STANLEY DORFMAN: TOP OF THE POPS AND BEYOND Amy Haben·April 15, 2019The driving force behind the UK’s influential Top of the Pops (aka TOTP) TV program during its mid-1960s...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenCool PeopleInterviewsNews·1 Comment
THE NEW GUYS: ROCK & ROLL REPLACEMENTS THAT WORKED Darren Paltrowitz·April 16, 2019Often a new band member replacing an original player has, despite fans’ worst fears, actually turned out for...All Please Kill Me PostsBest Of·1 Comment
TOUCHED BY MARLON BRANDO Pamela Des Barres·May 16, 2019After the heady days of the GTOs and a break up with Don Johnson, our Pamela became fixated...All Please Kill Me PostsPamela Des Barres·3 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
UNKNOWN PLEASURES: JOY DIVISION’S MASTERPIECE AT 40 David Chiu·May 30, 2019The Manchester quartet navigated the post-punk waters on their own, self-releasing an EP and then giving the world...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNews·0 Comments
EDDY GRANT’S RINGBANG TIME Robert Gourley·June 3, 2019Eddy Grant has traveled many roads since his best-known hit “Electric Avenue.” Growing up in Guyana, he was...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansNewsRobert Gourley·0 Comments
MOBY GRAPE: STILL SHINING IN THE SHADOWS Jim Allen·June 26, 2019This hard luck band was one of the originals of the 1960s Bay Area ‘sound’. At their peak,...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusicians·2 Comments
PHIL OCHS: BOUND FOR GLORY Alan Bisbort·July 31, 2019A driving force of musical dissent in the 1960s, Phil Ochs (1940-1976) and his musical legacy are ripe...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusicians·4 Comments
BE KIND TO ME: THE MUSIC AND ART OF MICHAEL HURLEY Gregory Daurer·August 7, 2019Michael Hurley could be called the godfather, or grandfather, of ‘freak-folk” but the Oregon-based singer, songwriter, artist and...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfInterviewsMusiciansNews·4 Comments
GARY PANTER: LIFE AFTER PUNK & PEE WEE Eric Davidson·August 19, 2019Raised in Texas, artist Gary Panter moved to L.A. in the late 1970s and made an immediate mark...All Please Kill Me PostsArtBest OfEric DavidsonNews·7 Comments
JESSE MALIN: FROM D GENERATION TO REGENERATION Todd McGovern·August 26, 2019Like the Ramones, Jesse Malin grew up in Queens, one generation later. Steeped in Kiss, Elton John, The...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsNewsTodd McGovern·1 Comment
WHO WAS NILSSON? HARRY’S MYSTERIOUS EARLY YEARS Richie Unterberger·September 4, 2019Even while catching the ears of the Beatles, who cited him as their favorite American artist, and pitching...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryMusiciansRichie Unterberger·1 Comment
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN: THE TRANSFORMATION OF DONOVAN LEITCH Richie Unterberger·September 19, 2019In 1966, a Scottish folkie with beatnik affectations suddenly morphed into a pop music pioneer, segueing from “Catch...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNewsRichie Unterberger·2 Comments
MARTIN ATKINS: BREAKING OUT OF PIL’S METAL BOX Robert Gourley·September 24, 2019Joining Public Image Ltd during the making of Metal Box, drummer Martin Atkins stayed through three albums and...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·2 Comments