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SUNSHINE SUPERMAN: THE TRANSFORMATION OF DONOVAN LEITCH

Richie UnterbergerSeptember 19, 2019

In 1966, a Scottish folkie with beatnik affectations suddenly morphed into a pop music pioneer, segueing from “Catch the Wind” to “Sunshine Superman” in what seemed a matter of minutes. Richie Unterberger explores how and why a “new Bob Dylan” emerge...

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FROM JFK TO THE X-FILES: THE GODFATHER OF MODERN CONSPIRACY

Alan BisbortSeptember 18, 2019

If you wonder why people are planning to “Storm Area 51” or why there seems to be non-stop conspiracy theories these days, look no further than Willian “Bill” Cooper, author of Behold a Pale Horse, the underground bestseller beloved by everyone from ...

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PAT IRWIN: SHARING JOY WITH THE B-52’S, RAYBEATS, 8 EYED SPY AND BEYOND

Valerie SimadisSeptember 17, 2019

A founding member of The Raybeats and 8 Eyed Spy, Pat Irwin had his roots in jazz and the avant garde, studying with John Cage and befriending the likes of Brion Gysin and William S. Burroughs in Paris. But once he moved to NYC and played CBGB and Ma...

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ROGER MCGUINN: A NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHER FINDS PEACE

Larry Ratso SlomanSeptember 16, 2019

Roger McGuinn, as a founding member and guiding force of The Byrds, had a huge impact on rock 'n' roll of the 1960s, before embarking on a long and distinguished solo career that continues today. His fellow member of the Rolling Thunder Revue, Larry ...

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OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: CHUCK WEIN

Pamela Des BarresSeptember 12, 2019

Chuck Wein, after graduating Harvard, made his name as a promoter and filmmaker with Andy Warhol. By the time Miss Pamela met him in Hollywood, fresh from his Hendrix-concert film Rainbow Bridge, Wein was a “master astrologer, a master of the ancient...

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STAG: THE EARLIEST, DIRTIEST ROOTS OF PORNOGRAPHIC FILM

Erika BlairSeptember 11, 2019

Illegally made and exhibited, featuring hardcore sex images and acts, stag films were vital stepping stones toward the sexual revolution of the 1960s. As much teaching tools as turn-ons for early viewers, stags were instrumental in modifying attitude...

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ROD MCKUEN’S BLANK GENERATION

Alan BisbortSeptember 10, 2019

Rod McKuen was labeled ‘The King of Kitsch’ by critics and “McGoon” by academics (a label that included Bob Dylan too) and hated by the hipsters. And yet, Richard Hell borrowed McKuen's "Beat Generation" for his own punk anthem "Blank Generation" and...

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PAGING V. VALE: STILL RE/SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH

Amanda SheppardSeptember 9, 2019

Countercultural anthropologist and founding member of Blue Cheer, V. Vale has documented the 1970s San Francisco punk scene and explored the subcultures of industrial music, body modification, and more with his Search and Destroy zine and RE/Search b...

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JORDAN: DEFYING GRAVITY AT THE DAWN OF PUNK

Amy HabenSeptember 5, 2019

Working in Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s Sex shop on King’s Road in London at the dawn of punk, Jordan helped change the look and attitude of an entire generation of British youth. Amy Haben talks to Pamela Rooke (aka Jordan) on the eve of ...

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WHO WAS NILSSON? HARRY’S MYSTERIOUS EARLY YEARS

Richie UnterbergerSeptember 4, 2019

Even while catching the ears of the Beatles, who cited him as their favorite American artist, and pitching his songs to the Monkees, Harry Nilsson remained a mystery man to the fans of these bands and even to record industry insiders. Richie Unterber...

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THE TOP TEN MOST SHOCKING, BIZARRE, AND HISTORIC DEATHS OF ROCK & ROLL DRUMMERS ONSTAGE

Burt KearnsSeptember 3, 2019

One of the key jokes in Spinal Tap is the long line of drummers who met unfortunate ends, including three who died onstage. That death march of the timekeepers can make for great comedy, in part because it's so close to the truth. When a member of a ...

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WHEN JACK (KEROUAC) MET MAX (BODENHEIM)

Paul Maher, JrSeptember 2, 2019

When the young Beat novelist (Kerouac) met the old bohemian poet (Bodenheim) in 1951, they were headed in opposite directions. Jack Kerouac was just lighting his Roman candle, having already written On The Road (though it would be six years before pu...

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MR. TAMBOURINE MAN: BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE’S JOEL GION TELLS ALL

Crispin KottAugust 29, 2019

Brian Jonestown Massacre mainstay and longtime partner in musical crime with BJM’s visionary leader Anton Newcombe, Joel Gion still lives in the city where his famous band was born, San Francisco (the band now records in Berlin, where Newcombe lives)...

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ONE MORE THING – CATCHING UP WITH L7’S JENNIFER PRECIOUS FINCH

Lucretia Tye JasmineAugust 28, 2019

The feisty, fiery photographer and bass player for L7 has stayed true to the punk spirit since the formative days on the LA punk scene. As the band reunites for a new album and tour, Finch spoke with PKM about her wide-ranging career. The first time...

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Paul Skinupski on FROM JFK TO THE X-FILES: THE GODFATHER OF MODERN CONSPIRACYMae Brussell is the queen of all this stuff. Even at the time of the Manson murders she said he was a patsy and didn’t buy the Bugliosi nonsense. You can find many of her broadcasts on the net. Sadly she died in 1988 but Feral House gathered a lot
wmsagittarius on PAGING V. VALE: STILL RE/SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTHThanks by the way for a swell read. Great work. Re/Search is godhead in my house ... 'Pranks' either improved my life beyond measure or ruined it, the jury is still at loggerheads
wmsagittarius on PAGING V. VALE: STILL RE/SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTHGen's face is still on the website masthead, right next to Gysin, so his mug must sell books. Haven't read Cosey's book. I'm not into all this stone-throwing and dirty laundry and decades old grudgery, or noseying into other people private lives. If we had the misfortune to be biographised,
Woody Tobias Jr. on THE MURDER OF ALFALFAI keep coming across huge errors/lies/fabrications in Anger's books lately!! Methinks he put zero effort into "research" and just wrote them on the fly as his memory dictated.

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SUNSHINE SUPERMAN: THE TRANSFORMATION OF DONOVAN LEITCH

FROM JFK TO THE X-FILES: THE GODFATHER OF MODERN CONSPIRACY

PAT IRWIN: SHARING JOY WITH THE B-52’S, RAYBEATS, 8 EYED SPY AND BEYOND

ROGER MCGUINN: A NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHER FINDS PEACE

OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: CHUCK WEIN

STAG: THE EARLIEST, DIRTIEST ROOTS OF PORNOGRAPHIC FILM

ROD MCKUEN’S BLANK GENERATION

PAGING V. VALE: STILL RE/SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH

JORDAN: DEFYING GRAVITY AT THE DAWN OF PUNK

WHO WAS NILSSON? HARRY’S MYSTERIOUS EARLY YEARS

THE TOP TEN MOST SHOCKING, BIZARRE, AND HISTORIC DEATHS OF ROCK & ROLL DRUMMERS ONSTAGE

WHEN JACK (KEROUAC) MET MAX (BODENHEIM)

MR. TAMBOURINE MAN: BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE’S JOEL GION TELLS ALL

ONE MORE THING – CATCHING UP WITH L7’S JENNIFER PRECIOUS FINCH

SUNSHINE SUPERMAN: THE TRANSFORMATION OF DONOVAN LEITCH

FROM JFK TO THE X-FILES: THE GODFATHER OF MODERN CONSPIRACY

PAT IRWIN: SHARING JOY WITH THE B-52’S, RAYBEATS, 8 EYED SPY AND BEYOND