I was on I-80 heading East between Reno and Wendover on my way to finish making a record in Salt Lake City, hoping not to get busted for my secret stash of High Sierra finger hash, when I got the call from central command that New York City rock’ n’ roll band The Sweet Things were going out on tour to support their new 7” called “Slather”, and I was to do the review for POW. Hell yes, I thought, proper gonzo journalism. If The Pretty Things and The Sweet had a love child nannied by The New York Dolls, it might grow up to be The Sweet Things. …