RELIEF AND RELEASE: REVISITING WENDY O. WILLIAMS & THE PLASMATICS Adam Ganderson·May 6, 2021The Plasmatics, fronted by the unmatchable Wendy O. Williams, may have been the most misunderstood rock ‘n’ roll...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfFashionGirl PowerHistoryMusicians·4 Comments
R.I.P EVE BABITZ: THE QUINTESSENTIAL L.A. WOMAN Ingrid Marie Jensen·January 13, 2022When Eve Babitz died on December 17, the light dimmed a bit in Los Angeles, the city she...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleGirl PowerIngrid Jensen·0 Comments
LEGS MCNEIL TALKS TO KEITH MORRIS ABOUT HIS TIME IN BLACK FLAG, THE CIRCLE JERKS AND MORE Legs McNeil·August 11, 2015Copyright 2013 by Legs McNeil Art by Brian Walsby Keith Morris and I have been pals for about...All Please Kill Me PostsLegs McNeil·1 Comment
THE MYSTERIOUS BARD: PETE BROWN’S JOURNEY FROM THE BEATS TO CREAM John Kruth·January 20, 2022Before Beatlemania and the British Invasion, Pete Brown was one of the UK’s few professional poets who made...All Please Kill Me PostsJohn KruthMusicians·0 Comments
BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY: WHEN FANIA RECORDS FUSED SOUL MUSIC WITH LATIN RHYTHMS AND MELODIES Richie Unterberger·February 8, 2022Fania Records is mostly known as a superpower of salsa, issuing records by some of salsa’s biggest names,...All Please Kill Me PostsMusiciansRecord LabelsRichie Unterberger·0 Comments
SPOTIFY AND OTHER STREAMING DELIGHTS: MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE OR SAME AS THE OLD BOSS? Paul Bisbort·February 15, 2022By Paul Bisbort and Alan Bisbort With Spotify in the crosshairs following Neil Young’s exodus from the music...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsMusiciansNews·1 Comment
WHEN SCTV RULED THE WORLD Alan Bisbort·April 26, 2018SNL got all the ink but SCTV was the place for serious comedy in the 1970s. PKM revisits...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsComedyCool PeopleTVVIDEO·3 Comments
DOCTOR SAX AND THE GREAT WORLD SNAKE: KEROUAC’S FORGOTTEN OPUS Catherine de Leon·March 9, 2022Written in Mexico in 1952 but not published until 1959, Dr. Sax is Jack Kerouac’s most enigmatic novel....All Please Kill Me PostsBooksCool PeopleHistory·2 Comments
LEADERS OF THE PACK: THE ‘GIRL GROUP’-PUNK CONNECTION Louis Jordan·March 14, 2022Is there a link between the Ramones and the Ronettes? The Stooges and the New York Dolls and...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleGirl PowerHistoryMusicians·1 Comment
WHY BARBRA STREISAND MATTERS Tom Santopietro·March 16, 2022As she nears her 80th birthday (April 24), Barbra Streisand remains a singular figure in American entertainment. By...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleFilmGirl PowerMusicians·0 Comments
THE KNACK … AND HOW TO GET IT: AN INTERVIEW WITH PRESCOTT NILES Valerie Simadis·April 5, 2022 The Knack hit the ground running in 1979, with the megahit single “My Sharona” off their debut...All Please Kill Me Posts·2 Comments
SAM CUTLER: LIFE WITH THE STONES, THE DEAD & OTHER WONDERFUL REPROBATES Adam Ganderson·April 7, 2022 Sam Cutler, a young man from London, was the tour manager for the Rolling Stones on their...All Please Kill Me Posts·0 Comments
PKM’s TOP 10 LIST: Catastrophe Books Stacey Asip-Kneitschel·September 3, 2014 One night— many years ago— having temporarily gone off the rails, I phoned Legs McNeil to share...All Please Kill Me PostsLegs McNeilPKM Official 10 Best ListsStacey Asip-Kneitschel·4 Comments
FAMOUS AUTHORS WHO WROTE FILTH! Erika Blair·March 12, 2018Erotica imprints such as Olympia Press gave many authors, including Fran Lebowitz, Diane di Prima and Roald Dahl...All Please Kill Me PostsErika BlairHistoryPublishing·0 Comments