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ROSE SIMPSON: LIFE IN THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND

Richie UnterbergerDecember 17, 2020

The Incredible String Band was best-known as the vehicle for the otherworldly talents of Mike Heron and Robin Williamson. However, two other members, Rose Simpson and Licorice McKechnie, were vital to the communal spirit and D.I.Y. ethic of the group...

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EINAR ÖRN BENEDIKTSSON: BEYOND BJÖRK AND THE SUGARCUBES

Robert GourleyDecember 16, 2020

Einar Örn Benediktsson’s career faced an enviable and yet daunting dilemma right out of the gate: His early band, formed in Iceland on a lark with some kindred spirits, were an overnight international success. The Sugarcubes, with whom Einar shared v...

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DAVE ALVIN IS STILL BLASTING: ‘IF CHARLES BUKOWSKI OR RAYMOND CHANDLER HAD A BAND’

Noah LekasDecember 15, 2020

In 1979, Dave and Phil Alvin formed the Blasters, a band that grew out of their love of the blues and folk music nurtured at the legendary Ash Grove club in L.A. The Blasters, along with kindred spirits X, expanded the sound and range of the L.A. pun...

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LUC SANTE: CHRONICLER OF NEW YORK’S ‘LOW LIFE’

Eric DavidsonDecember 14, 2020

As a chronicler of New York’s underside and forgotten histories, Luc Sante walked straight out of the pages of Joe Mitchell, A.J. Liebling, the photos of Weegee and the films of Nicholas Ray. Before publishing the book that raised his profile, Low Li...

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GO PUNK OR GO HOME: PKM’S HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

PKM EditorDecember 11, 2020

Take a deep breath, let it out slowly and celebrate this: 2020 is almost over. It’s time now to think holiday shopping, in a safe and healthy way, of course. With that in mind, the PKM elves have hand-picked some unique gift ideas for music lovers, b...

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STEVE KILBEY KEEPS GOING TO CHURCH

Robert GourleyDecember 10, 2020

Australian band, The Church, had hoped to spend 2020 celebrating its 40th anniversary but world events interceded. Bassist and singer Steve Kilbey took the down time to adapt Church back catalog for solo performance which, in turn, inspired him to wr...

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TOM BAKER: DRINKING IT UP WITH JIM MORRISON

PKM EditorDecember 9, 2020

Actor-filmmaker Tom Baker (1940-1982) befriended Jim Morrison in L.A. when he was a budding filmmaker and poet, at the beginning of his Doors’ career. The pair remained friends and drinking buddies for the rest of Morrison’s short life. Baker detaile...

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CHELSEA FLEA MARKET: REBORN AND THRIVING POST-COVID

Larry BaumhorDecember 8, 2020

New York City has been celebrating the September reopening of the Chelsea Flea Market. The shared joy of dealers, collectors, buyers and tourists is palpable, even with restrictions and social distancing. Larry Baumhor, a former dealer in vintage pho...

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SOUL MUSIC QUEENS: SUNG AND UNSUNG IN THE TIME OF ISOLATION

Christine OhlmanDecember 7, 2020

The Queens of Soul, from Aretha to Dolly, will warm up any winter night, even during the coldest times of this pandemic. Christine Ohlman, herself a soul queen and a musical staple on Saturday Night Live, defines her terms and then takes us through t...

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ANDY WARHOL: THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW #7

Billy HoughDecember 4, 2020

In a new biography this year, the New York Times art critic Blake Gopnik called Andy Warhol the 20th Century’s most important artist. Obviously, such a declaration takes in far more than the visual aspect of Warhol’s art. In his continuing “Things Yo...

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MANK: THE MAN WHO CREATED CITIZEN KANE

David StewartDecember 3, 2020

A new Netflix film, Mank, directed by David Fincher, focuses attention on the career of Herman J. Mankiewicz. Citizen Kane, for which he wrote the screenplay (and earned the film’s only Academy Award), is now considered THE great American film classi...

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BILLY HINSCHE HAS HAD A BLAST: FROM TEEN POP STARDOM TO THE BEACH BOYS

Valerie SimadisDecember 2, 2020

While attending Good Shepherd Catholic School in Beverly Hills, Billy Hinsche befriended classmates Dino Martin and Desi Arnaz Jr. The trio bonded over music, practiced in Lucille Ball’s garage and at Dean Martin’s mansion. Eventually signed by Frank...

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KRISTIN CASEY’S ROAD TO EXCESS: FROM SPEED PUNK TO ROCK CHICK, FROM DRUNK TO SOBRIETY

Kristin CaseyDecember 1, 2020

Kristin Casey’s life, from high school to today, has been the embodiment of William Blake’s adage: “the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.” From her days as a teen outcast in San Diego and Amarillo to her initially blissful immersion in th...

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STEAL THIS NATION: REMEMBERING ABBIE HOFFMAN

Alan BisbortNovember 30, 2020

The life and times of Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989), troublemaker, fugitive activist, writer and countercultural icon, have continued to resonate over the decades since his death in 1989, most recently in the Netflix film The Trial of the Chicago 7. On A...

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Tony Mostrom on DON VAN VLIET AND FRANK ZAPPA: TWO PEAS IN A MISSHAPEN PODGreat piece ! I once asked Beefheart if he was putting out a new record ( this was in 1980 or so ) and he dropped his cigarette, stepped on it and said, "Just put out a new cigarette!"
Kelley Booten on SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO: GRAM PARSONSI know this is an older post and you probably won't see it, but I love you Miss Pamela! Your wealth of stories have gotten me through a lot of hard times. RIP Gram, musical genius and tortured soul. From one former groupie (mostly in my mind, mostly unrequited) here
emily xyz on MEET THE BEATLES WITH MILES: AN INTERVIEW BY LEGS MCNEILGood interview, Legs - lots of stuff I did not know. Happy new year!

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