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

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

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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In Part 2 of our special Velvet Underground episode we explore more of Lou Reed’s activities at Pickwick Records, the public appearances of the Primitives, the Soundsville LP, the Surfsiders, and Lou’s first musical collaboration with John Cale, “Why Don’t You Smile Now.”

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In this episode Mike Stax talks to writer and Velvet Undergound expert Phil Milstein about Lou Reed’s early days as a songwriter for a budget record label, and the unlikely series of events that led to him first meeting John Cale – a classical/avant-garde musician from Wales who’d come to America to study composition on a Leonard Bernstein scholarship – and forming an alliance that would have an incalculable impact on the face of modern music.

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Mike Stax speaks with the band’s two surviving members, guitarist Chris Britton and bass man Pete Staples, who regale us with a stream of hilarious and fascinating Troggs tales, including the story behind the infamous “Troggs Tapes”.

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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 British beat, 1960s garage rock 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. Ugly Things - delivering passionate, informed, insightful, in-depth coverage of the overlooked music of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and beyond. 

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