2-Tone Memories: Pauline Black and The Selecter Robert Gourley·July 4, 2019The Selecter, a vital part of the ska music revival in the late 1970s, are still keeping the...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansNewsRobert Gourley·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
MOBY GRAPE: STILL SHINING IN THE SHADOWS Jim Allen·June 26, 2019This hard luck band was one of the originals of the 1960s Bay Area ‘sound’. At their peak,...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusicians·2 Comments
DR. JOHN SEES BEYOND THE MEAT-WORLD: AN INTERVIEW Chris Simunek·June 24, 2019When Mac Rebennack died on June 6, we lost more than a musical force. We lost a “voodoo...All Please Kill Me PostsChris SimunekCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
HERE’S WHY KAREN CARPENTER MATTERS Alan Bisbort·June 20, 2019The singing/drumming half of the 1970s’ hitmakers the Carpenters died at age 32 in 1983 of health issues...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBest OfInterviewsMusicians·3 Comments
TOM PETTY AND ME: AN INTERVIEW WITH JON SCOTT Valerie Simadis·June 19, 2019Promo man extraordinaire Jon Scott has worked with The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Elton John, but he developed...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsNewsValerie Simadis·0 Comments
JACK CASADY: THE BASS MAN SPEAKETH Benito Vila·June 11, 2019One of the most distinctive bass players in rock history, Jack Casady came to prominence with Jefferson Airplane,...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaBest OfHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNews·5 Comments
THE THIRD RESURRECTION OF DAVID BOWIE: BUILDING TIN MACHINE Barry Walsh·June 10, 2019When David Bowie found himself in a creative funk in the wake of the disappointing album Never Let Me...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNews·3 Comments
SEASON OF THE WITCH: WHEN AN AMERICAN RESHAPED BRITISH POP MUSIC Richie Unterberger·June 6, 2019Promoter/producer/club owner Joe Boyd, with his production company Witchseason, introduced the world to some enduring artists in its...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·2 Comments
MU TUNC: THE DIRECTOR OF TURKEY’S FIRST PUNK MOVIE. OR, THE FALL OF EASTERN CIVILIZATION Burt Kearns·June 5, 2019Filmmaker Mu Tunc describes his film, Arada, as “Liquid Sky meets The Decline of Western Civilization,” which, of...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsFilmHistoryInterviewsNews·1 Comment
EDDY GRANT’S RINGBANG TIME Robert Gourley·June 3, 2019Eddy Grant has traveled many roads since his best-known hit “Electric Avenue.” Growing up in Guyana, he was...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansNewsRobert Gourley·0 Comments
UNKNOWN PLEASURES: JOY DIVISION’S MASTERPIECE AT 40 David Chiu·May 30, 2019The Manchester quartet navigated the post-punk waters on their own, self-releasing an EP and then giving the world...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNews·0 Comments
BUST AN ATTITUDE: THE MAGAZINE THAT IS FIERCE, FUNNY, AND PROUD TO BE FEMALE Amy Haben·May 29, 2019As the groundbreaking women’s lifestyle magazine and website enter their 26th year, the nation lurches toward some dystopian...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenCool PeopleInterviewsNewsPublishing·1 Comment
TAV FALCO: UTOPIAN ANARCHIST IN CUBAN HEELS Todd McGovern·May 29, 2019Tav Falco is a musician, photographer, filmmaker, and writer, who has led the psychedelic rock group Panther Burns since 1979. Todd McGovern talks...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansTodd McGovern·0 Comments