·2 Comments
MISS PAMELA: MEETING YOUR HEROES Pamela Des Barres·December 5, 2019The fearless Pamela Des Barres has met many of her own personal heroes, including Dylan, Zappa, Cohen, Nureyev,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryPamela Des Barres·3 Comments
GARLAND JEFFREYS: THE KING OF IN BETWEEN Robert Gourley·December 3, 2019The talented singer, songwriter and performer was friends and collaborators with both Lou Reed and John Cale before...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·2 Comments
LYDIA LUNCH’S WAR IS NEVER OVER Amy Haben·November 26, 2019As part of the No Wave group Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Lydia Lunch (nee Koch) made her...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenCool PeopleFilm·2 Comments
DYLAN THOMAS MEETS JOHN CALE: A TALE OF TWO WELSHMEN Alan Bisbort·November 19, 2019Dylan Thomas died 66 years ago last Saturday. The Welsh poet is known as much for the theatrical...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusiciansPoetry·1 Comment
THEE BIRD MAN: RIC OCASEK Bebe Buell·November 14, 2019Ever since Ric Ocasek died two months ago (on Sept. 15), Bebe Buell has been trying to process...All Please Kill Me PostsBebe BuellBest OfCool PeopleMusiciansR.I.P.·5 Comments
FACE IT: DEBBIE HARRY HAS HAD A HAPPY AND LUCKY LIFE Elizabeth Hand·November 13, 2019Elizabeth Hand, a much-acclaimed novelist and essayist, offers an appraisal of Debbie Harry’s new memoir and discovers that...All Please Kill Me PostsBook ReviewsBooksCool People·4 Comments
THE DEATH OF COUNTRY DICK MONTANA & THE BALLAD OF DAN MCLAIN Burt Kearns·November 12, 2019Once described as ‘half Waylon and half Johnny Rotten,’ Dan McLain was a mortal drummer from San Diego...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCool PeopleHistoryR.I.P.·1 Comment
LYDIA LUNCH: PATHOLOGICAL TRUTH TELLER Jen B. Larson·November 7, 2019After 42 years of performance art, music, photography and so much more, Lydia Lunch has seemingly put it...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
BJ PAPAS: FROM NY HARDCORE TO LA PUNK – SHE’S SHOT THEM ALL Sharon M. Hannon·November 6, 2019Photographer BJ Papas started out shooting the New York hardcore scene—bands like Agnostic Front, the Bad Brains and...All Please Kill Me PostsArtBest OfCool PeopleInterviewsPhotographySharon M. Hannon·0 Comments