Rockshow episode 92 The Life of a Rock Critic: Lester Bangs

RockerMike and Rob discuss the great rock critic Lester Bangs. Leslie Conway "Lester" Bangs was an American music journalist, critic, author, and musician. He wrote for Creem and Rolling Stone magazines, and was known for his leading influence in rock music criticism. The music critic Jim DeRogatis called him "America's greatest rock critic". Born: December 14, 1948, Escondido, CA Died: April 30, 1982, New York, NY Albums: Jook Savages on the Brazos, Birdland With Lester Bangs Movies: Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, More https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/lester-bangs-truth-teller https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lOqo6scHOwc https://www.amazon.com/Lester-Bangs/e/B000APQFJ0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.villagevoice.com/2019/02/21/when-worlds-collided-peter-tork-at-cbgbs-lester-bangs-at-the-typewriter/ https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Writer/lester-bangs https://www.furious.com/perfect/lesterbangs.html https://longform.org/archive/writers/lester-bangs https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/25847.Lester_Bangs https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiijMPA3oLtAhV5FlkFHY2WDPoQFjAjegQIIhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fbiography%2FLester-Bangs&usg=AOvVaw14j3EpGgyzNMY8czvO7ykl Please follow us on Youtube,Facebook,Instagram,Twitter,Patreon and at www.gettinglumpedup.com Get your T-shirt at https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/gettinglumpedup And https://www.bonfire.com/store/getting-lumped-up/ Subscribe to the Youtube channel Hit the like button --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rob-rossi/support https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-lumped-up-with-rob-rossi/id1448899708 https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83ZTZmNmU4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz https://open.spotify.com/show/00ZWLZaYqQlJji1QSoEz7a https://www.breaker.audio/getting-lumped-up-with-rob-rossi https://overcast.fm/itunes