As the first wave of LA punk started to take hold in Hollywood, both on and off the Sunset Strip, the girls of the rock n roll underground flattened scene hierarchy by carrying the torch of the sexually charged, “I do what I want” spirit exemplified by the most notorious Hollywood groupies–in creative and unexpected ways. Then, Lori, Morgana, Dee Dee, and Pamela look back on their rock'n'roll lives, and consider their own personal mythologies.

As the first wave of LA punk started to take hold in Hollywood, both on and off the Sunset Strip, the girls of the rock n roll underground flattened scene hierarchy by carrying the torch of the sexually charged, “I do what I want” spirit exemplified by the most notorious Hollywood groupies–in creative and unexpected ways. Then, Lori, Morgana, Dee Dee, and Pamela look back on their rock'n'roll lives, and consider their own personal mythologies.

As the first wave of LA punk started to take hold in Hollywood, both on and off the Sunset Strip, the girls of the rock n roll underground flattened scene hierarchy by carrying the torch of the sexually charged, “I do what I want” spirit exemplified by the most notorious Hollywood groupies–in creative and unexpected ways. Then, Lori, Morgana, Dee Dee, and Pamela look back on their rock'n'roll lives, and consider their own personal mythologies.&nbsp;

8: The Groupie Dream

In the mid 1970s, as glam rock fizzled out, new kids began to trickle in on the block–kids who looked up to the groupies as party girl icons, as rock’n’roll legends, who went out there and got what they wanted…come hell or high platforms. Kid Congo Powers, Alice Bag, Pleasant Gehman, and Theresa Kereakas all were pulled towards the glitter and guitars and debauchery, and give their first-hand teenage accounts of those crucial years where glam burnt out and in its embers, early LA punk started cooking.

In the mid 1970s, as glam rock fizzled out, new kids began to trickle in on the block–kids who looked up to the groupies as party girl icons, as rock’n’roll legends, who went out there and got what they wanted…come hell or high platforms. Kid Congo Powers, Alice Bag, Pleasant Gehman, and Theresa Kereakas all were pulled towards the glitter and guitars and debauchery, and give their first-hand teenage accounts of those crucial years where glam burnt out and in its embers, early LA punk started cooking.

In the mid 1970s, as glam rock fizzled out, new kids began to trickle in on the block–kids who looked up to the groupies as party girl icons, as rock’n’roll legends, who went out there and got what they wanted…come hell or high platforms. Kid Congo Powers, Alice Bag, Pleasant Gehman, and Theresa Kereakas all were pulled towards the glitter and guitars and debauchery, and give their first-hand teenage accounts of those crucial years where glam burnt out and in its embers, early LA punk started cooking.
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7: The Dawn of Punk

<div>Hello Lost Notes fans! The final two episodes of Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk are coming later this week. But first, we want to share an episode of the podcast Dressed: The History of Fashion. Mary Wilson is a founding member of one of the most iconic, successful—and stylish— 1960s singing groups of all time: The Supremes. Mary has been collecting and archiving the gowns the Supremes wore and shares many of the glittery details with Dressed.</div>
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<div>New episodes of Dressed drop on Wednesdays and Fridays. </div>
Want more <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/id1350850605" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/id1350850605&source=gmail&ust=1732057619963000&usg=AOvVaw1InfdKS2tVmLwNpykfubHt">Dressed: The History of Fashion</a>? 
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<li>Dressed's <a href="http://www.dressedhistory.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dressedhistory.com/&source=gmail&ust=1732057619963000&usg=AOvVaw1Vqlv0jkLIPqPwk2xjdpU_">website</a> and online <a href="https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1&source=gmail&ust=1732057619963000&usg=AOvVaw3ce7cMNT0ARr39b7mAbcdL">fashion history courses</a></li>
<li>Dressed's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl%3Den&source=gmail&ust=1732057619963000&usg=AOvVaw2sDyxg1I2xw_OTHELPGHWr">Instagram</a></li>
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Hello Lost Notes fans! The final two episodes of Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk are coming later this week. But first, we want to share an episode of the podcast Dressed: The History of Fashion. Mary Wilson is a founding member of one of the most iconic, successful—and stylish— 1960s singing groups of all time: The Supremes. Mary has been collecting and archiving the gowns the Supremes wore and shares many of the glittery details with Dressed. New episodes of Dressed drop on Wednesdays and Fridays. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Dressed's website and online fashion history courses Dressed's Instagram

Hello Lost Notes fans! The final two episodes of Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk&nbsp;are coming later this week. But first, we want to share an episode of the podcast&nbsp;Dressed: The History of Fashion.&nbsp;Mary Wilson is a founding member of one of the most iconic, successful—and stylish— 1960s singing groups of all time: The Supremes. Mary has been collecting and archiving the gowns the Supremes wore and shares many of the glittery details with Dressed.
&nbsp;
New episodes of Dressed drop on Wednesdays and Fridays.&nbsp;
Want more <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/id1350850605" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dressed: The History of Fashion</a>?&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Dressed's&nbsp;<a href="http://www.dressedhistory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a>&nbsp;and online&nbsp;<a href="https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">fashion history courses</a></li>
<li>Dressed's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></li>
</ul>

Supreme Glamour (from "Dressed")

Camper Van Beethoven made their “SNAP” debut in support of 1987’s “Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart.” The wisecracking ensemble rambles through selections old and new in a semi-acoustic session rife with cheerful chaos. 
 More: Bent By Nature Ep. 6 – "Crossing Over" (with David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven)

Camper Van Beethoven made their “SNAP” debut in support of 1987’s “Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart.” The wisecracking ensemble rambles through selections old and new in a semi-acoustic session rife with cheerful chaos. More: Bent By Nature Ep. 6 – "Crossing Over" (with David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven)

Camper Van Beethoven (1987)

Harry Dean Stanton was already three decades into his career as an actor’s actor when he began touring regularly as a song interpreter with a small acoustic trio. 
 Joined by top-shelf sidemen Steven Soles and Kenny Edwards, Stanton dropped into Deirdre’s studio on June 24, 1987, to share a commanding set of covers in both Spanish and English. Included is “Canción Mixteca,” which Stanton legendarily performed in Wim Wenders’s “Paris, Texas.”

Harry Dean Stanton was already three decades into his career as an actor’s actor when he began touring regularly as a song interpreter with a small acoustic trio. Joined by top-shelf sidemen Steven Soles and Kenny Edwards, Stanton dropped into Deirdre’s studio on June 24, 1987, to share a commanding set of covers in both Spanish and English. Included is “Canción Mixteca,” which Stanton legendarily performed in Wim Wenders’s “Paris, Texas.”

Harry Dean Stanton

LA’s Concrete Blonde were fresh off an ill-fated tour with Cyndi Lauper when they careened into SNAP in April 1987. 
 They serve up a characteristically paint-peeling performance punctuated by grade-A banter between Deirdre and frontwoman Johnette Napolitano. 
 More: BBN Ep. 1 – "This Is SNAP" (with Johnette Napolitano)

LA’s Concrete Blonde were fresh off an ill-fated tour with Cyndi Lauper when they careened into SNAP in April 1987. They serve up a characteristically paint-peeling performance punctuated by grade-A banter between Deirdre and frontwoman Johnette Napolitano. More: BBN Ep. 1 – "This Is SNAP" (with Johnette Napolitano)

Concrete Blonde

Love Tractor made their long-overdue SNAP debut in June 1989, as part of the long-running promotion for their “Themes from Venus” album. 
 The 11-song set draws evenly from that 1988 album as well as the three which preceded it.

Love Tractor made their long-overdue SNAP debut in June 1989, as part of the long-running promotion for their “Themes from Venus” album. The 11-song set draws evenly from that 1988 album as well as the three which preceded it.

Love Tractor

For a moment, LA’s legendary Dream Syndicate seemed to be victims of the major-label doldrums. After a failed engagement with A&M records, they took a hiatus and made a triumphant return with their 1986 album, “Out of the Grey.” 
 That same year, the newly-reformed band dropped in on Deirdre for their inaugural performance on SNAP.

For a moment, LA’s legendary Dream Syndicate seemed to be victims of the major-label doldrums. After a failed engagement with A&M records, they took a hiatus and made a triumphant return with their 1986 album, “Out of the Grey.” That same year, the newly-reformed band dropped in on Deirdre for their inaugural performance on SNAP.

For a moment, LA’s legendary Dream Syndicate seemed to be victims of the major-label doldrums. After a failed engagement with A&amp;M records, they took a hiatus and made a triumphant return with their 1986 album, “Out of the Grey.” 
 That same year, the newly-reformed band dropped in on Deirdre for their inaugural performance on SNAP.

The Dream Syndicate (1986)

Suzanne Vega visited SNAP in April 1985 for her second-ever live radio appearance. Ahead of her now-classic self-titled debut album, Vega offers perfectly rendered takes of songs from that record, as well as an early appearance of one of her most iconic numbers. 
 An essential and long-unheard document of Vega at a crucial moment in her early career.

Suzanne Vega visited SNAP in April 1985 for her second-ever live radio appearance. Ahead of her now-classic self-titled debut album, Vega offers perfectly rendered takes of songs from that record, as well as an early appearance of one of her most iconic numbers. An essential and long-unheard document of Vega at a crucial moment in her early career.

Suzanne Vega

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