waiting for State Records to get them again.
I have taht Randy Holden Population II somewhere. I think there was an interview with Perfect Sound Forever about 15 years ago where he was talking about Lebanese influences which he shared with Dick Dale he was also in the other Half who may be getting a reissue sometime in the near future.
― Stevolende, Monday, 5 August 2019 18:52 (four years ago) link
ooh i gotta read that
I think the Other Half album is underrated but I seem to be in the minority... but it had a vibe kind of like the Savage Resurrection where you feel like they captured the moment garage/psych crystallized into something heavier.
― With an Extreme Burning (aka The Tormentor) (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 10:50 (four years ago) link
that Randy Holden interview is something else ... I can't understand why the Population II duo of guitarist + simultaneous drummer and keyboardist didn't work out
part 2 of the Lenny Kaye interview is great, especially the part about ghosting Waylon Jennings' autobiography
― Brad C., Tuesday, 6 August 2019 12:16 (four years ago) link
New one just dropped into my letterbox yesterday.I think State records may be the only place in the UK who have it now. Not sure if you needed to prebook a copy.Had happened to walk into Rough Trade East on the day of teh Flying Luttenbachers show over Xmas and saw it on th ecounter. Not sure what else is actually open anyway.
Anyway great stuff.
― Stevolende, Friday, 22 May 2020 09:13 (three years ago) link
There was only ever going to be one cover story this time around, sadly:
Celebrating the USPS and all it has provided given not just one but two things in the mail today. First, the new _Ugly Things_ issue, with the only possible cover given Phil May's passing three months back... pic.twitter.com/ED5u76THcD— Ned Raggett (@NedRaggett) August 12, 2020
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 12 August 2020 20:12 (three years ago) link
Just picked that up copy up myself. Thankfully this seems to be the only music magazine (well, Rolling Stone, but that barely counts) my newsstand is still getting during the pandemic. No Wire, no Decibel, no Mojo, no Uncut, but I was really glad for a new Ugly Things to show up.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 20:24 (three years ago) link
new ugly things around.so hopefully have it next week
― Stevolende, Thursday, 15 April 2021 13:42 (three years ago) link
the article on gabor szabo's bassist was fascinating. that guy has lived some life.
― Thus Sang Freud, Thursday, 15 April 2021 17:38 (three years ago) link
that's a good interview ... Jonathan Richman's annotated sketches of VU guitar gear are also cool
― Brad C., Thursday, 15 April 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link
yeah agree. spoiler alert: gretsch country gentleman + added strat pickup + heavy flatwound strings + high action + stereo outputs into vox superbeatle.
― Thus Sang Freud, Friday, 16 April 2021 00:12 (three years ago) link
Indeed both those pieces are great. Another striking issue
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 April 2021 00:16 (three years ago) link
New issue arrives with some sad news: Don Craine of the Downliners Sect, whose "Movin' On Down the Line" columns were always a very entertaining read, passed in February. Won't be the same without his missives, and I am glad they were able to get in some live shows in recent times.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 11 April 2022 23:34 (two years ago) link