Ugly Things
Issue #23
192 Pages/perfect bound/full-color glossy cover. Issue 23 features a huge cover story on those 60s punk R&B savages the BELFAST GYPSIES, aka the 'OTHER THEM'. Also the continuation of the epic saga of the MISUNDERSTOOD along with feature stories on New England rock'n'rollers MIKE & THE RAVENS, garage maniacs MOTT's MEN, Ken Kesey's MERRY PRANKSTERS, and the CHECKMATES from Singapore and Sacramentos legendary 60s garage label IKON RECORDS. Exclusive interviews with 60s Brum beat heroes MIKE SHERIDAN & RICK PRICE, French beat icon RONNIE BIRD and a previously unpublished conversation with the late KEITH RELF. Plus dig the Sacramento's 60s punk scene, Argentinian beat chicks LAS MOSQUITAS, CHUBBY CHECKER's lost psychedelic album, Swiss beat mayhem with the DYNAMITES and LES SAUTERELLES, a tribute to Charlie Crane (CRYIN' SHAMES, GARY WALKER & THE RAIN), a Phil Milstein essay on NERVOUS NORVOUS and the afterlife of the one hit wonder. Plus a gigantic review section.