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Yoko Ono - "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" (1970)
Lester Bangs’ cautious, yet ultimately enthusiastic appraisal of Yoko’s first album. He obviously wasn’t a fan of everything she did, but he showed that he was one of the few people … more →
The Beat Patrol
The definition of rock
liebs wrote 1 day ago: Legendary music critic Lester Bangs routinely stirs me with his vivid and humorous analysis, even 40 … more →
[10] Duran Duran, ‘Notorious’
jukeboxjunior wrote 5 days ago: Our budding Lester Bangs in the backseat admits, “I liked David Bowie better.” And, well, that’s the … more →
Rose Hip November by Vashti Bunyan and some memories of Rosehip Syrup
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backwatersman wrote 1 week ago: Not much in the way of music on this blog recently, so, as a seasonal offering, I give you Vashti Bu … more →
Yoko Ono - "Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band" (1970)
jmucci wrote 3 weeks ago: Lester Bangs’ cautious, yet ultimately enthusiastic appraisal of Yoko’s first album. He … more →
Lester Bangs
thesilverlining wrote 3 weeks ago: “Somebody should have shoved him in a corner, shoved a martini in his hand, and forgotten abou … more →
When Good Bands Go Bad
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sean000 wrote 1 month ago: The great Hipster journalist Lester Bangs once wrote: “They wouldn’t be heroes if they were in … more →
Lester Leaps In. Again
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Craig Zeichner wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been rereading Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, an anthology of reviews by Lester Bangs … more →
A work of genius or just retro journalism?
josephsreviews wrote 1 month ago: http://josephsreviews.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/dave-eggers-goes-retro/ … more →
Dave Eggers Goes Retro
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josephsreviews wrote 1 month ago: It’s derivative… “…we, the loudmouths who so cloyingly espouse the unshackli … more →
Gonzo Greats...Lessons from the Writings of Lester Bangs
Amanda Punshon wrote 1 month ago: Patti Smith’s Top 40 Insurrection By Lester Bangs Phonograph Record Magazine, May/June 1978 [Link: h … more →
Celebrities
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deweydecimal wrote 1 month ago: celebrities whose names are also sentences: Tom Waits Pete Rose Rosa Parks Mark Spitz Jeremy Irons J … more →
Antenna - 5 man-machine performances by Kraftwerk
Mood Organ wrote 1 month ago: I asked Hütter if a synthesizer could tell what kind of person you are and he replied: “Yes. l … more →
"I'm terribly attracted to women with ocular damage."
Kevin wrote 2 months ago: Damn, and Tull is mentioned, if only briefly … more fodder for my rant … But onto Eno … Brian Eno: A … more →
Render Unto Tull …
Kevin wrote 2 months ago: Tull is in the air. Weird. A couple of run-ins with Tull have got me to cooking the noggin over them … more →
Rejections: Sound Opinions podcast review
James A. Brown wrote 2 months ago: Siskel & Ebert they ain’t Chicago Tribune’s rock critic Greg Kot and Chicago Sun-Tim … more →
Empathy In Inadequacy
ozzysaxman wrote 3 months ago: 5 times. It took me 5 times to figure out how to spell inadequacy before relying on auto-spell. Hell … more →
Bill Simmons Hands Out "Almost Famous" Quotes for NBA Scorecard
DMc wrote 3 months ago: Bill Simmons has done it again. He’s put himself in that realm of esoteric pop-culture thinker … more →
The Veils and Me
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A. Lowhorn wrote 4 months ago: My Rule #2 for a decent music review: Write a first draft. Find every instance of the words “I” or “ … more →
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll
Bob Schwartz wrote 4 months ago: I just learned about the latest book from music writer, teacher, and performer Elijah Wald, How the … more →
