Issue 158

Features:

The Doors: The LA legends in their own words and pictures.

The Fleshtones: Almost half a century of “Super Rock” from the NYC garage journeymen

20 Questions: Fred Wesley 32 The JBs legend talks James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic and his own inspirations.

Family Album Extra: Billy Nicholls remembers the making of his newly excavated 1974 outing Love Songs.

Paul Williams: The final part of our in-depth interview. Beware: there are Muppets and lots of drugs.

Primal Scream: Reinvented as a leather-clad rock ’n’ band, the Scream prepare to define the ’90s.

The 2024 Shindig! Writers’ Poll: Our team offer their highlights of an exceptional year for new music, reissues, box sets, books, live shows, TV, radio and more.

Regulars

Thoughts & Words: Your letters, tweets and emails.

Shindiggin’ What’s hot on the Shindig! turntable.

Subscribers’ Prize Draw: Subscribe now and you could win an exclusive Numero Group vinyl bundle.

It’s A Happening Thing: Michael Kiwanuka, ghostly winter film & TV viewing, White Denim, Gloria, Echolalia, Dust & Grooves Vol 2, Cooper & The Night Owls, The Sheepdogs, Rosalie Cunningham, Keiron Phelan & The Peace Signs, Happening South.

Deep Cuts: Private press and independent ’70s wyrd-folk.

Reviews: The best in reissues, new releases, books and live shows.

Prize Crossword: Win a copy of Two-Piers’ Richard Norris-curated psych/ freakbeat set Weird Scenes From The Hangou.

Vinyl Art: Kaleidoscope’s (no, not that one… or that one) self-titled 1968 psych oddity.

Vinyl Clicks: The Martyn Ford Orchestra’s Smoovin’.