REMEMBERING CAMERON AND THE LATE BOHEMIAN WORLD OF L.A. Tosh Berman·September 2, 2020Marjorie Cameron (1922-1995)—better known as ‘Cameron’—was a renegade even by the standards of L.A.’s various bohemian subcultures. An...All Please Kill Me PostsArtCool PeopleR.I.P.Tosh Berman·2 Comments
EWOLF: LIVING IN A BLACK AND WHITE WORLD Eric Davidson·September 15, 2020A Detroit-based photographer who was also in the hardcore punk trio Angry Red Planet, Ewolf began documenting the...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonHistoryMusiciansPhotography·2 Comments
HOLLY KNIGHT: BUSTING OUT OF SPIDER’S WEB Chris Epting·September 21, 2020Known for hits she later wrote for Tina Turner (“Better Be Good to Me”), Pat Benatar (“Love is...All Please Kill Me PostsChris EptingInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
WEEGEE: NEW YORK’S FIRST PUNK PHOTOGRAPHER Alan Bisbort·September 22, 2020Arthur Fellig (1899-1968), aka Weegee, was a hustler, carny barker and photojournalist all rolled into one rotund, cigar-chomping...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsArtCrimeHistoryPhotography·0 Comments
HARLEM OF THE WEST: SAN FRANCISCO’S FILLMORE DISTRICT Richie Unterberger·September 30, 2020Before the hippies swarmed in to reshape America’s counterculture—and before the city embarked on a disastrous urban renewal...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistoryMusiciansRichie Unterberger·2 Comments
BEAT SURRENDER: RECLAIMING THE LEGACY OF LUCIEN CARR Catherine de Leon·October 5, 2020Lucien Carr wasn’t just the person who brought Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs together in...All Please Kill Me PostsHistory·7 Comments
BEFORE AND BEYOND GOTH: THE DARK SIDE OF ROCK & ROLL Catherine de Leon·October 29, 2020This Halloween, let your playlist reflect the fact that rock & roll has always been permeated with occult...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusicians·4 Comments
THE CRANBERRIES: NO NEED TO ARGUE Robert Gourley·November 24, 2020A new expanded reissue of this Irish band’s second album, No Need To Argue (1994), is a reminder...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansRobert Gourley·0 Comments
STEAL THIS NATION: REMEMBERING ABBIE HOFFMAN Alan Bisbort·November 30, 2020The life and times of Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989), troublemaker, fugitive activist, writer and countercultural icon, have continued to...ActivismAlan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistory·1 Comment
CHELSEA FLEA MARKET: REBORN AND THRIVING POST-COVID Larry Baumhor·December 8, 2020New York City has been celebrating the September reopening of the Chelsea Flea Market. The shared joy of...All Please Kill Me PostsEVENTSLarry Baumhor·0 Comments
GREGORY CORSO: STREET PUNK & BEAT TURNED POET & PLAYWRIGHT Alan Bisbort·January 6, 2021Because he was often seen as a character in one of Kerouac’s writings, Gregory Corso has been given...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBooksPoetryPublishing·0 Comments
LIFE AS A COSMOPOLITAN: GIRLS GONE GO-GO, NYC, 1977-‘82 Jamie K Sims·January 11, 2021Jamie K. Sims studied music composition and dance at UNC, then moved to New York City in 1977,...All Please Kill Me PostsDanceHistoryMusicians·0 Comments
AS NEEDED FOR ANXIETY: RICHARD KERN’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF PHARMACEUTICAL CHIC Supervert·January 12, 2021A unifying thread weaves through the work of ‘trangressive’ filmmaker and photographer Richard Kern. In this interview with...All Please Kill Me PostsArtBooksGalleriesInterviewsPhotography·0 Comments
DIARY OF A DAMNED SOUL: THE ENDURING INFLUENCE OF ARTHUR RIMBAUD Ingrid Marie Jensen·February 1, 2021It could be argued that the French poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) was the first punk. Instead of using...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleIngrid JensenPoetry·0 Comments