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
HUBERT SUMLIN: HOWLIN’ WOLF’S SECRET WEAPON Elliott Sharp·March 25, 2021As Howlin’ Wolf’s longtime guitarist, Hubert Sumlin (1931-2011) kept to the shadows, but his sweet, subtle, sophisticated leads...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
REVEREND GARY DAVIS: I AM THE LIGHT OF THIS WORLD John Kruth·March 31, 2021Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972), guitar virtuoso and folk-blues giant, moved from Durham, N.C. to New York City, where...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsJohn KruthMusicians·0 Comments
ERIC ANDERSEN: BEAT SENSIBILITY IN A FOLKSINGER CROWD John Kruth·April 20, 2021Eric Andersen came to music through Rimbaud, Baudelaire, the Beats, and his own inveterate wanderlust. After a teen...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsJohn KruthMusicians·4 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
LABELLE: THE TRIO THAT BROKE ALL THE MOLDS Fiona McQuarrie·September 21, 2021Labelle, the trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, turned the music world on its head,...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleFiona McQuarrieGirl PowerMusicians·0 Comments
‘MOTHER’: WHEN JOHN LENNON SCREAMED FOR JULIA John Kruth·October 7, 2021On Plastic Ono Band, the debut album by his post-Beatles group, John Lennon bared his soul and relocated...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusicians·0 Comments
‘NATURE BOY’: THE MYSTERIOUS LIFE AND WORK OF EDEN AHBEZ JP Olsen·October 13, 2021Brian Chidester, writer, historian, filmmaker and one-time Beach Boys’ archivist, has kept the flame burning for George A....All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
HYMN FOR THE DUDE: INTERVIEW WITH MORGAN FISHER Valerie Simadis·December 7, 2021Though Morgan Fisher has enjoyed an eclectic career—from soul music/Top 40 hits and rock ‘n’ roll to art-punk...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansValerie Simadis·3 Comments
VIN DIESEL, ARTHUR RUSSELL AND ME Gary Lucas·March 30, 2021Mixmaster Arthur Russell meets wannabe rapper Mark Sinclair (aka Vin Diesel). What could possibly go wrong? That’s what...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleGary LucasHistoryMusicians·0 Comments