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Joe Strummer with Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Photo by Jay Hale

MY NIGHT WITH JOE STRUMMER

Margo TiffenAugust 21, 2018

On what would have been The Clash and Mescaleros frontman Joe Strummer’s 66th birthday, Margo Tiffen recollects a notable evening in Boston with Joe and friends. I was lucky to get to spend some time with Joe Strummer, and he was as cool and fun as ...

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DESTROY ALL ART: THE RETURN OF RAW ROCK & ROLL FROM THE 1990s!

Eric DavidsonAugust 20, 2018

A hot new reissues series, piggybacking off the original Nuggets and Pebbles and Killed By Death compilations, resurrects those bands that might just be the Velvet Underground, Stooges or Chocolate Watchband for the new millennium...or not I remembe...

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PROFESSOR RAT SCABIES MEETS THE HOLY GRAIL

Amy HabenAugust 16, 2018

Rat Scabies, longtime drummer for The Damned (real name: Chris Millar), has continued pounding the skins while also teaching at universities. PKM spoke to him about his collaborations with Donovan and the Dandy Warhols, his solo album, and more. We ...

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POP CULTURE: LEGS McNEIL’S NEVER TOLD STORIES OF PEPSI-COLA

Benito VilaAugust 15, 2018

Legs McNeil was hired to write a centennial history of the soda pop company; it was never published but some amazing stories were gathered before it disappeared, including one that tied Pepsi to Watergate and another tied the soft drink to Beatlemani...

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LICKS AND KICKS WITH CHERRY VANILLA

Lucretia Tye JasmineAugust 14, 2018

Cherry Vanilla - former DJ, Warhol “Superstar” actress, David Bowie publicist, groupie and rock singer - reflects on the adventure story that is her life Before PJ Harvey sang, “Lick my legs, I’m on fire…” and before Kathleen Hanna sang, "Suck my le...

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Breaking Barriers With LGBT Metalheads!

Dr. Mike FriedmanAugust 13, 2018

Heavy Metal LGBT Artists, including members of Judas Priest, King’s X, Otep and Life of Agony, are Confronting the enemies in your mind “I need to find my sanctuary Some place safe Got to get this out of me This is my escape” From “My Co...

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MICK JAGGER’S SHADOW IS GONE

Tosh BermanAugust 10, 2018

Christopher Gibbs, an aesthete and a man of wealth and taste, was as essential to the Rolling Stones' early look and aura as Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry were to their sound In every grouping, there is always a mysterious character lurking in the sh...

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IVAN JULIAN: WORKING WITHOUT A NET

Valerie SimadisAugust 9, 2018

After surviving his bout with cancer, Ivan Julian - Voidoids guitarist, producer, studio owner and all-around good guy - is making as much music as he can In 2015, legendary Voidoids guitarist and producer Ivan Julian was diagnosed with stage III ga...

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THE WIFE & DEATH OF SPADE COOLEY, HOLLYWOOD’S KING OF WESTERN SWING

Burt KearnsAugust 8, 2018

"Spade" Cooley was a virtuoso fiddler and Roy Rogers' movie stand-in, who had six consecutive Top 10 hits and was considered Hollywood's King of Western Swing. He was also a mean, jealous, paranoid, violent, alcoholic man who brutally murdered h...

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GANG OF FOUR’S ANDY GILL: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Robert GourleyAugust 7, 2018

Andy Gill, best known as the founding member and guitarist for Gang of Four, is also a highly respected producer who has worked with Michael Hutchence (INXS), The Futureheads and The Jesus Lizard, among others. PKM spoke to Andy about the past and fu...

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GLITTER MANIA AT THE RAINBOW FOR ELTON JOHN’S BIRTHDAY, 1974

Nora NovakAugust 6, 2018

Set the Wayback Machine for the Sunset Strip in 1974, at a decadent rock ‘n’ roll palace during the peak of glitter-mania, with special guests David Bowie, Elton John, and two ‘Rainbow Ready’ ladies It was a cool spring night as my fellow glitter go...

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THE SECOND LIFE OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL HAIR METAL BANDS: MADAM X

Steve MullinsAugust 2, 2018

One of the original “hair metal” bands, mentored by Rob Halford and managed by Don Arden (Small Faces, Black Sabbath, ELO), finally gets its day in the sun…thanks to the Swedes Chris ‘Godzilla’ Doliber is the bassist for Madam X, a metal band from D...

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photo by Put Gadiot, by permission of the Terry Southern Literary Trust

TERRY SOUTHERN: THE CANDY MAN COMETH BACK

Alan BisbortAugust 1, 2018

The master of "black humor," inspiration for New Journalism and all things gonzo and hip, was also friends with the Beatles, Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Peter Sellers, among many others, not to mention co-author of one of the classic books of ...

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HASHTAGTHIS: SPIRITUAL WARRIOR KELLY MORRIS GOES HER OWN WAY

Benito VilaJuly 31, 2018

Featured on the cover of New York Magazine right after 9/11, the renowned Manhattan yoga instructor has created The Infinity Call, a daily, guided meditation for women. Kelly Morris talks to PKM about some of the issues women face in our society...

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MY NIGHT WITH JOE STRUMMER

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MY NIGHT WITH JOE STRUMMER

DESTROY ALL ART: THE RETURN OF RAW ROCK & ROLL FROM THE 1990s!

PROFESSOR RAT SCABIES MEETS THE HOLY GRAIL

POP CULTURE: LEGS McNEIL’S NEVER TOLD STORIES OF PEPSI-COLA

LICKS AND KICKS WITH CHERRY VANILLA

Breaking Barriers With LGBT Metalheads!

MICK JAGGER’S SHADOW IS GONE

IVAN JULIAN: WORKING WITHOUT A NET

THE WIFE & DEATH OF SPADE COOLEY, HOLLYWOOD’S KING OF WESTERN SWING

GANG OF FOUR’S ANDY GILL: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

GLITTER MANIA AT THE RAINBOW FOR ELTON JOHN’S BIRTHDAY, 1974

THE SECOND LIFE OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL HAIR METAL BANDS: MADAM X

TERRY SOUTHERN: THE CANDY MAN COMETH BACK

HASHTAGTHIS: SPIRITUAL WARRIOR KELLY MORRIS GOES HER OWN WAY

MY NIGHT WITH JOE STRUMMER

DESTROY ALL ART: THE RETURN OF RAW ROCK & ROLL FROM THE 1990s!

PROFESSOR RAT SCABIES MEETS THE HOLY GRAIL

POP CULTURE: LEGS McNEIL’S NEVER TOLD STORIES OF PEPSI-COLA

LICKS AND KICKS WITH CHERRY VANILLA