HEARTBREAKERS: THUNDERS VS. PETTY; OR, WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Johnny Thunders and Tom Petty would seem to have little in common other than the names of their...
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JOHNNY THUNDERS IN COLD BLOOD
In 1987, Nina Antonia published the first book about John Anthony Genzale (aka Johnny Thunders) (1952-1991). It was...
SHOOTING STIV BATORS AND LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH
When he was a senior at Boston’s Emerson College in 1982, Chris Epting was enticed by members of...
JOHNNY THUNDERS: THE RAVEN BOY
When she first saw Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls, Bebe Buell thought of him as a...
JOHNNY THUNDERS RETURNS, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS
L.A.M.F. tour with members of the Sex Pistols, Social Distortion, Blondie and The Heartbreakers! “We don’t even know...
INTERVIEW WITH CYNTHIA ROSS OF THE ‘B’ GIRLS!
In the 70’s and 80’s, the B-Girls toured with the Clash and played with Iggy Pop, Blondie, Elvis Costello,...
TOO MUCH JUNKIE BUSINESS: A JOHNNY THUNDERS STORY
by Billy Sedlmayr ‘Johnny Thunder lives on water, feeds on lightning. Johnny Thunder don’t need no one, don’t want money....
JOHNNY THUNDERS & ME BY PHILIPPE MARCADE
Philippe Marcade, Senders lead singer, talks to Legs and Gillian about his memories of Johnny Thunders and the...
THE NEW YORK DOLLS PROVED THAT STAGE PRESENCE MATTERS!
When did rock n' roll get boring? The NY Dolls had it all. They dressed like a Susanne Somers workout tape on crack, they figured out that heavy bangs and layered hair can work well on guys, managed to get women hot while wearing heels, and played fun tunes to let your hair down to. Substance without style may be good on your record player, but what about the live show?
JOHNNY THUNDERS BASHES SPACELY OVER THE HEAD AT THE MUDD CLUB!
Johnny Thunders getting rough with Spaceley right before shredding on guitar at The Mudd Club in NYC. The club was located at 77 White Street in TriBeCa. This counterculture mecca was born in October of 1978 and housed many punk misfits of the underground scene until it's demise in 1983.
A CONVERSATION WITH MUSICIAN JIMMY AGNELLO ON LIFE IN ’70S NYC!
Jimmy was my first teacher, he had drummed for Blondie, gotten the musical approval of Lou Reed, and even had to stop Stiv Bators from hitting on his girlfriend.
GAIL HIGGINS: THE PKM INTERVIEW! -PART 1
This is Part One of the original interview that Legs did with Gail Higgins for Please Kill Me: The...
GENUINE METAL: INTERVIEW WITH BOBBY AND GREG OF PENTAGRAM!
Smack between two explosive, sold-out shows at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, Pentagram’s singer Bobby Liebling, and bassist Greg...
DEBBIE HARRY: THE PKM INTERVIEW – PART 2!
From the PKM Archive - This is Part 2 of one of the first interviews I did with Legs for Please Kill Me and I was really nervous. Debbie Harry! We met at the Moonstruck Diner in Chelsea. She couldn’t have been more gracious. And smart. And funny. - Gillian