Ugly Things

Mike Stax

Booking Overview

This is a music-history interview podcast focused on overlooked rock music from the 1950s onward, typically featuring authors, historians, musicians, and music-industry figures with a direct connection to influential bands, scenes, or archival releases. Credible pitches include knowledgeable music-book authors, veteran performers, label and archival specialists, and firsthand participants in garage rock, punk, psychedelic, and 1960s rock; booking difficulty is medium because guests are accomplished niche experts rather than mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 55

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

uglythingsmag@gmail.com

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Host

Mike Stax - Author and music journalist specializing in 1950s–1970s rock, garage rock, punk, and psychedelic music.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Authors, music historians, veteran musicians, label executives, archival specialists, and firsthand participants with substantial expertise or direct experience in classic rock, garage rock, punk, psychedelic music, or related scenes.

Required Achievements:

Published an authoritative music biography or history, Participated in a notable band or historical music scene, Founded or led an influential record label or archival music project, Produced or documented significant reissues or music-history research

Recent Guest Discussions

Richard Morton Jack - Nick Drake's Music And Life, And Morton Jack's Biography Nick Drake: The Life.

Andrew Sandoval - The Kinks, Their Music, And Sandoval's Book All Day And All Of The Night.

Harold Bronson - His 1970s Band Mogan David & His Winos And Rhino Records' Early Archival Releases.

Peter Stanfield - The Yardbirds And His Book The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-out Heavy Beat Sound.

Genny Schorr - Her Book All Roads Lead To Punk, The Los Angeles Music Scene Of The 1960s And 1970s, And Her Band Backstage Pass's Role In Early LA Punk.

Recent Topics

Music, Rock Music, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Ugly Things

DAVID BOWIE: Alec Palao interview

September 28, 2026

Producer and writer Alec Palao talks about his discovery of unreleased early David Bowie recordings in the archives of producer Shel Talmy, and the newly-released album David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings. Buy the record at the official David Bowie website: https://www.davidbowie.com/blog/2026/7/15/david-bowie-the-shel-talmy-recordings Patreon bonus content: A selection of images from Shel Talmy's archives, including rare Bowie-related correspondence, a press release, fan club material...

NICK DRAKE: Richard Morton Jack interview

August 14, 2026

Mike talks to biographer Richard Morton Jack about the timeless music and tragic life of Nick Drake, and his definitive biography, Nick Drake: The Life. Check out Richard Morton Jack's blog here: https://galacticramble.blogspot.com/ Richard's book, Nick Drake: The Life, is published by Da Capo and can be purchased on Amazon and other platforms. Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more. Beco...

THE KINKS - Andrew Sandoval interview

July 02, 2026

Author and historian Andrew Sandoval discusses his immense new Kinks book, All Day and All of the Night (co-authored with Doug Hinman, and the magical greatness of the Kinks and their music. The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night is available exclusively at beatlandbooks.com For a special $15 discount for Ugly Things Podcast listeners, enter the discount code UGLY15 Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus co...

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