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ONSTAGE, BACKSTAGE: PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL GRECCO CAPTURED BOSTON’S PUNK AND POST PUNK SCENES

Alan Bisbort·January 25, 2021

Michael Grecco picked the right time to be in Boston. As an undergrad at BU studying photojournalism, he began exploring the clubs of The Hub with his camera and was soon snapping on assignment from alternative and mainstream press venues....

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AS NEEDED FOR ANXIETY: RICHARD KERN’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF PHARMACEUTICAL CHIC

Supervert·January 12, 2021

A unifying thread weaves through the work of ‘trangressive’ filmmaker and photographer Richard Kern. In this interview with his collaborator Supervert (Who’s Your Death Hero?), Kern describes that theme as “things just aren’t as good as they seem.” The kindred...

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IN THE LIMELIGHT: THE VISUAL ECSTASY OF NYC NIGHTLIFE IN THE ‘90S

Cree McCree·October 20, 2020

Steve Eichner was the photo king of NYC mega-clubs. He is also a chameleon who moved seamlessly through the multiverse of colliding worlds that was New York City nightlife in the 1990s. Cree McCree talked with the photographer about his...

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LAUNCHING WARHOL AND POP ART: WALTER HOPPS AND HIS FERUS GALLERY

Tony Mostrom·March 11, 2020

As we enter a new Roaring Twenties, let’s recall two renegade art dealers who kickstarted modern art back in the Swinging Sixties: Walter Hopps and Irving Blum of Ferus, the L.A. gallery that launched Pop Art and the young (guess...

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SHOT IN THE DARK: THE PUNK PHOTOGRAPHY OF DAVID ARNOFF

Eric Davidson·November 20, 2019

Born and raised in Cleveland, photographer David Arnoff was dragged by his family to Los Angeles as a teenager. Luckily, he brought a darker “Rust Belt” sensibility to sunny SoCal and began taking shots of the local rock scene before,...

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CURATOR MARC H. MILLER: PULLING THE PUNK PIECES TOGETHER

Eric Davidson·September 25, 2019

Though the Ramones exhibition at the Queens Museum in 2016 gained Marc H. Miller a wider audience, he was instrumental in framing the punk scene as an total art movement, organizing a seminal Punk Art Show in Washington D.C. in...

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Joan Jett and Lita Ford of The Runaways, at The Whisky Aug. 1977

JENNY LENS: AN L.A. PUNK PIONEER

Sharon M. Hannon·February 12, 2019

When Jenny Lens took her camera into the heart and soul of the Los Angeles punk scene, she felt like she was riding on a comet. During that time, her photographs appeared everywhere, among which were iconic shots of The...

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A BASQUIAT BOOM

Amy Haben·July 23, 2018

A new film and exhibition explore and celebrate the life and work of the late street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose work and vision still resonate with power Jean-Michel Basquiat is back! Acclaimed filmmaker Sara Driver recently released the inspiring documentary...

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Old Suicidal Tendencies flyers, Photo by Rick Casados

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES PLAY FREE SHOW AT BROOKLYN SKATE PARK

Rick Casados·July 20, 2018

Free entrance, free beer, free T-shirts, and Suicidal Tendencies playing their first album in its entirety. Plus Taco trucks. What’s not to love? If I were to pick one album that changed music for me, it would be Suicidal Tendencies’...

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BOB GRUEN’S ELECTRIC PHOTOS OF IKE & TINA TURNER

Bob Gruen·May 21, 2018

Famed Rock Photographer Bob Gruen shares his incredible photos of Ike and Tina Turner from over 3 decades, and tells the story of how they changed his life and started his career I was 24 years old in the summer of...

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BOB GRUEN’S EARLY DAYS IN ROCK PHOTOGRAPHY

Bob Gruen·February 26, 2018

Bob Gruen kicks off his column for Please Kill Me with the story of how he got his start as a rock photographer, and a selection of photos from his book ‘The Photography of Rock’ – featuring Ike & Tina Turner, Chuck...

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BAUHAUS BETWEEN THE COVERS

Robert Gourley·January 25, 2018

Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins’ new book celebrates the career of his post-punk band, which influenced the likes of Björk, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, and Jane’s Addiction, among many others Although their initial time together lasted only from 1978 until 1983, the post-punk...

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VAMPIRES, HIPPIES, NINJAS AND YODAS: FOUND PHOTOS IN HONOR OF HALLOWEEN

Gillian McCain·October 31, 2017

HALLOWEEN FOUND PHOTOS from the collection of Gillian McCain

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DRAG QUEEN FESTIVAL

Larry Baumhor·October 27, 2017

Text and photos by Larry Baumhor In September of 2016, I attended the Bushwig Drag Festival at the Knockdown Center in Queens as a photographer. I was so enthralled with the pomp and circumstance, the performances and, of course, the...

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ONSTAGE, BACKSTAGE: PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL GRECCO CAPTURED BOSTON’S PUNK AND POST PUNK SCENES

AS NEEDED FOR ANXIETY: RICHARD KERN’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF PHARMACEUTICAL CHIC

IN THE LIMELIGHT: THE VISUAL ECSTASY OF NYC NIGHTLIFE IN THE ‘90S

LAUNCHING WARHOL AND POP ART: WALTER HOPPS AND HIS FERUS GALLERY

SHOT IN THE DARK: THE PUNK PHOTOGRAPHY OF DAVID ARNOFF

CURATOR MARC H. MILLER: PULLING THE PUNK PIECES TOGETHER

JENNY LENS: AN L.A. PUNK PIONEER

A BASQUIAT BOOM

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES PLAY FREE SHOW AT BROOKLYN SKATE PARK

BOB GRUEN’S ELECTRIC PHOTOS OF IKE & TINA TURNER

BOB GRUEN’S EARLY DAYS IN ROCK PHOTOGRAPHY

BAUHAUS BETWEEN THE COVERS

VAMPIRES, HIPPIES, NINJAS AND YODAS: FOUND PHOTOS IN HONOR OF HALLOWEEN

DRAG QUEEN FESTIVAL

SAM CUTLER: LIFE WITH THE STONES, THE DEAD & OTHER WONDERFUL REPROBATES

ALL THE RAJ: HOW ‘NORWEGIAN WOOD’ UNLEASHED THE ‘INDIAN INVASION’

THE KNACK … AND HOW TO GET IT: AN INTERVIEW WITH PRESCOTT NILES

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WE NEVER LEARN: GUNK PUNK IN THE 1990S