Sister Rosetta Tharpe Takes You Down By the Riverside Valerie Simadis·September 28, 2017Guitar wizard, rock & roll pioneer and gospel-blues giant Rosetta Tharpe was not tilting at windmills; she WAS...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryMusiciansValerie Simadis·3 Comments
HOW WOMEN SAVED THE LIFE OF AMERICAN COMEDY Mary Werblin·October 16, 2017Funny ladies have been prescribing laughter since the days of Fanny Brice If laughter is the best medicine,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMary Werblin·0 Comments
BLOOD AND GUTS: THE REBIRTH OF KATHY ACKER Mary Karmelek·November 1, 2017Reissue of This Post-Punk Novelist’s Work Puts Her Back in the Countercultural Conversation Where She Belongs By Mary...All Please Kill Me PostsBook ReviewsBooksCool PeopleMary Karmelek·1 Comment
PUNK ROCK WAS NOT A BOYS’ CLUB Sharon M. Hannon·November 2, 2017Women played major roles as musicians, writers, photographers, artists, clothing designers…and still do By Sharon M. Hannon A...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfMusiciansSharon M. Hannon·21 Comments
THE PANDORAS: A LOOK BACK, A LOOK AHEAD Amanda Sheppard·November 6, 2017The all-female garage punk group The Pandoras emerged from LA’s underground scene in the 1980s, and they just...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
BIKINI KILL REUNITE FOR THE RAINCOATS BOOK LAUNCH Mary Karmelek·November 6, 2017Book launch in NYC draws a reunion performance by Bikini Kill, a reappearance by Palmolive and “A Fairytale...All Please Kill Me PostsMary KarmelekMusicians·0 Comments
STEWART COPELAND STANDS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE SWEET SPOT Robert Gourley·November 16, 2017The legendary drummer and composer rides the river of music from The Police to Gizmodrome, while also scoring...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·0 Comments
NEIL YOUNG’S FREE ONLINE MUSIC ARCHIVE IS COMING DEC 1ST Todd McGovern·November 17, 2017Every song ever recorded by the Canadian singer-songwriter will be made available at the Neil Young Archives –...All Please Kill Me PostsMusiciansNews·0 Comments
NINA SIMONE DID IT HER WAY Valerie Simadis·November 23, 2017“The High Priestess of Soul” shook audiences up, spoke truth to power, befriended Malcolm X, Elton John and...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusiciansValerie Simadis·1 Comment
LEGS MCNEIL DISCUSSES HIS & GILLIAN MCCAIN’S NEW BOOK ABOUT CHARLES MANSON AND THE 60’S PKM Editor·November 27, 2017Legs McNeil talks to Billboard about the book he and Gillian McCain have been working on for 20...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksGillian McCainLegs McNeil·1 Comment
IN RIOT DAYS, PUSSY RIOT SHOWS US THAT PUNK IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR PROTEST Mary Karmelek·November 29, 2017Maria Alyokhina’s Riot Days bears witness to the hardships endured by those who dare oppose the ruling powers,...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksMary KarmelekMusicians·1 Comment
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THE NIGHT JIM MORRISON WAS ARRESTED ON STAGE 50 YEARS AGO? Alan Bisbort·December 8, 201750 years ago, The Doors’ singer was maced backstage by the cops and then arrested while performing –...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistory·0 Comments
RICHARD HELL, MAN OF LETTERS Alan Bisbort·January 9, 2018Though known as a punk rock pioneer, Richard Hell picked up the pen long before he picked up...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleInterviewsNews·0 Comments
REMEMBERING FORMER ’60S TEEN IDOL FRANCE GALL Valerie Simadis·January 23, 2018The French yé-yé singer died on January 7, 2018, after an illustrious career that included collaborations with Serge...All Please Kill Me PostsR.I.P.·0 Comments