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A GIRLSCHOOL FOR HEADBANGERS!
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THE FLYING OF FEAR
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THE BEAT GOES ON
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ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
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CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
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Lester Bangs—rock critic, author, part-time musician and full time personality—died on April 30th in his apartment in New York City. I can’t tell you how he died, since autopsies in this town take up to three months, and I can’t tell you why he died, since whatever did happen, it certainly was not by design.