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These Germs Were Catchy
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Dan Carino
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Aug 23, 2008
These Germs Were Catchy
Go back in time to the birth of punk in L.A. with the director of the new movie, "What We Do Is Secret." Rodger Grossman tells the story of Darby Crash, whose band The Germs made the city's first punk record.
Casey Cola on her birthday in October, 1980, a few months before she and Darby Crash overdosed on heroin in a double suicide pact. Cola survived; Crash died.
Casey Cola on her birthday in October, 1980, a few months before she and Darby Crash overdosed on heroin in a double suicide pact. Cola survived; Crash died.
(
Craig Roose
)

Go back in time to the birth of punk in L.A. with the director of the new movie, "What We Do Is Secret." Rodger Grossman tells the story of Darby Crash, whose band The Germs made the city's first punk record.

Go back in time to the birth of punk in L.A. with the director of the new movie, "What We Do Is Secret." Rodger Grossman tells the story of Darby Crash, whose band The Germs made the city's first punk record.