Lester Bangs, the late, great early-rock critic, once said he dreamed of having a basement with every album ever released in it. That's a fantasy shared by many music fans—and, mutatis mutandis, film buffs as well. We all know the Internet has made available a lot of things that were previously hard to get. Recently, though, there are indications of something even more enticing, almost paradisiacal, something that might have made Bangs put down the cough syrup and sit up straight:
that almost everything is available.
posted by octothorpe
on Apr 21, 2011 -
137 comments
Betcha didn't know: "While the extreme branch of heavy-metal music known as death metal is defined in part by often-vile lyrics about violence, catastrophic destruction, nihilism, anarchy and paranoia, its singing style is associated with a beloved goggle-eyed, fuzzy blue puppet."
The
Wall Street Journal considers
death metal and
Sesame Street in an article I'm sure
Lester Bangs would have enjoyed.
posted by scratch
on Mar 3, 2006 -
27 comments
Creem Magazine is back. After an 8-year hiatus, the classic rock rag that launched the career of editor/author/Springsteen-worshipper
Dave Marsh, elevated
Lester Bangs to rockcrit boddhisatva status, and introduced me to the Velvet Underground and the Stooges is online and ready to roll the presses once more. Will they give a much-needed kick in the ass to a moribund field of journalism, or are they a bunch of old hippies cynically cashing in on Cameron Crowe's
Almost Famous vibe? Don't forget to dig the
scanned covers. Boy Howdy!
posted by MrBaliHai
on Nov 29, 2001 -
10 comments
