#007: Jim DeRogatis: Biographer of Lester Bangs and music critic

<p>My guest this week is the mighty <a href="http://jimdero.com"><strong>Jim DeRogatis</strong></a>.</p> <p>He is the biographer of <strong>Lester Bangs</strong>, a long-time music critic, journalist and podcast host over at <a href="https://www.soundopinions.org"><strong>Sound Opinions</strong></a>.</p> <p>Jim has strong opinions on almost everything we touch upon. I must confess to not even having considered some of the topics he comments upon, so if I sound vague now and again, it’s because I am. I hardly follow any political stories in the U.K. never mind anywhere else. His Sound Opinions podcast (co-hosted with Greg Kot) is a treasure trove of findings - if you've never listened before, you've got months of listening ahead of you.</p> <p>His latest book - <strong>Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly</strong> - is available now in both <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soulless-Case-Against-R-Kelly/dp/1419740075/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Soulless%3A+The+Case+Against+R.+Kelly&amp;qid=1627128687&amp;sr=8-1">hardback</a> and as an <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soulless-Case-Against-R-Kelly/dp/B07SB7RR5T/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Soulless%3A+The+Case+Against+R.+Kelly&amp;qid=1627128687&amp;sr=8-1">audiobook</a>.</p> <p>Not content with talking solely about Lester, we also wander into territories such as Woodward and Bernstein (the Watergate journalists/please go watch <strong>All The President's Men</strong> if you never have), investigative journalism, rock criticism, fanzines vs blogs, the death of magazines, R. Kelly, Marilyn Manson, Generation X vs Baby Boomers, ABBA, Kiss vs The Beatles... you get the picture.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>All references made to 'Sam' are to Sam Weller previous podcast guest on #006 who has an office across the hall from Jim - small world!)</em></p> <p><em>•••</em></p> <p>I think that’s everything. Here’s the official stuff:</p> <p><strong>Starfish and Coffee</strong> is available on all podcast hosting platforms. It would help me out a lot if you were a subscriber wherever that may