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DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: SISTER OF THE DUST, SISTER OF OUR HEARTS

Christine OhlmanFebruary 14, 2019

Christine Ohlman, the Beehive Queen of blue-eyed rock & soul, pays homage to Dusty Springfield, one of her greatest influences, as we approach the 20th anniversary of Dusty's death (3/2/99) Dusty, oh Dusty. Where art thou? Mother Mary O’Bri...

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TOSH BERMAN: GROWING UP IN PUBLIC

Alan BisbortFebruary 13, 2019

His father, Wallace Berman, was one of the best-known artists in America, featured on the cover of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Tosh had a front-row seat for countercultural history, and his new memoir offers a fresh perspectiv...

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Joan Jett and Lita Ford of The Runaways, at The Whisky Aug. 1977

JENNY LENS: AN L.A. PUNK PIONEER

Sharon M. HannonFebruary 12, 2019

When Jenny Lens took her camera into the heart and soul of the Los Angeles punk scene, she felt like she was riding on a comet. During that time, her photographs appeared everywhere, among which were iconic shots of The Ramones, the Clash, Blondie, t...

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ANNI HOGAN: THE SUPER SOLO COLLABORATIONIST

Robert GourleyFebruary 11, 2019

As a solo artist and a collaborator (with Lydia Lunch, Nick Cave, Kid Congo Powers, Nico, Gene Pitney, Marc Almond, Matt Johnson, members of the Pogues and Siouxsie and the Banshees, among others), Anni Hogan has formed a large musical family. She ta...

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CHRIS STEIN: HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC POINT OF VIEW

Eric DavidsonFebruary 7, 2019

With his camera eye, Blondie’s guitarist offers a fresh angle on the city where he grew up and the punk scene he documented, in his new book. In a candid conversation with Eric Davidson, he recalls the times when NYC was disheveled but fun, when Lest...

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A BUBBLING CAULDRON: THE ELECTRO-PSYCHEDELIC SAGA OF FIFTY FOOT HOSE

Jim AllenFebruary 6, 2019

1960s Bay Area pioneers Fifty Foot Hose were too far out even for the hippies (think: Jefferson Airplane meets Stockhausen), opening shows with "Do The Dog" and closing them with room-clearing "electronic freakouts". Half a century later, they're sti...

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DANCING WITH THE GHOST OF JAMES DEAN

Pamela Des BarresFebruary 5, 2019

A lifetime ago, a young girl heard a radio news report about the tragic death of the Hollywood actor, setting her on a path of discovery she still walks today. Who is James Dean? Join Pamela Des Barres on her personal quest to find that out... Born ...

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5 MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES THAT YOU CAN STREAM RIGHT NOW

Robyn HaleFebruary 4, 2019

Looking for something to do when the weather outside is frightful? Pick up that remote or put your laptop on your lap, grab a blanket and a snack and tune in to these 5 music documentaries that you can stream right now. Godfathers of Hardcore http...

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NAKED BREAKFAST: WHERE TO START WITH WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS

Billy HoughJanuary 31, 2019

Burroughs' vision, birthed in the Midwest during the Great Depression and brought to maturity by the Beat Generation, was provocative, transgressive and hysterical but, most importantly for us today, prophetic. Performance artist Billy Hough offers a...

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IN THE SPIRIT OF RIMBAUD: FOUR NEW POETS WHO MAKE THEIR OWN RULES

Chris MartinJanuary 30, 2019

Real poets, said Frank O’Hara, don’t need rules or schools, and these young writers prove that by stepping right out into the world, like the Beats and the punks before them When I was a young poet, everyone was talking about schools–the New York Sc...

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Li'l Willie G and Lydia Amesqua with God's Children 1970

THE SOUND OF EAST L.A.: GOD’S CHILDREN AND THEE MIDNITERS

Richie UnterbergerJanuary 29, 2019

The Stones met Sly Stone when Little Willie G. stepped up to the microphone in the late 1960s/early 1970s to assert ‘Chicano Power’ In the mid-to-late 1960s, the sound of East L.A. was thriving, blending soul and rock with some throwback doo-wop and...

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Poster for The Sex Pistols’ single ‘God Save The Queen’, Jamie Reid, May 1977. Image courtesy of The Mott Collection. Artwork by Jamie Reid courtesy John Marchant Gallery.

OH SO PRETTY: TOBY MOTT’S PUNK ARTIFACTS

Eric DavidsonJanuary 28, 2019

PKM talks to British artist, designer, and Punk historian Toby Mott about the early days of punk in London, his book, Oh So Pretty: Punk in Print 1976-80, featuring his collection of UK punk rock ephemera, and his recent contributions to the Punk Lus...

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5 BANDS THAT SOLD OUT

Harrison ConneryJanuary 24, 2019

A hip-hop band espousing non-materialist themes, doing ad campaigns for Walmart and Target. A gay icon playing Rush Limbaugh’s wedding. A band that started out as an anarchist punk group, selling a song to GM for an ad campaign. We take a look at 5 t...

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PKM TV VISITS THE INFAMOUS DOM NIGHTCLUB ON ST MARK’S PLACE

PKM EditorJanuary 23, 2019

Yes! This week Crispin Kott and Mike Katz of the Rock & Roll Explorer Guide to New York City take us to the (once) infamous Dom on St. Mark's Place to relive the glory days of the Velvets, Stooges and others! https://youtu.be/R_t4jjeSWTk PKM’s ...

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jennylens on JENNY LENS: AN L.A. PUNK PIONEERI earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Design from CalArts PRIOR to punk. I'm very proud of my scholastic achievements. I also was an honor student. But I never studied photography. I studied and still study art history. I photograph like a painter.
h Grape Minkoff on CHRIS STEIN: HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC POINT OF VIEWI saw one of Lester Bang's first CBGB's performance. He was not born to perform. I think I have an audio recording of the show.
Grape Minkoff on OH SO PRETTY: TOBY MOTT’S PUNK ARTIFACTSThe Boys as one-hit wonders? Their lp's are still in my rotation and they are still playing live shows around the world. Wonder if Mr. Mott new my departed friend Peter Dougherty . . .
Janelle Brinkley on DANCING WITH THE GHOST OF JAMES DEANBeautifully written with true love for and endless admiration of a legend who will never be forgotten. Makes me want to read more! :) It may be James Dean's birthday, but we readers are the ones who received the gift. Thank you, Pamela Des Barres!

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DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: SISTER OF THE DUST, SISTER OF OUR HEARTS

TOSH BERMAN: GROWING UP IN PUBLIC

JENNY LENS: AN L.A. PUNK PIONEER

ANNI HOGAN: THE SUPER SOLO COLLABORATIONIST

CHRIS STEIN: HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC POINT OF VIEW

A BUBBLING CAULDRON: THE ELECTRO-PSYCHEDELIC SAGA OF FIFTY FOOT HOSE

DANCING WITH THE GHOST OF JAMES DEAN

5 MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES THAT YOU CAN STREAM RIGHT NOW

NAKED BREAKFAST: WHERE TO START WITH WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS

IN THE SPIRIT OF RIMBAUD: FOUR NEW POETS WHO MAKE THEIR OWN RULES

THE SOUND OF EAST L.A.: GOD’S CHILDREN AND THEE MIDNITERS

OH SO PRETTY: TOBY MOTT’S PUNK ARTIFACTS

5 BANDS THAT SOLD OUT

PKM TV VISITS THE INFAMOUS DOM NIGHTCLUB ON ST MARK’S PLACE

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: SISTER OF THE DUST, SISTER OF OUR HEARTS

TOSH BERMAN: GROWING UP IN PUBLIC

JENNY LENS: AN L.A. PUNK PIONEER