YOU’VE GOT MUMPS: THE RETURN OF LANCE LOUD & KRISTIAN HOFFMAN Michael Shelley·October 14, 2021Kristian Hoffman and Lance Loud were best pals at Santa Barbara High School, bonding over a shared love...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMichael ShelleyMusicians·0 Comments
BETTYE LAVETTE HAS HER OWN HELL TO RAISE! Michael Shelley·October 15, 2020With her powerful voice and magnetic personality, Bettye LaVette has had at least six different musical careers (and...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMichael Shelley·0 Comments
CHIP TAYLOR: THE HAPPY GAMBLER Michael Shelley·March 26, 2020Chip Taylor followed an unorthodox path to late-career musical success. Though born and raised in tony Westchester County,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsMichael Shelley·1 Comment
CAROL KAYE: THE BOSS OF THE BASS GUITAR Michael Shelley·February 12, 2020Carol Kaye started as a jazz solo guitarist, working the club scene of 1950s LA, when she was...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusicians·16 Comments
WORD JAZZ: THE MAGIC VOICE OF KEN NORDINE Michael Shelley·May 27, 2019Though often associated with the Beat Generation, Ken Nordine operated on his own wavelength, part absurdist humor, part...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMichael ShelleyNewsR.I.P.·4 Comments
Linda Gail Lewis: The Killer’s Little Sister Gets Her Own Groove Michael Shelley·April 17, 2019She was driving a car at 11, married (for the first of 8 times) by 14 and joined...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusiciansNews·0 Comments
GRAHAM PARKER: DON’T ASK ME QUESTIONS Michael Shelley·February 21, 2019Navigating the terrain between pub rock and punk rock, Parker and his red-hot band The Rumour, with Nick...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusicians·2 Comments
SONNY CURTIS: HE FOUGHT THE LAW AND HE WON Michael Shelley·November 21, 2018Sonny Curtis grew up with Buddy Holly, played in the Crickets and shaped the future of rock &...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusicians·1 Comment
GARY LEWIS, ‘JERRY’S KID,’ RUNS FOR HIS LIFE Michael Shelley·October 23, 2018Gary Lewis, Jerry Lewis’ son, learned the tricks of the sticks from Buddy Rich, grew up around the...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMichael Shelley·2 Comments
LOU REED’S ARCHIVE HOLDS SIX HUNDRED HOURS OF MOSTLY UNRELEASED AUDIO, AND OTHER REVELATIONS FROM HIS ARCHIVIST Michael Shelley·October 17, 2018Don Fleming, rock musician (Gumball, Dinosaur Jr, Velvet Monkeys) and producer (Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, Hole, Alice Cooper,...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusicians·2 Comments
THE ‘5TH RAMONE’ SPEAKS! Michael Shelley·September 24, 2018Ramones Tour Manager Monte A. Melnick on the fights, the insanity, and the passions! The Ramones formed in...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryInterviewsMichael Shelley·4 Comments
AMY RIGBY TALKS ABOUT HER EARLY DAYS IN 70s DOWNTOWN NYC, HER SOLO CAREER, AND NEW ALBUM “THE OLD GUYS” Michael Shelley·July 19, 2018As a solo artist, a collaborator with husband Wreckless Eric and with her trio The Shams, singer-songwriter Amy...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusicians·2 Comments
AFTER 7 MARRIAGES, YEARS OF BOOZING, DRUGS AND TOURING – ROCKABILLY HALL OF FAMER MATT LUCAS IS STILL ‘MOVIN’ ON’ Michael Shelley·June 14, 2018At 82, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame drummer and singer has released a new album, Matt Gets Blue,...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMichael Shelley·0 Comments
P.F. SLOAN: LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY Michael Shelley·April 18, 2018P.F. Sloan was a great songwriter known for hits like “Eve of Destruction” and “Secret Agent Man”. In...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusicians·4 Comments