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Lester Bangs

Arts Music

The Rolling Stones Disaster at Altamont: Let It Bleed

A post-mortem.

Lester Bangs, Reny Brown, John Burks, Sammy Egan, Michael Goodwin, Geoffrey Link, Greil Marcus, John Morthland, Eugene Schoenfeld, Patrick Thomas, Langdon Winner Rolling Stone Jan 1970 1h35min Permalink

Arts Music

Lou Reed: A Deaf Mute in a Telephone Booth

The rock critic confronts his favorite musician.

Lester Bangs Let It Rock Nov 1973 10min Permalink

Arts Music

Where Were You When Elvis Died?

A eulogy of sorts for the King.

Lester Bangs Village Voice Aug 1977 10min Permalink

Brian Eno: A Sandbox In Alphaville

A previously unpublished, 20,000-word interview with Eno.

Lester Bangs noahsheldon.com Jan 1979 1h20min Permalink

Arts Music

How to be a Rock Critic & Here's How

Ah yes, you should also know that most of your colleagues are some of the biggest neurotics in the country, so you might as well get used right now to the way they're gonna be writing you five and ten page single spaced inflammatory letters reviling you for knocking some group that they have proved is the next Stones.

Lester Bangs Shakin' Street Gazette Oct 1974 20min Permalink

Arts Music

"Astral Weeks"

A decade later, on the then twenty-three-year-old Van Morrison’s 1968 album Astral Weeks.

Lester Bangs Stranded Nov 1978 15min Permalink