Didn't know he/it had their own thread. The film was my favourite of whatever year it came out--still remember the sequence where he kept popping up Zelig-like all over the place.
― clemenza, Sunday, 28 May 2017 02:51 (six years ago) link
Used to listen to him when I was a kid until I heard all of his "disco sucks" stuff which seemed like something a 14 year old should do, not someone of his age. But then "not someone of his age" is the central theme of that sad documentary so I guess it's more tragic than lame now.
He's hinting that he'll be carrying on in some way so I guess that means Red Kross streaming on the Internet forever.
― yesca, Sunday, 28 May 2017 23:49 (six years ago) link
Article and playlist of his final show on KROQ.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20170605/highlights-and-playlist-from-final-rodney-on-the-roq-show
― nickn, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 04:43 (six years ago) link
Evidently not a fan of the Angry Samoans' "Get Off the Air"--would have been a nice exit song.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 22:10 (six years ago) link
i always think of the GTO's "Permanent Damage" LP which has that one song with him on it. the way they say "Rodney BING - enheimer" was pretty fun.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 22:18 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVca426V9DY
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 22:20 (six years ago) link
Great-looking band: two Thurston Moores, Freddie Mercury, Rodney, and I don't know who the guy on the right's supposed to be.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 22:24 (six years ago) link
"Get me to the year 2000 IMMEDIATELY!"
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 7 June 2017 22:27 (six years ago) link
I don't know who the guy on the right's supposed to be.
one of the skinny ties from Blondie
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 7 June 2017 22:29 (six years ago) link
I recorded Rodney's last show - PM/email me offboard if you want a copy.
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 17 June 2017 21:46 (six years ago) link
He's back!
This is excellent news! Booted from KROQ, Rodney Bingenheimer will return to radio via Sirius XM. https://t.co/87xqh96iLH— Aidin Vaziri (@MusicSF) June 28, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 17:36 (six years ago) link
As much as I love the cartoon "hate" of Angry Samoans, and I definitely do, I can't honestly hate on Rodney. He's got a Warhol-ish, esthetic wimpiness to him that I just couldn't bash in good conscience. In this day and age, niceness goes a long way with me, as it's a rapidly decreasing commodity. And he really did open the door for ALOT of bands who would've gotten zero airplay w/o him. The documentary was/is wonderful IMO.
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
And re: xpost Ned's latest. Welcome back Rodney!
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:16 (six years ago) link
Rodney has been a serious creep to underage women for about 100 years but yah him and Kim Fowley get a pass because the Earth is terrible.
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
wasn't he kind of a procurer or flesh for bands + crew?
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 28 June 2017 18:57 (six years ago) link
Bingenheimer not as bad as Fowley in the predatory misogyny dept imo
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 28 June 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
Or afaict anyway
"not as bad" jfc. I take back everything I posted in this thread
"Go-Go’s Guitarist Jane Wiedlin Claims Influential Rock DJ Sexually Abused Her as a Teen. Six women now accuse famed former KROQ DJ and club owner Rodney Bingenheimer of molesting them when they were underage"
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 10:20 (four months ago) link
The correct response.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 16:23 (four months ago) link
i wonder why i called chris carter an asshole upthread? i love breakfast with the beatles lol. my parents were sunset strip 60s people and knew rodney back then (kim was my dads manager for a spell). rodney would call our house in the 80s when my sister was teenage and ask for her and i remember my dad yelling on the phone "dont ever call my fucking house again rodney!"
― kurt schwitterz, Tuesday, 12 December 2023 20:14 (four months ago) link
wow
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 12 December 2023 20:46 (four months ago) link
!!!
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 13 December 2023 16:00 (four months ago) link
Come back, Angry Samoans, all is forgiven!
― nickn, Wednesday, 13 December 2023 17:20 (four months ago) link