MILES DAVIS: A CONCERTO OF CONVERSATION WITH DAVID AMRAM Paul Maher, Jr·November 21, 2019The public saw one Miles Davis (1926-1991) but his fellow musicians caught rare glimpses of the real person....All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusiciansPaul MaherR.I.P.·0 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
ROBERT ALTMAN: THE SECRET HONOR OF EXILE Alan Bisbort·November 5, 2019A completely overlooked 1984 Robert Altman film, with an Oscar-caliber performance by Philip Baker Hall, is the perfect...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsFilmHistory·0 Comments
PANYC ATTACK: CAMILLA SALY’S LIVING HISTORY OF NYC PUNK Eric Davidson·October 30, 2019Camilla Saly turned her wild stories of a misspent youth in punk bars, and their eventual boxes of...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleEric DavidsonHistoryInterviews·4 Comments
LISA LAW: CAPTURING THE SIXTIES AND BEYOND WITH HER TRUTH-TELLING CAMERA Benito Vila·October 28, 2019Lisa Law and her camera, Dennis Hopper once said, caught “everyone” in the Sixties from the Beatles, Dylan...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaHistoryInterviewsPhotography·0 Comments
NICO: THERE SHE GOES AGAIN, A MEDITATION ON DEATH, BEAUTY AND ARTISTRY Billy Hough·October 24, 2019Nico (Christa Paffgen) was many things to many different people, including Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, Jim Morrison, Bob...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBilly HoughCool PeopleHistory·5 Comments
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BLIND JOE DEATH: JOHN FAHEY IN FOUR MOVEMENTS Cree McCree·October 23, 2019John Fahey (1939-2001) was one of the most original composer/guitarists of the late 20th century and yet he...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
GEORGE HODEL’S EXQUISITE CORPSE(S): BEYOND THE BLACK DAHLIA Zack Kopp·October 17, 2019Former LAPD detective and prolific true-crime author Steve Hodel has pursued the Black Dahlia murder for years. The...All Please Kill Me PostsCrimeHistoryInterviewsZack Kopp·1 Comment
WHEN THE RAT PACK JUMPED THE ROCK & ROLL SHARK Alan Bisbort·October 15, 2019Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., et al. did not loathe rock & roll just for the...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistory·2 Comments
THE CHANGER AND THE CHANGED: A HISTORY OF THE WOMEN’S MUSIC MOVEMENT Fiona McQuarrie·October 14, 2019Long before legalized same-sex marriage became a reality and the #Metoo movement crashed the patriarchal gates, a women’s...ActivismAll Please Kill Me PostsFiona McQuarrieHistory·8 Comments
DEBBIE HARRY AND CHRIS STEIN AMONG FRIENDS Amy Haben·October 10, 2019Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein appeared at The Town Hall with the band’s visual artist, Rob Roth,...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenCool PeopleEVENTSHistory·0 Comments
WHEN JACK KEROUAC HAD HIS CRACK-UP Paul Maher, Jr·October 8, 2019Spiraling down a silo of despair and drunkenness in the wake of his On The Road/Dharma Bums celebrity...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBooksHistoryPaul Maher·4 Comments
THE NIGHT THEY BLEW UP DISCO Alan Bisbort·October 2, 2019Disco music had become so ubiquitous by 1979 that a backlash from fans of punk and rock &...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistory·1 Comment
JABBERJAW: WHEN AN L.A. CLUB CREATED ITS OWN SCENE Lucretia Tye Jasmine·October 1, 2019What started as an all-ages coffee bar and acoustic venue in 1989 turned into a must-play showcase for...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryLucretia Tye Jasmine·0 Comments