Linda Gail Lewis: The Killer’s Little Sister Gets Her Own Groove Michael Shelley·April 17, 2019She was driving a car at 11, married (for the first of 8 times) by 14 and joined...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfInterviewsMichael ShelleyMusiciansNews·0 Comments
ARCHITECT OF STARDOM: IRVING MILLS AND DUKE ELLINGTON Tosh Berman·May 1, 2019His “Elvis” was Duke Ellington, but he did far more than manage the careers of the Duke, Cab...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryTosh Berman·0 Comments
Janne Robinson: This Poet Will Never be Well Behaved Benito Vila·May 6, 2019The Canadian poet and surfer has ridden a wild wave from loner iconoclast to ‘woman of distinction,’ influencing...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaInterviewsPoetry·0 Comments
THE POETRY PROJECT LEAVES THE LIGHTS ON Stacy Szymaszek·May 17, 2019For 52 years, poets have gathered at this public forum in and around the Bowery, to read, listen,...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsNewsPoetry·0 Comments
Q: WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT NOISE? A: XTC! Amanda Sheppard·May 22, 2019Mark Fisher explores the unique appeal of XTC’s musical legacy in What Do You Call That Noise?: An...All Please Kill Me PostsAmanda SheppardInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
BEST (AND WORST) SUPPORTING ROCKERS Crispin Kott·June 7, 2019Rock stars turn up in the unlikeliest of places, even on the silver screen. While some musicians have...All Please Kill Me PostsCrispin KottFilmMusicians·6 Comments
WHAT WAS THE FIRST ROCK & ROLL RECORD? DEKE DICKERSON SAYS IT’S ‘ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK’ Deke Dickerson·June 14, 2019In Part 1, Deke Dickerson lays out his belief that the template of Rock & Roll was forged by...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfDeke DickersonHistory·8 Comments
FAKEWOOD MAC: THE UNREAL FLEETWOOD MAC, 1974 Fiona McQuarrie·August 5, 2019There are some who’d say the “real” Fleetwood Mac ended when Peter Green left the band for good...All Please Kill Me PostsFiona McQuarrieHistoryMusicians·5 Comments
LOST AND FOUND: JACKSON C. FRANK Alan Bisbort·August 20, 2019Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Sandy Denny, Al Stewart and others borrowed a few tunes (and whole...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistory·0 Comments
THE TOP TEN MOST SHOCKING, BIZARRE, AND HISTORIC DEATHS OF ROCK & ROLL DRUMMERS ONSTAGE Burt Kearns·September 3, 2019One of the key jokes in Spinal Tap is the long line of drummers who met unfortunate ends,...All Please Kill Me PostsBurt KearnsMusiciansR.I.P.·1 Comment
OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD: CHUCK WEIN Pamela Des Barres·September 12, 2019Chuck Wein, after graduating Harvard, made his name as a promoter and filmmaker with Andy Warhol. By the...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryPamela Des Barres·3 Comments
SPIT IN THE OCEAN: KEN KESEY’S FORGOTTEN BOOK SERIES Benito Vila·September 26, 2019Ken Kesey assembled his Merry Pranksters and other kindred spirits for one more, and final, prank—a semi-regular book...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaBooksCool PeopleHistoryInterviews·2 Comments
SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO BRINGS BACK SPOOK SHOW MUSIC: ‘YOU MAY DIE OF FRIGHT!’ Eric Davidson·October 3, 2019Just in time for Halloween, classic (and not so classic) horror film music rises from the grave on...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonInterviewsNews·4 Comments
WHEN JACK KEROUAC HAD HIS CRACK-UP Paul Maher, Jr·October 8, 2019Spiraling down a silo of despair and drunkenness in the wake of his On The Road/Dharma Bums celebrity...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBooksHistoryPaul Maher·4 Comments