Podcast appearances and mentions of Pamela Des Barres

Linda Beckstrom and Pamela Des Barres join Rick Kogan to talk about their books and young life experiences. Rick talks about Linda’s book with Angalia Bianca, “In Deep: How I Survived Gangs, Heroin, and Prison to Become a Chicago Violence Interrupter.” Also, Pamela and Rick discuss her book, “I’m with the Band,” and her Chicago […]

Oh my goodness, dolls, can you believe it?! On this absolutely blessed episode of Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party, your hostess (that's me!) finally gets to dish deep with the legendary DION! You know I've been crazy about Dion DiMucci since joining his fan club at 13, and this chat was a total dream come true, spanning his iconic rock and roll history – from "The Wanderer" and "Runaround Sue" to surviving the tour with Buddy Holly – right up to his fantastic new book, "The Wanderer Talks Truth (The Rock 'n' Roll Philosopher)." We get into it all: his incredible memories (Phil Spector! Sam Cooke! Hank Williams!), his 57 years of sobriety, the spiritual wisdom that shines through his music and life, that upcoming musical, and so much more. Tune in for a truly soulful, inspiring, and fun hang with the coolest cat himself, Dion, right here on Pantheon Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"GRIEVING IN THE DOLLS HOUSE"David Johansen passed away peacefully at home on February 28, holding the hands of his wife Mara Hennessey and daughter Leah, in the sunlight surrounded by music and flowers. After a decade of profoundly compromised health he died at the age of 75. David and his family were deeply moved by the outpouring of love and support they've experienced recently as the result of having gone public with their challenges.  He was thankful that he had a chance to be in touch with so many friends and family before he passed. He knew he was ecstatically loved."My mother and I would like to thank everyone for the fathomless love and support you've all shown us since we went public with David's diagnosis.We were able to make the last few weeks of David's life with us as serene and anxiety free as possible. As well as alleviating some of our more pressing material concerns, this campaign did make David feel profoundly connected. He really did feel the love from everyone.For the time being we will leave the fund open to contributions, to continue to pay off the debts accrued during David's long illness.We will share details about memorials and tributes soon. There will be several events celebrating David's life and artistry, details to follow.Thank you so much for the …LUVLove,Leah and Mara"THE GTO'S -"PERMANENT DAMAGE"- THEIR LONE VINYL FOOTPRINT"HARDLY A CHEAP TRICK"These seven young women left a permanent mark upon my perceptions of the feminine equation and artistic desires during what was known as the 60's Summer of Love. So much to ponder about these girls who just wanted to have fun.They left a legacy which when viewed through the lens of  artistic achievement, made them the first female Punk Rockettes.When the testimony is placed under the microscope of human triumph, destiny betrayed them. They were the creation of a time (The 1960's) and a place (Laurel Canyon) where  history tells us that the possibilities of inclusion could make a groupie as appreciated as Joni Mitchell.Frank Zappa knew better.Frank understood the nature of Permanent Damage. The most famous and successful of the GTOs is Miss Pamela, currently Pamela Des Barres, author of the groupie-memoir I'm With The Band. Des Barres's new book, Let's Spend the Night Together, a collection of interviews with fellow rock groupies, was released on July 1, 2007. Miss Mercy's 'biography' was expanded at length within the chapter entitled, "Miss Mercy's Blues". Also within the book, Des Barres notes that Miss Cynderella died in 2007 under mysterious circumstances. Miss Christine died on November 5th, 1972, of an overdose in a hotel room, after spending close to a year in a full body cast to correct her crooked spine. Miss Lucy died of an AIDS-related disease in the early 1990s. During her time as a GTO, Sandra became pregnant by Zappa's resident artist, Calvin Schenkel, and had a daughter named Raven. Miss Sandra later moved back to San Pedro and eventually Italy with her new husband and three children. She died of cancer on April 23, 1991. Miss Sparky is still alive, but not much has been divulged of her post-GTO's endeavours.In Circular Circulation, They Circle Continuously.- Rich Buckland

As a little girl, Pamela Des Barres fell in love with rock 'n' roll. While in high school, her friend introduced her to the psychedelic pioneer Captain Beefheart. At eighteen years old, she packed her bags for Hollywood. She spent the rest of the 1960s in rock's cradle of civilization, meeting, befriending, or dating all of her musical heroes—The Byrds, the Doors, Buffalo Springfield, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and countless others. Once Frank Zappa got to know Pamela and her girlfriends, he helped hone them into a performance art and music troupe he called the GTOs. Throughout her time opening for The Mothers of Invention with the GTOs, doing handstands in Jim Morrison's living room, sitting in at protests, accompanying Mick Jagger to Altamont, and nannying for the Zappas, Pamela kept detailed diaries, resulting in her best-selling memoir, I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie, and several subsequent tell-all publications. Today, Pamela is a respected author, journalist, creative writing instructor, podcaster, and rock historian and has earned the distinction of being recognized as the world's most famous Groupie and she joins Vivian to tell us all about it.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dylan Tupper Rupert is the host of the podcast, Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk. It's the latest season of KCRW's Lost Notes. Dylan is also Producer Emeritus for Bandsplain. We talk about birth control, the dawn of punk, a scandalous version of Cosmo in 1971, making a show about sexual relationships between rock stars and teens, that Cormac McCarthy Vanity Fair story, the vampiric energy of Jimmy Page, Pamela Des Barres, Dee Dee Keel, empowerment vs. exploitation, the mid-2000s Seattle scene, The Vera Project, The Lashes, her feelings about LA,  Blood Brothers, throwing a music fest on Orcas Island, and the Jackson Browne For Everyman house. Groupies is live now on your podcast app. Subscribe to After the Deluge Patreon and get extra stuff and a free zine mailed to your home: ⁠patreon.com/afterthedeluge⁠ - instagram.com/yaydylan - instagram.com/routinelayup --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterthedeluge/support

Rock and roll groupie, writer, musician and actress Pamela Des Barres joins Frank Mackay on this episode of The Frank Mackay Show!

Hey fabulous rock-n-roll lovers! In this sizzling episode we dive into the exhilarating world of Zebra with the iconic Randy Jackson. Randy shares a hilarious and somewhat frustrating band practice mishap where one bandmate insisted on playing "Aqualung" during "Suffragette City," even flaunting a Jack-o'-lantern grin with his loose tooth cap. Through trials and tribulations, including an impromptu sorority gig that defined their band name as "Zebra," Randy's narratives gleam with humor and resilience. The band experienced growing pains and successes, from hopping the New Orleans scene to making waves in New York, eventually charming Atlantic Records with their distinct sound and rocking hit "Who's Behind the Door?" Join us as Randy delves into the magic of songwriting, the influence of greats like The Beatles and Bob Dylan, and the rock-n-roll hustle that's kept Zebra touring for decades. With anecdotes about almost touring with Jefferson Airplane and the comical confusion with the other famous Randy Jackson, this episode is a treasure trove for music aficionados. Plus, there's exciting news about Zebra's upcoming album, the first since 2001. So, grab your PJs and gather 'round as we celebrate the legacy of rock with tales that will make your heart sing and your feet tap. And don't forget, for more rockin' adventures, check out zebraband.com and thedoor.com, and follow me, Pamela Des Barres, on my rock and roll escapades! Rock on!

Hey fabulous rock-n-roll lovers! In this sizzling episode we dive into the exhilarating world of Zebra with the iconic Randy Jackson. Randy shares a hilarious and somewhat frustrating band practice mishap where one bandmate insisted on playing "Aqualung" during "Suffragette City," even flaunting a Jack-o'-lantern grin with his loose tooth cap. Through trials and tribulations, including an impromptu sorority gig that defined their band name as "Zebra," Randy's narratives gleam with humor and resilience. The band experienced growing pains and successes, from hopping the New Orleans scene to making waves in New York, eventually charming Atlantic Records with their distinct sound and rocking hit "Who's Behind the Door?" Join us as Randy delves into the magic of songwriting, the influence of greats like The Beatles and Bob Dylan, and the rock-n-roll hustle that's kept Zebra touring for decades. With anecdotes about almost touring with Jefferson Airplane and the comical confusion with the other famous Randy Jackson, this episode is a treasure trove for music aficionados. Plus, there's exciting news about Zebra's upcoming album, the first since 2001. So, grab your PJs and gather 'round as we celebrate the legacy of rock with tales that will make your heart sing and your feet tap. And don't forget, for more rockin' adventures, check out zebraband.com and thedoor.com, and follow me, Pamela Des Barres, on my rock and roll escapades! Rock on!

Hey there, dolls! Welcome back to Pamela DeBar's Pajama Party, your favorite spot for music, culture, and all things rock ‘n' roll! This episode, we have the fabulous Steve Conte with us. You know Steve—multi-instrumentalist, New York Dolls rocker, and a man with more musical stories than you can shake a guitar at. We met in the third row at a Bruce Springsteen show, and let me tell you, his energy is just as electric off-stage as it is on! We dive deep into Steve's incredible journey, from his days in the New York Dolls to his latest solo projects. He's played with legends, created some epic tunes, and has stories that'll keep you hooked. Plus, we reminisce about our wild encounter at that Springsteen show. You won't want to miss the laughs, the backstage tales, and Steve's insights into the ever-evolving music scene. So, put on your comfiest PJs, grab a cup of something cozy, and join us for a rollicking good time with Steve Conte. Hit play now, and let's rock this pajama party like never before! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey there, dolls! Welcome back to Pamela DeBar's Pajama Party, your favorite spot for music, culture, and all things rock ‘n' roll! This episode, we have the fabulous Steve Conte with us. You know Steve—multi-instrumentalist, New York Dolls rocker, and a man with more musical stories than you can shake a guitar at. We met in the third row at a Bruce Springsteen show, and let me tell you, his energy is just as electric off-stage as it is on! We dive deep into Steve's incredible journey, from his days in the New York Dolls to his latest solo projects. He's played with legends, created some epic tunes, and has stories that'll keep you hooked. Plus, we reminisce about our wild encounter at that Springsteen show. You won't want to miss the laughs, the backstage tales, and Steve's insights into the ever-evolving music scene. So, put on your comfiest PJs, grab a cup of something cozy, and join us for a rollicking good time with Steve Conte. Hit play now, and let's rock this pajama party like never before! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey dolls, buckle up for an absolutely thrilling episode of Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party! Today, we're diving into the fabulously wild world of Don Preston, the rock legend from the Mothers of Invention. Picture this: it's the swinging '60s, and Don is grooving with the Mothers from '66 to '74. It's a rollercoaster of touring, making epic music, and those crazy behind-the-scenes stories that only a band like the Mothers could have. But wait, there's more! Don's got these killer personal tales, like his adventurous youth in Europe and learning the piano from his cool musician dad. Fast forward to now, and guess what, dolls? Don's still got that rock and roll fire burning inside him! In his 90s and he's still cranking out new tunes, working on a hot new CD with Chris Garcia and jamming with his longtime pal, Bunk Gardner. It's like, this guy's life is a rock anthem that just won't quit! Tune in and get ready for a trip down memory lane, mixed with a dash of now, all rolled into one electrifying journey. It's all about living and breathing music, baby, and Don Preston is here to show us how it's done, Mother style! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey dolls, buckle up for an absolutely thrilling episode of Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party! Today, we're diving into the fabulously wild world of Don Preston, the rock legend from the Mothers of Invention. Picture this: it's the swinging '60s, and Don is grooving with the Mothers from '66 to '74. It's a rollercoaster of touring, making epic music, and those crazy behind-the-scenes stories that only a band like the Mothers could have. But wait, there's more! Don's got these killer personal tales, like his adventurous youth in Europe and learning the piano from his cool musician dad. Fast forward to now, and guess what, dolls? Don's still got that rock and roll fire burning inside him! In his 90s and he's still cranking out new tunes, working on a hot new CD with Chris Garcia and jamming with his longtime pal, Bunk Gardner. It's like, this guy's life is a rock anthem that just won't quit! Tune in and get ready for a trip down memory lane, mixed with a dash of now, all rolled into one electrifying journey. It's all about living and breathing music, baby, and Don Preston is here to show us how it's done, Mother style! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey dolls! I just had the absolute delight of chatting with the one and only Johnny Hickman on my latest episode of Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party! If you're a fan of authentic, rock and roll storytelling, this episode is a treasure trove. Johnny, the wildly talented lead guitarist and founding member of Cracker, is not just a musical genius but a beacon of positivity. We've been Facebook friends for a while, and I finally got to delve into his world beyond the screen – and what a world it is! Johnny opened up about his journey in the music industry, from his early piano lessons to his days with Cracker and beyond. He shared heartwarming anecdotes about his childhood, his foray into music, and the many ups and downs of a life spent on the road. With stories of rock shows as a teenager and his experiences with legendary musicians, Johnny's life is a rock and roll saga that you just can't miss. Plus, his optimistic outlook on life, despite the challenges, is both inspiring and uplifting. But the real highlight? The music, of course! Johnny graced us with some fantastic performances, including tracks from his solo work and Cracker hits. His storytelling through music is as compelling as his tales, offering a glimpse into the heart and soul of a true rock and roll survivor. And dolls, let me tell you, his voice and guitar skills are as captivating as ever. So, if you're craving some insider rock stories, life lessons from the road, or just some darn good music, tune into this episode of Pamela DeBar's Pajama Party. Johnny Hickman's journey is a testament to the enduring power of rock and roll, and his story is one that every music lover needs to hear. Catch the full episode for an unforgettable ride through the life of a rock legend. You're gonna have a ball, I promise! Remember to follow, like, and subscribe for more rockin' episodes. Stay fabulous, and keep rocking, dolls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey dolls! I just had the absolute delight of chatting with the one and only Johnny Hickman on my latest episode of Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party! If you're a fan of authentic, rock and roll storytelling, this episode is a treasure trove. Johnny, the wildly talented lead guitarist and founding member of Cracker, is not just a musical genius but a beacon of positivity. We've been Facebook friends for a while, and I finally got to delve into his world beyond the screen – and what a world it is! Johnny opened up about his journey in the music industry, from his early piano lessons to his days with Cracker and beyond. He shared heartwarming anecdotes about his childhood, his foray into music, and the many ups and downs of a life spent on the road. With stories of rock shows as a teenager and his experiences with legendary musicians, Johnny's life is a rock and roll saga that you just can't miss. Plus, his optimistic outlook on life, despite the challenges, is both inspiring and uplifting. But the real highlight? The music, of course! Johnny graced us with some fantastic performances, including tracks from his solo work and Cracker hits. His storytelling through music is as compelling as his tales, offering a glimpse into the heart and soul of a true rock and roll survivor. And dolls, let me tell you, his voice and guitar skills are as captivating as ever. So, if you're craving some insider rock stories, life lessons from the road, or just some darn good music, tune into this episode of Pamela DeBar's Pajama Party. Johnny Hickman's journey is a testament to the enduring power of rock and roll, and his story is one that every music lover needs to hear. Catch the full episode for an unforgettable ride through the life of a rock legend. You're gonna have a ball, I promise! Remember to follow, like, and subscribe for more rockin' episodes. Stay fabulous, and keep rocking, dolls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pamela Des Barres—proud rock and roll groupie, accomplished writer, musician, and raconteur—joins Staci on this episode of the Rock & Roll Nightmares podcast. She of course talks about her bestselling memoir, I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie, which details her experiences in the L.A. music scene of the 1960s 70s, when she frolicked with the likes of Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, and Jimmy Page… but she also gives us a glimpse into her next book, which is bound to be a doozy. Miss Pamela shares her own personal “rock and roll nightmare” (another one involving Led Zeppelin! There are so many now…) and tells us about her upcoming appearance at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, and beyond!

Welcome back to the dazzling world of Pamela Des Barres's Pajama Party, exclusively on Pantheon Podcasts! This episode is a delightful twist, as I, your favorite host, switch roles and get interviewed by the fabulous Sie Sie Benhoff. Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster as I share the juicy details of my latest project – the heartwarming and intimate 'American Girl,' a book chronicling the 25-year love story between Jane Petty and rock legend Tom Petty. It's been four years in the making, and I'm spilling all the behind-the-scenes stories you're dying to hear! Dive deep with us into my colorful life – from my iconic Playboy shoot to my profound spiritual connections with legends like James Dean and Bobby D. Hear about my whirlwind romance with Don Johnson, revealing some of the most personal and intimate details of our relationship. Plus, we touch on the exciting possibility of a film or TV adaptation of my memoir 'I'm With The Band.' From Ally Sheedy's early interest to Dakota Johnson's recent involvement, it's a saga as riveting as the stories within the book itself! And of course, what's a pajama party without some music talk? I reminisce about the songs that have shaped my life, like Elvis Presley's 'Treat Me Nice,' and delve into my profound experiences with musical geniuses from Captain Beefheart to Frank Zappa. Don't miss the buzz about my upcoming backyard concert featuring the fantastic Sweet Nothings – it's going to be a night to remember. So, glam up in your best pajamas, grab your favorite drink, and join us for a journey through the heart of rock 'n' roll, spirituality, and endless fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the dazzling world of Pamela Des Barres's Pajama Party, exclusively on Pantheon Podcasts! This episode is a delightful twist, as I, your favorite host, switch roles and get interviewed by the fabulous Sie Sie Benhoff. Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster as I share the juicy details of my latest project – the heartwarming and intimate 'American Girl,' a book chronicling the 25-year love story between Jane Petty and rock legend Tom Petty. It's been four years in the making, and I'm spilling all the behind-the-scenes stories you're dying to hear! Dive deep with us into my colorful life – from my iconic Playboy shoot to my profound spiritual connections with legends like James Dean and Bobby D. Hear about my whirlwind romance with Don Johnson, revealing some of the most personal and intimate details of our relationship. Plus, we touch on the exciting possibility of a film or TV adaptation of my memoir 'I'm With The Band.' From Ally Sheedy's early interest to Dakota Johnson's recent involvement, it's a saga as riveting as the stories within the book itself! And of course, what's a pajama party without some music talk? I reminisce about the songs that have shaped my life, like Elvis Presley's 'Treat Me Nice,' and delve into my profound experiences with musical geniuses from Captain Beefheart to Frank Zappa. Don't miss the buzz about my upcoming backyard concert featuring the fantastic Sweet Nothings – it's going to be a night to remember. So, glam up in your best pajamas, grab your favorite drink, and join us for a journey through the heart of rock 'n' roll, spirituality, and endless fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“My Rock Moment” podcaster and adjunct instructor of California rock history, Amanda Morck, joins Staci on this episode of "Rock & Roll Nightmares" to talk about some of her most intriguing episodes as well as California-based bands like Eagles, Love, and The Flying Burrito Brothers. She has fun stories about interviewing women in rock such as Pamela Des Barres and Rita Wild, and also discusses the loss of Sunset Strip landmarks and how that affects music culture.

On episode 55, Greg is joined by the iconic and amazingly talented multihyphenate MICHAEL DES BARRES!!!Michael Des Barres' arrival in the entertainment world came early – as a Marquis attending boarding school in England, he first started acting at age eight in commercials and school plays. He later moved on to Corona Theatre School in West London where he was cast in the 1967 classic film To Sir With Love, starring Sidney Poitier. At nineteen, Michael played the androgynous rock star Rose in the nude musical The Dirtiest Show In Town, produced by Robert Stigwood, of Jesus Christ Superstar fame. Andrew Lloyd Webber saw Michael's performance and went backstage to tell Michael that he should indeed form a real rock band. Michael quickly wrote his first song titled “Will You Finance My Rock and Roll Band” which he performed for Lloyd Webber, that song lead Michael to form Silverhead, his first band, a raucous glam rock experiment. They were immediately signed to Purple Records in 1972. In 1974 Michael married his girlfriend of seven years actress Wendy Hamilton (Professor Emeritus Wendy Wheeler, London Metropolitan University). After two albums and two world tours Silverhead disbanded and Michael moved to Los Angeles broke and in love with Pamela Miller "Miss Pamela" of the GTO's, he arrived in L.A. with two hundred dollars and a hair dryer, ending his marriage to Wendy Hamilton. Michael married Pamela Des Barres, author of “I'm With The Band” in 1977. Michael and Pamela amicably divorced in 1991 and have one son, Nicholas Dean Des Barres. In Los Angeles Michael formed the band Detective. Detective was signed to the famed Swan Song Records by Jimmy Page and recorded two albums. That era also saw Michael appear on U.S. television in the sitcom WKRP In Cincinnati with Detective playing the punk rock group Scum of the Earth. Michael's character, Dog was featured throughout the episode and the band itself played at the end of the show. The members of Detective went their separate ways in 1979. Throughout the years of Silverhead and Detective Michael had been struggling with drugs and alcohol and in 1981 he finally got sober and has remained so. "People didn't understand why I didn't drink or do drugs in the 80's, I was a pariah, but I understood that it was for kids. It was making me psychotic and it was destroying my natural energy. It made me listless and uncreative and I thought that was unacceptable. It was more important to be able to look into my son's eyes and be able to connect with him, than it was to look in the eyes of some lower companion with bad coke." As a result of his sobriety he co-founded R.A.D, Rock Against Drugs, a highly successful P.S.A. that helped enthuse the culture of MTV with an anti-drug status.In 1982 Michael formed the band Chequered Past, featuring Steve Jones, Clem Burke, Nigel Harrison and Tony Sales. The band opened for Duran Duran in 1984, it was this association that led to Michael being chosen to replace Robert Palmer as lead singer of The Power Station when Robert Palmer withdrew. Michael performed with The Power Station in Philadelphia at Live Aid before two billion people after a ten day rehearsal. A highlight of the touring set was Michael's song “Obsession, cowritten with Holly Knight in 1983. At the time, it had been released by the L.A. based New Wave group Animotion and was a number one hit in twenty-seven countries. Michael's love of acting had never subsided and in 1985 he was cast in the role most familiar to his fans – that of...

This week Ally & Jamie sat down with Nashville-based Kayla Hall. Tune in to hear an exclusive acoustic performance of Kayla's unreleased track “Pamela Des Barres” and to hear her chat about the story behind single “Conversations in Parked Cars,” her new release with group Moody Joody “Lost In A Midnight,” what she's working on now and more!Support the show

It's all about musings and music this week as host Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Music Entertainment Editor) welcomes IT girl, icon, model and musician, special guest Bebe Buell. The author of a recently released 2nd memoir "Rebel Soul," Bebe has enough fascinating tales about 80's Rock & Roll for a whole episode on her own. Join us as she discusses dinner etiquette with Bryan Ferry, being produced by Ric Ocasek (The Cars), Stiv Bators (Dead Boys, Lord of the New Church), Elvis Costello, John Taylor (Duran Duran) & being the catalyst of Power Station plus more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Vladimir Lenin famously observed, "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen," and it's such a fitting statement for the long-gone era when rock & roll was young. Traveling musicians had long indulged in their share of excess, but when Jimmy Page's Led Zeppelin exploded onto the scene in 1969, they redefined what debauchery could be. At the same time, the first wave of Groupies, typified by Pamela Des Barres, was giving way to the so-called Baby Groupies, a younger cohort. Which is to say, a cohort that was far too young for the relationship Jimmy Page allegedly carried on with a fourteen year old girl. Stacie has the story, in all its trashy, day-glo, Marshall-stack tawdriness. Content note: This episode includes fairly graphic descriptions of disturbing behavior. Want early, ad-free episodes, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Read More Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography, by Chris Salewicz (Amazon link) Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga, by Stephen Davis (Amazon link) The Rough Guide to Led Zeppelin, by Nigel Williamson (Amazon link) Sponsors Innovative Extracts. Get 40% off your first order of CBD and THC gummies, tinctures, vapes, and creams, when you visit www.ie-cbd.com and use promo code TRASHY at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode we welcome the truly legendary Pamela Des Barres, all the way from her native San Fernando Valley, and invite her to reminisce about the all-girl GTOs, Frank Zappa, Lowell George... and plenty more besides. The bestselling author of 1987's groupie confessional I'm With The Band describes how she entered the Laurel Canyon orbit of ringmaster Zappa, and how the motley troupe he christened Girls Together Outrageously came into being. The former Miss Pamela talks about her fellow "Misses" Mercy and Christine, then describes the sessions for the group's unruly 1969 classic Permanent Damage. This leads on to a discussion of the Groupie phenomenon and its problematic nature in the #MeToo era. In passing, we hear about Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco and 1974's Hollywood Street Revival and Trash Dance show. The somewhat different — yet not entirely unrelated — L.A. domain of the canyon singer-songwriter crowd is considered as we hear clips from co-host Barney Hoskyns' 2003 audio interview with James Taylor/Linda Ronstadt producer Peter Asher. Following discussion of Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell and their mutual paramour John David Souther, we circle back to the GTOs and the guest appearance of the late Jeff Beck on Permanent Damage. We then pay extensive tribute to Beck's eclectic genius and unique technique. We conclude with quotes from notable RBP library additions, including pieces about Bonnie Raitt recording at Bearsville, L.A. session bassist Carol Kaye and apocalyptic jazz trio Comet Is Coming. Many thanks to special guest Pamela Des Barres. Visit her website at pameladesbarresofficial.com for details of her podcast, books and more. Pieces discussed: The GTOs by Miles, A Requiem for Miss Christine, Girls Together Outrageously, Miss Mercy, Los Angeles Clubs, Rodney Bingenheimer, The GTOs live, Peter Asher audio, Jeff Beck audio, Jeff Beck by Eden, Jeff Beck by Alan Light, Jeff Beck by Kate Mossman, Bonnie Raitt, Ethel Merman, Carol Kaye, Compiling by gender and The Comet is Coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we welcome the truly legendary Pamela Des Barres, all the way from her native San Fernando Valley, and invite her to reminisce about the all-girl GTOs, Frank Zappa, Lowell George... and plenty more besides. The bestselling author of 1987's groupie confessional I'm With The Band describes how she entered the Laurel Canyon orbit of ringmaster Zappa, and how the motley troupe he christened Girls Together Outrageously came into being. The former Miss Pamela talks about her fellow "Misses" Mercy and Christine, then describes the sessions for the group's unruly 1969 classic Permanent Damage. This leads on to a discussion of the Groupie phenomenon and its problematic nature in the #MeToo era. In passing, we hear about Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco and 1974's Hollywood Street Revival and Trash Dance show. The somewhat different — yet not entirely unrelated — L.A. domain of the canyon singer-songwriter crowd is considered as we hear clips from co-host Barney Hoskyns' 2003 audio interview with James Taylor/Linda Ronstadt producer Peter Asher. Following discussion of Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell and their mutual paramour John David Souther, we circle back to the GTOs and the guest appearance of the late Jeff Beck on Permanent Damage. We then pay extensive tribute to Beck's eclectic genius and unique technique. We conclude with quotes from notable RBP library additions, including pieces about Bonnie Raitt recording at Bearsville, L.A. session bassist Carol Kaye and apocalyptic jazz trio Comet Is Coming. Many thanks to special guest Pamela Des Barres. Visit her website at pameladesbarresofficial.com for details of her podcast, books and more. Pieces discussed: The GTOs by Miles, A Requiem for Miss Christine, Girls Together Outrageously, Miss Mercy, Los Angeles Clubs, Rodney Bingenheimer, The GTOs live, Peter Asher audio, Jeff Beck audio, Jeff Beck by Eden, Jeff Beck by Alan Light, Jeff Beck by Kate Mossman, Bonnie Raitt, Ethel Merman, Carol Kaye, Compiling by gender and The Comet is Coming.

We said goodbye to 2022 and Season One of Rock is Lit last week. To celebrate the coming of Season Two, here's a brief recap of Season One, a thank you to all the folks who helped make the podcast happen, intro to Season Two, and an intro to the full video interview I conducted with legendary groupie Pamela Des Barres for the Season One Finale/Episode 17. Use the link below to view the YouTube video. Happy New Year, Lit Listeners!YouTube interview with Pamela Des Barres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlutwO7WMzkRock is Lit Vault: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/podcast-vault-feed/pameladesbarresChristy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter/Instagram: @christyhallberg

We said goodbye to 2022 and Season One of Rock is Lit last week. To celebrate the coming of Season Two, here's a brief recap of Season One, a thank you to all the folks who helped make the podcast happen, intro to Season Two, and an intro to the full video interview I conducted with legendary groupie Pamela Des Barres for the Season One Finale/Episode 17. Use the link below to view the YouTube video. Happy New Year, Lit Listeners! YouTube interview with Pamela Des Barres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlutwO7WMzk Rock is Lit Vault: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/podcast-vault-feed/pameladesbarres Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter/Instagram: @christyhallberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello, Lit Listeners. I hope you're all geared up to party with the bands in this episode's rock novel, because you've got a backstage pass and VIP access. Sarah Priscus is here to talk about her new novel, ‘Groupies', a story that shines a light on the grungy yet glittery world of 1970s Los Angeles rock 'n roll and the women—the groupies—who unapologetically love too much in a world that doesn't love them back.Later, who else is better qualified to give real-world context to this very topic than the fabulous Super Groupie, member of Frank Zappa's GTOs, and talented writer and podcaster, Pamela Des Barres? That's right, Miss Pamela herself joins me during the last segment of the show, so break out your groovy boas and hot pants and drop some far-out vinyl on the turn table. You're all with the band tonight. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:Sarah and I talk aboutWhat she and Suzi Quatro have in commonSarah's experience writing and publishing her debut novelOverview of plot and characters of ‘Groupies'The setting of ‘Groupies': Los Angeles in the late 1970sThe early seasons of SNL as part of Sarah's research into the era/other research Sarah did for the novel, including watching ‘Almost Famous' againSarah's long love affair with Pamela Des Barres' seminal memoir ‘I'm With the Band'Led Zeppelin references in the novel and our shared love of the bandGroupie definitions and rules, as presented in the novel ‘Groupies'Feminism and groupie culture in the 1970s/the Baby Groupie issueInstant gratification and the 1970s and Polaroid cameras, which the character Faun usesPamela and I talk aboutHow and when she first got into the L.A. music sceneWho christened each of the GTOs “Miss”The kazillion rock icons she's known, including Frank Zappa, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, Love, Three Dog Night, Gene Simmons, Keith Moon The GTOs' album ‘Permanent Damage', which Frank Zappa producedThe L.A. scene in the ‘60s and ‘70sBaby Groupies of the 1970sThe first time Pamela heard the word “groupie” and her definition of the word‘I'm With the Band' and some of the ridiculous comments people—especially early interviewers—have made Pamela's ex-husband Michael Des Barres' thoughts on ‘I'm With the Band'How Gram Parsons turned her onto Country music MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:1970's Retro Background Music (Royalty Free)“Our Last Summer” by ABBA“Mrs. Robinson” by Simon & Garfunkel“It's Only Rock ‘N' Roll” by The Rolling StonesClip of early SNL opening“Life in the Fast Lane” by The Eagles“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin“I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy“We Shall Go Forth” by Margie Adam“Hey Ya!” by OutKast“Famous Groupies” by Paul McCartney“I'm In Love With The Ooo-Ooo Man” by The GTOs“Shock Treatment” by The GTOs, featuring Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart“Sixteen and Savaged” by Silverhead“Christine's Tune” by The Flying Burrito Brothers“Mystery Roach” by Frank Zappa and The Mothers LINKS: Sarah Priscus's website: https://sarahpriscus.com/Sarah on Twitter, @sarahpriscusSarah on Instagram, @sarah.priscus Pamela Des Barres' website: https://www.pameladesbarresofficial.com/Pamela on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, @PamelaDesBarres Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, @ChristyHallbergChristy Alexander Hallberg on Instagram, @christyhallbergChristy Alexander Hallberg's YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfSnRmlL5moSQYi6EjSvqag

Hello, Lit Listeners. I hope you're all geared up to party with the bands in this episode's rock novel, because you've got a backstage pass and VIP access. Sarah Priscus is here to talk about her new novel, ‘Groupies', a story that shines a light on the grungy yet glittery world of 1970s Los Angeles rock 'n roll and the women—the groupies—who unapologetically love too much in a world that doesn't love them back. Later, who else is better qualified to give real-world context to this very topic than the fabulous Super Groupie, member of Frank Zappa's GTOs, and talented writer and podcaster, Pamela Des Barres? That's right, Miss Pamela herself joins me during the last segment of the show, so break out your groovy boas and hot pants and drop some far-out vinyl on the turn table. You're all with the band tonight. FYI: Check out my full uncut YouTube video interview with Pamela Des Barres in the Rock is Lit Vault. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Sarah and I talk about What she and Suzi Quatro have in common Sarah's experience writing and publishing her debut novel Overview of plot and characters of ‘Groupies' The setting of ‘Groupies': Los Angeles in the late 1970s The early seasons of SNL as part of Sarah's research into the era/other research Sarah did for the novel, including watching ‘Almost Famous' again Sarah's long love affair with Pamela Des Barres' seminal memoir ‘I'm With the Band' Led Zeppelin references in the novel and our shared love of the band Groupie definitions and rules, as presented in the novel ‘Groupies' Feminism and groupie culture in the 1970s/the Baby Groupie issue Instant gratification and the 1970s and Polaroid cameras, which the character Faun uses Pamela and I talk about How and when she first got into the L.A. music scene Who christened each of the GTOs “Miss” The kazillion rock icons she's known, including Frank Zappa, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, Love, Three Dog Night, Gene Simmons, Keith Moon The GTOs' album ‘Permanent Damage', which Frank Zappa produced The L.A. scene in the ‘60s and ‘70s Baby Groupies of the 1970s The first time Pamela heard the word “groupie” and her definition of the word ‘I'm With the Band' and some of the ridiculous comments people—especially early interviewers—have made Pamela's ex-husband Michael Des Barres' thoughts on ‘I'm With the Band' How Gram Parsons turned her onto Country music   MUSIC IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: 1970's Retro Background Music (Royalty Free) “Our Last Summer” by ABBA “Mrs. Robinson” by Simon & Garfunkel “It's Only Rock ‘N' Roll” by The Rolling Stones Clip of early SNL opening “Life in the Fast Lane” by The Eagles “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy “We Shall Go Forth” by Margie Adam “Hey Ya!” by OutKast “Famous Groupies” by Paul McCartney “I'm In Love With The Ooo-Ooo Man” by The GTOs “Shock Treatment” by The GTOs, featuring Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart “Sixteen and Savaged” by Silverhead “Christine's Tune” by The Flying Burrito Brothers “Mystery Roach” by Frank Zappa and The Mothers   LINKS:  Sarah Priscus's website: https://sarahpriscus.com/ Sarah on Twitter, @sarahpriscus Sarah on Instagram, @sarah.priscus   Pamela Des Barres' website: https://www.pameladesbarresofficial.com/ Pamela on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, @PamelaDesBarres   Christy Alexander Hallberg's website: https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/ Christy Alexander Hallberg on Twitter, @ChristyHallberg Christy Alexander Hallberg on Instagram, @christyhallberg Christy Alexander Hallberg's YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfSnRmlL5moSQYi6EjSvqag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've wanted to have Sin on my couch for my pajama party and it finally happened! His musical history is a fascinating journey that is ongoing and surprising. (15 years with Ministry!) I think he's the only guitarist I've known (besides Mr Zappa) who has never touched drink or drugs, which is true rebellion, right?

We've only gone and done a bonus episode! An audio addendum to our LA season this year, The Last Bohemians hopped over to Santa Fé to meet the one and only Julia Cameron. Our series is dedicated to creative women who've lived their lives outside the norm. Julia Cameron has spent hers guiding others, with her world-beating creativity manual The Artist's Way. Very sadly, Julia had just lost her beloved dog when we arrived one afternoon in 2022. But she soldiered on regardless. It's a whistlestop tour through her early days, breaking into the boys club of 1970s journalism alongside Hunter S Thompson, through her wild thirties in Hollywood married to Martin Scorsese, and eventually how she turned her life around by relocating to Georgia O'Keefe country, with its endlessly inspiring dramatic desert landscapes.  In this special episode, we enter Julia's writing room to talk about addiction and recovery, harnessing the creativity spirit, sexism and psychic powers, how she helped to write Taxi Driver, inspiration and motivation, her friendship with Eve Babitz and much more. For more, Julia Cameron's memoir Floor Sample was rereleased in the UK in summer 2022. CREDITS Presenter and Exec Producer: Kate Hutchinson Editor: Georgie Rogers Photography and recording: Anna Kooris With thanks to Anna-Maria Fitzgerald, Nick and Didi at Meow Wolf. The Last Bohemians theme music by Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It featured 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. The series won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards. Season two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre, and launched an LA series, supported by Audio-Technica, and starring Angelyne, Betye Saar, Gloria Hendry and more. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

This week, we're reading one of Ella's favorite books, which is filled with diary entries, sex with rockstars, and lots of drugs and alcohol…just quintessential L.A. in the '70s.  I'm With the Band by Pamela Des Barres I'm With the Band is a stylish, exuberant, and remarkably sweet confession of one of the most famous groupies of the 1960s and 70s: Pamela Des Barres. She had affairs with Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Waylon Jennings, Chris Hillman, Noel Redding, and Jim Morrison, among others. Our LA Rock Culture expert, Ella Kopeikin, joins me today to talk about all things groupie culture and the movie we keep coming back to, Almost Famous.  In this episode we cover:  How groupie culture has been given a bad rap lately Where the inspiration for Penny Lane really came from Why we miss the old school answering machines  Open your book and press play on a podcast episode that will leave you wanting to journal every aspect of your life because it may make its way into a best-selling memoir one day.  Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast: We Are Lady Parts (TV Show) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Movie) Shampoo (Movie) Gimme Shelter (1970) (Movie) Just Kids (Book) Twenty Thousand Roads (Book) LOL (Movie) Daisy Jones & The Six (Book) Wine Pairings: any scotch, because I feel like that's what all the rockstars were drinking in this book.  ***  Once you're done listening, hop onto our Instagram and TikTok @rwreadspodcast to give us your thoughts on the discussion and the book. We look forward to hearing from you!

For the final episode of The Last Bohemians: LA, supported by Audio-Technica, we meet French fashion disruptor and true original, Michéle Lamy. She's been married to the designer Rick Owens, her former pattern cutter, since 2006 and is often referred to as his 'muse'. But Michéle is a chameleonic creative in her own right, forever staging art happenings, musical collaborations and style projects around the world, as well as co-designing the furniture for the Rick Owens line. She's so in-demand that she's tricky to track down: we did this interview partly in London, at Claridges in Mayfair, and partly at the Chateau Marmont in LA, the city Michéle lived in for 26 years until the early 2000s. In those days, she was better known as the owner and host of cult Hollywood nightspot Les Deux Cafe, where anyone who's anyone would dine as Michéle performed smoky jazz numbers in her thick drawl. Now Michéle is more nomadic, splitting her time between Los Angeles and Paris, and attracting beautiful freaks wherever she goes. A gothic style icon (she's been called a vampire, ageless, the ultimate eccentric…), her signature look is ink-dipped fingers, a line of kohl on her forehead, a voluminous outfit and a cigarette always in her hand. Listen out for her many bangles too, which clank as she speaks! In this hypnotic episode, Michéle talks to us about the influence of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, her style awakening in the Moroccan desert, how she decides who to collaborate with, her unlikely kinship with Kim Kardashian, why she loves boxing, how she got gold teeth, following her instincts and the importance of “finding your tribe”. That's it for the LA series but listen out for some bonus episodes very soon.  CREDITS Presenter and Exec Producer: Kate Hutchinson Editors: Holly Fisher and Mariana Sousa Aguiar Additional production: Sefa Nyki Photography: Matilda Hill-Jenkins With thanks to Janet Fischgrund and everyone at Owenscorp All music by Mara Carlyle with the exception of 'Laman' by Imdukal'N' El Hussain Safir and The Last Bohemians theme music by Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones. ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It featured 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. The series won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards. Season two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre, and launched an LA series, supported by Audio-Technica, in summer. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

Penny Slinger was a mover and shaker in Swinging London's art scene – though you might not have heard of her. She went to Chelsea Art School at the height of the Pop Art boom and, inspired by Max Ernst, went on to mix up self-portrait, collage, film and sculpture to create surreal and feminist images that still provoke today.  Among these were her “full frontal collages”, including ones where Penny appears inside a wedding cake, the slice between her legs removed. Her 1977 collage masterpiece, An Exorcism, meanwhile, evoked the darkness of the English psyche, stitching together ghoulish images of the countryside, genitals, nuns and manor houses.  In the UK, Penny counted the photographer Lee Miller among her friends and, at one point, lived in a turret in Soho, where her boyfriend – the counterculture film-maker Peter Whitehead – kept falcons. How's that for bohemian! Penny appeared in experimental films and wrote a number of books on themes of sex, mysticism, eroticism and inner goddesses, including groundbreaking books of her collages and poetry, such as 50% The Invisible Woman. But after a solo show in New York in 1982, she abandoned the art world, tired of its sexism and narrow-mindedness. She moved first to the Caribbean, then to Northern California and finally settled in LA. It isn't until recently that Penny's work has been rediscovered. In 2009, she was included in the Angels of Anarchy show of female surrealists in Manchester and she was the subject of a 2017 documentary by Richard Kovitch. In our final Last Bohemians LA episode, supported by Audio-Technica, Penny covers a range of topics, including her sexual and sensual liberation, finding her voice in a male-dominated art scene, starring in the only feature film directed by a woman in the 1970s, how she hopes to see a retrospective in her lifetime and how desire doesn't diminish with age... CREDITS Presenter: Kate Hutchinson Producer: Holly Fisher Photography: Lisa Jelliffe. With thanks to Zoe Flowers. Theme music: Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It featured 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. The series won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards. Season two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre, and launched an LA series, supported by Audio-Tecnica, in summer. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

“I really tried to create a band that I would love, if they were real”— Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six Fiction writers have long been seduced by the anarchy, defiance, and raw power of rock ‘n roll, creating stories about music, the people who make it, and the characters who love it with the same intensity as the most ambitious concept albums. But until Rock is Lit first aired in September 2022, there had never been a podcast devoted to this art form—the rock novel—and the show remains a singularity. In each episode, host Christy Alexander Hallberg, author of the award-winning rock novel Searching for Jimmy Page (Livingston Press, 2021), interviews authors about craft and the musical inspiration behind their work, then brings in music experts, like legendary groupie Pamela Des Barres, to add real-world context to the bands or musical periods featured in the novels. Hallberg has quickly earned a reputation as a meticulous researcher and creative producer, frequently garnering compliments from guests such as Rex Weiner, author of The (Original) Adventures of Ford Fairlane: “You're so well versed in what I wrote and, of course, your own rock ‘n roll history is pretty terrific.” The podcast's growing roster of rock novels includes: Dana Spiotta's National Book Award-nominated Eat the Document, works by BIPOC authors like Chris L. Terry's Black Card, metal-centric novels like John Wray's Gone to the Wolves, YA LGBTQ debuts like Jessamyn Violet's Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar, Scifi rock novels like Sarah Pinsker's Nebula Award-winning A Song For A New Day, rock novels adapted to film like Garth Risk Hallberg's City on Fire, and celebrity rock novels like the legendary Suzi Quatro's The Hurricane. Tune in to Rock is Lit and join the mounting number of Lit Listeners on their quest to find the very best rock novels. Watch the trailer on YouTube. Find Christy Alexander Hallberg and Rock is Lit on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube: @ChristyHallberg   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summary:   Encore presentation. "Jesus loves winners." This week we invite comedian Katie-Ellen Humphries on the podcast to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cult classic Drop Dead Gorgeous, a movie both Andrea and Lisa have somehow never seen until now. Also discussed: Pamela Des Barres, open water swimming and Ronan Farrow.     Show notes:   WTF with Marc Maron: Episode 1065 - Pamela Des Barres     Katie-Ellen Humphries is a 3-time Canadian National Champion for the 5 Kilometer Open Water Swim   “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Which Is Finally Streaming, Is Possibly My Favorite Movie of All Time (Jia Tolentino, New Yorker)   "Catch and Keep It" (with Ronan Farrow) (Keep It podcast)     Recommendations:  Andrea W.:  You Must Remember This (Song of the South) (podcast) Lisa:  Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow (book) Katie-Ellen: So You're A Little Sad, So What? by Alicia Tobin (book)   Music credits: "Ghost" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 4.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL     Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.  

Speak to anyone from the 1980s punk scene in Los Angeles and they'll tell you: Johanna Went is an underground legend. While the bands like Black Flag, Fear and X were thrashing out their three chords and the truth, Went would take to the stage at clubs like The Masque, Club Lingerie and Hong Kong Cafe and perform between the live shows. The crowd hadn't seen anything like it before. She wasn't a punk musician per se but the “hyena of performance art”, whose transgressive spectacles of New Wave theatre, experimental noise, elaborate and crude costumes, chaotic rituals, and gory props like pig heads and fake blood – lots of blood – built a cult following and predated Lady Gaga's meat dress and Peaches' raucous stage antics and costumes by decades. Johanna's shows were wild, depraved and often grotesque, boldly taking on themes like female pleasure and menstruation. Take her 1988 performance Passion Container, in which she pulled giant bloodied tampons out of a silk vagina and chucked them into the crowd – this was pre-riot grrrl and before L7's legendary tampon-flinging performance at Reading Festival in 1992.  Many aren't sure where Johanna Went went but The Last Bohemians: LA, supported by Audio-Technica, found her living a quieter life, in the beach town of Ventura, California. Across her garden table, she looks back at her transgressive work and talks about the magic of the 1980s punk scene, growing up an outsider, the beauty of performance art and why embracing ageing is the punkest move of all. CREDITS Presenter and Exec-Producer: Kate Hutchinson Editor: Georgie Rogers Additional production: Holly Fisher Mixing and mastering: Mariana Sousa Aguiar Photography: Kate Hutchinson With thanks to Sarah Cooper at the Getty, Alice Bag, Mara Carlyle and all at Erased Tapes. MUSIC Theme music: Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones Piano Scapes 3  Written and performed by Qasim Naqvi Courtesy of Erased Tapes Angelus Novus Written by Saki Sugimoto Performed by Hatis Noit Courtesy of Erased Tapes Away With These Self-Loving Lads (Instrumental) - Mara Carlyle Pearl (Instrumental) - Mara Carlyle  Bowlface en Provence (Instrumental) - Mara Carlyle Bonding (Instrumental) - Mara Carlyle Nerveskade - Sickhead Apache Tomcat - Alright Rock N Roll FURTHER READING/LISTENING X-Trax Hyperallergic ArtForum Bandcamp ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It featured 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. The series won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards. Season two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre, and launched an LA series, supported by Audio-Tecnica, in summer. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

In the north of Los Angeles, in a neighbourhood called Glendale, an unassuming bungalow is home to one of the first women in Hollywood to cut men's hair. Today she goes by the glitziest of names, Madelynn von Ritz, but back in the 60s she was called Lynn Castle and hung out with key people of the era, lopping off Jim Morrison, the Byrds, Sonny Bono and Neil Young's locks. She was also a secret musician. But despite her childhood friends being musical svengalis like Phil Spector – who she once dated – as well as Jack Nietzcshe and Lee Hazlewood, it took her a while to reveal her talent. Eventually, however, she cut a number of intimate, melancholy demos in the hazy 60s with Hazlewood, who later famously teamed up with Nancy Sinatra and helped define the decade's psychedelic sound. Lynn is now 83 (going on 53!) and still writes music to this day, with a home studio tucked in the corner of her living room. Those old demos, meanwhile, were found by the label Light in the Attic and reissued as Rose Coloured Corner in 2017 – an album 50 years in the making – including her signature song, pop gem The Lady Barber.  In this episode of The Last Bohemians: LA, supported by Audio-Technica, Lynn discusses her 'friendship' with Elvis, her series of almost-famous moments with Bob Dylan and the Stones, her positive outlook and life, and unexpectedly digs out letters from an old flame... CREDITS Presenter/Exec-Producer: Kate Hutchinson Producer: Holly Fisher Photography: Lisa Jelliffe Theme music: Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones With thanks to Light in the Attic Records. ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It stole hearts with 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. It won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards. Series two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

Our LA series, supported by Audio-Technica, returns this week with a Last Bohemians first: in a very special episode, we speak to three generations of an American artistic dynasty up in the leafy hills of Laurel Canyon: the incredible Betye Saar, her daughter Alison Saar and and granddaughter Maddy Leeser. Betye Saar, 96 (she was 95 at the time of making this podcast), is a revered assemblage, collage and installation artist, known for her use of found objects, and was part of both the Black Arts and feminist art movements in 1960s and 70s California. Her best known works include 1969's Black Girl's Window, which incorporates elements of mysticism and brings to mind the current #BlackGirlMagic movement, and 1972's The Liberation of Aunt Jemima, a piece of art that confronted racist and cultural stereotypes. The latter was so revolutionary, said the Guardian, “that the activist and scholar Angela Davis credited it with launching the Black women's movement.” Betye is currently experiencing something of a renaissance, underlined by recent, pre-pandemic solo shows at MOMA in New York and its LA equivalent, LACMA. She still makes art every day. But, as Harper's Bazaar recently said, her proudest legacy is her family. We sit around the table and share tea and biscuits not only with Betye but with Alison Saar, 66, one of her three daughters, who started out by working with her father, Richard Saar, in his ceramics studio. A breathtaking sculptor whose work spans four decades, Alison's pieces often take the form of female figures. They explore different takes on African-African experiences, and the idea of history repeating, often made in response to events and themes like Hurricane Katrina and the AIDS crisis, the menopause and mythology. And we are also joined by Alison's daughter Maddy Inez Leeser, 28, who makes stunning ceramics inspired by the natural world. The phrase “generational magic” really jumps out during this conversation, as the three women discuss motherhood and creativity, making art out of the everyday, being a mixed race family and the importance of exploring their African-American heritage, and the life and career advice that has been passed down from generation to generation. It was such a privilege to join them one afternoon at Alison's house in LA. We hope you enjoy hearing their gorgeous slice of life among the birdsong and car beeps. CREDITS Presenter/Exec-Producer: Kate Hutchinson Producers: Sue Merlino and Holly Fisher Additional production: Will Horrocks Theme music: Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones With thanks to: The Saar family, Emma Haru, Lisa Jann, Kimberly David, Lauren Graber and Julie at Roberts Projects LA, and Bobby Lee and Ali at Warm Music for generously donating us the track Walking With Trees. ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It stole hearts with 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. It won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards. Series two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

The Last Bohemians returns with a brand new series set in Tinseltown, supported by Audio-Technica. From forgotten feminist artists to Sunset Strip sexpots and from punk performers to subversive style disruptors (and one Californian arts dynasty!): these are some of the most maverick women in LA, whose stories each say something different about the city. Episode two is with 1970s Bond Girl, Gloria Hendry. She made film history when she snogged 007 in Live and Let Die, becoming Bond's first Black love interest. She took on edgy roles in what were known as blaxploitation films, like Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem. And before that, she became a Playboy Bunny in 1960s New York at the same time as training as a legal secretary, right when the Civil Rights Movement was bubbling up around her. She's a total trailblazer, whose life story takes us from a broken home in New Jersey to the glitzy casinos of New York, via a film audition with Roger Moore in New Orleans. She remembers filming Bond, her raunchy scenes from what she calls the “Black renaissance” in cinema, how her life unravelled and how California helped get her back on her feet, what the Playboy Club taught her about life, why she stays in shape and how she paved the way for Black women in film. If you want more, do check out her recent memoir, GLORIA, which is filled with incredible Playboy photographs of her from the 1970s and some abs to die for. Trigger warning: this episode contains themes of abuse and suicide towards the beginning. CREDITS Presenter/exec producer: Kate Hutchinson Editor: Georgie Rogers Recording and additional production: Holly Fisher Photography: Lisa Jelliffe Theme music: Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones With thanks to Anders Frejdh, Dan Moss @ Colour It In, Mr & Mrs Smith. ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It stole hearts with 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. It won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards.  Series two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

The Last Bohemians returns with a brand new series set in Tinseltown, supported by Audio-Technica. From forgotten feminist artists to Sunset Strip sexpots and from punk performers to subversive style disruptors (and one Californian arts dynasty!): these are some of the most maverick women in LA, whose stories each say something different about the city. In episode two, Team TLB head up to the valley and to the incredible home of Linda Ramone, wife of the late Johnny Ramone – guitarist in one the greatest punk bands there ever was – and custodian of the Linda and Johnny Ramone Ranch, a paradise of countercultural curios, movie memorabilia and Elvis collectables. Over a morning aperitif, Linda talks about growing up with NYC punk, dating bandmates and younger men, what Lisa-Marie Presley thinks of her themed Elvis room, the importance of fandom, her musical obsessions, how she maintains rock'n'roll's legacy and the best way to silence your critics. CREDITS Presenter/exec producer: Kate Hutchinson Editor: Georgie Rogers Recording and additional production: Holly Fisher Additional production: Colour It In. Photography: Lisa Jelliffe Theme music: Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones With thanks to Nancy Sinatra. ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It stole hearts with 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. It won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards.  Series two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians instagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

The Last Bohemians returns with a brand new series in Tinseltown, supported by Audio-Technica. From forgotten feminist artists to Sunset Strip sexpots and from punk performers to subversive style disruptors (and one Bond Girl!), these are maverick and radical women whose stories each say something different about the City of Angels. Recorded in spring 2022, host Kate Hutchinson decamped to Hollywood with producer Holly Fisher and photographer Lisa Jelliffe to find inspiration from cult figures, forgotten stars and cultural firebrands alike. Episode one kicks off with LA legend Angelyne, the blonde bombshell who rose to fame in the 1980s when billboards of the then-unknown pin-up started mysteriously appearing around the city (and about whom Peacock released a major biopic this year). Get to know the real Angelyne, one of the city's most recognisable cult figures, as Kate takes an eventful ride in her hot-pink Corvette and is schooled in the difference between mystery and mystique. She gets an introduction to image as business and hears how Angelyne laid the groundwork for the influencer generation of Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and more. She even once ran against Arnie to be Governor of California. As the TV show aims to uncover Angelyne's true identity, we try to uncover what makes her tick. And what does she really want with LA? CREDITS Exec producer/host: Kate Hutchinson Producer: Holly Fisher Sound Design: Holly Fisher Photography: Lisa Jelliffe Theme music: Pete Cunningham, Ned Pegler and Caradog Jones With thanks to Scott. ABOUT AUDIO-TECHNICA In 1962, with a vision of producing high-quality audio for everyone, Audio-Technica's founder Hideo Matsushita created the first truly affordable phono cartridge, the AT-1 in Shinjuku, Japan. Since then, Audio-Technica has grown into a world-renowned company devoted to Audio Excellence at every level, expanding the product range to include headphones, microphones and turntables. Audio-Technica's commitment to the user experience and their devotion to high quality design, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution has placed them at the forefront of the industry for the last 60 years. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS Journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson launched The Last Bohemians in 2019, pairing the audio with stunning portraits by photographer Laura Kelly. It stole hearts with 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. It won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards.  Series two featured folk legend Judy Collins; British fashion icon Zandra Rhodes, dealing with the aftermath of losing her lover while celebrating 50 years in fashion; anarcho-punk innovator and illustrator Gee Vaucher; and the controversial witch at the heart of the 1970s occult boom, Maxine Sanders. In 2021, The Last Bohemians launched a lockdown special with performance artist Marina Abramović; it returned in 2022 with the UK's greatest living painter, Maggi Hambling, as well as Bowie's former best friend Dana Gillespie and theatre actor Cleo Sylvestre. thelastbohemians.co.uk patreon.com/thelastbohemians Iinstagram.com/thelastbohemianspod twitter.com/thelastbohospod 

I'm so happy to bring you the fabulous Kip Brown ! We have been friends for 25 years. Not only is he my driver and co-pilot on my Rock Tours, but he's also a fanatic lover of James Dean, like me. AND, super cute dolls. We go to Fairmount Indiana together every September for the James Dean Festival. I dance with James Dean's ghost and our dear friend Lenny. It's a hoot! You'll hear all of these great stories in this episode. Kip is also a wonderful musician and has been in several bands over the years. In fact, he's got 3 songs coming out in December with the Hollyberries, and I sing on one of them ! Can't wait! I hope you enjoy this episode, we had a blast.

I'm so happy to bring you the fabulous Kip Brown !We have been friends for 25 years. Not only is he my driver and co-pilot on my Rock Tours, but he's also a fanatic lover of James Dean, like me. AND, super cute dolls.We go to Fairmount Indiana together every September for the James Dean Festival. I dance with James Dean's ghost and our dear friend Lenny. It's a hoot!You'll hear all of these great stories in this episode. Kip is also a wonderful musician and has been in several bands over the years. In fact, he's got 3 songs coming out in December with the Hollyberries, and I sing on one of them ! Can't wait!I hope you enjoy this episode, we had a blast.

Get in the mood for our upcoming LA series with this classic episode from series 1 featuring the OG Hollywood bohemian, Pamela Des Barres. The Last Bohemians: LA launches on 13 July 2022.

The Last Bohemians has gone to LA for a brand new series, supported by Audio-Technica, starting on 6 July and starring LA icon Angelyne, subversive fashion disruptor Michéle Lamy, punk-rock widow Linda Ramone, feminist surrealist Penny Slinger, punk performance artist Johanna Went, artists and sculptors Betye Saar, Alison Saar and Maddy Leeser, cult musician – and LA's first female barber – Lynn Castle and Bond girl Gloria Hendry. Heartbroken and feeling adrift during the pandemic, host and creator Kate Hutchinson decamped to Hollywood in search of the wildest women in the City of Angels to help her get her mojo back. From Sunset Strip sexpots to Downtown artists, she meets a diverse range of incredible women – and one artistic dynasty! – who have lived life on the edge and who, even in their seventies, eighties or even nineties, still refuse to play by the rules. Series four stars: Angelyne, the blonde bombshell who rose to fame in the 1980s when billboards of the then-unknown pin-up started mysteriously appearing around the city and about whom Peacock released a major biopic last month. Michéle Lamy: the subversive French fashion disruptor at the Chateau Marmont on style, inspiration, how she works with her husband Rick Owens and her one-time notorious LA nightspot, Les Deux Cafe. Gloria Hendry: the former Bond girl, blaxploitation-era star and Playboy Bunny talks about being 007's first black love interest, breaking taboos onscreen and paving the way for the Black Panther generation. Linda Ramone: the punk-rock widow shows us around her home, the Linda and Johnny Ramone Ranch, with its themed Elvis and Disney rooms, and discusses love triangles, legacies and the demise of rock'n'roll. Betye Saar, Alison Saar and Maddy Leeser: a joyous encounter with the 95-year-old African-American artist Betye Saar, her artist daughter Alison and grand-daughter Maddy, at home in Laurel Canyon. Lynn Castle: the 83-year-old musician and first lady barber of Los Angeles on cutting Jim Morrison and Neil Young's hair, being Phil Spector's high school sweetheart, her relationship with Elvis, and Nancy Sinatra stealing her style. Johanna Went: the most notorious performance artist on the 80s LA punk scene – and the Lady Gaga that never was – gets frank about the power of ageing. Penny Slinger: the forgotten feminist surrealist and British bohemian – who escaped England for California – explores the divine feminine, exorcisms, making counterculture films in the 1960s and how her work came to define Women's Lib. ABOUT THE LAST BOHEMIANS The Last Bohemians is the vivid, hallucinatory podcast-portrait series started in 2019 by journalist Kate Hutchinson and now in its fourth series. It won silver for Best New Podcast at the 2020 British Podcast Awards and was a finalist at the 2021 Audio Production Awards, stealing hearts with 86-year-old Molly Parkin's stories of self-pleasuring, LSD countess Amanda Feilding's trepanning tales and Pamela Des Barres' reflections on supergroupiedom. If you like what you hear, feel free to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/thelastbohemians LINKS www.thelastbohemians.co.uk IG: @thelastbohemianspod; @katehutchinsonpow Twitter: @thelastbohospod; @katehutchinson The Last Bohemians LA team:  Kate Hutchinson (exec producer/host) Holly Fisher (senior producer) Lisa Jeliffe (photographer) Matilda Jenkins (photographer, Michele Lamy),  Sue Merlino (producer) Georgie Rogers (editor)

Pat welcomes Michael Des Barres back to the show to discuss the EXCLUSIVE Record Store Day release of the his 1977 album Detective!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I've known Cassandra Peterson for decades but even I had no idea how wild her history was! The nine lives of Elvira! Wowie! Lots of surprises in her new memoir, dolls! Tune into our thrilling gabfest! Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've known Cassandra Peterson for decades but even I had no idea how wild her history was! The nine lives of Elvira! Wowie! Lots of surprises in her new memoir, dolls! Tune into our thrilling gabfest!Part of Pantheon Podcasts

I've known Cassandra Peterson for decades but even I had no idea how wild her history was! The nine lives of Elvira! Wowie! Lots of surprises in her new memoir, dolls! Tune into our thrilling gabfest! Part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've known Cassandra Peterson for decades but even I had no idea how wild her history was! The nine lives of Elvira! Wowie! Lots of surprises in her new memoir, dolls! Tune into our thrilling gabfest!Part of Pantheon Podcasts