Lester Bangs Tribute

^Abscess

^{Berkeley, CA band; Members: Clint Bower, Chris Reifert, Danny Coralles, Joe Allen}

^{Album Note: "Unknown Contributor Role: Lester Bangs."}

^{Damned & Mummified LP (Red Stream, 2005)}

^{Airlines (a.k.a. Burning Airlines)}

^{NYC punk and covers band; Members (1987): Jim DeRogatis, Jim Quinlan, John Tanzer, John Neilson}

^{“Test”/“Ambulance Dance” (Susstones IMS 525-7, 1989); “For Richard”/“Road” (Susstones IMS 536-7, 1989); “Tears” (demo, 1989)}

^{Note: Jim DeRogatis, who left Airlines in 1989 to study journalism, is Lester Bangs's official biographer}

^{Almost Famous}

^{Dir. Cameron Crowe.}

^{Character homage:  Lester Bangs, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman}

^{Dreamworks, 2001. Runtime: 122 min. DVD/Blu-Ray}

^{Bangs! The Rock Show [Bangs! Le Spectacle Rock]}

^{Benjamin Guyot (La compagnie Public Aléa)}

^{Subject matter: U.S. rock music of 1970s and the writings of Lester Bangs}

^{Théâtre du Vieux Saint-Etienne, Rennes, France, April 8, 2012}

^{Banzé! [Scamp!]}

^{San Paulo, Brazil; Members: Thadeu Meneghini, Willy, and Marcelo Effori, with Wayne Kramer (MC5)}

^{Track "Tragam me a cabeça de Lester Bangs" ["Bring Me the Head of Lester Bangs"]}

^{Antes de Queda [Before the Fall] LP (Mondo 77, 2008)}

^Bear

^{Members: Vassily Dimplespider, Mike Eden, Davide Lazonby, Anna Hawkins, Natasha Hawkins, Jim Taylor, Chris Trout, Jamie Wood}

^{Track "Taxi For Lester Bangs"}

^{Schadenfreude LP (Vespertine, 1998)}

^{Carburetor Dung (a.k.a. Dung)}

^{Malaysian alternative rock; Members: Fendi Mazlan, Ollie Rasta, Joe Kidd, Lee Pilgrims}

^{"The Allure of Manure," "Songs for Friends," "Sheep Farming in Malaysia," and others}

^{John Wesley Colemen}

^{Track "Life Is Not Worth Living (But Suicide's a Waste of Time)"}

^{Steal My Mind LP (Certified PR Records, 2009)}

^{Written by Lester Bangs}

^{Mark Costello and David Foster Wallace}

^{Signifying Rappers: Rap and Race In the Urban Present.}

^{Ecco Press, 1997. ISBN 9780880015356}

^{Dedication:  "for l. bangs"}

^Cropduster

^{New Jersey group; Members: Marc Mauritzi, Tom Gerke, Scott Koptiskie, Jake Harmon, and Steve Savona}

^{Track "Lester Bangs"}

^{(Artist Amplification Compilation 6 LP, 2002)}

^{Larry O. Dean}

^{Brief Nudity. [poems]}

^{Salmon Publishing, 2013. ISBN 9781908836403}

^{Part II (p. 46) begins with Lester Bangs inscription}

^{Fame: Lady Gaga (comic book)}

^{Lester Bangs character (transforms into Lady Gaga)}

^{Author: Rafter, Dan; artist: Tess Fowler}

^{Bluewater Productions, 2010. ISBN 9781450700122.}

^{The Flying Sandolini}

^{El Cajon, CA garage band}

^{Track "Where Is the Poet Christ?" (lyrics about Lester Bangs)}

^{Featured in the film A Box Full of Rocks: The El Cajon Years of Lester Bangs (Sandelin Films, 2013)}

^{Free Jazz Punk Rock de Lester Bangs}

^{Presentacion del Libro, Oaxaca, Mexico (Reading and Lecture)}

^{Book by Inti Meza (666 Libros, 2012).}

^{Sponsored by Fantasmagoria Records/666 Satan Ismo Critico}

^{The Gangnails}

^{Czech group}

^{Track "Carburetor Dung"}

^{Can Their Pussies Do The Dogs? LP (Boo Records, 2005)}

^{The Get Down}

^{Canadian band (Edmonton, Alberta); Members: Pat Bourne, Kenny Eisenbarth, Gravy, and Ted Wright}

^{Track "Lester Bangs,"}

^{Dirty Power dig EP (Transdigital 66, 2009)}

^{Ghost of Lester Bangs}

^{Long Island, NY post-punk band; Members: Tom Craig, Mike Clyne, Pat Smith, Ian Holohan, Derek Stebel}

^{"…Or Bust" EP (2003), Dead Stop In the Fast Lane LP (2004); "What the Morning'll Let Me Remember" EP (2005), and others}

^{Gnarls Barkley}

^{American Soul duo; Members: Brian Joseph Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse) and CeeLo Green}

^{The Odd Couple (2013); St. Elsewhere (2006); The Odd Couple (2008), and others}

^{"Gnarls Barkley" is a fictional persona characterized as Lester Bangs’s long-time pen-pal Beat friend.}

^{Horrible Noise: The Sights and Smells of Lester Bangs}

^{Playwrights Ray McGahan and Paul Doran}

^{a play for the stage (Ireland, 2010)}

^{How To Be a Rock Critic [a play for the stage]}

^{Playwrights Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank}

^{Center Theater Group, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.}

^{Kirk Douglas Theater, December 15, 2013}

^{The Juke Savages}

^{Australian power-pop group; Members: Paul Masuak, Chris Erlich, et al}

^{Pagan Rites And Big Juju On The Road To Ascension LP (Phantom Records, 1994)}

^{The Juke Savages (a.k.a. Morrison Jukebox)}

^{Members: Matt Langone, Jett Harris. Danny Lugo and Dave Morrison}

^{Kazai Rex}

^{Members: Danny Langa, Stacey Capoot, Austin Bauer, Dominick Duhamel, John Higgins}

^{Album Lester Bangs the Drum (Kazai Rex, 2007)}

^{Lester Bangs}

^{Brooklyn (NYC) Production Duo, ACB and pJAYd}

^{album Infinite Stretch (Bandcamp, 2012);}

^{"TracksBad" official music video (Dir. Lucy Bennett).}

^{Lester Bangs}

^{Covers band based in Otisville, Michigan; Members: Heather Reetz, Todd Walter, Chris Jankowski, Doug Julian [disbanded in 2011]}

^{Singles: "Gunpowder and Lead" (cover); "Sweet Child of Mine" (cover); "Come To My Window" (cover)}

^{Lester Bangs}

^{Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia}

^{Tracks "Triple H Interview," "I'm Not Alone" and others (2008)}

^{Lester Bangs / SOUL 5}

^{Campinas, Brazil, covers band; Members: Bruno Mothé; Rafael Smeke; Maú Santos; Sezão Niggaz}

^{Tracks: "Hit the Road, Jack"; "Rehab"; "Let's Get It On"; and others}

^{The Lester Bangs}

^{Rock Hill, South Carolina; Members: Nick Samson, Zander Aycock, Ryan Fosnow}

^{Tracks "Radioactive Love" and "Hippie Killer"  (2012); "Mutant Noise" (2011); others}

^{The Lester Bangs}

^{Padova, Veneto, Italy; Members: Giacomo "Platz" Piatto, Benedetto "Ben" Zaccaria, Andrea "Del" Delucchi, Filippo "Phil" Delucchi, Jacopo "JS" Scarabello}

^{EP Tic Tac Toe (2013) and other}

^{Lester and the Bangs}

^{El Sol (Madrid), Spain: Members: Juancho Lopez, Mario Alvarez, Anibal Sanchez, and Daniel Viloria}

^{Tracks: “Kid,” “DM3,” “Radio, Radio,” “I Want You Back,” and others}

^{Lester Bangs' Theory}

^{Conway, Arkansas; manager Edward Briggler's style of songwriting, "Brilliant in its lackluster existence," dedicated to the "gonzo" composition style of the band's namesake.}

^{Tracks: "Towers" (2010), Atomic Heart EP (2011), and others}

^{Note the ironic name of the city where Briggler is based.}

^Lollipop

^{Maryland band; Members: Dave Hershey, Marc Feliciano, Curt, and Rebecca}

^{Track "Bastard Son of Carburetor Dung"}

^{"Write Me a Poem" 7" single (Sympathy For the Record Industry, 1994)}

^{Lou Dog}

^{Track "The Birth of Cool (For Lester Bangs)"}

^{61 Old Depot LP (Betty Jane Records, 2004)}

^{Richard Meltzer}

^{Poem "Goodbye Porkpie Cravat" (poem about Lester Bangs)}

^{Autumn Rhythm: Musings on Time, Tide, Aging, Dying, and Such Biz (DaCapo Press, 2003): pp. 131-132. ISBN 9780306813818}

^{Keith Moliné}

^{Crritic! CD (Entr'acte, 2014; limited edition of 200)}

^{Two interlocking pieces (in three tracks) dedicated to Hans Keller and Lester Bangs.}

^{Note: Keith Moliné is a former Pere Ubu member and critic for The Wire magazine.}

^{Nasty On}

^{Members: Jason Grimmer, Allen Forrister, Matthew Lyons, and Chad Mareels}

^{Track "Lester Bangs"}

^{"Lester Bangs" EP (Stutter Records, 2000)}

^{(New Improved) Jook Savages}

^{Members: Dave Morton, Ira Kamin, Bill Bowen, Arthur Indenbaum, with R. Moon, Desda,  Bobby Z, and Krishna Fats}

^{Note:  Included here as a "reverse" tribute, this is the original 1960s jugband that inspired the title of the 1981 Lester Bangs and the Delinquents album, Jook Savages On the Brazos.}

^{ÖfÖ Am}

^{Stoner rock band based in Montpellier, France; Members: Kryïss ÖfÖ, Nikkko Beatnik, Tony Broke}

^{Track "Carburetor Dung"}

^{Psychotic Reactions Compilation LP (Head Records, 2010)}

^{Population 5}

^{Members: Sam Griffin-Ortiz, Emma Griffin-Ortiz, Zakk Colburn, Ellis Lindenthal, Harrison Spencer}

^{Track "Lester Bangs"}

^{The New Obscurity LP (P5 Music, 2011)}

^{The Ramones}

^{Members: Ian Wilson, Russell Mael, Dee Dee Ramone, Marky Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dick Emerson, Dave Hassel, Graham Gouldman, Joey Ramone}

^{Track "It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)"}

^{Pleasant Dreams LP (Sire, 1981); lyric references Lester Bangs)}

^Reader

^{Members: Charles Carpenter Ricker III, Tylor Steven Richmond, Benjamin Edward Scarlett, and David Joseph Kopsick}

^{Track "Lester Bangs"}

^{I Doubt You'll Be Ready By Winter LP (Reader, 2011)}

^{Red Dark Sweet}

^{Members: Andrew Klimek (a.k.a., Klimeyk), Charlotte Pressler, Frank Bogan}

^{Track "Lester Is Going To Hell"}

^{(unknown album, performed live circa 1982)}

^R.E.M.

^{Members: Mike Mills, Bill Berry, Peter Holsapple, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe}

^{Track "End Of the World As We Know It"}

^{Document LP (I.R.S. Records, 1987); lyric references Lester Bangs}

^{Mike Rep and The Quotas}

^{Members: Michael Hummel, Tommy Jay, Jerry Felty, Jen Eling, Nudge Squidfish}

^{Track (cover) "Fade Away" (written by Lester Bangs)}

^{Stupor Hiatus Vol. 2 (Siltbreeze, 1992)} 

^{Ariel Rosenberg [a.k.a. Ariel Pink]}

^{Track "'Cuz You're Dead (Lester Bangs)"}

^{Thrash And Burn: Pre LP (Human Ear Music, 2013)}

^{Bob Seger}

^{Track "Lester Knew"}

^(unreleased)

^{Sic F*cks}

^{Members: Crispin Cioe, Arno Hecht, Paul Litteral}

^{Sic F*cks EP (Sozyamuda Records, 1982); Produced by Andy Shernoff}

^{Dedication: "In loving memory of John Belushi and Lester Bangs"}

^{Sir Jack and the Grandma Modes}

^{Members: Jack Lester, Percival Treehorne, Majo Modes, Pato Modes, Bernie Lomax}

^{Track "Lester Bangs"}

^{(Inflatable Experience LP, 2011)}

^{Slow Slushy Boys}

^{French rock band; Members: Michael Breiller, Alain Gerber, Lester Girard, Benny Gordini, Axel Oliveres, Tello Maybe, Denis Oliveres, Evan Castelo}

^{"Lester Bangs"}

^{Pretty Monsters LP (Larsen Recordz, 1992)}

^Slumlords

^{Baltimore group: Doug Williams, Scott Powers, Dominic Romeo, Jeff Perlin,}

^{Track "Lester Bangs"}

^{On the Stremph LP (Lockin' Out Records, 2006)}

^{Bruce Sterling}

^{Short fiction "Dori Bangs" [alternate-reality tale about Bangs and underground cartoonist Dori Seda; references fictional Bangs novel A Reasonable Guide To Horrible Noise]}

^{first publication: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 13.7 (September 1989)}

^Supraluxe

^{Members: Bob Burns, Jim Risser, Rich Pearson}

^{"Lester Bangs"}

^{The Super Sounds of Supraluxe LP (Supraluxe, 2011)}

^{Thee Dark Ages}

^{El Cajon, CA band; Members: Jerry Raney; Jack Butler; Bob Friedman; Chuck Surface}

^{Track "LB Stick To Your Guns?"}

^{Featured in the film A Box Full of Rocks: The El Cajon Years of Lester Bangs (Sandelin Films, 2013)}

^{Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments}

^{Members: Ron House; Bob Petrick; Ted Hattemer, Craig "Big Dad" Dunson}

^{Track: "El Cajon" [homage to Bangs]}

^{Straight To Video (Anyway, 1997)}

^{Tu Seras Terriblement Gentille}

^{Members: Suzanne Combeaud (a.k.a. Mlle Suzanne Combo), +2}

^{"Lester Bangs"}

^{"I Need A Kiss" 7" single (Born Bad Records, 2008)}

^Tullycraft

^{Members: Sean Tollefson, Jeff Fell, Chris Munford, Corianton Hale, Jenny Mears}

^{Track "If You Take Away the Make-Up (Then the Vampires Will Die)"; lyric references Lester Bangs}

^{Every Scene Needs a Center LP (Magic Marker Records, 2007)}

^{The Tunas}

^{Garage punk band based in Italy; Members: Riccardo Frabetti, Davide Montevecchi, Lorenzo Velardi, Luca Donigaglia, Erica Preli}

^{Track "Lester Bangs Is Dead" ("Feathered Fish" 7" single; Primitive Records, 2011)}

^{Rob Tyner}

^{Members: Rob Tyner (a.k.a. Robert Derminer), Pete Bankert, Joey Gaydos, Fred Schmidt}

^{Blood Brothers LP/CD (R&A Records,1990)}

^{Dedication: "In loving memory of Lester Bangs"}