Tag Archives: Paul Roessler

LA Beat Interview – KK Barrett of The Screamers Who Finally Have a Record Coming Out

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Bob Lee

The Screamers have not stopped being ahead of their time since their formation in 1976. A band that never courted mainstream acceptance, there may simply not be enough time for society to catch up to them. They were so extreme, … Continue reading →

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Harry Cloud and Paul Roessler’s New Album “Permadeath”

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Deb Frazin

  Harry Cloud and Paul Roessler (Gitane Demone Quartet, The Screamers) have collaborated on a new 2-record set specifically written and recorded for artist Tanja London’s sol(e)menace-sculpture audio tour “Ancestral Stress and Trauma” (a part of Jason Watson’s Permadeath residency … Continue reading →

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LA Beat Interview – Scott Guerin of the Deadbeats Chats Us Up On 666-1313

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Bob Lee

It’s 2016, and despite the intervening years, many of the bands that burst out of LA in and around 1977 are still making music. Some are better than others, many are still quite good. But almost none of them feel … Continue reading →

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In a Better World: “Big Hair: The Life & Times of Tomata du Plenty” at Art Share L.A. – Opening Night

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Judy Ornelas Sisneros

A heat-packed gallery/warehouse space was the setting for the opening night of Art Share L.A.’s  “Big Hair: The Life & Times of Tomata du Plenty”, a two-day retrospective of the artworks of Tomata du Plenty, ex-Screamers frontman, Cockette and artist….whose … Continue reading →

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Coachella 2012 Part 1 – PreHistory

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Guest Post

Contributed by Dave Travis Back when I was in college in the late 80’s, one of my jobs was as a roadie for the band Celebrity Skin. My boss was their manager Rick VanSanten.   I met Rick when I … Continue reading →

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