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NICO REDISCOVERED

PKM Editor·February 6, 2018

Performance artist Tammy Faye Starlite portrays and celebrates the Warhol/Velvet Underground chanteuse in a brilliant stage production “Nico: An Evening of Light” By PKM editors Andy Warhol carried Nico into the spotlight as the face of the Velvet Underground. Bob Dylan...

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HEDY LAMARR: THE ECSTASY GIRL

Mary Werblin·February 5, 2018

The stunningly beautiful ‘bombshell’ actress Hedy Lamarr starred in the first nude scene in 1933 and was branded a screen vixen, but her brilliant scientific innovations paved the way for Wi-Fi, drones, GPS and cordless phones Who was the first...

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LINK WRAY, INVENTOR OF THE POWER CHORD, SNUBBED AGAIN

Deke Dickerson·February 1, 2018

Guitar maestro Deke Dickerson pays homage to ‘the Godfather of the Power Chord’ and shames the Hall of Fame in the process Most of you reading this are probably already aware that Link Wray—godfather of the power chord, progenitor of...

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SHANE MACGOWAN’S 60TH BIRTHDAY – A MAN YOU DON’T MEET EVERYDAY

Amy Haben·January 30, 2018

Celebrating the king of Irish punk’s 60th birthday in Dublin with the help of his friends – including Nick Cave, Johnny Depp, Glen Matlock, Sinéad O’Connor, Carl Barat, Glen Hansard and Clem Burke “Drinks forever!” hails the wheelchair-bound king of Irish punk music...

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THE MAD POETS SOCIETY

Alan Bisbort·January 29, 2018

The poet Ezra Pound may have been a crazy old man, but does that cancel out his fascism or his treason? When I first started working at the Library of Congress in the 1970s, there were members of the staff...

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BAUHAUS BETWEEN THE COVERS

Robert Gourley·January 25, 2018

Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins’ new book celebrates the career of his post-punk band, which influenced the likes of Björk, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, and Jane’s Addiction, among many others Although their initial time together lasted only from 1978 until 1983, the post-punk...

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HOW TO BE LESTER BANGS

Crispin Kott·January 24, 2018

The one-man stage production “How to Be a Rock Critic” opens a window into the grubby life of a great writer, and shines a bright enough light on the power of rock ‘n’ roll to impress both a Bangs-o-phile and...

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REMEMBERING FORMER ’60S TEEN IDOL FRANCE GALL

Valerie Simadis·January 23, 2018

The French yé-yé singer died on January 7, 2018, after an illustrious career that included collaborations with Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Berger and Elton John Isabelle Genevieve Marie Anne “France” Gall (1947-2018) was a French yé-yé girl who quickly rose to...

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Photo by Glen Kolotkin—taken at the "Doc at the Radar Station" sessions, Sandcastle Studios Glendale, CA Spring 1980

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART’S GUITARIST GARY LUCAS PAYS TRIBUTE

John Adamian·January 22, 2018

PKM talks to Gary Lucas, who was Captain’s Beefheart’s manager and a member of the Magic Band, about the talented and distinctive Beefheart. Lucas has teamed up with Nona Hendryx to tour in support of their tribute album The World of...

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LEONARD COHEN INTERVIEWED BY DANNY FIELDS AT THE CHELSEA HOTEL, 1974

Danny Fields·January 18, 2018

Leonard Cohen sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Danny Fields on November 6, 1974, at the Chelsea Hotel, New York City. They discuss how Leonard got into show business, his experiences living in Montreal and Greece, touring Europe, Canadian...

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THE GREATEST MOVIE NEVER MADE – ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY’S DUNE

Alan Bisbort·January 16, 2018

Chilean film director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s version of the movie Dune had a cast and crew lined up that included H.R. Giger, Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger, David Carradine, Gloria Swanson and Orson Welles, with music by Pink Floyd. Unfortunately, it was never made....

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BORN TO BE BLUE: THE RISE AND FALL OF CHET BAKER

Valerie Simadis·January 16, 2018

A late career surge, aided by Elvis Costello and Bruce Weber’s 1989 documentary film Let’s Get Lost, put the ill-fated Chet Baker back on the musical map for new generations Chet Baker (1929-1988) once said, “I don’t know whether I’m...

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY PLAYLIST

PKM Editor·January 15, 2018

Dr. King once said, “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” When Martin Luther King Jr. Day rolls around each year, media outlets wheel out all the usual speeches (“I Have...

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DAVID BYRNE GIVES US REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

Crispin Kott·January 11, 2018

The former Talking Heads frontman pushes his much-needed initiative “Reasons to Be Cheerful” at the New School in New York David Byrne, former Talking Heads frontman, longtime bicycling enthusiast, and Jack of a Great Many Trades brought his Reasons to...

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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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NICO REDISCOVERED

HEDY LAMARR: THE ECSTASY GIRL

LINK WRAY, INVENTOR OF THE POWER CHORD, SNUBBED AGAIN

SHANE MACGOWAN’S 60TH BIRTHDAY – A MAN YOU DON’T MEET EVERYDAY

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BAUHAUS BETWEEN THE COVERS

HOW TO BE LESTER BANGS

REMEMBERING FORMER ’60S TEEN IDOL FRANCE GALL

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART’S GUITARIST GARY LUCAS PAYS TRIBUTE

LEONARD COHEN INTERVIEWED BY DANNY FIELDS AT THE CHELSEA HOTEL, 1974

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BORN TO BE BLUE: THE RISE AND FALL OF CHET BAKER

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BIRTHDAY PLAYLIST

DAVID BYRNE GIVES US REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

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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