MILES COPELAND: HIS LIFE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS Eric Davidson·May 12, 2021Miles Copeland III was already a veteran music promoter and manager when the punk scene exploded in London....All Please Kill Me PostsBooksEric DavidsonHistoryInterviewsRecord Labels·0 Comments
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ: LIFE INSIDE HIS BURNING HOUSE Eric Davidson·May 18, 2021David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992), multimedia artist, musician, AIDS activist and provocateur, brought a punk sensibility to NYC’s downtown gallery...All Please Kill Me PostsArtDocumentary FilmEric Davidson·0 Comments
DENNIS HOPPER & DORIS DAY: THE ODDEST COUPLE Cree McCree·September 30, 2021In 1989, journalist Cree McCree had the unusual, almost surreal, experience of conducting face to face interviews—within a...ActivismAll Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleCree McCreeFilmHistoryInterviews·0 Comments
EARL SLICK: SIDEMAN AND SOLO ARTIST Robert Gourley·October 5, 2021When guitarist Mick Ronson left David Bowie’s band, Earl Slick was summoned to fill that role, as best...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusiciansRobert Gourley·0 Comments
DENIS KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: UNDERGROUND COMIX PIONEER KEEPS ON TRUCKIN’ Alan Bisbort·November 22, 2021By Alan Bisbort Denis Kitchen is, in my view, the Stan Lee of underground comix. While Lee’s Marvel...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsArtCool People·0 Comments
COOL TOWN: HOW ATHENS, GEORGIA CHANGED AMERICAN CULTURE Parke Puterbaugh·February 24, 2021In her book Cool Town, Grace Elizabeth Hale offers a history of the Athens, Georgia, music scene, how...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBooksInterviewsParke Puterbaugh·3 Comments
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
UTOPIA PARKWAY: THE ENDURING MYSTERY OF JOSEPH CORNELL Alan Bisbort·November 16, 2021Artist, filmmaker and writer Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was a mystery when he was alive and continues to mystify...All Please Kill Me PostsArtBest OfCool PeopleFilm·0 Comments
PETER K. SIEGEL: QUIETLY CHANGING AMERICAN MUSIC Elliott Sharp·January 6, 2022A chance encounter on Craigslist between guitarist-composer Elliott Sharp and musical archivist and producer Peter K. Siegel—one time...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusicians·4 Comments
AL KOOPER REMEMBERS, PART I John Kruth·January 26, 2022He was a participant in some of the great musical moments of the past half century, part of...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsJohn KruthMusicians·0 Comments
ON THE WAY TO PARADISE: MY TRAVELS WITH JOHN PRINE John Kruth·February 3, 2022John Prine hit the ground running with his debut album in 1971, a seamless masterpiece of what seemed...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsJohn KruthMusiciansR.I.P.·0 Comments
IN THE KEY OF LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS: THE MAN & HIS MUSIC John Kruth·February 24, 2022Texas bluesman Lightnin’ Hopkins (1912-1982) played, sang and lived by his own rules. When a sideman once asked...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleHistoryJohn KruthMusicians·1 Comment
RICHIE HAVENS REVISITED John Kruth·February 28, 2022Brooklyn born and raised, Richie Havens (1941-2013) began hanging out in Greenwich Village in 1959, as a street...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleJohn KruthMusiciansR.I.P.·0 Comments
I HATE WORK: AVANT-GARDE DRUMMER MIKE PRIDE TRANSFORMS MDC HARDCORE INTO PIANO JAZZ Brad Cohan·March 1, 2022Two worlds came together when Mike Pride, a powerful presence on the NYC underground jazz and experimental music...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusicians·0 Comments