‘WHERE’S THE BAG, MR. KARDASHIAN?’: OR, HOW I EXPOSED O.J. SIMPSON’S ACCOMPLICE AND SET THE STAGE FOR A TV EMPIRE
HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN: J.G. BALLARD IN THE 1970s Jeremy Reed·August 6, 2019The novelist J.G. Ballard created language so unique that, according to renowned poet and novelist Jeremy Reed, he...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistory·1 Comment
FAKEWOOD MAC: THE UNREAL FLEETWOOD MAC, 1974 Fiona McQuarrie·August 5, 2019There are some who’d say the “real” Fleetwood Mac ended when Peter Green left the band for good...All Please Kill Me PostsFiona McQuarrieHistoryMusicians·5 Comments
PHIL OCHS: BOUND FOR GLORY Alan Bisbort·July 31, 2019A driving force of musical dissent in the 1960s, Phil Ochs (1940-1976) and his musical legacy are ripe...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusicians·4 Comments
THE BALLAD OF CATHY WAYNE: KILLED ON STAGE IN THE VIETNAM WAR Burt Kearns·July 30, 2019The teenage pop star from Australia ignored the warnings and embarked on a tour of military bases in...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsHistory·4 Comments
ANDY WARHOL AND THE BEATS IN DENVER: A CONVERSATION WITH MARK SINK Zack Kopp·July 29, 2019Denver photographer, street artist and gallery owner Mark Sink talks about the Andy Warhol he knew, the one...All Please Kill Me PostsArtHistoryInterviewsNewsPhotography·2 Comments
MEEKSVILLE UK: JOE MEEK, ARCHITECT OF STARDOM Tosh Berman·July 25, 2019The legendary record producer and sound engineer Joe Meek (1929-1967) was a Freakbeat pioneer, an influence on everyone...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryMusiciansTosh Berman·4 Comments
EASY RIDER PUSHES 50: TIME TRAVEL WITH TERRY SOUTHERN Nile Southern·July 23, 2019As Nile Southern remembers his father on the eve of the 50th birthday of Easy Rider, the screenplay...All Please Kill Me PostsFilmHistoryNews·1 Comment
MY BOYS: STERLING LORD ON JACK KEROUAC, LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI AND KEN KESEY Benito Vila·July 22, 2019The longtime publishing insider and agent Sterling Lord is still keeping the Beat flames burning for Kerouac, Ferlinghetti...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaBest OfBooksHistoryNewsPublishing·3 Comments
ELLIOTT SMITH TURNS 50! Alan Bisbort·July 18, 2019His tragic death at age 34 has spun a mysterious web around Elliott Smith’s musical legacy and spawned...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
DON’T GIMME NO LIP, CHILD: THE ‘STRANGE EFFECT’ OF DAVE BERRY Fiona McQuarrie·July 16, 2019The UK hitmaker whose career began before The Beatles and still continues at age 80, was always one...All Please Kill Me PostsFiona McQuarrieHistoryMusicians·1 Comment
POLY STYRENE REMEMBERED Amy Haben·July 15, 2019Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (1957-2011), aka Poly Styrene, was a punk pioneer in ways that are only now being...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenBooksHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNews·5 Comments
VIVIEN GOLDMAN AND REVENGE OF THE SHE-PUNKS Eric Davidson·July 8, 2019From her pre-punk perch as a record company publicist and journalist in London, Vivien Goldman immersed herself in...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBooksEric DavidsonHistoryMusiciansNews·4 Comments
‘WHERE’S THE BAG, MR. KARDASHIAN?’: OR, HOW I EXPOSED O.J. SIMPSON’S ACCOMPLICE AND SET THE STAGE FOR A TV EMPIRE Burt Kearns·July 3, 2019Four weeks after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, a tabloid news producer made a...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCrimeHistoryTV·0 Comments
THE UNFORGETTABLE YARDBIRDS: DRUMMER JIM MCCARTY EXPLAINS IT ALL Richie Unterberger·July 2, 2019Though they lasted only five years, the Yardbirds reshaped rock, pop and blues. Through all the personnel changes—Clapton,...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNewsRichie Unterberger·2 Comments