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LEGS MCNEIL’S TOP 10 PUNK MOVIES!

Legs McNeil·February 5, 2017

1. Over The Edge (1979) -- Matt Dillon's first movie about kids in some suburban California town that rebel against the cops is fantastic, though it didn't really get much attention when it came out.

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THE NEW YORK DOLLS PROVED THAT STAGE PRESENCE MATTERS!

Amy Haben·February 4, 2017

When did rock n' roll get boring? The NY Dolls had it all. They dressed like a Susanne Somers workout tape on crack, they figured out that heavy bangs and layered hair can work well on guys, managed to get women hot while wearing heels, and played fun tunes to let your hair down to. Substance without style may be good on your record player, but what about the live show?

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WATCH THE ROLLING STONES IN ’70S HAMBURG!

Amy Haben·January 31, 2017

Newly unearthed footage of the Rolling Stones performing in Hamburg, Germany in the early '70s.

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FOLDER 1 IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT! AND GILLIAN MCCAIN IS IN IT!

Gillian McCain·January 31, 2017

FOLDER presents the work of one poet monthly and anthologizes in a one-time print run yearly. FOLDER 1 includes issues from Daisy Aldan, Walter Ancarrow, John Ashbery, T.M. De Vos, Robert Fernandez, Jeffrey Grunthaner, Jeremy Allan Hawkins, Paul Killebrew, Amy...

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NICK CAVE DOCUMENTARY MADE IN LATE ’80S BERLIN!

Amy Haben·January 24, 2017

Who doesn’t love the quick, cocksureness of a thirty-year-old Nick Cave? The brooding intellectual takes on director Bram van Splunteren by challenging his questions, not to mention fucking with him towards the end of the documentary. Interviews with the Bad...

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PATTI SMITH IN 1972 DOCUMENTARY, ‘WEST SIDE STORIES’ WITH JONATHAN MILLER!

Amy Haben·January 21, 2017

Watch poet Patti Smith in the 1972 documentary film, West Side Stories with actor Jonathan Miller. The film focuses on their individual New York City experiences and personal histories.

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MARC MARON INTERVIEWS LEGS McNEIL AND GILLIAN McCAIN

PKM Editor·January 3, 2017

"Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain wrote a book that changed Marc's life. On the 20-year anniversary of 'Please Kill Me: An Uncensored Oral History of Punk,' Legs and Gillian tell Marc why they wrote it in the first place and why it still resonates two decades later. "

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Ten Best Books By Drunks

Alan Bisbort·January 2, 2017

A Fan’s Notes by Frederick Exley: Before his writing powers were sapped by the paranoia and delusions that accompany long-term commitment to the bottle, Exley may have been—for this novel, at least—the finest writer of English in the world....

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MY FAVORITE GADABOUT #2, RENATE DRUKS

Lisa Janssen·December 29, 2016

by Lisa Janssen - In classic gadabout form, Renate Druks is remembered as an ephemeral creature. Like Wallace Berman, she attracted a circle of remarkable people and forged connections between them. On her own, she was a painter, but even more acted as muse for so many others’ work.

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TAV FALCO – MAKE ME KNOW YOU’RE MINE

Todd McGovern·December 28, 2016

Some questions are easier to answer than others. If your question is, “Who is Tav Falco?” there is no easy answer. Todd McGovern asks filmmaker JP Olsen.

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PKM HOLIDAY PARTY in NYC – TUES DEC 20th

PKM Editor·December 20, 2016

Join us next Tuesday DECEMBER 20th at for the PLEASE KILL ME HOLIDAY PARTY with a Reading by LEGS McNEIL and GILLIAN McCAIN Howl Happening 6 E 1st St, New York, New York 10003

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THE HEARTBREAKERS WITH MEMBERS OF MC5, BLONDIE, AND THE REPLACEMENTS!

Amy Haben·December 19, 2016

It was a tight squeeze for the Heartbreakers, L.A.M.F. show featuring original member Walter Lure, Tommy Stinson of the Replacements, Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Clem Burke of Blondie and guest stars jumping on stage.

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LIMITED EDITION PLEASE KILL ME INFINITY SCARVES FOR SALE!

PKM Editor·December 13, 2016

The perfect holiday gift for the music fan who has everything! If you don’t know what an infinity scarf it is (we certainly didn’t) it is a “scarf that is continuous, or without ends, which can be looped in various ways.

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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain

BEST BOOKS OF 2016! – (NPR)

Amy Haben·December 9, 2016

NPR’s Book Concierge Our Guide To 2016’s Great Reads

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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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FOLDER 1 IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT! AND GILLIAN MCCAIN IS IN IT!

NICK CAVE DOCUMENTARY MADE IN LATE ’80S BERLIN!

PATTI SMITH IN 1972 DOCUMENTARY, ‘WEST SIDE STORIES’ WITH JONATHAN MILLER!

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Ten Best Books By Drunks

MY FAVORITE GADABOUT #2, RENATE DRUKS

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PKM HOLIDAY PARTY in NYC – TUES DEC 20th

THE HEARTBREAKERS WITH MEMBERS OF MC5, BLONDIE, AND THE REPLACEMENTS!

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