LEADERS OF THE PACK: THE ‘GIRL GROUP’-PUNK CONNECTION
Is there a link between the Ramones and the Ronettes? The Stooges and the New York Dolls and...
History
DOCTOR SAX AND THE GREAT WORLD SNAKE: KEROUAC’S FORGOTTEN OPUS
Written in Mexico in 1952 but not published until 1959, Dr. Sax is Jack Kerouac’s most enigmatic novel....
IN THE KEY OF LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS: THE MAN & HIS MUSIC
Texas bluesman Lightnin’ Hopkins (1912-1982) played, sang and lived by his own rules. When a sideman once asked...
KENNETH FEARING: NYC’S ORIGINAL ‘DRUNKEN POET’
Kenneth Fearing, “the drunken poet,” was a rising star among the Greenwich Village bohos in the 1920s, his...
WHEN AIM MET THE SLA: STARRING DENNIS BANKS AND PATTY HEARST
Patty Hearst’s kidnapping riveted the nation like few others in the 1970s. Equally riveting, but far less covered,...
AL KOOPER REMEMBERS PART II
He was a participant in some of the great musical moments of the past half century, as musician,...
AL KOOPER REMEMBERS, PART I
He was a participant in some of the great musical moments of the past half century, part of...
ALI: JUST SAYING THE NAME LIGHTS UP A ROOM
It’s fitting that today is not only Martin Luther King Jr. Day but also the 80th anniversary of...
PLEASE READ ME: THE BEST OF PKM FOR 2021, PART II
By PKM Editors These are the TOP TEN STORIES for the year on PKM, our toppermost of the...
PLEASE READ ME: THE BEST OF 2021, PART I
Put another log on the fire, top that tankard of coffee, tea and/or antibiotics, and kick back with Please...
INSIDE CAFÉ SOCIETY: NYC’S FIRST INTEGRATED NIGHTCLUB
When Café Society opened as a cabaret in Greenwich Village in December 1938, it was one of the...
THE LAVENDER SCARE: WHEN GAY WAS NOT
Spreading fear is one of the hallmarks of the far right in the U.S., a way to divide...
‘OUR KID’: MIKE MCCARTNEY CAPTURES THE EARLY BEATLES ON FILM
Paul McCartney’s younger brother, Michael, had a front row seat during the early days of the Quarrymen and...
ISABELLE EBERHARDT: RIMBAUD’S ‘DAUGHTER’
Patti Smith championed her, Paul Bowles translated her writings into English, but Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) may be best...