THE LONG NIGHT OF JOHN MARTYN Fiona McQuarrie·January 28, 2021Before his late-career decline, John Martyn was one of the most innovative figures in the British folk-rock firmament,...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksFiona McQuarrieHistoryInterviews·0 Comments
MARISKA VERES: BEYOND ‘VENUS’ AND SHOCKING BLUE John Kruth·January 21, 2021One scene in the miniseries The Queen’s Gambit was all it took to put the Dutch rock band...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryJohn KruthMusicians·2 Comments
LET THE SUNSHINE IN: THE ENDURING MYTHS OF HAIR Alan Bisbort·January 19, 2021Aquarius, the astrological sign, begins tomorrow, Jan. 20, and runs through Feb. 19. It is generally regarded as...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistory·2 Comments
LABEL CONSCIOUS: EXPLORING ‘LOST’ MUSIC OF THE 1970S Chris Epting·January 18, 2021One way to gauge the quality of older rock & roll recordings is by the label that released...All Please Kill Me PostsChris EptingHistoryPodcastsRecord Labels·2 Comments
DON VAN VLIET AND FRANK ZAPPA: TWO PEAS IN A MISSHAPEN POD Gary Lucas·January 14, 2021Guitarist Gary Lucas found himself smack dab in the middle of two of America’s musical geniuses, Don ‘n’...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryMusicians·6 Comments
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: THE HOTTEST OF COLD CASES Tony Mostrom·January 13, 2021On January 15 1947, the body of a murder victim was found in a weedy, vacant lot in...All Please Kill Me PostsAnthony MostromCrimeHistory·0 Comments
LIFE AS A COSMOPOLITAN: GIRLS GONE GO-GO, NYC, 1977-‘82 Jamie K Sims·January 11, 2021Jamie K. Sims studied music composition and dance at UNC, then moved to New York City in 1977,...All Please Kill Me PostsDanceHistoryMusicians·0 Comments
JIMI HENDRIX IN MAUI: GOING FAR BEYOND RAINBOW BRIDGE Richie Unterberger·January 4, 2021We can’t think of any better person to ring in the new year at PKM than Jimi Hendrix....All Please Kill Me PostsDocumentary FilmHistoryMusiciansRichie Unterberger·3 Comments
FOXY LADY: HONORING PAM GRIER Mark Jacobson·December 24, 2020Originally written in 1975, at the height of the so-called “Blaxploitation-era”, this New York Magazine piece was recently...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleFilmHistoryMark Jacobson·0 Comments
FOUR DEAD IN OHIO: GRAPHIC NOVELIST DERF BACKDERF REVISITS HIS LOCAL HISTORY Eric Davidson·December 23, 2020Derf Backderf, the Cleveland-based artist best known (until now) for his long-running strip “The City” and his graphic...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksEric DavidsonHistoryInterviews·0 Comments
TIGHTEN UP: ARCHIE BELL TAPS INTO A TIMELESS GROOVE Scott Schinder·December 22, 2020Like a much-needed vaccine of good-time dance music during the darkest days of 1968, Archie Bell’s “Tighten Up”...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryMusiciansScott Schinder·0 Comments
FRANK ZAPPA: ALEX WINTER’S NEW FILM CAPTURES HIS GENIUS David Konow·December 21, 2020Today (Dec. 21, the first official day of winter) would have been Frank Zappa’s 80th birthday. Given how...All Please Kill Me PostsDocumentary FilmFilmHistoryInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
ROSE SIMPSON: LIFE IN THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND Richie Unterberger·December 17, 2020The Incredible String Band was best-known as the vehicle for the otherworldly talents of Mike Heron and Robin...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistoryInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·0 Comments
TOM BAKER: DRINKING IT UP WITH JIM MORRISON PKM Editor·December 9, 2020Actor-filmmaker Tom Baker (1940-1982) befriended Jim Morrison in L.A. when he was a budding filmmaker and poet, at...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryLegs McNeilMusicians·1 Comment