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THE LEGEND OF WHITE BOY RICK – THE FBI INFORMANT WHO WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON AT AGE 17

Chris SimunekJune 21, 2018

At 14, Richard Wershe Jr. infiltrated the Detroit drug trade for the FBI. He then turned his street knowledge into a lucrative cocaine business, until he was busted at 17 and sentenced to life in prison. Due to the journalism of Seth Ferranti, also s...

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JARBOE: LIFE AFTER SWIMMING WITH SWANS

Lucretia Tye JasmineJune 20, 2018

The keyboardist and singer/songwriter Jarboe has blossomed in her solo career following the turbulent creativity of Swans When I first heard Swans, theirs was the music I had been waiting for all my life. In 1988, the New York-based Swans released t...

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STUDENT TEACHERS’ DRUMMER LAURA DAVIS-CHANIN CHRONICLES HER LIFE WITH BOWIE, BLONDIE AND THE 70S NYC ROCK SCENE

Richie UnterbergerJune 19, 2018

PKM talks to Student Teachers’ drummer Laura Davis-Chanin about her new memoir, The Girl in the Back: A Female Drummer’s Life with Bowie, Blondie, and the ‘70s Rock Scene and her experiences as a teenage musician in the 70s NYC underground For ...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL MCCARTNEY!

Rian MurphyJune 18, 2018

In honor of Paul McCartney's 76th birthday today, Rian Murphy takes a look back at Paul's legendary career. All of us at PKM wish Sir Paul many happy returns! Happy birthday, Paul McCartney! It’s 76 big ones for you, old son – and I figure you have ...

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PATTI SMITH: 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND DOCUMENTARY FOR “HORSES”

Brendan TollerJune 15, 2018

Filmmaker Brendan Toller takes a look at a new documentary, Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band, that captures the power of Smith's debut album, forty years after its release Since 1996, we have witnessed the two-decade resurrection of P...

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IKE REILLY WILL NOT TAKE THIS LYING DOWN

PKM EditorJune 14, 2018

Singer, songwriter and band leader Ike Reilly holds the kinds of grudges we can all get behind. One, in particular, has stuck in his craw for years. Watch the World Premiere of his video “Took It Lying Down,” exclusively on PKM! As he put it, “...

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AFTER 7 MARRIAGES, YEARS OF BOOZING, DRUGS AND TOURING – ROCKABILLY HALL OF FAMER MATT LUCAS IS STILL ‘MOVIN’ ON’

Michael ShelleyJune 14, 2018

At 82, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame drummer and singer has released a new album, Matt Gets Blue, with help from James Burton and Charley Musselwhite. Michael Shelley talks to Matt Lucas about his career, his fondness for the ladies (including porn act...

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CELEBRATING JIM BOUTON: THE BAD BOY OF BASEBALL

Benito VilaJune 13, 2018

Known as ‘The Bulldog,’ former New York Yankee Jim Bouton pissed off The Establishment with his tell-all book Ball Four, and went on to a career as anchorman, TV and film personality. Now, nearly 80, he is still gripped by the national pastime. I wa...

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INFINITE JEST: THE LEGEND OF DAVID FOSTER WALLACE

Alan BisbortJune 12, 2018

The acclaimed writer and beloved writing teacher’s suicide ten years ago (Sept. 12) shocked his fans and students. The film The End of the Tour, released last year, captures the essence of David Foster Wallace and may have recalibrated how we think a...

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EROTIC CONFESSIONS OF SADA ABE: GEISHA, MURDERESS

Athena AlvarezJune 11, 2018

The life of the legendary Japanese geisha murderess Sada Abe fascinated millions worldwide and inspired the movie, In the Realm of the Senses, which was banned upon release Before Lorena Bobbit….before Aileen Wuornos, before Jodi Arias….there was Sa...

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“Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano, 1430s, polychromed terracotta.” - Donatello, Italian, ca. 1386-1466 “A leading politician in Florence, this portrait is one of few surviving early Renaissance busts with their original polychromy. Many believe that the likeness is based on a death mask. But the sense of his spirit here may have more to do with Donatello’s extraordinary ability to sculpt in color.”

LIFE AND DEATH AT THE MET

Larry BaumhorJune 8, 2018

A new exhibit at the Met Breuer, 'Like Life: Sculpture, Color, And The Body' will blow your mind and could change your life photos by Larry Baumhor You have until July 22nd to visit Like Life: Sculpture, Color And The Body (1300-Now), the stunnin...

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BEHIND THE SHADE WITH JAMES WILLIAMSON

James MarshallJune 7, 2018

Former Stooges guitarist James Williamson talks about his new album, Behind the Shade, and new band the Pink Hearts; including Petra Haden, Frank Meyer (ex-Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs), Gregg Foreman (Cat Power), and Don Cooke James Williamson has certai...

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SEX TIPS FOR GIRLS, REVISITED

Erika BlairJune 6, 2018

“God protects drunks, infants, and feisty girls, girls who are up for anything.” Cynthia Heimel, who died this year, riled the feminist movement in 1983 with her satirical novel Sex Tips for Girls, but the book has proven to be spot on in 2018 ...

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WHEN GENE CLARK LEFT THE BYRDS’ NEST

Richie UnterbergerJune 5, 2018

Former Byrd Gene Clark died in 1991, but a cache of new material has surfaced that will raise the prolific songwriter’s profile. Richie Unterberger interviews Clark biographer Jon Einarson about this rare, new material on the verge of its June 2018 r...

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THE LEGEND OF WHITE BOY RICK – THE FBI INFORMANT WHO WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON AT AGE 17

JARBOE: LIFE AFTER SWIMMING WITH SWANS

STUDENT TEACHERS’ DRUMMER LAURA DAVIS-CHANIN CHRONICLES HER LIFE WITH BOWIE, BLONDIE AND THE 70S NYC ROCK SCENE

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THE LEGEND OF WHITE BOY RICK – THE FBI INFORMANT WHO WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON AT AGE 17

JARBOE: LIFE AFTER SWIMMING WITH SWANS

STUDENT TEACHERS’ DRUMMER LAURA DAVIS-CHANIN CHRONICLES HER LIFE WITH BOWIE, BLONDIE AND THE 70S NYC ROCK SCENE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL MCCARTNEY!

PATTI SMITH: 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND DOCUMENTARY FOR “HORSES”

IKE REILLY WILL NOT TAKE THIS LYING DOWN

AFTER 7 MARRIAGES, YEARS OF BOOZING, DRUGS AND TOURING – ROCKABILLY HALL OF FAMER MATT LUCAS IS STILL ‘MOVIN’ ON’

CELEBRATING JIM BOUTON: THE BAD BOY OF BASEBALL

INFINITE JEST: THE LEGEND OF DAVID FOSTER WALLACE

EROTIC CONFESSIONS OF SADA ABE: GEISHA, MURDERESS

LIFE AND DEATH AT THE MET

BEHIND THE SHADE WITH JAMES WILLIAMSON

SEX TIPS FOR GIRLS, REVISITED

WHEN GENE CLARK LEFT THE BYRDS’ NEST

THE LEGEND OF WHITE BOY RICK – THE FBI INFORMANT WHO WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON AT AGE 17

JARBOE: LIFE AFTER SWIMMING WITH SWANS

STUDENT TEACHERS’ DRUMMER LAURA DAVIS-CHANIN CHRONICLES HER LIFE WITH BOWIE, BLONDIE AND THE 70S NYC ROCK SCENE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL MCCARTNEY!

PATTI SMITH: 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND DOCUMENTARY FOR “HORSES”