Comments on: RODNEY BINGENHEIMER- Then I kissed her, c/w Let’s make the Scene 7" (Razor Records, USA, 1977)

By: Robbie Fields

Robbie Fields — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:49:19 +0000

Some real honesty from the crypto fascists. Metal Mike at least had some musical talent which found itself in a dead end with this group.

Rodney originally had 4 hours a week to spin records and they begrudged him that time.

There were other specialty shows on L.A. radio, like Dr Demento’s on the mighty MET, KMET.

But you could not stand the fact that this little pip squeak of a man built his own audience on what was in 1976 a totally dysfunctional radio station with under the radar ratings.

You guys NEVER had the guts to get in _my_ face during the 5 years (1977-82) I hung out in Hollywood.

Instead you issued “humorous” death threats against Rodney that he failed to see the humor in.

And, yes, Rodney should have resisted the temptation to make a record. You could say the same for 99.9% of all records released. Fortunately, I never released my version of “Brandy” but it’s out there somewhere on a cassette!

By: blindalrude

blindalrude — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:39:00 +0000

Some of the comments about Rodney are paritially true. [sorry, but I had to censor this. Don't wanna start some sort of a witchhunt and spread hearsay. hope you understand. admin]
I hope others will defend me on this because I’m not making it up.

By: Admin

Admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:49:26 +0000

Thanks for clearing this up and for stopping by!

By: bonze saunders

bonze saunders — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:24:40 +0000

The Angry Samoans’ anti-Rodney song “Get Off The Air” had nothing to do with Rodney not giving us airplay… we had no recorded product besides a demo tape at the time it was written… it was a product of the horror, the sheer horror, of his four-hour long 1978 Christmas Eve Phil Spector rampage. (“It’s Christmas Eve, what d’you got? Four hours of Phil Spector rot!”)

The Kessel Brothers were with him, and they were supposed to play our friends’ (Tremors) single “Tonight’s My Night” (the Kessels had produced it), so we listened to the whole damn show. It was to puke… I’d never before realized just HOW BAD Spector could be, and HOW LITTLE TASTE Rodney really had.

I didn’t write “Get Off The Air”, but I was happy to play it!

By: Good bad Music for bad, bad Times! / V/A Rodney on the ROQ- Compilation LP (Posh Boy, USA, 1980)

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:08:46 +0000

[...] is that records such as this first of three volumes of RODNEY ON THE ROQ have never been re-released (except for two best of volumes, one on vinyl in the UK, one [...]

By: Dragon Suplex

Dragon Suplex — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:20:49 +0000

“I believe that Rodney might in fact be the ultra-mysterious â€˜6th Beatleâ€™. Just a thought.”

Actually, I think he’s the 5th Monkee…

By: dylan

dylan — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:35:00 +0000

that was a scary record. i remember hearing that guy on the radio growing up. there was something about him i didnt like. now i know what it was…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:18:00 +0000

I believe that Rodney might in fact be the ultra-mysterious ’6th Beatle’. Just a thought.

By: b. brown

b. brown — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:54:00 +0000

Haha, great post. Don’t have this one, but I did post his “I Hate the 90s” 7″ at Used Bin Forever a month or so ago. Thurston Moore played on the record as well.

By: Daniel P

Daniel P — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:03:00 +0000

haha, love that kbd/powerpearls quote of yours, haha. what an idiot complaining about it – especially since there’s not the slightest doubt that the goodbadmusic makers LOVE (quality) kbd stufff and post the best of it. hahaha. some people are just TOO DUMB. they shouldn’t be allowed near computers.