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BESIDE BOWIE: THE MICK RONSON STORY

Todd McGovern·September 4, 2017

Mick Ronson played beside David Bowie, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and many others, and he finally receives his due in a new documentary. The Los Angeles Times referred to him as a “humble gardener from Hull,” as well as the...

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GETTING THEIR NAME OUT – WOMEN GRAFFITI WRITERS

Rick Casados·September 1, 2017

8 Exceptional Women Graffiti Writers Making Their Mark Around the World by Rick Casados The world of graffiti is a notoriously risky, rough, dark place. It is a subculture full of danger, gangs, and drugs. People have died or gone...

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ATHLETES, MUSICIANS, AND ENTERTAINERS STEP UP TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE HARVEY

Todd McGovern·August 31, 2017

As Hurricane Harvey hit land for a second time on Wednesday in Texas, musicians, athletes, and others from the entertainment world have stepped up to help with relief efforts. Houston native Beyoncé was one of the first to pledge her...

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TODD HAYNES TO DIRECT NEW VELVET UNDERGROUND DOCUMENTARY

Todd McGovern·August 30, 2017

Todd Haynes, best known for his offbeat films about Bob Dylan and Karen Carpenter, is set to direct a documentary on the Velvet Underground. Director Todd Haynes announced in August that he is currently working on his first documentary, on...

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PUNK BREWERS GIVE AWAY PROFITS

Todd McGovern·August 29, 2017

Equity Punk Community? It’s not Finance 101 for punk rockers, it’s about beer. Beer shares. BrewDog, the Scottish-based craft beer company known for its high-octane brew, has gathered a mass of 55,000 small investors they refer to as “Equity Punks”...

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NOT THE SAME AFTER THAT: ROCK & ROLL ACID CASUALTIES

Alan Bisbort·August 29, 2017

Please Kill Me profiles 5 “crazy diamonds” – brilliant musicians whose careers were derailed after becoming acid casualties Rock & roll is littered with the bodies of drug casualties. The music even has a sort of “holy trinity”: Jimi Hendrix,...

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TOO MUCH JUNKIE BUSINESS: A JOHNNY THUNDERS STORY

PKM Editor·August 28, 2017

by Billy Sedlmayr ‘Johnny Thunder lives on water, feeds on lightning. Johnny Thunder don’t need no one, don’t want money. And all the people of the town, They can’t get through to Johnny, they will never, ever break him down. Johnny Thunder speaks...

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INTERVIEW WITH BLONDIE DRUMMER CLEM BURKE! (PART TWO)

Amy Haben·August 23, 2017

Blondie’s Clem Burke on touring with Iggy Pop, his favorite NYC clubs of the ‘70s, and his personal love of music and pop culture. In the second half of my conversation with drummer Clem Burke, I learn more about what...

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The Best (and Worst) of Jerry Lewis

Todd McGovern·August 22, 2017

Twelve of Jerry Lewis’ most memorable moments – Please Kill Me remembers the legendary comedian and philanthropist. “It was impossible to feel neutral about the great Jerry Lewis,” wrote Chicago Sun Times columnist and film critic Richard Roeper in an...

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ALICE NEEL: AGAINST THE GRAIN

Alan Bisbort·August 21, 2017

A portrait painter who flew under the radar of critical acclaim and artistic trends during her lifetime is now hailed around the world as a master and one of the 20th century’s coolest people. Alice Neel (1900-1984) may be the...

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DICK GREGORY, COMEDIAN AND ACTIVIST, DIES AT 84

Todd McGovern·August 20, 2017

Dick Gregory, the groundbreaking comedian, crusader for social justice, health food advocate, presidential candidate, and conspiracy theorist died Saturday, August 19, in Washington, DC. He was 84 years old.

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HATE BANDS EXPELLED FROM SPOTIFY

Todd McGovern·August 18, 2017

White Supremacist hate music is being removed from streaming music companies, who say the content incites violence and promotes hate. Online music streaming service Spotify has joined the ranks of communities, businesses, and other music streaming companies fighting racism and...

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16 ANTI-FASCIST & DYSTOPIAN SONGS THAT REMIND US WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE

PKM Editor·August 17, 2017

Trump’s saber rattling and Nazi-coddling has the nation on edge, but these songs are reminders of earlier moments of national dread. Americans currently find ourselves in unchartered territory. Never before have we had a president who not only blatantly lies...

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THE MULTI-TALENTED BEBE BUELL

Amy Haben·August 16, 2017

Model, muse, rock & roll singer, and Liv Tyler’s Mom, Bebe Buell looks back at her times with Iggy, recording with Ric Ocasek, and moving to NYC to start her modeling career in the ’70s. When I was 19, I...

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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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