Summer’s here and the time is right for… UGLY THINGS #30. Our landmark 30th issue is a KINKS special featuring an extensive, no holds barred interview with Ray Davies by Kinks biographer Jon Savage, along with various sidebar articles and a host of rare and previously unpublished photos, all focused on the band’s 1964-68 heyday.

Also in this issue: The Masters Apprentices, Ollie Halsall and Patto, ‘60s garage punks The Hysterics, girl garage rockers The Bittersweet, Dutch beat icons Q65, ‘70s Texas punks The Nervebreakers, a rundown of the greatest ‘60s Punk Compilations by Johan Kugelberg, Cromagnon, Perth County Conspiracy, The New Nadir, and lots more, including, as always, our extensive review sections covering all the latest reissues, rock‘n’roll books and DVDs.