Ugly Things #55

 

Of course you know what you're gonna get with Ugly Things - tales of "wild sounds from past dimensions"! In this ish there's a huge exploration of Seatlle's Magic Fern, an excellent interview with Cheap Trick's Ben E Carlos detailing the band's history with plenty of hip, old pix, Cyril Jordan gives an overview of the Bay Area's garage bands that went on to greatness (Paul Whaley in Blue Cheer, Greg Rolie to Santana, etc.), there's a fascinating tale of photographer Eric Hayes, who captured some of the greats of the 60's just by being in the right place at the right time, an informative tale of the record Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka, an interview with Swedish 80's garage rock'n'rollers, the Crimson Shadows, a lengthy dissertation on the author of the pulp novel The Velvet Underground, which the band got its name from, a bit of Porter Wagoner, a tale of Carlos Santana's early band and so much more it's kinda crazy! Of course, reviews galore, as well, with lots of great media releases that you should own!

It's Ugly Things - of course you should get it and read from front to back! Dig it!