The Pig Paper
The Pig Paper was Canada's very first self-published music fanzine, founded by Gary Pig Gold in 1975. It was published sporadically until December 1987, with a total of 32 issues over that period, focusing on Canada's new music scene and international artists.
11 articles
List of articles in the library
Keith Moon, The Who: Keith Moon: Like A Rat Up A Pipe
Profile by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, December 1975
IF PETE Townshend is the mind of The Who, Entwistle the soul, and Roger the heart, then drummer Keith Moon is most definitely the gut. ...
The Ramones: A Night At The Ramones
Report and Interview by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, August 1977
IF YOU weren't square, you weren't there, or something. In other words, the gasping legions of Canadian punkdom filled the aptly-named New Yorker Theatre in ...
The Beach Boys: The Beach Boys Love You (Brother/Reprise KMS-2258)
Review by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, August 1977
WHY DOES EVERY CANADIAN POP PUBLICATION IGNORE THE BEACH BOYS? WHY IS THEIR NEW SINGLE, 'ROLLER SKATING CHILD', DYING ON THE RACKS? WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ...
Profile and Interview by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, August 1977
DID YOU know that there's a punk band in Australia? Well, there are punk bands in Toronto, so nothing should surprise you. ...
The Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson: Dennis Wilson: Beached Boy – A True Story
Report and Interview by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, October 1977
IT WAS Monday, August 29, 1977, it was hot, and it was about to pour rain. But as always, it was a sunny Saturday afternoon ...
Talking Heads: Love Goes To Building On Fire
Report and Interview by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, October 1977
Talking Heads, New Yorker Theatre, Toronto, Midnight 16 Sept '77 ...
Report and Interview by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, December 1977
EVEN THE most punktured newavists will confess, "The Hollies – Yeah, I heard of them". ...
Interview by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, April 1978
GARY AND JOHNNY PIG IN A PIGSCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NAZI DOG AND FREDDY POMPEII ...
John Lydon, The Sex Pistols: Johnny Rotten in Toronto
Interview by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, August 1978
Johnny Says Never Mind The Bollocks ...
Generation X: Why Generation X Are The Best Group In The World
Interview by Jeremy Gluck, The Pig Paper, August 1978
KEEP THE Sex Pistols (someone is going to have to now), keep The Clash and someone take The Stranglers, please. I've got a group on ...
Rank and File: Rank & File: Not a Common Band
Profile by Gary Pig Gold, The Pig Paper, 1983
"THEY SOUND like a cross between Buck Owens and the Ramones!" "Watching Chip Kinman on stage is just like watching Gary Busey in The Buddy ...
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