Rodney on the ROQ
Former club owner, LA deejay, and all-around scenemaker, Rodney Bingenheimer is the subject of a new film, Mayor of the Sunset Strip.
I listened to Rodney's show on LA's world-famous KROQ radio station all through high school and listened to him spin LPs in between sets at Hollywood's Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. I also met Rodney a number of times. He's about the most nebbishy guy you can imagine, and has no detectable personality.
Nevertheless, I owe him for turning my young ears on to Nuggets-style garage-rock, english glam, and CBGB bands of the late '70s: Ramones, Blondie, Television, Dictators, Richard Hell, and many others.
Here's to ya Rodney. Hope the movie makes a bundle so you can buy yourself a less ridiculous-looking rug!