- 55
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 99
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Ugly Things
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 ’60s beat, garage rock, punk 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. Passionate, insightful, in-depth coverage of the overlooked music of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and beyond.
- Publisher
- Ugly Things Magazine
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Aug 2022
- Latest episode
- 28 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 55 episodes have a transcript.
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
DAVID BOWIE: Alec Palao interview
14 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
NICK DRAKE: Richard Morton Jack interview
2 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
THE KINKS - Andrew Sandoval interview
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DAVID BOWIE: Alec Palao interview
Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There's a sort of, as I say in a line of notes, a sort of angularity to some of his writing. And Shell really liked that. I mean, you think about it. You've got a habit of leaving. It's kind of an odd A-side. It doesn't have an obvious hook. It's got all that racket going on. But I think Shell encouraged that. He liked songs, he liked hits, but he also realized that a hit doesn't have to be a verse and a sing-along chorus and a blah, blah, blah. It could be something else. […]
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- Alec Palao
- Richard Morton Jack
- Andrew Sandoval
- “Legs” Larry Smith
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 59 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 40 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100
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- Quality
- 39
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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