JOHN LEE HOOKER: THE KING OF THE BOOGIE
Born in the Mississippi Delta, the son of a sharecropping pastor, John Lee Hooker absorbed the blues of...
Musicians
MUSCLE SHOALS: SOUL MUSIC FOR THIS TIME OF ISOLATION-A SINGER’S LOVE LETTER IN SONG
Christine Ohlman, the Beehive Queen, is not just a great singer. She’s also a record collector and an...
A RIOT GRRRL PRIMER: REVOLUTION GIRL STYLE NOW
As Bikini Kill makes plans for their first tour in 23 years, PKM revisits the roots of the...
THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA: RIDING THE CAMEO PARKWAY WITH JOE RENZETTI
Philadelphia’s relatively short-lived (1956-1967) Cameo-Parkway label never got the attention of contemporaneous labels like Motown, Chess, Stax, Scepter/Wand...
5 MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES THAT YOU CAN STREAM RIGHT NOW
Looking for something to do while you’re stuck inside due to COVID–19? Pick up that remote or put...
JAH WOBBLE: TUNED TO THE POWER OF THE UNIVERSE
A school mate of John Lydon’s, Jah Wobble (John Wardle) was still a teenager when he joined Public...
KATHY VALENTINE: ALL SHE EVER WANTED
Kathy Valentine was born with a rock ‘n’ roll heart, so it was no surprise to find herself...
THE PUZZLING CASE OF PATTI SMITH: GROUNDBREAKER, ‘GODMOTHER OF PUNK’ AND YOUR MOM’S FAVORITE AUTHOR
Patti Smith has been one of Billy Hough’s “Ride-or-Die” favorites ever since he heard her debut album, Horses....
KICKING ASH: FRANK SECICH OF BLUE ASH AND DEAD BOYS, REVISITS HIS POWER POP ROOTS
Signed to Mercury the same time as the New York Dolls, Ohio-based Blue Ash was part of a...
BODY SLAM: PRO WRESTLING VS. ROCK & ROLL, A CAGE MATCH
The influence of professional wrestling on the music industry has seldom been examined. Consider, for starters, the rock...
TAQUILA MOCKINGBIRD: KEEPING PUNK HISTORY ALIVE IN L.A.
Taquila Mockingbird developed a following in LA with her various bands (punk and jazz) beginning in 1977, and...
THE FEELIES: GLENN MERCER ON HIS BAND AND THOSE CRAZY RHYTHMS
The Village Voice, during punk’s heyday, called The Feelies “the best underground band in New York.” But, outside...
HEAVY RAIN: THE EXODUS OF LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY
If there was a Mount Rushmore for reggae, Lee “Scratch” Perry’s would be one of faces carved on...
HANK RANK ON CRIME, DANIEL JOHNSTON, BILL NYE & SHUT UP, LITTLE MAN!
Henry Rosenthal might just be West Coast punk’s Renaissance Man. One-time drummer for the legendary S.F. punk band...