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
THE JOY OF DESOLATION: TAKING PUNK ROCK TO THE DESERT Richie Unterberger·October 16, 2019Putting on punk shows in Los Angeles in the early 1980s became near to impossible with the lack...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfDocumentary FilmFilmInterviews·1 Comment
ALLAN ARKUSH ON WORKING WITH LOU REED, MALCOLM McDOWELL AND LEE VING ON CULT CLASSIC ‘GET CRAZY’ Eric Davidson·October 9, 2019Director Allan Arkush Remembers the Madness of Making the 1983 Cult Classic Rock & Roll Comedy Get Crazy...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonFilmInterviews·1 Comment
SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO BRINGS BACK SPOOK SHOW MUSIC: ‘YOU MAY DIE OF FRIGHT!’ Eric Davidson·October 3, 2019Just in time for Halloween, classic (and not so classic) horror film music rises from the grave on...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonInterviewsNews·4 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
CURATOR MARC H. MILLER: PULLING THE PUNK PIECES TOGETHER Eric Davidson·September 25, 2019Though the Ramones exhibition at the Queens Museum in 2016 gained Marc H. Miller a wider audience, he...All Please Kill Me PostsArtCool PeopleEric DavidsonGalleriesInterviews·1 Comment
MARTIN ATKINS: BREAKING OUT OF PIL’S METAL BOX Robert Gourley·September 24, 2019Joining Public Image Ltd during the making of Metal Box, drummer Martin Atkins stayed through three albums and...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·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
PAT IRWIN: SHARING JOY WITH THE B-52’S, RAYBEATS, 8 EYED SPY AND BEYOND Valerie Simadis·September 17, 2019A founding member of The Raybeats and 8 Eyed Spy, Pat Irwin had his roots in jazz and...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansValerie Simadis·0 Comments
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
STAG: THE EARLIEST, DIRTIEST ROOTS OF PORNOGRAPHIC FILM Erika Blair·September 11, 2019Illegally made and exhibited, featuring hardcore sex images and acts, stag films were vital stepping stones toward the...All Please Kill Me PostsArtErika BlairFilmInterviews·3 Comments
ROD MCKUEN’S BLANK GENERATION Alan Bisbort·September 10, 2019Rod McKuen was labeled ‘The King of Kitsch’ by critics and “McGoon” by academics (a label that included...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleInterviewsNews·3 Comments