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SUMMER DRINK SERIES – THE MEKONS’ JON LANGFORD

Todd McGovern·July 7, 2017

What Gives The Mekons Their Kick? Jon Langford’s Dark & Stormy! The Mekons have been rocking stages, smashing the State and kicking against the pricks since the late 1970s, when they formed as an art collective at the University of Leeds. Part...

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Ramones July 1976 in New Haven, CT- photo© by Tom Hearn

JULY 4th, 1976 – THE DAY THE RAMONES INVADED ENGLAND

Robyn Hale·July 4, 2017

On July 4, 1976 while the United States celebrated its Bicentennial, the Ramones flew across the pond and played England for the very first time. In honor of the Anniversary of the Ramones going to England, here is a clip...

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SUMMER DRINK SERIES – PRINCE SMASH COCKTAIL

Todd McGovern·July 3, 2017

The Please Kill Me Staff Celebrates the 4th of July with the Prince Smash Cocktail. Here at Please Kill Me, the charcoal briquettes are turning an ashy grey and the burgers, wienies, chicken, steaks and Tofu Pups are waiting to be...

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Summer Drink Series – Gillian McCain’s Mojitos

PKM Editor·June 30, 2017

PLEASE KILL ME – SUMMER DRINK RECIPES Summer is here and not a minute too soon. You know what that means – warm days spent frolicking at the beach, lounging at the pool or in the park or backyard with...

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5 GREAT ROCK & ROLL THEFTS

Alan Bisbort·June 29, 2017

Plagiarism and song theft have become so interwoven into the fabric of contemporary music that they barely register outrage anymore. Almost all popular music can be said to “owe a debt” to the past, of course, and as long as...

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I’VE NOTHING BUT MY NAME: IGGY POP IN CONVERSATION WITH THURSTON MOORE

Todd McGovern·June 28, 2017

Iggy Pop In Conversation With Thurston Moore Iggy Pop’s reputation, from those who know him, is that offstage, he is basically a nice, laid back guy. But have you ever wondered what it’s like to hang out with him? C’mon…admit...

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THE BEST OF BATMAN

Todd McGovern·June 26, 2017

“A reporter’s lot is not easy, making exciting stories out of plain, average, ordinary people like Robin and me.” – Batman It’s been over two weeks since the death of Adam West, the actor who portrayed Batman (and his alter-ego...

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INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE: THE NIGHT I MET NICK CAVE

Amy Haben·June 23, 2017

Twenty years after first falling in love with the Bad Seeds, Amy Haben talks with the man himself “C’mere sister,” the lanky crooner says in the microphone while grabbing my hand and pulling me closer to the stage. “The king...

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CHASING DEBBIE HARRY & CHRIS STEIN AT THE MERMAID PARADE

Larry Baumhor·June 21, 2017

Text and all photos by Larry Baumhor Dedicated to Gillian McCain I was on assignment. Gillian McCain asked me, “Do you want to do a feature?” I wasn’t sure what a feature was but it sounded important. And it pumped...

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Anita Pallenberg and Keith Richards, Villa Nellcôte - by Dominique Tarlé

ANITA PALLENBERG INTERVIEW: EXILE ON MAIN STREET!

Sylvie Simmons·June 20, 2017

It was just a moment in time, a time when legends lived like fucking legends. I remember as a kid seeing paparazzi photos in the papers of a dazzling beauty in beyond-Carnaby Street boho rags, glued to the side of...

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RICHARD LLOYD ON ANITA PALLENBERG

Robyn Hale·June 19, 2017

In this clip from the Please Kill Me archives, Richard Lloyd talks about copping dope with his old pal Anita Pallenberg. Actress, model and style icon Anita Pallenberg sadly passed away last week at age 73. Known for her relationships...

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Anita Pallenberg, Frankfurt, Germany, 1970. Copyright (c) Gerard Malanga.

ANITA PALLENBERG, 1942-2017 – POEM BY GERARD MALANGA

PKM Editor·June 15, 2017

Anita Pallenberg, 1942-2017 Dearest Anita, As I do each and every morning, but not this morning, I will not write across your obit in the NYTimes. I will not commit to print all those times uniquely ours. And...

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JIM CARROLL ON MEETING PATTI SMITH

PKM Editor·June 15, 2017

This interview with Jim Carroll was conducted by Legs & Gillian in 1995 on the terrace of Legs old apartment at 87 St. Marks Place in New York for Please Kill Me. In the background, you can faintly hear a...

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THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME HATES WOMEN!

Sylvie Simmons·June 14, 2017

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was founded in 1983 with the noble purpose of honoring artists who’d had “a significant impact on the evolution, development and perpetuation of rock and roll.” The criteria for eligibility were that...

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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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