Almost Famous

You've seen the film. The following are pieces that use the movie as a jumping off point for recollections about Lester Bangs.

• Tom Cruise reads Lester (Vanity Fair)

• The young Cameron  meets Lester

• Crowe dissects the scene (Entertainment Weekly)

• Jim DeRogatis: On the set with Cameron Crowe  

• Tom Sinclair on meeting Lester (Entertainment Weekly)

• Is Rock Journalism Dead? The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

• John Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle

• Pittsburgh City Paper

• Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune

• Austin American Statesman: Lester: Almost Infamous

• Bangs pal Alan Niester Remembers

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