Friday 20 January 2017

GONZO WEEKLY #218

Gonzo Magazine #218
THE ART FOR ART'S SAKE ISSUE
 
Mark Reiser, veteran space rock artist died last year, and the Real Music Club have put together a tribute album for him. Alan meets Australian artist Mookx, Jon burbles about The Beatles and reviews a book about Frank Zappa, John critiques the new Pink Fairies album, Doug goes to see Midge Ure, and Kev continues his eclectic reviews. Biffo, however, is scathing about Star Trek merchandise. And listen up kiddies.....
 
It’s all free!
 
And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit, Mack Maloney, and Friday Night Progressive as well as Jeremy Smith's new project The Seven Deadly Sins. We also have columns from all sorts of folk including Roy Weard, Mr Biffo, Neil Nixon and the irrepressible Corinna. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and pademelons outside zoos (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have escaped from captivity, but I got carried away with things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stick at. And the best part is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
 
This issue features:
 
The Beatles, Shirley Evans, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, Stevie Nicks, George Michael, Flaming Lips, Sid Vicious, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Jeremy Smith's Seven Deadly Sins,  Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Yanni Alexis Mardas, Lance d'Boyle (Gary Lance Robins), Colo, Eugene Andrew "Gene" Cernan, Franz Jarnach, Thandi Klassen, Greg Trooper, Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, Richie Ingui, William Onyeabor, Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Loalwa Braz, Steve Wright, Absolute Elsewhere feat Bill Bruford, Al Atkins, Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come, Atomic Rooster, Lord Buckley, Tony Ashton & Jon Lord, Adrian Legg, Mark Reiser, Pink Fairies, Midge Ure, Alan Dearling, Mookx (aka Brendan Hanley), John Brodie-Good, Kev Rowland, Miss Peach and the Travellin' Bones, La Torre Dell Alchmista, Taylor's Universe, Bauda, Roy Weard, Hawkwind, Martin Springett, Mr Biffo, Frank Zappa, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Hard Rock Cafe,  Elton John, Bo Diddley,
Nat King Cole
 
Read the previous few issues of Gonzo Weekly:
 
Issue 217 (Dig Doug Harr)
Issue 215-6 (New Year 2017)
Issue 213-4 (Yule 2016)
Issue 212 (Greg Lake)
Issue 211 (Phil Collins)
Issue 210 (Nico)
Issue 209 (Pink Fairies)
Issue 208 (Leonard Cohen)
Issue 207 (Tibet)
Issue 206 (Raz)
Issue 205 (Pink Fairies)
Issue 204 (Gas Tank)
Issue 203 (The Gardening Club)
Issue 202 (Gong)
Issue 201 (Auld Man's Baccie)
Issue 200 (Deep Purple)
Issue 199 (Yes)
Issue 198 (Steve Ignorant)
Issue 197 (Gilli Smyth)
Issue 196 (Paul May)
Issue 195 (Dave Brock)
Issue 194 (Auburn)
Issue 193 (Genre Peak)
Issue 192 (Rick Wakeman and Brian May)
Issue 191 (Karnataka)
Issue 190 (Erik Norlander)
Issue 189 (Rick Wakeman at the O2)
Issue 187/8 (Yer holiday special)
Issue 186 (Beatles)
Issue 185 (Judge Smith)
Issue 184 (Mick Abrahams)
 
All issues from #70 can be downloaded at www.gonzoweekly.com if you prefer. If you have problems downloading, just email me and I will add you to the Gonzo Weekly dropbox. The first 69 issues are archived there as well. Information is power chaps, we have to share it!
 
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