UGLY THINGS #66 MAG

152 pages.

A mind-blowing, emotional interview with Michelle Phillips about the stratospheric highs and catastrophic lows she experienced with the Mamas and the Papas—the music, the men, the drugs, the power trips, and the magical, inviolable, fragile chemistry they shared as a group.

Also: the history of Peru’s greatest psychedelic band, Traffic Sound; Peter Stanfield goes deep on the MC5’s 1972 UK sojourn; ‘60s garage punks the Emperors from Long Beach, California and the Traits from Pelham, NY; the continuing story of UK ‘70s punk outsiders the Subway Sect; soul music songwriter hero Dan Penn; Japanese Mod power pop trio the Badge; Canadian ‘60s garage/psychsters the Fringe—and lots more, including, as always, our expansive and essential review sections covering all the latest vinyl and CD reissues, and rock ‘n’ roll-related books.