BILLY HINSCHE HAS HAD A BLAST: FROM TEEN POP STARDOM TO THE BEACH BOYS Valerie Simadis·December 2, 2020While attending Good Shepherd Catholic School in Beverly Hills, Billy Hinsche befriended classmates Dino Martin and Desi Arnaz...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsValerie Simadis·2 Comments
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
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
DIARY OF A DAMNED SOUL: THE ENDURING INFLUENCE OF ARTHUR RIMBAUD Ingrid Marie Jensen·February 1, 2021It could be argued that the French poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) was the first punk. Instead of using...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleIngrid JensenPoetry·0 Comments
ELDRIDGE CLEAVER: A SOUL FOREVER ON ICE Richie Unterberger·February 25, 2021Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998) was an enigma. The former Black Panther, revolutionary and author was also a murderer, rapist,...ActivismAll Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistoryInterviewsRichie Unterberger·0 Comments
PETER SINFIELD: BRINGING WORDS TO KING CRIMSON’S COURT John Pietaro·May 4, 2021King Crimson’s instrumental juggernaut was, in the first years of its existence, given balance by the band’s talented...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleJohn PietaroMusicians·2 Comments
THE ORIGINAL GANGSTA: LEAD BELLY AND HIS LEGACY John Kruth·May 10, 2021Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, was a folk-blues giant whose music and persona transformed American culture....All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryJohn KruthMusicians·2 Comments
SOUNDMAN CONFIDENTIAL: FRANK X. GALLAGHER ON TALKING HEADS, RAMONES, PLASMATICS AND MORE Gregory Daurer·May 27, 2021Frank X. Gallagher is best known as a sound engineer for the likes of Talking Heads, B-52s, Buddy...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleGregory DaurerHistoryPodcasts·0 Comments
LISA FANCHER: STEERING PUNK’S FINAL FRONTIER IN LA Tony Mostrom·February 3, 2020Often overlooked by punk history’s gatekeepers, Lisa Fancher’s venerable Frontier Records label is celebrating 40 years of important...All Please Kill Me PostsAnthony MostromBest OfHistoryInterviews·1 Comment
ROGER MCGUINN: A NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHER FINDS PEACE Larry Ratso Sloman·September 16, 2019Roger McGuinn, as a founding member and guiding force of The Byrds, had a huge impact on rock...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryInterviewsLarry “Ratso” SlomanMusicians·7 Comments
MORE COWBELL!: JOE BOUCHARD TALKS BLUE ÖYSTER CULT AND BEYOND Anthony Petkovich·May 5, 2020Singer/songwriter/guitarist Joe Bouchard was an essential part of Blue Öyster Cult, the quintet from Long Island that, along with Alice...All Please Kill Me PostsHeavy MetalInterviewsMusicians·3 Comments
MADE IN THE UK: PHOTOGRAPHER JANETTE BECKMAN Amy Haben·September 7, 2021After documenting the punk and post-punk scenes in the UK, Janette Beckman moved to New York in time...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenArtCool PeopleGirl PowerInterviewsPhotography·0 Comments
BUCK OWENS: THE COUNTRY LINK TO CALIFORNIA TWANG Bob Pomeroy·September 22, 2021Buck Owens (1929-2006), legendary singer, guitarist and country music entertainer, has never really gotten his due as an...All Please Kill Me PostsBob PomeroyCool PeopleMusicians·1 Comment
JACKET WEATHER: A LEFT-FIELD, PUNK-STEEPED NEW YORK CITY LOVE STORY BY MIKE DECAPITE Jordan Mamone·October 12, 2021Mike DeCapite’s writerly trajectory reads like a punk band’s Horatio Alger story: Upon arrival in NYC, his first...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeoplePublishing·0 Comments