‘SHELLAC IN HIS VEINS’: AN INTERVIEW WITH SEYMOUR STEIN Legs McNeil·January 9, 2019As the co-founder (with Richard Gottehrer) of Sire Records in 1966, Seymour Stein reshaped the direction of popular...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleGillian McCainHistoryInterviewsLegs McNeil·2 Comments
5 BANDS THAT SOLD OUT Harrison Connery·January 24, 2019A hip-hop band espousing non-materialist themes, doing ad campaigns for Walmart and Target. A gay icon playing Rush...All Please Kill Me Posts·0 Comments
NEVER IDLE IDOL: NIKKI CORVETTE JUST KEEPS ROLLING Eric Davidson·May 9, 2019Nikki imagined the Corvettes to be the Shangri-meet-The-Ramones—bubblegum punk, for lack of a better term. Her longevity, kindred...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonInterviewsMusiciansNews·0 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
EDDY GRANT’S RINGBANG TIME Robert Gourley·June 3, 2019Eddy Grant has traveled many roads since his best-known hit “Electric Avenue.” Growing up in Guyana, he was...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansNewsRobert Gourley·0 Comments
SEASON OF THE WITCH: WHEN AN AMERICAN RESHAPED BRITISH POP MUSIC Richie Unterberger·June 6, 2019Promoter/producer/club owner Joe Boyd, with his production company Witchseason, introduced the world to some enduring artists in its...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·2 Comments
JOHN SIMON’S MUSICAL LIFE: CHEAP THRILLS, BIG PINK & OTHER HEARSAY Richie Unterberger·July 17, 2019Producer and record industry insider, John Simon helmed some classic albums by Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin and the...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·0 Comments
BRIAN WILSON & THE ZOMBIES: GREATS FROM ’68 Crispin Kott·October 7, 2019Despite recent medical setbacks, Brian Wilson has returned to the road, with a stellar band (that includes Al...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleCrispin KottMusiciansReviews·2 Comments
GARLAND JEFFREYS: THE KING OF IN BETWEEN Robert Gourley·December 3, 2019The talented singer, songwriter and performer was friends and collaborators with both Lou Reed and John Cale before...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·2 Comments
PHILADELPHIA’S SIGMA SOUND: THE STUDIO WHERE BOWIE FOUND HIS SOUL Richie Unterberger·January 7, 2020The Philadelphia recording studio Sigma Sound almost single-handedly defined the pre-Disco sound of the 1970s, with the smooth,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryRichie Unterberger·1 Comment
JOHN PEEL: HIS LIFE AND MUSICAL LEGACY Richie Unterberger·January 16, 2020So revered in the UK that he made the top 50 in a BBC poll of ‘Greatest Britons...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryRichie Unterberger·3 Comments
POISON IVY OF THE CRAMPS: UNCROWNED QUEEN OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Ingrid Marie Jensen·October 27, 2020Poison Ivy Rorschach, lead guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer and sometime vocalist of one of the greatest bands in...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleIngrid JensenMusicians·12 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
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