Jim Algie has been chronicling the dark and sexy side of Thailand for the past 17 years in publications including Bizarre magazine, the International Herald Tribune and the Japan Times. His short fiction has picked up several awards, including as a co-recipient of the Bram Stoker award. He was a co-founder, chief editor and senior writer of Southeast Asia’s most gonzo publication, Farang Untamed Travel magazine. His most recent books include the travel guides Spotlight on Bangkok and Spotlight on Athens (AA Publishing, London, 2008), as well as Off the Beaten Track in Thailand (Bosphorus Publishing, Bangkok, 2009).
During the ‘80s, he toured and recorded with seminal Canadian bands including pop-punksters the Asexuals and alt country rockers Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra. Now, Toronto’s entertainment weekly, referred to his musical doppelganger Blake Cheetah as ‘the musician who has reinvented dangerous rock ‘n’ roll maneuvers onstage in the 1980s’.
Jim’s virtual lair is at www.jimalgie.com. More of his stories can also be found at www.bizarrethailand.com.