COMPLIMENTS OF CHICAGO’S STREETS Peter Pavia·August 21, 2019A visually stunning new book details the history, rise and fall of “social athletic clubs” in Chicago, before...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksPhotography·1 Comment
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
THE MURDER OF ALFALFA Burt Kearns·August 27, 2019Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer was the most popular star of the classic Our Gang comedies. But the facts of...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfBurt KearnsCrimeFilmHistoryTV·7 Comments
WHEN JACK (KEROUAC) MET MAX (BODENHEIM) Paul Maher, Jr·September 2, 2019When the young Beat novelist (Kerouac) met the old bohemian poet (Bodenheim) in 1951, they were headed in...All Please Kill Me PostsBooksHistory·3 Comments
JORDAN: DEFYING GRAVITY AT THE DAWN OF PUNK Amy Haben·September 5, 2019Working in Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s Sex shop on King’s Road in London at the dawn of...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenCool PeopleInterviewsNews·2 Comments
JABBERJAW: WHEN AN L.A. CLUB CREATED ITS OWN SCENE Lucretia Tye Jasmine·October 1, 2019What started as an all-ages coffee bar and acoustic venue in 1989 turned into a must-play showcase for...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryLucretia Tye Jasmine·0 Comments
SOMETHING WEIRD VIDEO BRINGS BACK SPOOK SHOW MUSIC: ‘YOU MAY DIE OF FRIGHT!’ Eric Davidson·October 3, 2019Just in time for Halloween, classic (and not so classic) horror film music rises from the grave on...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonInterviewsNews·4 Comments
ALLAN ARKUSH ON WORKING WITH LOU REED, MALCOLM McDOWELL AND LEE VING ON CULT CLASSIC ‘GET CRAZY’ Eric Davidson·October 9, 2019Director Allan Arkush Remembers the Madness of Making the 1983 Cult Classic Rock & Roll Comedy Get Crazy...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonFilmInterviews·1 Comment
DEBBIE HARRY AND CHRIS STEIN AMONG FRIENDS Amy Haben·October 10, 2019Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein appeared at The Town Hall with the band’s visual artist, Rob Roth,...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenCool PeopleEVENTSHistory·0 Comments
THE JOY OF DESOLATION: TAKING PUNK ROCK TO THE DESERT Richie Unterberger·October 16, 2019Putting on punk shows in Los Angeles in the early 1980s became near to impossible with the lack...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfDocumentary FilmFilmInterviews·1 Comment
ROGER CORMAN MEETS H.P. LOVECRAFT AND CTHULHU! Lisa Sumner·October 22, 2019Portland, Oregon was the site of this years H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival & CthulhuCon. Roger Corman and Vincent...All Please Kill Me PostsEVENTSFilmNewsReviews·0 Comments
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BLIND JOE DEATH: JOHN FAHEY IN FOUR MOVEMENTS Cree McCree·October 23, 2019John Fahey (1939-2001) was one of the most original composer/guitarists of the late 20th century and yet he...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
LISA LAW: CAPTURING THE SIXTIES AND BEYOND WITH HER TRUTH-TELLING CAMERA Benito Vila·October 28, 2019Lisa Law and her camera, Dennis Hopper once said, caught “everyone” in the Sixties from the Beatles, Dylan...All Please Kill Me PostsBenito VilaHistoryInterviewsPhotography·0 Comments
SHOT IN THE DARK: THE PUNK PHOTOGRAPHY OF DAVID ARNOFF Eric Davidson·November 20, 2019Born and raised in Cleveland, photographer David Arnoff was dragged by his family to Los Angeles as a...All Please Kill Me PostsArtEric DavidsonGalleriesInterviewsPhotography·3 Comments