Ugly Things

JOE MEEK: Robb Huxley interview

English 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

SONNY VINCENT Interview: TESTORS

Mike’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

BONZO DOG DOO-DAH BAND: “Legs” Larry Smith

In 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

DUNCAN FALLOWELL Interview

Mike 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

PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY: Alan Brackett Interview

In 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