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Английская Дискотека Родни Биндженхеимера
7561 Sunset, Hollywood

Rodney Bingenheimer - известная с 1966 в Л.А. фигу. Тогда он был обеспечил благоприятное положение Дэйва Джоунса в "Monkees. " Он вился вокруг Sonny and Cher с Сонни и Cher Cher (см. песню "Rodney," на альбоме Permanent Damage 1969). Sal Mineo величал его "Mayor of Sunset Strip." (Мэр Сансет Стрипа).
Он открыл этот клуб в 1972 (его предыдущий клуб был на 8171 Sunset) и назвал в честь второго британского вторжения в 1970 (Bowie, Queen, Suzi Quatro, Sweet). Это было место, где смешались все звезды рока даже в качестве посетителей (Marc Bolan с T-Rex, Led Zeppelin и серьезно неуместный Elvis Presley). Иногда клуб давал живую музыку: в 1973, Sean Cassidy делал свой дебют. Сегодня Bingenheimer - ди-джей на KROQ-FM. Он все еще вспоминает время 1972 когда он
и Ziggy Stardust (Дэвид Боуи) совершили рейс по Голливуду, пытаясь встретить девченок. ". «Девочки не любили Дэвида», говорит Родни, "Возможно потому, что он носил платье. "

Rodney "on-the-''Roq" Bingenheimer, is one of the best known disc jockeys in the world, and has been called "The Prince of Pop." His show on Los Angeles'' KROQ-FM has been a hit with youth of all ages since it''s inception in late 1976, becoming famous for, among other things, the newest and the best rock music for all of L.A.''s "in-crowd" and forward thinking listeners

In the 70''s Rodney made his name as a national columnist for "Go" and "Phonograph Record" magazines; and he also operated and co-owned his club, "Rodney Bingenheimer''s English Disco", an L.A. club where Bowie, Iggy Pop, T.Rex, Suzi Quatro, Led Zeppelin, and the Sweet where all regulars. In fact, the list of Rodney''s friends in music, TV and movies is a "Who''s Who" of rock. Rodney even recorded a single with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Eric England of Hole called "I Hate the 90''s" produced by Cameron Jamie

Rodney appeared on the Monkees'' TV series as a regular guest, and was Davy Jones'' stand-in when he was a kid. As a teenager, Rodney grew up with hundreds of rock stars, including: The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Byrds, Elvis Presley, and David Bowie (while landing Bowie a record contract with RCA.) Rodney Does a Bowie salute every year on that star''s birthday as well as doing a Phil Spector salute on that producer''s birthday

his KROQ show as: Blondie, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Van Halen, The Go-Go''s, Nina Hagen, The Cramps, Nena, The Clash, The Cure, The Smiths, The B-52''s, Billy Idol, Adam Ant, Echobelly, Ride, X, Siouxie and the Banshees, Bad Religion, Duran Duran, The Jam, The Bangles, The Runaways Redd Kross, Bananrama, Joan Jett, Tom Petty, Dramarama, Teenage Fan Club, Suede, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Echo and the Bunnymen, No Doubt, Blur, Elastica, Belly, L7, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Rialto, Placebo, Oasis, The Verve, Kent, Ash, Gene, Travis, Coldplay, Doves, JJ72, The Strokes, Starsailor, The Hives, The Vines, Black Rebel, Motorcycle Club

He was the first to play records by - and interviews with such artists on his KROQ show as: Blondie, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Van Halen, The Go-Go''s, Nina Hagen, The Cramps, Nena, The Clash, The Cure, The Smiths, The B-52''s, Billy Idol, Adam Ant, Echobelly, Ride, X, Siouxie and the Banshees, Bad Religion, Duran Duran, The Jam, The Bangles, The Runaways Redd Kross, Bananrama, Joan Jett, Tom Petty, Dramarama, Teenage Fan Club, Suede, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Echo and the Bunnymen, No Doubt, Blur, Elastica, Belly, L7, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Rialto, Placebo, Oasis, The Verve, Kent, Ash, Gene, Travis, Coldplay, Doves, JJ72, The Strokes, Starsailor, The Hives, The Vines, Black Rebel, Motorcycle Club, and The Electric Soft Parade plus over 300 celebrity interviews

Rodney''s movie credits include Up in Smoke, Rock ''n'' Roll High School, Repo Man, Get Crazy, Back to the Beach (with Pee-Wee Herman), The Runnin'' Kind, Rockula, Inevitable Grace, and Frank Zappa''s newly-released Uncle Meat and Mondo Hollywood "TSOL Live From O.C." (on home video), as well as videos by The Ramones ("Something to Believe In"), Lifestyles of the Ramones and the Monkees ("Heart and Sole"). Rodney also hosted KDOC-TV''s "Request Video" program in L.A. and Orange County, and UHF''s "Notes From The Underground. Rodney also played a character in Nickelodeon''s "Sponge Bob Square Pants."

Then there were the books; Rodney has been mentioned in: I''m With the Band by Pamela Des Barres; the Bowie biographies: Stardust, Alias David Bowie, and The Bowie Chronology; as well as Ultra Violet''s Famous for Fifteen Minutes; John Tobler''s Elvis: The Legend and the Music; The Monkees'' Tale by Eric Lefkowitz; Wonderland Avenue, by Danny Sugerman; Led Zeppelin: Hammer of the Gods, by Steven Davis; Ramones: An American Band, by Jim Bessman; Route 666: On The Road to Nirvana, by Gina Arnold; Networking In The Music Industry, by Eric Olsen, George Harrision''s Dark Horse, by Geoffrey Giuliano; Life as Such, by Lord Such; Hollywood Rock, by Marshall Crenshaw; and Making Tracks: The Rise and Fall of Blondie, by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein (with whom Rodney recorded "Little GTO".) Other Books included: Waiting for the Sun, by Barney Hoskyns; The Look, by Paul Gorman; The L.A. Musical History Tour, by Art Fein; and The Punk Rock Diary, by George Gimarc

Alone in L.A. Rodney seemed like myself, an island of anglo ''nowness''. He even knew British singles and bands that I wasn''t aware of. There was nothing about him that wasn''t ''on''. Rodney single-handedly cut a path through the treacle of the 60''s, allowing all we ''avants'' to parade our sounds of tomorrow, dressing in our clothes of derision" -- David Bowie, "Details" July 1992, "Q" January 1993

The movie

"Mayor of The Sunset Strip"

Telling their stories of fame, fortune and all things "Rodney" include: David Bowie, Cher, Courtney Love, Brian Wilson, Brooke Shields, Beck, Brian May, The Vines, Coldplay, Tori Amos, The Go-Go''s, Blondie, The Ramones, Supergrass, Elvis Costello, Kato Kaelin, Paul Rubens, Sheryl Crow, Lance Loud, Shirley Manson, Miss Pamela Des Barres, Michael Des Barres, Alice Cooper, Oasis, Keanu Reeves, Ray Manzarek, Kim Fowley, John Doe with X, Poe, Gwen Stefani, Wendy Wilson, Flea, Green Day, Johnny Marr, MacKenzi Phillips, Davy Jones, The Bangles, Pete Townshend, Joan Jett, Addis Black Widow, The Donna''s, Nick Heyward, Bow-Wow-Wow, Nina Hagen, Jed the Fish, Richard Blade, Dr. Drew, Nancy Sinatra and Phil Spector

The film explores the Hollywood music scene from the sixties to today, through the eyes of Rodney Bingenheimer and all those who were there with him. Directed by Emmy award winning filmmaker George Hickenlooper ("Hearts of Darkness: The Making of Apocalypse Now.") This is a story for anyone who is even a casual fan of West Coast pop culture

Mayor of the Sunset Strip
c/o First Look Media
8000 Sunset Blvd. East Penthouse
Los Angeles, CA 90046
ATTN: Vinnie

The "Rock and Roll High School" DVD has been released. You can catch Rodney in this Ramones classic

Rodney is in the new Spin magazine with the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs on page 83.Long awaited website update. Thanks to Jeff Ort at Geosketch.DVD for Mayor of the Sunset Strip is due out August 17, 2004. A CD has been released for the movie. The movie was released earlier this year and Rodney visited many opening nights for the cities where it was released.Rodney on the cover of International Documentary with David Bowie.Catch Rodney''s show Sunday nights @ midnight on Los Angeles area KROQ.

Родни Биндженхеимер не любил Sparks