Yeti 6

by Mike McGonigal (Editor)

On the CD: rare/unreleased music from: the Clean/the Great Unwashed (plus covers of their songs by Times New Viking & Crystal Stilts), Megapuss, Sun City Girls, Frankie Rose's awesome noisy demo of the Vivian Girls' "Where Do You Run To"), Mingering Mike, Cause Co-Motion!, Eat Skull, Brothers Unconnected (Richard + Alan Bishop), Collections of Colonies of Bees, Blank Dogs, Sad Horse, Dixon Brothers, Ilyas Ahmed, E*Rock & Mat Brinkman, Grass Widow, Way of the Ancients, and more.  Inside the book: SIC ALPS + EAT SKULL interview each other, THE CLEAN: career-spanning interview with legendary NZ pop band, VIVIAN GIRLS interviewed by Rob Simonsen, MUGSHOTS FROM 1920s AUSTRALIA: selected and introduced by archivist/author Peter Doyle, SUN CITY GIRLS: Lengthy, archival oral history (one of the very few times that the late, great Charles Gocher ever talked to a reporter), TIM LAWRENCE on the neglected role of disco in NYC's '70s Downtown scene., THOM BULLOCK: Andy Beta's hilarious & enthused interview with the roots-disco DJ, MINGERING MIKE: Eric Isaacson pays tribute to the self-taught visual artist about his newly unearthed a capella recordings, LUC SANTE: Folk Photography (incredible portfolio of hand-made postcards from the 1920s), DAVID FAIR's paper-cut artwork.

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 2008

Reviews

[Chloe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun collection of essays and interviews along with a CD of assorted tunes from the bands featured inside. There's a great Luc Sante piece on postcard photography. Also a fun and informative interview on the New Zealand underground band, The Clean. Up-and-coming hipster favorites, The Vivian Girls, offer a short interview with Rob Simonsen and there are some very interesting papercuts from artist David Fair.

Quick and easy read, perfect for a long trip to the restroom.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was the best issue of yeti i've read. maybe it has something to do with two, TWO, articles on disco, whereas in other issues there's been a bunch of short stories filled with your basic shitty writing characteristic of short stories published in 'zines.

no no, this one had an interview with vivan girls, an essay on the evolution of downtown new york arts/music scene written by the author of Love Saves The Day, an exhaustive account of disco given 5 stars by me. photo essay by Peter Doyle who is releasing his second book of collected photos of crimes scenes and criminals from the early 20th century, a second clipped interview/article on disco with none other than one half of Rub'n'Tug, etc and so forth. seriously, best issue i've read.

[Jesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fantastic issue of music/lit/art book-zine Yeti. Articles seemed to reflect off each other (a trio on Aussie/NZ undergrounds, a pair on downtown avant-disco, few pieces on DIY/indie sensations). Loved Luc Sante's essay on postcard photography, ditto Tim Lawrence's nuanced look at the downtown scene in '70s/'80s, as well as my friend Ted's photo-essay. Maybe too many articles on music, too little Other, but that's minor, minor squabble.

[Chris Bodor · Rating 4 out of 5]

andy got me a copy of Yeti 6 edited by Mike McGonigal for Christmas 2008.