SEASON 1 EP4: PLEASANT GEHMAN ON 1980S L.A. PUNK BONUS CONTENT
TOPIC:
In this outtake from my interview with Pleasant for the Rock is Lit 4th 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.
MUSIC PLAYED IN THIS EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
1. “A Life of Crime” by The Weirdos
2. “Los Angeles” by X
LINKS:
Pleasant Gehman Twitter, @PleasantGehman1
Pleasant Gehman Instagram, @princessofhollywood
The Devil’s Music With Pleasant Gehman podcast
Belle, Book, and Candle Instagram, @belle_book_and_candle
