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SUNSHINE SUPERMAN: THE TRANSFORMATION OF DONOVAN LEITCH

Richie Unterberger·September 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”...

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

Alan Bisbort·September 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...

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

Valerie Simadis·September 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...

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ROGER MCGUINN: A NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHER FINDS PEACE

Larry Ratso Sloman·September 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...

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OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: CHUCK WEIN

Pamela Des Barres·September 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...

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STAG: THE EARLIEST, DIRTIEST ROOTS OF PORNOGRAPHIC FILM

Erika Blair·September 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 attitudes toward sex...

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ROD MCKUEN’S BLANK GENERATION

Alan Bisbort·September 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...

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

Amanda Sheppard·September 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 book series. He is...

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JORDAN: DEFYING GRAVITY AT THE DAWN OF PUNK

Amy Haben·September 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...

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WHO WAS NILSSON? HARRY’S MYSTERIOUS EARLY YEARS

Richie Unterberger·September 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...

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

Burt Kearns·September 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...

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WHEN JACK (KEROUAC) MET MAX (BODENHEIM)

Paul Maher, Jr·September 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...

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

Crispin Kott·August 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 Jasmine·August 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...

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Jack Kerouac based his muse/lover “Mardou Fox” in The Subterraneans on Alene Lee, a mixed race (Black/Cherokee) bohemian writer and intellectual who was a part of the NYC Beat circle of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Lucien Carr. Despite her intimate connection to these writers, the real Alene Lee is nowhere to be found in most accounts and biographies—partly due to her own reticence to speak. Erika Blair did some digging and presents a more rounded portrait of this fascinating woman. Read more!

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

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