Pulp: A Novel

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Fox, Hugh (1969). "Hugh Fox: The Living Underground: Charles Bukowski". The North American Review. 254 (3): 57–58. JSTOR 25117001.

The punk band Hot Water Music took their name from Bukowski's 1983 collection of short stories, Hot Water Music. Bukowski also performed live readings of his works, beginning in 1962 on radio station KPFK in Los Angeles and increasing in frequency through the 1970s. Drinking was often a featured part of the readings, along with a combative banter with the audience. [36] Bukowski could also be generous; for example, after a sold-out show at Amazingrace Coffeehouse in Evanston, Illinois, on November 18, 1975, he signed and illustrated over 100 copies of his poem "Winter," published by No Mountains Poetry Project. By the late 1970s, Bukowski's income was sufficient to give up live readings. Iyer, Pico (June 16, 1986). "Celebrities Who Travel Well". Time. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008 . Retrieved April 28, 2010.Hostage” on audio CD and “The Last Straw” on DVD . are recordings of his last reading at the Sweetwater club in Redondo Beach. The song "Private Eye" by the Chicago melodic punk band, Alkaline Trio, is a reference to this novel as a whole. [7]

In 1993 U2 album Zooropa included the song 'Dirty Day'. The song repeatedly references the Bukowski poetry collection 'The Days Run Away, Like Wild Horses Over the Hill'. The lyrics also reflect on a troubled father-son relationship, which is a central theme in much of Bukowski's writingPopular Czech rappers Yzomadias and Nik Tendo mention Bukowski in their song "Bukowski" on their 2022 album Kruhy & Vlny [52] Dobozy, Tamas (2001). "In the Country of Contradiction the Hypocrite is King: Defining Dirty Realism in Charles Bukowski's Factotum". Modern Fiction Studies. 47: 43–68. doi: 10.1353/mfs.2001.0002. S2CID 170828985.