Ugly Things

Mike Stax talks to Johnny Echols, founder member and lead guitarist of LOVE, about the making of their second album, Da Capo. Completed in the autumn of 1966 and released in January 1967, Da Capo was an innovative fusion of jazz and rock that included some of their greatest songs, such as “Stephanie Knows Who,” “Orange Skies,” “The Castle” and – predating their jazzier approach – the unforgettable “7 & 7 Is.”

Catch Love on their 2023 UK Tour this June: https://linktr.ee/lovewithjohnnyechols

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In this episode, Mike Stax talks to Derv Gordon, lead singer of the trailblazing UK rock/soul/pop group the Equals. Although best-known for smash hits like “Baby Come Back” and “Viva Bobby Joe,” the band’s catalogue—and their story – runs much deeper… as you will hear.

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In this episode we travel to New York City in the mid-sixties, the world of the Magicians, whose signature song “Invitation to Cry” appeared on the seminal Nuggets compilation. Mike Stax unpacks their remarkable story with writer Walter Roland Moore and Magicians guitarist John Townley.

Order Ugly Things Magazine Issue No.61 with Walter Roland Moore's full feature article on the Magicians here:

https://webstore.ugly-things.com/ugly-things-61-p494.php

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In this episode Mike Stax talks to Neil Norman and Alec Palao about their feature length documentary The Seeds: Pushin’ Too Hard. Neil’s father Gene Norman signed the Seeds to his GNP-Crescendo record label in 1965, and Neil spent countless hours watching them record, rehearse, and play live concerts so he has a unique personal perspective on the band and their music.

Watch The Seeds: Pushin’ Too Hard on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theseeds

Pushintoohard.com

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As Ugly Things magazine celebrates its 40th year, we dug way back into the archives for an extraordinary 1983 phone interview with Sky Sunlight Saxon of the Seeds. In this episode Mike Stax takes you back to the first year of scrappy no-budget fanzine publishing, and shares highlights from his tapes of his phone conversations with Sky, who talks about his music, his philosophy, his storied past, his plans for the future, and why it should be called Ugly & Beautiful Things.

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In this episode, Mike Stax and author Dave Holzer discuss the life and work of the innovative Hungarian guitar player Gabor Szabo, whose spellbinding music cross-pollinated elements of jazz, pop, rock and psychedelia in the 1960s.

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In this episode Mike talks to Andy Ellison, the lead singer for not one but three great bands in the ‘60s and ‘70s: John’s Children, Jet, and Radio Stars. We discuss his escapades with all of these bands and his immensely enjoyable new memoir, Stunt Rocker.

Bonus content:

Mike interviews Andy by phone as Andy wanders around Harrods in a kilt doing his Christmas shopping. 

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In this episode, Mike talks to music writer Harvey Kubernik, author of 20 books (and counting), including definitive works on the Monterey International Pop Festival, the music of Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles Radio 1956-72, the Band, and the Doors. His most recent book, co-written with his brother Kenneth, is Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Chile. Harvey is a music fan to the core and one the world’s foremost authorities on the musical history and geography of Los Angeles.

https://cavehollywood.com/about-harvey-kubernik/

https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Writer/harvey-kubernik

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/107813.Harvey_Kubernik

https://www.otherworldcottageindustries.com/KUBERNIK'S%20CORNER.html

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In this two part episode , Mike Stax enjoys an off-the-hook conversation with Greg Prevost, lead singer and founder of the Chesterfield Kings, about his newly published autobiography, On the Street I Met A Dog. Greg talks about growing up in Rochester, New York in the '50s and '60s, his rock 'n' roll awakening, his importance of fanzine culture, and his musical adventures with the Kings and in more recent years as a solo artist.

Greg's book is published by Misty Lane and can be found at:

https://www.facebook.com/MistyLaneShop

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Greg's albums can be found at https://pennimanrecords.com/

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In this two part episode , Mike Stax enjoys an off-the-hook conversation with Greg Prevost, lead singer and founder of the Chesterfield Kings, about his newly published autobiography, On the Street I Met A Dog. Greg talks about growing up in Rochester, New York in the '50s and '60s, his rock 'n' roll awakening, his importance of fanzine culture, and his musical adventures with the Kings and in more recent years as a solo artist.

Greg's book is published by Misty Lane and can be found at:

https://www.facebook.com/MistyLaneShop

Or: http://webstore.ugly-things.com/

Greg's albums can be found at https://pennimanrecords.com/

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