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Featured News
Patti Smith Upcoming Tour for 50th Anniversary of Horses
By Harvey Kubernik “Horses was like the first cannon blast in a war – frightening and disorienting. I mean, she was so unlike the FM radio terrain in every way. She was literate, aggress
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Featured Articles
Brian Wilson 1942-2025
By Harvey Kubernik On June 11, 2025, Brian Douglas Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys died. During February 2024 he had been diagnosed with dementia, and three months later Wilson en
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Welcome to Ugly Things Magazine, the ultimate rock & roll read, bringing you wild sounds from past dimensions, from times when rock & roll was young, daring, dangerous and vital. Passionate, informed, insightful, in-depth coverage of the overlooked music of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s & beyond. Now in our 41st year.
Featured Reviews

Lotti Golden’s Motor-Cycle Reissued by High Moon Records
By Harvey Kubernik I remember in late 1969 when an acquaintance of mine, Heather Harris, an editor at the UCLA Daily Bruin Entertainment pages, received a copy of the Bob Crewe-produced Lotti Golden debut LP Motor-Cycle on Atlantic Records. Harris, and another concert pal of mine, Nancy Rose Retchin at Palisades High School, were big fans of Laura Nyro, and both knew I liked female...
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