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THE MANY LIVES OF ANAIS NIN

Mary Karmelek·April 16, 2018

Anaïs Nin’s diaries told of an independent, bohemian woman on a sensual and artistic journey – carousing with expats in Paris in the 30s and Greenwich Village’s artistic milieu in the 40s – but was much of it a type...

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10 POETRY CLASSICS THAT BREAK ALL THE RULES

Michael Friedman·April 12, 2018

In honor of National Poetry Month, poet Michael Friedman highlights ten ‘under-the-radar’ poetry classics, which break all the rules of verse (and that is a good thing) Don’t might be there Be there ―Ted Greenwald, Jumping the Line What is...

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BP FALLON: A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ZELIG

Amy Haben·April 11, 2018

BP Fallon’s music career started at the Beatles’ Apple Records, which led to publicity work for T. Rex, Thin Lizzy and Led Zeppelin, managing Ian Dury, and finally his own music, most recently with BP & the Bandits. BP recounts...

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CYNTHIA PLASTER CASTER

Lucretia Tye Jasmine·April 10, 2018

Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Thompson, Richard Lloyd, Jello Biafra are ‘members’ of Super Groupie Cynthia Plaster Caster’s special rock ‘n’ roll cast, as she looks back on her life in the fast lane Introduced to hard rock the...

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THE HORROR! THE HORROR! ORSON WELLES’ HEART OF DARKNESS

Alan Bisbort·April 9, 2018

Orson Welles’ ambitious movie version of Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness could have been the greatest American film never made Orson Welles’ artistic ambitions were as large as his appetites for wine, women and food. Though he left behind some monumental...

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ARE WE NOT DEVO?

Benny Munday·April 5, 2018

DEVO creator, multi-instrumentalist, performance artist and conceptual genius Gerald Casale’s ideas about human de-evolution, which grew out of his firsthand witnessing of the Kent State massacre in 1970, are more pertinent than ever Like many rock bands that once offered...

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SECOND GRACE: REMEMBERING NICK DRAKE

Valerie Simadis·April 4, 2018

Painfully shy, with an aesthetic that seemed to be from another time, Nick Drake’s stunning music was an inspiration to many, including John Cale, Paul Weller, Kate Bush and Robert Smith. Although Drake sold very few albums during his short...

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HUNTER S. THOMPSON VS THE HELLS ANGELS

Alan Bisbort·April 3, 2018

After Thompson’s first book, Hell’s Angels, was published, his publicity junket led to some bizarre and downright blood-boiling TV Hunter S. Thompson was not the famous gonzo journalist in September 1966 when his first book Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible...

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MICHAEL DES BARRES DOES DYLAN

PKM Editor·April 2, 2018

Michael Des Barres reconnects with his rock & roll muse on “Gotta Serve Somebody” with a little help from Clem Burke, Paul Ill and Loren Molinare By PKM Editors When Bob Dylan released “Gotta Serve Somebody” as a single in...

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JOHNNY RAMONE TALKS BASEBALL

Jay Hale·March 29, 2018

As the 2018 baseball season kicks off, we take you back to Spring of 2002, as lifelong NY Yankees fan Johnny Ramone talks baseball with a rival Red Sox fan, and leaves him with a few words he will never...

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RETRO ICON RUSTY WARREN – THE ‘KNOCKERS UP’ GAL!

Burt Kearns·March 28, 2018

Longtime singer, bawdy comedian, and retro icon Rusty Warren talks about her career, the Pomp Room in Phoenix, the early days of Las Vegas and the unbreakable bond among veteran female performers by Burt Kearns and Jeff Abraham Rusty Warren...

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PAMELA DES BARRES: COMING OF AGE AT ALTAMONT

Pamela Des Barres·March 27, 2018

We are happy to announce that Pamela Des Barres, bestselling author (I’m With the Band) and legendary rock & roll scene groupie, will be writing regularly for PKM. In her debut column, Pamela takes the way-back machine to the Altamont...

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THE ART OF ROCK: 25 YEARS OF EMEK’S INCREDIBLE POSTERS

Benito Vila·March 26, 2018

The Haight Street Art Center is currently exhibiting over 150 posters by illustrator and graphic artist Emek, who has designed album covers and posters for everyone from the Allman Brothers to ZZ Top to Iggy Pop. PKM talks to Emek about...

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PORTLAND PUNK LEGENDS DEAD MOON LAUNCH BOOK AND EXHIBIT AT MoMA

Amanda Sheppard·March 23, 2018

MoMA will Honor Dead Moon’s Fred Cole with the release of Dead Moon: The Book at PS1 in Queens, NY. PKM talks to the book’s editor and Mississippi Records founder Eric Isaacson about the book release and exhibit MoMA PS1, in...

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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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THE KNACK … AND HOW TO GET IT: AN INTERVIEW WITH PRESCOTT NILES

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THE MANY LIVES OF ANAIS NIN

10 POETRY CLASSICS THAT BREAK ALL THE RULES

BP FALLON: A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ZELIG

CYNTHIA PLASTER CASTER

THE HORROR! THE HORROR! ORSON WELLES’ HEART OF DARKNESS

ARE WE NOT DEVO?

SECOND GRACE: REMEMBERING NICK DRAKE

HUNTER S. THOMPSON VS THE HELLS ANGELS

MICHAEL DES BARRES DOES DYLAN

JOHNNY RAMONE TALKS BASEBALL

RETRO ICON RUSTY WARREN – THE ‘KNOCKERS UP’ GAL!

PAMELA DES BARRES: COMING OF AGE AT ALTAMONT

THE ART OF ROCK: 25 YEARS OF EMEK’S INCREDIBLE POSTERS

PORTLAND PUNK LEGENDS DEAD MOON LAUNCH BOOK AND EXHIBIT AT MoMA

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

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

THE KNACK … AND HOW TO GET IT: AN INTERVIEW WITH PRESCOTT NILES

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