G'morning (depending on where in the world you may be) or for our friends down below, good evening!

Is summer here yet? In the UK it comes and goes, so rather than give you an all out "Summer Sunshine-Pop Special" we have mixed things up a bit, just the way we like to. There is a wee dose of sublime Californian sun dappled harmony via our candid Michael Fennelly interview (he of The Millennium), where he dishes the dirt on Boettcher and talks about his later career moves. I don't think we'd ever equate Robert Fripp with the sun though, so are pleased to turn the heat down to a more English shade of light grey with a superb feature on Giles, Giles & Fripp (the pre-Crimson Dorset trio who bordered on the comical, psychedelic, jazzy and gifted). Old hangdog Lee Hazlewood has one of his last ever interviews published and there are plenty of welcome diversions into everyone from Captain Sensible to US heavies Bang, UK psych lads Pandamonium... and ermmm... Dudley Moore. Let's not forget fine new sounds from Roky & Okkervil, The Moles and Pete Molinari either.
Now, the all-important question: do we put on our jumpers or pour a cold beer? None of us can decide!

LEE HAZLEWOOD
Pioneering rockabilly producer. Phil Spector’s foil. Nancy Sinatra’s mentor. Reclusive raconteur.
Finally recognised as a trail-blazer and true one-of-a-kind before his untimely death in 2007,
LEE HAZLEWOOD’s songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Duane Eddy, Vanilla Fudge, Primal Scream, Nick Cave and Frank Sinatra.
Shindig! has the great pleasure of publishing one of Lee’s final interviews. ROB HUGHES met this iconic American journeyman shortly before he shuffled off this mortal coil.
Here’s Lee by Lee. Prepare to be amazed.

GILES, GILES & FRIPP
Their sole album was Deram’s worst seller of 1968. They looked like Edwardian accountants.
They liked jazz. Then they transmogrified into King Crimson.
Yet the music of Michael and Peter Giles and Robert Fripp bore absolutely no relation to ‘21st
Century Schizoid Man’ and the aural assault Fripp would become renowned for. Neither psychedelic nor comical, rock nor pop, GILES, GILES & FRIPP possessed a unique sound that effervesces English whimsy and playful eccentricity.
LINDSAY BENSLEY takes tea with PETER GILES.

MICHAEL FENNELLY
MICHAEL FENNELLY is the American singer/songwriter who co-helmed mythical US pop gods The Millennium, formed proto-powerpop Elektra signings Crabby Appleton and made some fine solo records of his own to boot.
In discussion with PAUL ELLIS, Michael dishes the dirt on his Millennium foil Curt Boettcher, explores the producer’s labyrinthine recording techniques and how – in England – he recorded his finest record… with none other than Jeff Beck on guitar.

PANDAMONIUM
The ’60s saw PANDAMONIUM develop from Kentish teenage rockers to streetwise mods to doomed folk-rock troubadours via one of the greatest British psychedelic singles of all time, and includes guest appearances from the likes of Shel Talmy, Mike Batt and Aleister Crowley.
CHARLIE SALVIDGE traces their forgotten journey.

BANG
“We’re BANG, we’re from Philly and we’re the best fucking band in the world!”
AUSTIN MATTHEWS charts the rise and fall of one of America’s early “heavy” bands.

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE
The Damned deliberately skewed our perception of them as punk by freely acknowledging a love of garage, psychedelia and even prog. Tiring of the punk label early on they recorded a series of challenging long-players like The Black Album. Leading the band through these changes was bassist/guitarist CAPTAIN SENSIBLE.
Now approaching national institution status, he talks to RICH DEAKIN about The Pink Fairies, The Prisoner and starting his own political party.

TRIZO 50
In the early ’70s, at the end of an unassuming street in Norbone, Missouri, in a beauty shop of equally ordinary proportions, the sounds of garage-glam, psych, folk and power-pop could be heard from what STUART SHEA now believes to be the great lost American band. From original pressed LP runs that now fetch sums in excess of thousands, to family fall
outs and fame never achieved, take a ride with TRIZO 50.

SAMUEL PRODY
Samuel Prody (a band rather than an individual) recorded their sole album of bruising psych-infused hard rock in 1971. It was subsequently released only on a German label without the group’s knowledge in circumstances that are still unclear to this day.
AUSTIN MATTHEWS grabbed some time with lead singer and guitarist TONY SAVVA to illuminate the band’s story.

LOUISE
Nearly 43 years after their only recording session, one of the London underground’s hardcore psychedelic bands finally make it onto vinyl and CD.
NIGEL LEES gazes into the sunlight of freaky 1967 scenesters LOUISE.

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The Birds
The 100 Club, London  
2 June 2010
Tonight the only original Bird onstage is lead singer Ali MacKenzie. The backing band is a bunch of 20-somethings whose normal gig is as Small Faces tribute band The Small Fakers. But whoever these young ’uns are, they were die-know-might!
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Teenage Fanclub
O2 Academy, Bristol
6 June 2010
Gazing at the audience tonight one is reminded of The Onion magazine’s “37 Record-Store Clerks Feared Dead In Yo La Tengo Concert Disaster” piece from a few years back. Black-framed glasses and T-shirts advertising tractor parts abound, as do slightly greying couples bemoaning the lack of any decent ales. Welcome to the world of Teenage Fanclub...
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Dead Meadow
Cardiff Barfly
25 May 2010  
Througth a haze of misty invocation a drone starts drifting across the expectant gathering....
It's almost ritual esque. Preperation for the sonic onslaught ...
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The Muleskinners
Knockout R&B With The Muleskinners
Acid Jazz EP
Initially released without the band’s knowledge or consent back in 1964, The Muleskinners’ debut EP was recorded when the band didn’t even realise the tape was rolling!
Read review and interview + more 45 reviews

THIS IS MY HAPPENING

Shindig! proudly presents HAPPENING – a new monthly club night in association with our friends at Dirty Water and Sweet But Deadly. The first event will take place on 3rd July at The King’s Cross Social Club, 2 Britannia Street, London WC1X and features Dirty Water and Sweet But Deadly DJs spinning the best Shindig!-approved sounds from nine ’til late. And best of all, IT’S FREE!
Then on Saturday 7th August we’ll do it all again with live music provided by garage noisemongers THEE VICARS and more top DJs. Further events are being fixed up as we speak.
The Social is a beautiful venue and we’re privileged to be holding this long overdue Shindig! get together there.

Have a look for yourself: www.kingscrosssocialclub.com

TRAPPED IN STAFFORDSHIRE

The second annual Trapped In The Sixties event takes place at The Fat Cat Café Bar in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent between 25th and 27th June.
Paying homage to all manner of ’60s/mod culture from R&B to soul to psychedelia and beyond will be DJs and live bands including Shindig! faves DC Fontana plus The Strides, The Eviltones and The Method. Patrick Campbell-Lyons of ’60s pop-psych legends Nirvana reads extracts from his book Psychedelic Days and proceedings wind down with a fund-raising scooter run on the Sunday afternoon.

For more details and booking information please visit www.theoctopusclub.co.uk

BLOW UP: EXPLODING SOUND AND NOISE (LONDON TO BRIGHTON 1959-1969)

An exhibition of artworks, archive, movies and sound curated by Tony Herrington (Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, The Wire) and David Toop (musician, curator, long-time collaborator of John Latham) takes place at Flat Time House, 210 Bellenden Road, London SE15 on the 24th and 25th June.

During the ’60s there was a great creative synergy in the UK between the visual arts, experimental film, free jazz, psychedelic-rock, and an energetic poetry scene that formed the UK's so-called Underground. Blow Up will present a visual and aural map of those connections through art works, recordings, archival film and documents by the likes of John Latham – who lived at Flat Time House until his death in 2006 – AMM, Better Books, Bob Cobbing, DIAS, Coleridge Goode, Joe Harriott, James Joyce, Jeff Keen, Annea Lockwood, Gustav Metzger, John Stevens and more.

For details please visit flattimeho.org.uk/project/41

THE BOOK OF LOVE

On July 10th John Einarson – author of the excellent Forever Changes: Arthur Lee And The Book of Love – presents an Arthur-centric event at Los Angeles bookstore Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd, W. Hollywood CA 90069.
Einarson will read from, and sign copies of, his book and there will be a gathering of Lee’s family and colleagues there to talk about Arthur and his music. Diane Lee – Arthur's widow – and the author Dominic Priore will be joined by a variety musical guests, including an acoustic performance by Baby Lemonade.
The fun starts at 5:00 PM so get there early.

Check in at www.booksoup.com/author-events.asp for more details.

ALL ABOUT BRIAN

From 2nd to 31st July, The British Film Institute is celebrating the work of British TV and cinema writer Brian Clemens. Clemens worked for some of the greatest action/adventure series ever made and the BFI will be showcasing a selection of his work including The Avengers, Danger Man, Adam Adamant Lives (pictured), Thriller and Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter. Clemens will be attending the event for two on-stage interviews.

www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/film_programme/july_seasons

BACK TO THE BEACH

August bank holiday weekend (27th-29th August) will see Vespa and Lambretta-riding mods from all over the UK and Europe return to their spiritual home for an action packed weekend, 46 years since the original modernists set foot on the East Sussex seaside resort back in ’64.
Held over two days and three nights with a scooter competition Sunday daytime followed by a ride out to Beachy Head, a great weekend of events is lined up including two live bands, local lads The Peppermint Beat Band and, from Spain, the amazing Faithkeepers who are sure to whip the party into a frenzy. Daytime events are free and include a vintage market selling rare vinyl and hip threads. The weekend kicks off Friday night with a welcome party at Volks Club, almost directly opposite Brighton pier. Saturday and Sunday’s all-nighters are hosted at Brighton's best venue, The Komedia and boast the usual array of top DJs including those from local clubs like Mojo To Go Go and Born Bad.

For more details and ordering information please visit www.newuntouchables.com

MULBERRY BUSH ON DVD AT LAST

And finally, one of Shindig!’s favourite movies, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush, gets its much anticipated first ever reissue in September, courtesy of the continually inspiring chaps at BFI Flipside.
The saucy 1968 UK comedy/drama – which boasts a killer soundtrack featuring The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Andy Ellison, and appearances from such delectable Brit dollies as Judy Geeson, Adrienna Posta, Angela Scoular, Sheila White, Vanessa Howard and Diane Keen (somebody throw a bucket of water over him – Ed) – was a regular on late night TV for years but, unbelievably, has never appeared on video or DVD until now.
The newly remastered transfer adds a couple of similarly-themed contemporary featurettes, a ’71 documentary about Stevenage New Town and the usual in-depth booklet and notes we’ve come to expect from Flipside.

Check back for more news here: www.bfi.org.uk/flipside.html