THE FOREVER CHANGES OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE Tony Mostrom·September 30, 2019Love were poised to be bigger than their Elektra label mates—and friendly Sunset Strip rivals—the Doors, but trouble...All Please Kill Me PostsAnthony MostromCool PeopleHistoryMusicians·6 Comments
SPIT IN THE OCEAN: KEN KESEY’S FORGOTTEN BOOK SERIES Benito Vila·September 26, 2019Ken Kesey assembled his Merry Pranksters and other kindred spirits for one more, and final, prank—a semi-regular book...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaBooksCool PeopleHistoryInterviews·2 Comments
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN: THE TRANSFORMATION OF DONOVAN LEITCH Richie Unterberger·September 19, 2019In 1966, a Scottish folkie with beatnik affectations suddenly morphed into a pop music pioneer, segueing from “Catch...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNewsRichie Unterberger·2 Comments
FROM JFK TO THE X-FILES: THE GODFATHER OF MODERN CONSPIRACY Alan Bisbort·September 18, 2019If you wonder why people are planning to “Storm Area 51” or why there seems to be non-stop...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviews·1 Comment
ROGER MCGUINN: A NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHER FINDS PEACE Larry Ratso Sloman·September 16, 2019Roger McGuinn, as a founding member and guiding force of The Byrds, had a huge impact on rock...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryInterviewsLarry “Ratso” SlomanMusicians·7 Comments
OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: CHUCK WEIN Pamela Des Barres·September 12, 2019Chuck Wein, after graduating Harvard, made his name as a promoter and filmmaker with Andy Warhol. By the...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryPamela Des Barres·3 Comments
WHO WAS NILSSON? HARRY’S MYSTERIOUS EARLY YEARS Richie Unterberger·September 4, 2019Even while catching the ears of the Beatles, who cited him as their favorite American artist, and pitching...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryMusiciansRichie Unterberger·1 Comment
WHEN JACK (KEROUAC) MET MAX (BODENHEIM) Paul Maher, Jr·September 2, 2019When the young Beat novelist (Kerouac) met the old bohemian poet (Bodenheim) in 1951, they were headed in...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistory·3 Comments
THE MURDER OF ALFALFA Burt Kearns·August 27, 2019Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer was the most popular star of the classic Our Gang comedies. But the facts of...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCrimeFilmHistoryTV·7 Comments
LOST AND FOUND: JACKSON C. FRANK Alan Bisbort·August 20, 2019Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Sandy Denny, Al Stewart and others borrowed a few tunes (and whole...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistory·0 Comments
DUTCH NUGGETS: ORIGINAL 1960s’ ROCK & ROLL ‘ARTYFACTS’ THAT DEFY TIME Richie Unterberger·August 14, 2019You’ve heard of the British Invasion, right? Well, ‘the Dutch Invasion’ that followed did not exactly storm the...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsRichie Unterberger·4 Comments
JERRY LEWIS, J.D. SALINGER & THE JEWISH HOLDEN CAULFIELD Burt Kearns·August 12, 2019There were once two men named Jerry: Salinger and Lewis. And one of them wrote a famous novel,...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksBurt KearnsFilmHistory·0 Comments
CHARLES MANSON’S SUMMER OF HATE Tony Mostrom·August 9, 2019Fifty years ago, an ex-con, wannabe rock star named Charles Manson channeled all the paranoia, fear and hatred...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryUncool People·1 Comment
FRAME OF MIND: 20 YEARS OF THE DC MUSIC SCENE Sharon M. Hannon·August 8, 2019When Antonia Tricarico moved from her native Italy to Washington D.C. in 1997, she felt a kinship with...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryMusiciansNewsPhotographySharon M. Hannon·1 Comment