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Lost Notes: Groupies

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KCRW

This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk. From KCRW and Golden Teapot.

#70

8: The Groupie Dream

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. ... Read more

20 Nov 2024

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20 Nov 2024

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7: The Dawn of Punk

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. ... Read more

20 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:40

20 Nov 2024

#68

Supreme Glamour (from "Dressed")

Hello Lost Notes fans! The final two episodes of Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punkare coming later this week. But first, we want to share an episode of the podcastDressed: 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] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/id1350850605) ? ---Dressed's [website] (http://www.dressedhistory.com/) and online [fashion history courses] (https://dressedhistory.com/classes-1) ---Dressed's [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/dressed_podcast/?hl=en) ... Read more

18 Nov 2024

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18 Nov 2024

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6: From the Slutmobile to the Starship

Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. The Continental Hyatt House. The Rainbow Bar & Grill. Glam rock was the genre du jour and there was no more convenient or welcoming a circuit for an intrepid teenage groupie to land in than the Strip in the early 1970s. As for Led Zeppelin, LA became their spiritual home-away-from-home (read: wives). From flying in on their private jet, the Starship, to cruising down Sunset picking up groupies in their white stretch limo, the Slutmobile, Led Zeppelin’s superstardom marked a new era, and level, to groupiedom. ... Read more

13 Nov 2024

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49:18

13 Nov 2024

#66

5: The Oral History of Star Magazine: Bad But Not Evil

A teen magazine so daring, so outrageous, so scandalizing and sexually suggestive that it only lasted…five issues. Star Magazine: from the publishing empire that brought you Hot Rod, Motor Trend, Guns & Ammo, and later in the 90s, Sassy, there was, in 1973, a red-hot new music rag that glamorized the teenage groupie lifestyle rampant on the Sunset Strip. Or did it? We asked the original staff who made the magazine: who, exactly, was a Star girl? ... Read more

06 Nov 2024

40 MINS

40:52

06 Nov 2024

#65

4: Hollywood Encounters

As a girl, Dee Dee Keel ditched the doldrums of Venice for the thrills of Hollywood. Just a few years later, she would soon become the woman behind the world-famous Whisky A Go-Go... as well as an infamously active groupie. Meanwhile, Morgana Welch, a scene-savvy Beverly Hills High Schooler, gets in with Rodney Bingenheimer, Led Zeppelin, and other powerful party boys and scene insiders, as she tries to chart her own path into the rock n roll lifestyle—Hollywood encounter by Hollywood encounter. ... Read more

30 Oct 2024

50 MINS

50:22

30 Oct 2024

#64

3: Girls Together Outrageously

Venice Beach teen Dee Dee Keel was desperate to find out what was happening behind the scenes, in the clubs and hotel rooms of Hollywood: so she tracked an intriguing local rocker, Jim Morrison, on his way to the Strip. That’s where she first saw Miss Pamela in all her groupie glamour. By 1969, Pamela Des Barres was no longer a Valley teenybopper; she had transformed into a rock icon-in-the-making. Her freaky clique of Laurel Canyon sprites were ordained by Frank Zappa to become the world’s first all-girl band of all-girl groupies, the GTOs. Soon, they had the likes of the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Who, and Led Zeppelin taking notice, just as Rolling Stone dedicated an entire issue to the groupie phenomenon and made the GTOs its centerfold. ... Read more

23 Oct 2024

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46:24

23 Oct 2024

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2: The Fairytale of Miss Pamela

The origin story of Miss Pamela Des Barres, the original queen of the groupies, author of the iconic memoir, I’m With the Band. From her mid-Sixties teenage bop room Beatlemania, to in a few short and sexy years, having Mick Jagger on the prowl looking for her – Pamela learned quickly, through friendships with Captain Beefhart and Frank Zappa, that she was something special. ... Read more

16 Oct 2024

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43:02

16 Oct 2024

#62

1: Lori Lightning and the Baby Groupies

In 1973, the Sunset Strip was the epicenter of the rock n roll universe, where rockstar mythology was being built in real time. This is where fourteen-year old Valley girl Lori Lightning found herself, along with her clique of Sable Starr and Queenie Glam, known as the Baby Groupies, as they became the teenage rulers of the Hollywood music scene. ... Read more

16 Oct 2024

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34:45

16 Oct 2024

#61

Coming soon... Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk

In the early 1970s, LA’s Sunset Strip was the epicenter of the rock'n'roll universe. Drugs, sex, private planes, limos, destroying hotel rooms – it wasn’t a myth. At at the center of it all, were groupies. It’s a story we all know – but it’s never been told from this perspective. This season, on Lost Notes, we bring you GROUPIES: The Women of Sunset Strip, from the Pill to Punk. The real, riotous, rock'n'roll stories of the girls who lived it all, hosted by Dylan Tupper Rupert, from KCRW and Golden Teapot. ... Read more

10 Oct 2024

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02:16

10 Oct 2024

#60

Chasing the Watermelon Man

An audio folk story examining the tradition of Black watermelon long-haulers, who drive to farms in the South for watermelon and sell them in Black neighborhoods around the US. ... Read more

18 Sep 2024

56 MINS

56:45

18 Sep 2024

#59

Gloria Jones In Conversation

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast,Lost Notes, returns for its fourth season. Co-hostsNovena Carmel(KCRW) andMichael Barnes(KCRW / KPFK / Artform Radio) guide you through eight wildly different and deeply human stories, each set against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of LA’s soul and R&B scene of the 1950s-1970s. Support KCRW’s original programming likeLost Notesby [donating or becoming a member.] (https://join.kcrw.com/) This season ofLost Noteskicked off with the story of “Tainted Love” – and, more specifically, the story of its original singer,Gloria Jones.Despite a fascinating and wide-ranging career that stretched over decades, Gloria largely suffered the indignity of being a one-hit wonder who never even enjoyed having that one hit for herself. But as anyone who heard our episode knows, Gloria Jones was responsible forsomuch amazing music … with a life story to match. Now, we conclude our season by hearing it all from Gloria herself, from the original recording of “Tainted Love” to her songwriting career at Motown and her life with Marc Bolan of T. Rex – as well as the 60th anniversary of that legendary and iconic song. Gloria sat down with Michael Barnes at KCRW in July of 2024. ... Read more

28 Aug 2024

47 MINS

47:56

28 Aug 2024

#58

Talking Fela Kuti with Sandra Izsadore

KCRW’s relationship withFela Kutigoes back to 1980, when KCRW’s Tom Schnabel and Roger Steffens were connected with the mighty Afrobeat innovator while he was still imprisoned in Nigeria. Six years later, once Fela was free and clear to tour internationally, he came to Los Angeles and visited KCRW in person, [again with Tom Schnabel] (https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/tom-schnabels-rhythm-planet/from-the-archives-fela-kuti) . The connective tissue between these two events is Sandra Izsadore, who returned to KCRW for the first time in decades to talk withLost Notesco-host Michael Barnes about meeting Fela in LA in 1969, and her essential role in the creation of the Afrobeat genre. It’s safe to say that without Sandra, there would have been no Fela as we came to know him soon thereafter. And that’s no exaggeration. ... Read more

14 Aug 2024

41 MINS

41:48

14 Aug 2024

#57

Larry Mizell Live in Conversation at KCRW HQ

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast,Lost Notes, returns for its fourth season. Co-hostsNovena Carmel(KCRW) andMichael Barnes(KCRW / KPFK / Artform Radio) guide you through eight wildly different and deeply human stories, each set against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of LA’s soul and R&B scene of the 1950s-1970s. Support KCRW’s original programming likeLost Notesby [donating or becoming a member.] (https://join.kcrw.com/) On Wednesday, July 17,Lost Noteswelcomed the legendaryLarry Mizellto KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio for an incredible evening of stories and music about his pioneering work with his brother Fonce in 1970s Los Angeles. Anyone who’s been keeping up with the show will already know about the Mizell Brothers … but if you’re new to the family, we encourage you to stopright nowand back up to our [episode on Larry and Fonce Mizell] (https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/lost-notes/places-spaces-larry-fonce-mizell-brothers) from earlier in the season. The Mizells’ story is so rich and amazing that it deserves to be heard from the very beginning. And if you know their story, then this week’s episode is going to be extra-special. Today we bring you our live, in-person conversation with a man who, along with his brothers, helped createthesound of Los Angeles in the 1970s: Mr. Larry Mizell. ... Read more

31 Jul 2024

45 MINS

45:40

31 Jul 2024

#56

Nia Andrews & Terrace Martin on Reggie Andrews

Lost Notes brings you behind-the-scenes conversations with Nia Andrews and Terrace Martin about the legendary Reggie Andrews. ... Read more

19 Jun 2024

48 MINS

48:33

19 Jun 2024

#55

Do What You Want To Do: The Legacy of Reggie Andrews

Lost Notesexamines the legacy of Reggie Andrews, a world-class musician, producer, and mentor who changed the lives of countless young musicians in South LA. Andrews spent more than four decades in the LAUSD school system, teaching and mentoring generations of notable musicians: Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Cameron Graves, Ronald Bruner Jr. and his brother Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, Patrice Rushen, Gerald Albright, Ndugu Chancler, Rickey Minor, The Pharcyde, Syd from the Internet, Tyrese Gibson, and hundreds more – taking them from South LA to the Hollywood Bowl stage and far beyond. ... Read more

05 Jun 2024

49 MINS

49:26

05 Jun 2024

#54

Dear Ruth: How Ruth Dolphin (Re-)Built a Musical Empire

Lost Notes celebrates the life of Ruth Dolphin, who went from being a terrified widow with four kids to the mother of an LA musical empire. ... Read more

22 May 2024

43 MINS

43:18

22 May 2024

#53

Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing

Lost Notes presents a story about Soul Train, the Slauson Shuffle, and what’s lost – and found – when a regional dance suddenly belongs to the world. ... Read more

08 May 2024

37 MINS

37:55

08 May 2024

#52

Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy

Lost Notes introduces a pair of brothers - one from NASA, the other from Motown - who launched an entire musical universe from their Hollywood Hills hideout. ... Read more

24 Apr 2024

43 MINS

43:11

24 Apr 2024

#51

Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)

Lost Notes returns with a brand new episode next Wednesday. To tide you over, we’re featuring a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar’s 2022 album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers from our friends at Switched on Pop. ... Read more

17 Apr 2024

30 MINS

30:22

17 Apr 2024

#50

Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection

Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities. ... Read more

10 Apr 2024

24 MINS

24:14

10 Apr 2024

#49

My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA

Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound. ... Read more

27 Mar 2024

31 MINS

31:29

27 Mar 2024

#48

Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie

Lost Notes details the darkly hilarious schemes of record-label magnate Ruth Christie, who instigated one of the most absurd court cases in music history. ... Read more

13 Mar 2024

33 MINS

33:49

13 Mar 2024

#47

The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’

Long before “Tainted Love” was an ‘80s anthem, it was a 1965 B-side by LA’s Gloria Jones. We trace the song’s journey from a warehouse floor to the annals of pop history. ... Read more

13 Mar 2024

29 MINS

29:38

13 Mar 2024

#46

Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’

‘Lost Notes’ returns for Season 4 with a special preview episode about the song “Tainted Love,” and its lesser-known origins as a forgotten ‘60s soul gem from LA. ... Read more

01 Nov 2023

29 MINS

29:38

01 Nov 2023

#45

Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)

Talking Heads’ 1984 film, Stop Making Sense, has long been regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest concert films ever made. A new [A24 restoration] (https://a24films.com/films/stop-making-sense) of the film is out in theaters now. Director Jonathan Demme dropped in on Deirdre for a guest DJ set while the film was still in theaters. Demme sat in for SNAP No. 172 on November 8, 1984, spinning a [wild selection] (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qyowp6teK7WWn8xrmmVL9?si=fa6a4b07f7854e7d) of his favorite music— including the premiere of a then-unheard Talking Heads song — and discussing the making of the now-iconic film. Read on for their conversation and dive into his song choices with our [Jonathan Demme Spotify playlist] (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qyowp6teK7WWn8xrmmVL9?si=fa6a4b07f7854e7d) . ... Read more

28 Sep 2023

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2:06:27

28 Sep 2023

#44

Bent By Nature - Ep. 10: Rollins

Throughout “Bent By Nature,” you’ve heard many stories of the lifelong connections set in motion by Deirdre O’Donoghue. But none were quite as surprising as the bond between Deirdre and fellow iconoclast [Henry Rollins] (https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/henry-rollins) , the former Black Flag frontman, musician, writer, actor, activist, and [longtime KCRW host] (https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/henry-rollins) .After a chance meeting in early 1984, Rollins became a regular voice on “SNAP!” And he quickly became one of her most treasured co-hosts and friends. In our final episode of “Bent By Nature,” Rollins shares his remembrances of Deirdre: the DJ, tastemaker, and human being who changed his life irrevocably. “You’re impossible to pigeonhole is what you are. You are simply Rollins. That’s all there is to it. And I rather like it.” — Deirdre O’Donoghue, “SNAP!,” 3/22/84 ... Read more

30 Dec 2021

12 MINS

12:06

30 Dec 2021

#43

Bent By Nature - Ep. 9: Promised Land (with Julian Cope)

The artist has got to be not like the historian.The historian’s got hindsight. He can go back and go, “That was a great moment.” But the artist’s got to go, “No, I was there.” It’s like, history is something that happens. You can’t be there at history. — Julian Cope, May 10, 1991 It’s May of 1991. Deirdre is in London, chatting backstage with post-punk indie underground legend Julian Cope. Cope has just released “Peggy Suicide,” one of the most ambitious and successful albums of his career. And while Deirdre’s in town, they’re hatching plans for Julian to appear on “SNAP!” But just days after that announcement, “SNAP!” was off the air. Deirdre left KCRW for good in June of 1991. Then she left LA, too, for a while.The following year, she showed up in rural England to live with Cope and his family. Cope joins Bent By Nature to recount their unique relationship and roles in each other’s lives. ... Read more

23 Dec 2021

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16:23

23 Dec 2021

#42

Bent By Nature - Ep. 8: Half A World Away (with Michael Stipe)

It’s September of 1984. And Deirdre is head over heels for a fast-rising quartet from Athens, Georgia called R.E.M. In just a few years, the band’s music will be inescapable on commercial and college radio alike — and their massive success will mark a turning point for the American musical underground. “There were moments when R.E.M., my former band, were hugely popular,” says ex-singer Michael Stipe. “And we were able to really push the boundaries of what's acceptable within mainstream culture. KCRW and Deirdre and ‘SNAP!’ were doing the same thing.”Stipe was a close friend of Deirdre’s, and of the countless bands who passed through their orbit. He gave [Concrete Blonde] (https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/bent-by-nature/music-could-be-your-whole-life) their name; produced Vic Chesnutt’s first two albums; and introduced Deirdre to Hugo Largo, which led to their signing with [Brian Eno] (https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/bent-by-nature/brian-eno) ’s record label. In this episode, Stipe reflects on his life in LA in the mid-’80s, at a time when he and Deirdre were kindred spirits. ... Read more

16 Dec 2021

23 MINS

23:32

16 Dec 2021

#41

Bent By Nature - Ep. 7: Ages of You

In the mid-1980s, two young women are coming of age in the San Fernando Valley. In a few years, when they’re teenagers, they’ll both latch onto DJ Deirdre O’Donoghue, for totally different reasons. Felicia Daniel becomes obsessed with the new music Deirdre is playing on “SNAP!” Her best friend, Tanja Laden, gets into Deirdre’s deep-dives into the past on her Sunday morning show, “Breakfast with the Beatles.” On this week’s episode of “Bent By Nature,” we pay tribute to the listeners, whom Deirdre called “the heart and soul of ‘SNAP!’” It’s a story about two young women finding their way as outsiders, and the courage that music gives us to imagine our futures. ... Read more

09 Dec 2021

18 MINS

18:04

09 Dec 2021

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#70

8: The Groupie Dream

#69

7: The Dawn of Punk

#68

Supreme Glamour (from "Dressed")

#67

6: From the Slutmobile to the Starship

#66

5: The Oral History of Star Magazine: Bad But Not Evil

#65

4: Hollywood Encounters

#64

3: Girls Together Outrageously

#63

2: The Fairytale of Miss Pamela

#62

1: Lori Lightning and the Baby Groupies

#61

Coming soon... Groupies: Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk

#60

Chasing the Watermelon Man

#59

Gloria Jones In Conversation

#58

Talking Fela Kuti with Sandra Izsadore

#57

Larry Mizell Live in Conversation at KCRW HQ

#56

Nia Andrews & Terrace Martin on Reggie Andrews

#55

Do What You Want To Do: The Legacy of Reggie Andrews

#54

Dear Ruth: How Ruth Dolphin (Re-)Built a Musical Empire

#53

Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing

#52

Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy

#51

Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)

#50

Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection

#49

My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA

#48

Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie

#47

The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’

#46

Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’

#45

Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)

#44

Bent By Nature - Ep. 10: Rollins

#43

Bent By Nature - Ep. 9: Promised Land (with Julian Cope)

#42

Bent By Nature - Ep. 8: Half A World Away (with Michael Stipe)

#41

Bent By Nature - Ep. 7: Ages of You