Rock Is Lit Rock is Lit Vault Bonus Episode, Pleasant Gehman on 1980s L.A. Punk
HIGHLIGHTS:
Pleasant Gehman is a Hollywood rock ‘n’ roll icon. During the 1970s, she was one of the first punks in Los Angeles, documenting the scene she helped create in her fanzine ‘Lobotomy’,which led to writing for many of the top mainstream rock publications.
In this outtake from my interview with Pleasant for the Rock is Lit episode that features Janet Fitch’s rock novel ‘Paint it Black’, Pleasant talks about some of the hottest punk bands in L.A. in the early ‘80s, when ‘Paint it Black’ is set, including The Cramps, The Weirdos, The Germs, Blondie, The Nerves, The Zeros, The Damned, and Black Flag; seeing X’s very first show; working for a booking agency called Hollywood International Talent owned by Marshall Berle (nephew of Milton Berle) with Belinda Carlisle. We also talk about the decline of the L.A. punk scene in the very early ‘80s and how Janet Fitch’s rock novel ‘Paint it Black’ accurately depicts this shift.
SONGS PLAYED IN THIS EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
- "A Life of Crime" by The Weirdos
- "Los Angeles" by X
CONTACTS:
Pleasant Gehman Twitter, @PleasantGehman1
Pleasant Gehman Instagram, @princessofhollywood
The Devil's Music With Pleasant Gehman podcast
Christy Alexander Hallberg’s website
Christy Alexander Hallberg Instagram, @christyhallberg
Christy Alexander Hallberg Twitter, @ChristyHallberg
Christy Alexander Hallberg YouTube
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