HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY Jim Powell·July 2, 2020Jeff Krulik and John Heyn’s 1986 film Heavy Metal Parking Lot has become an unlikely cult classic. In...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfDocumentary FilmFilmHeavy MetalInterviews·1 Comment
DADDY COOL: AUSTRALIA’S UNSUNG ROCK & ROLL GREATS David Laing·July 8, 2020Influenced by the Mothers of Invention, Daddy Cool quickly soared to the top of Australia’s charts, then blistered...All Please Kill Me PostsDavid LaingInterviewsMusicians·3 Comments
JOHNNY THUNDERS IN COLD BLOOD PKM Editor·July 9, 2020In 1987, Nina Antonia published the first book about John Anthony Genzale (aka Johnny Thunders) (1952-1991). It was...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
LOUD FAST WORDS WITH SOUL ASYLUM’S DAVE PIRNER Todd McGovern·July 15, 2020Soul Asylum was part of a contingent of Minneapolis bands, with the Replacements and Hüsker Dü, that altered...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansTodd McGovern·2 Comments
CHRIS FRANTZ: REMAINS IN LOVE Richie Unterberger·July 22, 2020The subtitle to Remain in Love, the new memoir by Chris Frantz, is “Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club,...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·0 Comments
THE GHASTLY ONE: JIMMY MCDONOUGH TALKS ABOUT ANDY MILLIGAN AND HIS TRANSGRESSIVE CINEMA Eric Davidson·July 30, 2020Jimmy McDonough is best-known for his exhaustive bios of Neil Young (Shakey), Tammy Wynette (Tragic Country Queen) and...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksEric DavidsonFilmInterviews·2 Comments
HERE’S LOOKING AT HUGH: THE STRANGLERS’ HUGH CORNWELL SPEAKS Anthony Petkovich·August 10, 2020The former guitarist/vocalist of the classic English punk band has, since he left the Stranglers, had a long...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
CREEM RISES TO THE TOP AGAIN Alan Bisbort·August 17, 2020Scott Crawford’s widely-acclaimed documentary film CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll Magazine has brought renewed attention, even reverence,...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviews·2 Comments
CASSIE RAMONE: RETURN OF A VIVIAN GIRL Austin Brookner·August 18, 2020Taking their name from a profoundly strange book by outsider artist Henry Darger, the Brooklyn-based trio Vivian Girls...All Please Kill Me PostsGirl PowerInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
ROD EVANS: DEEP IN THE PURPLE Fiona McQuarrie·September 17, 2020Rod Evans, original lead singer of hard-rocking Deep Purple, walked away from the music business in the late...All Please Kill Me PostsFiona McQuarrieHistoryMusicians·0 Comments
CARLA BLEY: LIFE GOES ON, SO DOES MUSIC John Pietaro·September 29, 2020Composer, pianist and activist Carla Bley was, from an early age, a rebel, turning her back on music...All Please Kill Me PostsArtCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsJohn PietaroMusicians·0 Comments
TULI KUPFERBERG: THE RIGHT-NOW ART AND WORDS OF A FUG Benito Vila·October 19, 2020By the time Tuli Kupferberg formed the Fugs with Ed Sanders in 1964, he was already a longtime...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaHistoryInterviews·3 Comments
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY: THE ORIGINAL LINDA LAFLAMME REMEMBERS Richie Unterberger·October 21, 2020It’s A Beautiful Day, with their soaring, unforgettable “White Bird,” were an anomaly among bands of the San...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryMusiciansRichie Unterberger·4 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