In this “ultra-rare recording,” Richard Meltzer “reads some stuff, in his living room (1990) & at the Lhasa Club in L. A. (198?).” I’m wading through this slowly (it’s almost two hours), but it’s great. Continue reading “Rhymes with Seltzer”
I’m as interested in who doesn’t show up here as who does. Continue reading Ticket to Write
In light of recent and future Pet Shop Boys podcasts around here, this post from a couple years ago is probably worth a revisit — Neil Tennant Recalls Smash Hits Days in Word Magazine Podcast (the podcast is still available) — but even better is this interesting BBC program from 2012 on the same topic, which someone posted for our listening pleasure at YouTube. Continue reading Pet Shop Boys, Critically (4)
Sorta-topical-relevance Friday morning listening. Continue reading My Life in Rock Criticism
“You’ve seen him depicted in the Academy Award winning film Almost Famous. Maybe you’ve read him in Rolling Stone or Creem magazine. Now, see where it all began — El Cajon, California. A Box Full of Rocks: The El Cajon Years of Lester Bangs is a new documentary by Grossmont College instructor Raul Sandelin. The film chronicles the childhood years of famed music journalist Lester … Continue reading A Box Full of Rocks
“Our next story has to do with what may be the last great mystery of the music business…” Brian Williams interviews Greil Marcus and Langdon Winner Continue reading Masked Marauders on NBC
Lester Bangs interviewed by Sue Matthews, May 1980. Continue reading Bangs Audio
Watching this now. It’s amazing. Continue reading For the Love of Movie Critics
Two great Roxon-related finds on YouTube (neither of which I’ve yet seen, the first of which I absolutely intend to watch). Mother of Rock: The Life and Times of Lillian Roxon (Uploaded by TV Ontario, in its entirety, though apparently not viewable outside of Canada.) Mother of Rock: USA Premiere – Producer’s comments + Q&A Continue reading Lillian Roxon x 2
