Ugly Things #66

 

Of course, I always tell any lover of rock'n'roll to pick up Ugly Things as it is one of the best music zines out there these days. Tons of great stories of obscure (and not so obscure) bands, innumerable reviews of all types of media and general r'n'r trvia'n'gossip.

Heralded by original garage guru Mike Stax and his lovely wife Anja, they, with the help of multiple friends, delve into the inner workings of various r'n'r (and related) combos over the decades.

Obviously, the cover story is a huge interview with the beautiful and talented Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas and, boy, is there plenty of tales of sex'n'drugs'harmony vocals here! From there we get everything from 70's punkers the Subway Sect, to Detroit high energy purveyors the MC5 to 60's garage kings the Emperors and many other, more obscure combos.

Of course, there are reviews galore, so get your wish list ready to add books, records, films and what-have-you's, as you dig the rantin'n'ravin''n'recommendations!

Always essential - dig it!