FRANK ZAPPA: ALEX WINTER’S NEW FILM CAPTURES HIS GENIUS David Konow·December 21, 2020Today (Dec. 21, the first official day of winter) would have been Frank Zappa’s 80th birthday. Given how...All Please Kill Me PostsDocumentary FilmFilmHistoryInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
ROSE SIMPSON: LIFE IN THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND Richie Unterberger·December 17, 2020The Incredible String Band was best-known as the vehicle for the otherworldly talents of Mike Heron and Robin...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistoryInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·0 Comments
EINAR ÖRN BENEDIKTSSON: BEYOND BJÖRK AND THE SUGARCUBES Robert Gourley·December 16, 2020Einar Örn Benediktsson’s career faced an enviable and yet daunting dilemma right out of the gate: His early...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·0 Comments
DAVE ALVIN IS STILL BLASTING: ‘IF CHARLES BUKOWSKI OR RAYMOND CHANDLER HAD A BAND’ Noah Lekas·December 15, 2020In 1979, Dave and Phil Alvin formed the Blasters, a band that grew out of their love of...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
STEVE KILBEY KEEPS GOING TO CHURCH Robert Gourley·December 10, 2020Australian band, The Church, had hoped to spend 2020 celebrating its 40th anniversary but world events interceded. Bassist...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·0 Comments
TOM BAKER: DRINKING IT UP WITH JIM MORRISON PKM Editor·December 9, 2020Actor-filmmaker Tom Baker (1940-1982) befriended Jim Morrison in L.A. when he was a budding filmmaker and poet, at...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryLegs McNeilMusicians·1 Comment
SOUL MUSIC QUEENS: SUNG AND UNSUNG IN THE TIME OF ISOLATION Christine Ohlman·December 7, 2020The Queens of Soul, from Aretha to Dolly, will warm up any winter night, even during the coldest...All Please Kill Me PostsChristine OhlmanCool PeopleHistoryMusicians·0 Comments
THE CRANBERRIES: NO NEED TO ARGUE Robert Gourley·November 24, 2020A new expanded reissue of this Irish band’s second album, No Need To Argue (1994), is a reminder...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·0 Comments
LUX INTERIOR: WHERE ON EARTH DID YOU COME FROM? Ingrid Marie Jensen·November 23, 2020The Cramps’ frontman was impossible to miss, on or off stage, the perfect foil to his equally striking...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleIngrid JensenMusiciansR.I.P.·3 Comments
AC/DC: THE GENESIS OF THE BAND, AND THE AUSTRALIAN SCENE THAT MADE THEM David Laing·November 19, 2020With the release of their latest album, Power Up, we explore how AC/DC were shaped by the Australian...All Please Kill Me PostsDavid LaingHistoryMusicians·2 Comments
PETER PERRETT: THE ONE AND ONLY Amy Haben·November 18, 2020As the leader of the Only Ones, a band that drew fans like Johnny Thunders, Richard Lloyd, and...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenInterviewsMusicians·5 Comments
SLIM GAILLARD & LORD BUCKLEY: JOINED AT THE HIP Alan Bisbort·November 12, 2020Bulee “Slim” Gaillard and Richard “Lord” Buckley not only helped Jack Kerouac locate his inner hipster, they influenced...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistoryMusicians·0 Comments
DAMNED IF YOU DO: PAUL GRAY IS BACK INTO THE WORLD Eric Davidson·November 11, 2020The Damned have traveled far beyond their UK punk roots over the decades, fueled by humor and refreshingly...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
FORTUNE RECORDS: THE ROSETTA STONE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL James Marshall·November 5, 2020Ten years in the making, a beautiful new book by Billy Miller and Michael Hurtt, Mind Over Matter:...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsJames MarshallMusiciansRecord Labels·1 Comment