LEW WELCH: A BEAT POET’S DISAPPEARING ACT Alan Bisbort·April 30, 2018A talented Beat poet who was a travel companion to Jack Kerouac, Zen buddy to Gary Snyder and...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsPoetry·0 Comments
WHO TOLD YOU TO THINK?: HIP-HOP JOINS THE ACADEMY Jeff Alessandrelli·May 16, 2018What do Biggie Smalls, Kendrick Lamar, John Keats, Frank O’Hara, Milo and Earl Sweatshirt have in common? A...All Please Kill Me PostsMusicians·0 Comments
THE SEARCH FOR CRAIG SMITH, A PROMISING L.A. SONGWRITER WHOSE STORY TOOK A DARK TURN Alan Bisbort·May 17, 2018On the brink of stardom, with help from Michael Nesmith, Mike Love and Glen Campbell, Craig Smith took...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBest OfMusicians·1 Comment
BEAUTIFUL FREAK: MARK EVERETT AND THE EELS Valerie Simadis·June 4, 2018The eels recently released their first studio album in four years, The Deconstruction, featuring electro-synth sounds, delicate piano...All Please Kill Me PostsMusiciansValerie Simadis·0 Comments
STUDENT TEACHERS’ DRUMMER LAURA DAVIS-CHANIN CHRONICLES HER LIFE WITH BOWIE, BLONDIE AND THE 70S NYC ROCK SCENE Richie Unterberger·June 19, 2018PKM talks to Student Teachers’ drummer Laura Davis-Chanin about her new memoir, The Girl in the Back: A Female...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·2 Comments
TERRY SOUTHERN: THE CANDY MAN COMETH BACK Alan Bisbort·August 1, 2018The master of “black humor,” inspiration for New Journalism and all things gonzo and hip, was also friends...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleInterviews·0 Comments
STRAIGHT OUTTA DETROIT: EARLY BOB SEGER’S HEAVY MUSIC Richie Unterberger·September 5, 2018A reissue of singles from 1966/67 offer the shocking news that, before the Stooges, MC5 and Mitch Ryder,...All Please Kill Me PostsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·3 Comments
PETER STAMPFEL: THE LAST HOLY MODAL ROUNDER TELLS ALL Benito Vila·February 27, 2019At 80, the tireless and talented fiddle, banjo and guitar player, Ur-punk provocateur, former Rounder, Fug, devotee of...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaBest OfCool PeopleHistoryInterviewsMusicians·3 Comments
SCOTT WALKER: MAN OF MYSTERY Tosh Berman·April 2, 2019The enigmatic, fascinating composer and singer Scott Walker (1943-2019), who died last month, left a body of work...All Please Kill Me PostsTosh Berman·1 Comment
JOHNNY THUNDERS: THE RAVEN BOY Bebe Buell·May 21, 2019When she first saw Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls, Bebe Buell thought of him as a...All Please Kill Me PostsBebe BuellCool PeopleHistory·8 Comments
WHEN BEBE MET IGGY Bebe Buell·June 17, 2019A bloody chance encounter in 1973, when The Stooges were in New York to play Max’s Kansas City,...All Please Kill Me PostsBebe BuellHistoryMusicians·1 Comment
DR. JOHN SEES BEYOND THE MEAT-WORLD: AN INTERVIEW Chris Simunek·June 24, 2019When Mac Rebennack died on June 6, we lost more than a musical force. We lost a “voodoo...All Please Kill Me PostsChris SimunekCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
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
WHEN THE RAT PACK JUMPED THE ROCK & ROLL SHARK Alan Bisbort·October 15, 2019Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., et al. did not loathe rock & roll just for the...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistory·2 Comments