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MICHAEL DES BARRES DOES DYLAN

PKM EditorApril 2, 2018

Michael Des Barres reconnects with his rock & roll muse on “Gotta Serve Somebody” with a little help from Clem Burke, Paul Ill and Loren Molinare By PKM Ed...

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CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF PLEASE KILL ME WITH LEGS AND GILLIAN AT THE ACE HOTEL IN NYC JULY 14TH!

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ACE HOTEL NEW YORK: PKM 20th ANNIVERSARY READING ON JULY 14

PKM EditorJuly 8, 2016

This Thursday July 14th Michael Des Barres will guest host an evening celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publishing of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored O...

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PLEASE KILL ME: VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES!

PKM EditorMay 27, 2016

Please Kill Me: Voices From the Archives is hosted by Michael des Barres, and includes commentary from Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain and Michael Des Barres. The show was written by Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain and Michael Des Barres....

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Michael Des Barres Documentary Screening in Hollywood August 13

PKM EditorAugust 10, 2015

Legs McNeil to Moderate a Q&A with MDB and J. Elvis Weinstein after the screening. The documentary film Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be? i...

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MICHAEL DES BARRES DOCUMENTARY SCREENING IN HOLLYWOOD!

Legs McNeilJuly 8, 2015

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Gillian and Legs at BOOK SOUP in LA July 26

PKM EditorJuly 24, 2014

Hosted by Michael Des Barres http://www.booksoup.com/ Event page at Book Soup Dinner to follow by invitation ...

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The Plasmatics, fronted by the unmatchable Wendy O. Williams, may have been the most misunderstood rock ‘n’ roll band ever. Conceived as all of the following: performance art, social comment, consumer culture satirists, and rock ‘n’ roll band; the Plasmatics were impossible to categorize, falling somewhere between punk rock and Kiss/Alice Cooper (both bands were fans), their shows were a legendary as they were terrifying, featuring chainsaws, hammers, exploding cars and TV sets. PKM’s Adam Ganderson speaks with former ‘Matics Wes Beech and Richie Stotts and revisits the legacy of W.O.W. Read more!

Jeff on PETER STAMPFEL: THE LAST HOLY MODAL ROUNDER TELLS ALLSome of the first albums I bought when I was getting into music was the Holy Modal Rounders and the Fugs. I saw the Rounders at the Boston Esplanade in 1972 or there abouts. Stempfel mentions the Skillet Lickers. If you search for their music be warned that they recorded
Slacker on TINA BELL’S HIDDEN LEGACY: THE BLACK WOMAN WHO CREATED THE SOUND OF GRUNGEIt's a great story until you actually listen to their music. Nothing wrong with it; the guitar sound is entirely derivative of mid-80s Killing Joke, but grunge? Naah. An OK band but certainly not one that deserves mythologising to the extent that this articles suggests.
John Carlucci on HEARTBREAKERS: THUNDERS VS. PETTY; OR, WHAT’S IN A NAME?I also saw the Heartbreakers at the Coventry in May of 75, when they were a trio with Richard Hell, Johnny & Jerry.

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