LENI SINCLAIR AND THE MOTOR CITY UNDERGROUND Richie Unterberger·December 13, 2021In 1959, Leni Sinclair—born Magdalene Arndt—left a West Berlin refugee camp bound for Detroit, where relatives lived. A...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeoplePhotographyRichie Unterberger·3 Comments
SUICIDE: FIELD RECORDINGS, 1977, 1980 Hernan Muleiro·December 9, 2021Alan Vega and Martin Rev, as Suicide, were the first NYC performers to use the word ‘punk’ as...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusicians·0 Comments
HYMN FOR THE DUDE: INTERVIEW WITH MORGAN FISHER Valerie Simadis·December 7, 2021Though Morgan Fisher has enjoyed an eclectic career—from soul music/Top 40 hits and rock ‘n’ roll to art-punk...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansValerie Simadis·3 Comments
TOM ROBINSON: STILL ON THE MOTORWAY TO A BETTER WORLD David Stewart·December 6, 2021Hidden in plain sight during the Punk heyday, a subset of musicians were singing about, and working toward,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleDavid StewartMusicians·0 Comments
BEING NICO: DANNY FIELDS INTERVIEWS BIOGRAPHER JENNIFER OTTER BICKERDICKE Danny Fields·November 30, 2021Jennifer Otter Bickerdike’s sparkling new book You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone: A Biography of Nico, fully...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleDanny FieldsInterviewsMusicians·3 Comments
TAKE MY MOTHER IN LAW…PLEASE: CAROL O’SHAUGHNESSY Alan Bisbort·November 25, 2021Thanksgiving is the best holiday on the calendar. It’s a non-denominational, non-political, non-threatening time when we ponder things...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleEditors' PicksMusicians·0 Comments
‘OUR KID’: MIKE MCCARTNEY CAPTURES THE EARLY BEATLES ON FILM Richie Unterberger·November 24, 2021Paul McCartney’s younger brother, Michael, had a front row seat during the early days of the Quarrymen and...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryMusiciansPhotographyRichie Unterberger·0 Comments
VLADIMIR VYSOTSKY: HAMLET WITH A GUITAR Daniel Bowen·November 23, 2021Alternately ignored and vilified by the Soviet authorities during his short lifetime, singer, actor, poet and drunkard Vladimir...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeoplePoetry·0 Comments
DENIS KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: UNDERGROUND COMIX PIONEER KEEPS ON TRUCKIN’ Alan Bisbort·November 22, 2021By Alan Bisbort Denis Kitchen is, in my view, the Stan Lee of underground comix. While Lee’s Marvel...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsArtCool People·0 Comments
THE GUN CLUB DOWN UNDER Patrick Emery·November 18, 2021Gun Club, led by the mercurial Jeffrey Lee Pierce, were booked for a month-long tour of Australia in late...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleMusicians·0 Comments
ISABELLE EBERHARDT: RIMBAUD’S ‘DAUGHTER’ Ingrid Marie Jensen·November 17, 2021Patti Smith championed her, Paul Bowles translated her writings into English, but Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) may be best...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleHistoryIngrid Jensen·0 Comments
UTOPIA PARKWAY: THE ENDURING MYSTERY OF JOSEPH CORNELL Alan Bisbort·November 16, 2021Artist, filmmaker and writer Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was a mystery when he was alive and continues to mystify...All Please Kill Me PostsArtBest OfCool PeopleFilm·0 Comments
RUTH UNDERWOOD: A MOTHER OF INVENTION Ingrid Marie Jensen·November 15, 2021An integral part of Frank Zappa’s band the Mothers of Invention, Ruth Underwood stayed mostly in the background...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleIngrid JensenMusicians·10 Comments
TEA IN THE SAHARA WITH PAUL BOWLES Ken Krayeske·November 11, 2021While a college student on a semester abroad in Spain, Ken Krayeske made a quixotic trip to Morocco...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleHistoryMusicians·0 Comments