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Ugly Things
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Ugly Things Magazine, the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll read is now a podcast! Hosted by author and music journalist Mike Stax, Ugly Things brings you wild sounds from past dimensions, when rock ‘n’ roll was young, daring, dangerous and vital. Each episode brings you the very best in ’60s beat, garage rock, punk and psychedelic music, featuring interviews and profiles about the era’s most influential and underrated bands and artists, as well as reviews of vinyl and CD reissues, music-related books and films. Passionate, insightful, in-depth coverage of the overlooked music of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and beyond.
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HAROLD BRONSON: The Winos & Rhino Records
Apr 2901:08:29Tap to summarizeWriter, producer, entrepreneur and Rhino Records co-founder Harold Bronson talks about his musical exploits in the 1970s with Mogan David & His Winos, and his work on some of Rhino’s early archival releases. Mogan David & His Winos http://www.liberationhall.com/index.php?id_product=398&controller=product Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more. Become a Patreon today! Check out Ugly Things Magazine: https://ugly-things.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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THE YARDBIRDS: Peter Stanfield interview
Mar 1601:31:43Tap to summarizeMike has a lively, wide-ranging discussion with writer Peter Stanfield about his new book, The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-Out Heavy Beat Sound, the definitive book on one of the greatest and most innovative groups of the 1960s. Find everything Peter Stanfield here: https://www.peterstanfield.com/new-page-1 Get the book, "The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-Out Heavy Beat Sound" here: https://a.co/d/03Y8Zr6t Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more. Become a Patreon today! Check out Ugly Things Magazine: https://ugly-things.com/ Copyright 2026 Ugly Things Magazine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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All Roads Lead to Punk: GENNY SCHORR Interview
Jan 2001:13:21Tap to summarizeMike talks to writer, musician and stylist Genny Schorr about her new book All Roads Lead to Punk, her experiences in the Los Angeles music scene in the 1960s and 1970s, and her band Backstage Pass, which was a part of the early LA punk scene. https://gennyschorr.com/ Get the book, "All Roads Lead to Punk" here: https://hozacrecords.com/product/pre-order-all-roads-lead-to-punk-book-7-record-set-by-genny-schorr/ Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more. Become a Patreon today! Check out Ugly Things Magazine: https://ugly-things.com/ Copyright 2026 Ugly Things Magazine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →JOE MEEK: Robb Huxley interview
Sep 2201:34:17Tap to summarizeEnglish songwriter/guitarist Robb Huxley shares extraordinary stories about working with maverick independent record producer Joe Meek in the mid-1960s as a member of the Saxons and the Tornados. In this gripping interview Rob exposes some of the darker influences that lurked behind the scenes of the music business in London during that era. http://www.silvertabbies.co.uk/robbhuxley/ https://www.facebook.com/robert.huxley1/ Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more. Become a Patreon today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →SONNY VINCENT Interview: TESTORS
Aug 1801:23:58Tap to summarizeMike’s guest is an unsung hero of 1970s NYC punk rock, Sonny Vincent, whose band Testors made some of the most viciously intense, soulful punk rock ‘n’ roll of the era. Sonny shares incredible stories about his days as a teenage runaway in the 1960s, his early bands, and the glory days of Max’s Kansas City and CBGB’s. Testors – Prime Primitive: 1976 - 1977 on Green Noise Records available here: https://store.greennoiserecords.com/products/testors-prime-primitive-1976-1977-new-lp More Sonny Vincent and Testors available here: https://sonnyvincenttestors.bandcamp.com/ Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more. Become a Patreon today! Check out Ugly Things Magazine: https://ugly-things.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →BONZO DOG DOO-DAH BAND: “Legs” Larry Smith
Jun 3001:10:27Tap to summarizeIn this special episode, “Legs” Larry Smith shares hilarious tales of his years with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. In a wide ranging interview he talks about his childhood in Oxfordshire, art school in London, his early travels in America, his Mr Wonderful persona, and his experiences recording, touring and his role in creating making some of the most uniquely brilliant, eclectic and hilarious music of the 1960s. https://legslarry.com/ Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more. Become a Patreon today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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DUNCAN FALLOWELL Interview
Jan 29, 202501:19:30Tap to summarizeMike Stax has a scintillating conversation with English writer and critic Duncan Fallowell about rock journalism in the ‘70s, his collaborations with the great German group Can, and his appreciation for Iggy & the Stooges, David Bowie, Gary Glitter and more.http://www.duncanfallowell.com/web/main.htmhttps://www.facebook.com/duncanfallowell/Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more.Become a Patreon today!Check out Ugly Things Magazine:https://ugly-things.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY: Alan Brackett Interview
Dec 22, 202401:18:47Tap to summarizeIn this episode Mike Stax talks to Alan Brackett, bass player, founder and songwriter of the Peanut Butter Conspiracy, who made some the most inspired, accomplished, and at times downright awe-inspiring sounds to come out of the West Coast in the 1960s.Patreon bonus content:Two amazing previously unreleased Peanut Butter Conspiracy recordings from their Columbia audition session.https://www.peanutbutterconspiracy.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1955063418039651Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more.Become a Patreon today!Check out Ugly Things Magazine:https://ugly-things.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →WE THE PEOPLE: Wayne Proctor interview
Dec 6, 202401:30:05Tap to summarizeIn this episode Mike Stax talks to Wayne Proctor of We the People, one of the great overlooked groups of the 1960s. Wayne was the group’s lead guitarist, sometimes vocalist, and the writer of some of the band’s finest songs, including the transcendent “In the Past.” https://sundazed.com/c/280-We-the-People.aspx https://open.spotify.com/artist/1t7mxwEpf9eDpTDVETuQ2j Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →THE SAINTS: Ed Kuepper interview
Oct 3, 202401:34:20Tap to summarizeIn this episode guitarist and founder Ed Kuepper talks about the early years of the Saints in Brisbane, Australia, and the making of their savage but soulful debut album (I’m) Stranded in 1976. Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more.Become a Patreon today!Check out Ugly Things Magazine:https://ugly-things.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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