Ron Garmon is an American journalist, rock critic, and short story writer who served as Arts Editor for ''L.A. CityBeat'' during its last year of publication, 2007 to 2008. He resides in Los Angeles. Garmon's lyrical, oft-hallucinatory writings have been a fixture in L.A. rock journalism since the late 1990s through his scene columns in ''Mean Street'', ''

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'', and '' L.A. CityBeat''. While at ''L.A. CityBeat'', Garmon interviewed

Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...

Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ''The Zoo Story'' (1958), '' The Sandbox'' (1959), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1962), '' A Delicate Balance'' (1966) ...

, Carl Reiner and many more. Garmon's cover stories followed L.A.'s underground music scene, bringing to light the trashing of the iconic

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, and investigating the fate of long-vanished cult movie director

Tom Graeff Thomas Lockyear Graeff (September 12, 1929 – December 19, 1970) was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, film editor and cinematographer. He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the 1959 B-movi ...

. He's possibly L.A.'s first

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critic, reviewing dispensaries and strains in the print edition of the ''

''. He contributed live music reviews, and under the heading 'Hear This While High' recommended pairings of recordings and marijuana strains, to the ''

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'' music blog "All Shook Down". 1" His byline has appeared in the Los Angeles ''Times'', '' Famous Monsters of Filmland'', ''Famous Monsters Underground #1'', ''Brand X'', ''

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'', ''The Tracking Angle'', ''

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'', ''New Angeles Monthly'', and the ''Heinlein Journal''. Examples of Garmon's approach to the rock LP can be found in ''Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed''. He wrote liner notes for the CD reissues of ''The Best of

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'' and four

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albums. His speculative fiction is published in ''Paraphilia'' and ''Antique Children''. Garmon and fellow science fiction writer

Brad Linaweaver Bradford Swain Linaweaver (September 1, 1952 – August 29, 2019) was an American science fiction writer, film producer, actor, and magazine publisher. Over a 40-year career, he completed a body of work including novels, short stories, and scree ...

were 2002 nominees for the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for one of their "Left Brain/Right Brain" features in ''Cult Movies Magazine''. His 1998 ''RetroVision'' article on radical filmmaker Peter Watkins was cited in ''A Companion to Science Fiction''. In 1999, Garmon and ex-''

'' publisher

Jessie Lilley Jessie Lilley is an American writer, editor and small-press magazine publisher best known as the original publisher of ''Scarlet Street'' magazine. She is currently editor-in-chief of ''Mondo Cult''. magazine. Lilley began publishing ''Scarlet S ...

founded ''Worldly Remains: A Pop Culture Review'' , which ran eight issues before folding in 2004. Popular culture icons such as Michael Parks,

Ivan Dixon Ivan Nathaniel Dixon III (April 6, 1931 – March 16, 2008) was an American actor, director, and producer best known for his series role in the 1960s sitcom ''Hogan's Heroes'', and for his starring roles in the 1964 independent drama '' Not ...

Frankie Smith Franklyn Leon Smith (January 29, 1940 – March 8, 2019) was an American funk musician and R&B/soul songwriter. He was best known for his 1981 hit single "Double Dutch Bus". Career Smith went to college in Tennessee for elementary education w ...

, Robert Quarry,

Keith Morris Keith Morris (born September 18, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter known for his role as frontman of the hardcore punk bands Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Off!. Born and raised in Hermosa Beach, California, he formed Black Flag at the ...

Gloria Hendry Gloria Hendry (born March 3, 1949) is an American actress and former model. Hendry is best known for her roles in films from the 1970s, most notably: portraying Rosie Carver in 1973's James Bond film '' Live and Let Die''; and Helen Bradley i ...

, and John Quade gave uncensored interviews. There was much quirky coverage of retromedia, and reporting on bizarre public events such as the 2000 Reform Party Convention.

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