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Legs McNeil

Legs McNeil

Legs McNeil

Legs McNeil is the coauthor of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, a book widely hailed as the definitive work on the subject. The founder of the seminal magazine that gave punk its name, he is a former editor at Spin and editor-in-chief of Nerve. McNeil also wrote Marilyn Chambers's comeback film, Still Insatiable. He is also the author of the forthcoming The Other Hollywood : The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry. He divides his time between New York and Los Angeles.

I Slept with Joey Ramone will be released on January 11, 2011 in eBook
Jan 11, 2011
I Slept with Joey Ramone is now available in eBook
Jan 11, 2011
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Prologue from I Slept with Joey Ramone
Jan 05, 2011
I Slept with Joey Ramone is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 09, 2010
I Slept with Joey Ramone will be released on November 09, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Nov 09, 2010
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Dec 04, 2009
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Dec 01, 2009
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Oct 30, 2009

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Vogue.com, February 9, 2012
...influences stretches longer than a fashion runway. 1. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain “I always love to revisit Please Kill Me. It is written by Legs McNeil, one of the founding writers of the...
Gibson, January 5, 2012
...s Cell?” Taylor’s other favorites include Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Legs McNeil’s Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, the latter which he says is a must-read “if you’re into music history and you...
Artist Direct, January 4, 2012
...that it almost pisses me off that I didn't write it. It's such a great book. Legs McNeil — Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk The third one would have to be Please Kill Me, which is a wonderful look at the New York...
Artist Direct, January 4, 2012
...that it almost pisses me off that I didn't write it. It's such a great book. Legs McNeil — Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk The third one would have to be Please Kill Me, which is a wonderful look at the New York...
Examiner.com, November 28, 2011
...the music he is profiling is clearly evident and makes the book that much more appealing. Not since Legs McNeil tackled punk rock in the brilliant Please Kill Me more than a decade ago has music journalism been given this appealing a storyteller. Faber &...