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PHIL OCHS: BOUND FOR GLORY

Alan Bisbort·July 31, 2019

A driving force of musical dissent in the 1960s, Phil Ochs (1940-1976) and his musical legacy are ripe for a new audience in the Age of Trump. Though he wrote and passionately sang topical songs (“Talking Vietnam”, “Talking Cuban Crisis,”...

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THE BALLAD OF CATHY WAYNE: KILLED ON STAGE IN THE VIETNAM WAR

Burt Kearns·July 30, 2019

The teenage pop star from Australia ignored the warnings and embarked on a tour of military bases in Vietnam. Things were going well with her “Sweethearts On Parade” tour until one night, 50 years ago, at a U.S. Marine Corps...

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ANDY WARHOL AND THE BEATS IN DENVER: A CONVERSATION WITH MARK SINK

Zack Kopp·July 29, 2019

Denver photographer, street artist and gallery owner Mark Sink talks about the Andy Warhol he knew, the one without masks or disguises. He offers some surprising revelations about the artist, and his distant link to Jack Kerouac, in conversation with...

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MEEKSVILLE UK: JOE MEEK, ARCHITECT OF STARDOM

Tosh Berman·July 25, 2019

The legendary record producer and sound engineer Joe Meek (1929-1967) was a Freakbeat pioneer, an influence on everyone from Eno and Pink Floyd to any number of movie soundtrack composers. His greatest legacy, the other-worldly sound he achieved on his...

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RIPPED JEANS: FROM KATE HEPBURN TO IGGY POP

Ingrid Marie Jensen·July 24, 2019

Where would rock & roll be without blue jeans? More specifically, without ripped blue jeans. That is, blue jeans that came by their rips honestly, by long and hard wear. Cases in point: Joey Ramone and Iggy Pop.

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EASY RIDER PUSHES 50: TIME TRAVEL WITH TERRY SOUTHERN

Nile Southern·July 23, 2019

As Nile Southern remembers his father on the eve of the 50th birthday of Easy Rider, the screenplay Terry co-wrote, he finds sharp parallels between 1969’s political landscape and today’s. Terry Southern’s vision of America in Easy Rider still resonates...

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MY BOYS: STERLING LORD ON JACK KEROUAC, LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI AND KEN KESEY

Benito Vila·July 22, 2019

The longtime publishing insider and agent Sterling Lord is still keeping the Beat flames burning for Kerouac, Ferlinghetti and Kesey. PKM’s Benito Vila spent a memorable day in New York with the 99-year-old prince of letters, the man to whom...

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ELLIOTT SMITH TURNS 50!

Alan Bisbort·July 18, 2019

His tragic death at age 34 has spun a mysterious web around Elliott Smith’s musical legacy and spawned a cult following that sometimes seems to miss the point of why his songs have such enduring appeal. As his 50th birthday...

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JOHN SIMON’S MUSICAL LIFE: CHEAP THRILLS, BIG PINK & OTHER HEARSAY

Richie Unterberger·July 17, 2019

Producer and record industry insider, John Simon helmed some classic albums by Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin and the Band (including Music from Big Pink), among others, and then embarked on a solo recording career. Richie Unterberger talked to Simon about...

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DON’T GIMME NO LIP, CHILD: THE ‘STRANGE EFFECT’ OF DAVE BERRY

Fiona McQuarrie·July 16, 2019

The UK hitmaker whose career began before The Beatles and still continues at age 80, was always one hit away from worldwide fame. As it was, Berry became a star in Europe after covering a song by a young Ray...

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POLY STYRENE REMEMBERED

Amy Haben·July 15, 2019

Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (1957-2011), aka Poly Styrene, was a punk pioneer in ways that are only now being fully appreciated. As the leader of X-Ray Spex, hers was one of the few black faces and voices on the scene. Her...

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TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS: KEITH MOON & WAYLON JENNINGS

Pamela Des Barres·July 11, 2019

Could any two musicians appear to be more different than the solidly grounded country music “outlaw” Waylon Jennings and The Who’s manic, sometimes maniacal drummer, Keith Moon? Pamela Des Barres found something to love in each of these men and...

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MY NIGHT WITH ANNABELLE: A HAUNTING TALE

Robyn Hale·July 9, 2019

Steeped in paranormal lore, PKM’s Robyn Hale attended an advanced screening of Annabelle Comes Home in, of all places, Salem, Massachusetts. Ooooooooo, spooky! This horror film features the creepiest resident of the dollhouse, a creature so demon-possessed that Ed and...

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VIVIEN GOLDMAN AND REVENGE OF THE SHE-PUNKS

Eric Davidson·July 8, 2019

From her pre-punk perch as a record company publicist and journalist in London, Vivien Goldman immersed herself in the sounds that most moved her–reggae and then punk–and began making music of her own. She was the author of the first...

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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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ANDY WARHOL AND THE BEATS IN DENVER: A CONVERSATION WITH MARK SINK

MEEKSVILLE UK: JOE MEEK, ARCHITECT OF STARDOM

RIPPED JEANS: FROM KATE HEPBURN TO IGGY POP

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