THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL’S STEVE BOONE OPENS UP ABOUT THE INFAMOUS POT BUST THAT BROKE UP THE BAND Richie Unterberger·May 3, 2018Steve Boone, bass player for the ‘good time’ folk-rock band Lovin’ Spoonful, known for hits like “Do You...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfInterviewsMusiciansRichie Unterberger·0 Comments
MY BLOOMIN’ GROUPIE HEART AND THE STRUTS Pamela Des Barres·December 13, 2018Luke Spiller and the boys turn the clock back decades for Pamela Des Barres and their fans It’s...All Please Kill Me PostsInterviewsMusiciansPamela Des Barres·7 Comments
HEDY LAMARR: THE ECSTASY GIRL Mary Werblin·February 5, 2018The stunningly beautiful ‘bombshell’ actress Hedy Lamarr starred in the first nude scene in 1933 and was branded...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleFilmMary Werblin·0 Comments
BORN TO BE BLUE: THE RISE AND FALL OF CHET BAKER Valerie Simadis·January 16, 2018A late career surge, aided by Elvis Costello and Bruce Weber’s 1989 documentary film Let’s Get Lost, put...All Please Kill Me PostsCool PeopleMusiciansValerie Simadis·1 Comment
AMERICAN FRANKENSTEIN – SAN QUENTIN’S SURGEON & HIS HUMAN EXPERIMENTS Alan Bisbort·September 21, 2017Dr. Stanley, chief surgeon at San Quentin Prison for almost 40 years and a follower of eugenics, conducted...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsHistory·1 Comment
UNEXPECTEDLY GREAT COVERS OF FAMILIAR SONGS Alan Bisbort·September 5, 2017When is a cover song better than the original? Is it flattery or just a cheap rip-off? Please...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsMusiciansTodd McGovern·2 Comments
INTERVIEW WITH BLONDIE DRUMMER CLEM BURKE! (PART TWO) Amy Haben·August 23, 2017Blondie’s Clem Burke on touring with Iggy Pop, his favorite NYC clubs of the ‘70s, and his personal...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenClem BurkeCool PeopleInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
THE MELVINS: THE COLOSSUS OF DESTINY Amy Haben·August 9, 2017The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale is an entertaining documentary that spans the 33 year journey of...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenDocumentary Film·0 Comments
ROCK STARS WEARING GRANNY TAKES A TRIP! Amy Haben·December 26, 2015 George Harrison and Patti Boyd In the mid-1960s, the expert tailor Freddie Hornik worked at Dandie Fashions...All Please Kill Me PostsAmy HabenFashion·9 Comments
THE UNFORGETTABLE YARDBIRDS: DRUMMER JIM MCCARTY EXPLAINS IT ALL Richie Unterberger·July 2, 2019Though they lasted only five years, the Yardbirds reshaped rock, pop and blues. Through all the personnel changes—Clapton,...All Please Kill Me PostsHistoryInterviewsMusiciansNewsRichie Unterberger·2 Comments
VISUALIZING MARC ALMOND: JAMIE MCLEOD’S CAMERA EYE Alan Bisbort·June 29, 2020Art photographer Jamie McLeod was a collaborator with and muse for the megastar Marc Almond (Soft Cell, Marc...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsBooksInterviewsPhotography·2 Comments
ROOM FOR JELLO: AN ORAL HISTORY OF FAULTY PRODUCTS RECORDS Eric Davidson·April 28, 2020Faulty Products was a small record label and distribution company with an outsized influence at a crucial time...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonHistoryRecord Labels·1 Comment
DAVE FAULKNER WAS A VICTIM BEFORE HE WAS A HOODOO GURU Eric Davidson·January 23, 2020Punk from Down Under too often gets short shrift in chronicles from the 1970s. One of the punkest...All Please Kill Me PostsEric DavidsonInterviewsMusicians·0 Comments
JOHN PEEL: HIS LIFE AND MUSICAL LEGACY Richie Unterberger·January 16, 2020So revered in the UK that he made the top 50 in a BBC poll of ‘Greatest Britons...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfHistoryRichie Unterberger·3 Comments