August 3, 2011

Pig Paper #07, Dec 1977: Interviews with The Hollies and many more. First ever mainstream press coverage “pigsclusive” ³

All, Pig Paper • Tags: Afrika Korps, Bay City Rollers, Boyfriends, December 1977, Dole-Q, Dwight Twilley Band, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Freddie and the Dreamers, Gary Pig Gold, Iggy Pop, interview, Issue No. 07, Ottawa Citizen press coverage, photo spread, Pig Paper, Pig Punk Part Three, Pigallery, Pigossip, Stanley Frank, Suicide, The Dead Boys, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Poles, The Ugly, Tommy Ramone, Toronto Canada, Vibrators, Viletones, X0Ray Spex, XTC

Interviews with The Hollies, Eddie and the Hot Rods and the Boyfriends, articles on Tommy Ramone, Freddie and the Dreamers and the Vibrators, the first “Pigallery” photo spread, “Pig Punk Part Three” (Dole-Q, The Ugly, Afrika Korps, The Poles, Stanley Frank), plus record reviews of Iggy Pop, XTC, the Dead Boys, Bay City Rollers, Suicide, Dwight Twilley Band, X-Ray Spex, and many more.

First, though, is a scan (alongside a vintage Simply Saucer poster) of the first-ever mainstream press coverage for The Pig Paper, which appeared on March 21, 1978
in the Ottawa (Canada) Citizen newspaper. More…

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July 29, 2011

Pig Paper #06, Oct 1977: Interviews with Talking Heads and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson (“pigsclusive” photo) ^Reply

All, Pig Paper • Tags: Alan Parsons Project, Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, Dishes, Gary Pig Gold, I Robot, interview, Issue No. 06, John Cleese, John Pinto, Marc Bolan is Dead, More True Kink Konfessions, New Legion Rock Spectacular, Nick Lowe, October 1977, Pacific Ocean Blue, Pig Paper, Pigossip, Rattles, Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, The Kinks, Toronto Canada, Viletones

Interviews with Talking Heads and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson, a report on the Toronto “Outrage” concert, “Marc Bolan Is Dead” obituary, “Pig Punk Part Two” (The Dishes, Loved Ones, Concordes, Headache, Diodes), the first “Pigossip” column, “More True Kink Konfessions” (from the proposed Pig Paper # 4), plus record reviews of the Alan Parsons Project, Viletones, Sex Pistols, Rattles, Dishes, 24 Original Happening Hits, Nick Lowe, and the New Legion Rock Spectacular.

First, though, is a “pigsclusive” photo sent to me by Gary Pig Gold to include in this issue. In this picture is Gary Pig Gold along with Dennis Wilson from the Beach Boys. This was taken during the interview for The Pig Paper, Issue No. 06, on the afternoon of August 29, 1977, after the Canadian release party for his “Pacific Ocean Blue” album, held at Round Records in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Note copy of The Pig Paper, Issue No. 05, in Dennis’ hand (issue was colorized to the original color). More…

June 25, 2011

Pig Paper: Canada Apr 1977 Issue No.03, a Kinks appreciation issue ^Reply

All, Pig Paper • Tags: April 1977, Canada, Edgar Breau, Gary Pig Gold, Issue No. 03, Pig Paper, The Kinks, tribute

This issue of the Pig Paper came out in April 1977 and was a Kinks appreciation issue. This issue sees Edgar Breau expressing his love for the Kinks. The “True Kink Konfessions” of Simply Saucer’s Edgar Breau, distributed free-of-charge to concert-goers when The Kinks played Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on April 29, 1977. This was also the first Pig Paper made available outside of Canada (at the Kinks’ show in Buffalo, NY, the following evening, as well as during their in-store appearance at Buffalo’s Record Theatre the day after that). More…