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IVAN JULIAN: WORKING WITHOUT A NET

Valerie Simadis·August 9, 2018

After surviving his bout with cancer, Ivan Julian – Voidoids guitarist, producer, studio owner and all-around good guy – is making as much music as he can In 2015, legendary Voidoids guitarist and producer Ivan Julian was diagnosed with stage...

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THE WIFE & DEATH OF SPADE COOLEY, HOLLYWOOD’S KING OF WESTERN SWING

Burt Kearns·August 8, 2018

“Spade” Cooley was a virtuoso fiddler and Roy Rogers’ movie stand-in, who had six consecutive Top 10 hits and was considered Hollywood’s King of Western Swing. He was also a mean, jealous, paranoid, violent, alcoholic man who brutally murdered his wife...

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GANG OF FOUR’S ANDY GILL: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Robert Gourley·August 7, 2018

Andy Gill, best known as the founding member and guitarist for Gang of Four, is also a highly respected producer who has worked with Michael Hutchence (INXS), The Futureheads and The Jesus Lizard, among others. PKM spoke to Andy about...

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GLITTER MANIA AT THE RAINBOW FOR ELTON JOHN’S BIRTHDAY, 1974

Nora Novak·August 6, 2018

Set the Wayback Machine for the Sunset Strip in 1974, at a decadent rock ‘n’ roll palace during the peak of glitter-mania, with special guests David Bowie, Elton John, and two ‘Rainbow Ready’ ladies It was a cool spring night...

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THE SECOND LIFE OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL HAIR METAL BANDS: MADAM X

Steve Mullins·August 2, 2018

One of the original “hair metal” bands, mentored by Rob Halford and managed by Don Arden (Small Faces, Black Sabbath, ELO), finally gets its day in the sun…thanks to the Swedes Chris ‘Godzilla’ Doliber is the bassist for Madam X,...

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TERRY SOUTHERN: THE CANDY MAN COMETH BACK

Alan Bisbort·August 1, 2018

The master of “black humor,” inspiration for New Journalism and all things gonzo and hip, was also friends with the Beatles, Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Peter Sellers, among many others, not to mention co-author of one of the classic books...

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HASHTAGTHIS: SPIRITUAL WARRIOR KELLY MORRIS GOES HER OWN WAY

Benito Vila·July 31, 2018

Featured on the cover of New York Magazine right after 9/11, the renowned Manhattan yoga instructor has created The Infinity Call, a daily, guided meditation for women. Kelly Morris talks to PKM about some of the issues women face in...

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BBQT’S GABBIE TORRES: GLITTER IN THE GUTTER

Todd McGovern·July 30, 2018

Former Bam Bam and total rock & roller Gabbie Torres immerses herself in a swaggering mix of influences, from Suzi Quatro and Selena to Brian Eno and Johnny Thunders Redemption in rock and roll is a cliché, but like all...

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SEYMOUR STEIN IS STILL SEARCHING FOR GOLD

Eric Davidson·July 26, 2018

The Sire Records founder, who discovered and/or signed a Who’s Who of Rock & Roll, including the Ramones, Dead Boys, Talking Heads, Replacements, Smiths, and more… has a new memoir, Siren Song, but his run is far from over One...

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BACKSTAGE AT CAFE NINE: A PLAY IN ONE ACT, STARRING ROBERT GORDON

Legs McNeil·July 25, 2018

Legs McNeil interviews Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding at Cafe Nine just before they play a sold-out show. Robert talks about turning down Bob Dylan’s songs and Link Wray pulling a knife on Sid Vicious. Cast of Characters: Robert Gordon:...

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THE LONESOME DEATH OF DANNY RAPP: THE FRONT MAN FOR DANNY & THE JUNIORS

Burt Kearns·July 24, 2018

Danny Rapp, the man who first sang “Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay” and “At The Hop” stumbled and fell after stardom faded by Burt Kearns & Jeff Abraham The Juvenairs were four teenagers from southwest Philadelphia who got...

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A BASQUIAT BOOM

Amy Haben·July 23, 2018

A new film and exhibition explore and celebrate the life and work of the late street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose work and vision still resonate with power Jean-Michel Basquiat is back! Acclaimed filmmaker Sara Driver recently released the inspiring documentary...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES PLAY FREE SHOW AT BROOKLYN SKATE PARK

Rick Casados·July 20, 2018

Free entrance, free beer, free T-shirts, and Suicidal Tendencies playing their first album in its entirety. Plus Taco trucks. What’s not to love? If I were to pick one album that changed music for me, it would be Suicidal Tendencies’...

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AMY RIGBY TALKS ABOUT HER EARLY DAYS IN 70s DOWNTOWN NYC, HER SOLO CAREER, AND NEW ALBUM “THE OLD GUYS”

Michael Shelley·July 19, 2018

As a solo artist, a collaborator with husband Wreckless Eric and with her trio The Shams, singer-songwriter Amy Rigby has always written from the heart Amy Rigby’s first solo album “Diary of a Mod Housewife” was released in 1996. It...

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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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