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DISPATCH FROM FUZZVILLE: THE NEW BOMB TURKS INVADE SPAIN!

Eric Davidson·May 8, 2018

New Bomb Turks’ frontman Eric Davidson reports back from the front lines of the raucous fourth annual international rock ‘n’ roll Fuzzville Festival, held in a Spanish family fun park Full disclosure: I was one of the many yalpers on...

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THE MAGIC EAST VILLAGE CANDY STORE THAT DOESN’T SELL CANDY

Larry Baumhor·May 7, 2018

Ray’s Candy Store, a tiny store at Tompkins Square Park has seen it all over the last 44 years, and so has its beloved owner, Ray Alvarez Ray Alvarez is the owner of Ray’s Candy Store at 113 Avenue A...

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THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL’S STEVE BOONE OPENS UP ABOUT THE INFAMOUS POT BUST THAT BROKE UP THE BAND

Richie Unterberger·May 3, 2018

Steve Boone, bass player for the ‘good time’ folk-rock band Lovin’ Spoonful, known for hits like “Do You Believe in Magic,” “Daydream” and “Summer in the City,” candidly recounts the band’s history to Richie Unterberger and the events that led...

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YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT KIDNEY OF THE NUMBERS BAND

JP Olsen·May 2, 2018

The Numbers Band, a revered Ohio band whose adherents include Pere Ubu’s David Thomas, Anton Fier, Greil Marcus and Chrissie Hynde, has been at it for 48 years. Filmmaker JP Olsen interviews lead singer Robert Kidney prior to the release...

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BARRY TASHIAN OF BOSTON’S THE REMAINS RECALLS TOURING WITH THE BEATLES IN ’66

Alan Bisbort·May 1, 2018

Singer, guitarist and main songwriter for the Remains, Boston’s first and finest rock & roll band, recalls the days when his band played on The Ed Sullivan Show and Hullabaloo and were the opening act on the Beatles’ 1966 U.S....

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LEW WELCH: A BEAT POET’S DISAPPEARING ACT

Alan Bisbort·April 30, 2018

A talented Beat poet who was a travel companion to Jack Kerouac, Zen buddy to Gary Snyder and Michael McClure and stepfather to Huey Lewis, Lew Welch walked southwest one day in May and never returned The marquee players of...

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THE PUNK ETHOS IS DRIVING THE NEXT TECH REVOLUTION – DATA VISUALIZATION

Benito Vila·April 27, 2018

Early punk zines were all about sharing information about cool stuff with your peers. The same kids who grew up with this DIY ethos are now the pioneering artists and technologists using Data Visualization to share cool and interesting information,...

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WHEN SCTV RULED THE WORLD

Alan Bisbort·April 26, 2018

SNL got all the ink but SCTV was the place for serious comedy in the 1970s. PKM revisits the funniest clips from the Great White North, featuring greats like John Candy, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Rick Moranis and...

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CHRIS MONTEZ & BRIAN WILSON: A 50-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

Burt Kearns·April 25, 2018

While making his documentary about Chris Montez, the rock ‘n’ roller known for hits “Let’s Dance” and “Call Me,” Burt Kearns managed to reunite him with his old high school pal, Brian Wilson “Chris Montez would have made a great...

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SERIOUS FUN: AN INTERVIEW WITH EXPERIMENTAL GUITARIST REG BLOOR

Robert Gourley·April 24, 2018

The experimental guitarist, composer and solo artist Reg Bloor reflects on her career and her experiences working with her husband Glenn Branca and David Bowie, among others Reg Bloor is an experimental guitarist who brings a sense of melody and...

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BOYTOY: TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE

Eric Davidson·April 23, 2018

Rock & roll trio Boytoy have been labeled a ‘queer band,’ but they prefer the old definition of that word. Eric Davidson talks to them about their new album, Night Leaf, new bass player named Sarah Palin (seriously), and touring...

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MARY ELLEN MARK: IN MEMORIAM

Larry Baumhor·April 20, 2018

Mary Ellen Mark (1940-2015) was a world-renowned photographer and social documentarian with an eye and a soul that captured the brutality of humanity, transforming them into mesmerizing angels On May 25, 2015 sadness enveloped the world as Mary Ellen Mark...

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DANNY FIELDS: HIS RAMONES

Crispin Kott·April 19, 2018

Danny Fields talks about his years managing the Ramones, the stories behind the stunning photographs featured in his book My Ramones, why pink is a punk color, and the rules for being in a ‘kissy pic’ When I talked to...

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P.F. SLOAN: LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY

Michael Shelley·April 18, 2018

P.F. Sloan was a great songwriter known for hits like “Eve of Destruction” and “Secret Agent Man”. In a 3-year period, he wrote 30 chart records and recorded 250 songs. Yet in the midst of his success, he disappeared, and...

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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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DISPATCH FROM FUZZVILLE: THE NEW BOMB TURKS INVADE SPAIN!

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THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL’S STEVE BOONE OPENS UP ABOUT THE INFAMOUS POT BUST THAT BROKE UP THE BAND

YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT KIDNEY OF THE NUMBERS BAND

BARRY TASHIAN OF BOSTON’S THE REMAINS RECALLS TOURING WITH THE BEATLES IN ’66

LEW WELCH: A BEAT POET’S DISAPPEARING ACT

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WHEN SCTV RULED THE WORLD

CHRIS MONTEZ & BRIAN WILSON: A 50-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

SERIOUS FUN: AN INTERVIEW WITH EXPERIMENTAL GUITARIST REG BLOOR

BOYTOY: TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE

MARY ELLEN MARK: IN MEMORIAM

DANNY FIELDS: HIS RAMONES

P.F. SLOAN: LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY

SAM CUTLER: LIFE WITH THE STONES, THE DEAD & OTHER WONDERFUL REPROBATES

ALL THE RAJ: HOW ‘NORWEGIAN WOOD’ UNLEASHED THE ‘INDIAN INVASION’

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