037: Dee Plakas (L7)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Comedy, Arts, Performing Arts

4.9 • 715 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2015

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Dee Plakas talks about discovering her natural gift for drumming, pulverizing the music world with L7, breaking up the band, and reuniting over a decade later.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Joe. Just wanted to give you a quick heads up that today, in addition to our
0:04.9	amazing episode with DePlackus, we also posted a bonus episode featuring Fred Armisen.
0:11.3	Make sure to subscribe to the Trapset on iTunes or on Stitcher or RSS, and that way you'll be
0:17.7	sure never to miss an episode. Okay, on to the show.
0:21.4	This episode of The Trap Set is brought to you in part by Collectivo Coffee,
0:26.3	handmade coffee since 1993.
0:28.9	Check them out online at collectivo.com.
0:33.4	Oh!
0:33.7	Wow!
0:35.7	Wow! This is Joe Wong.
0:45.9	Welcome to the Trapset, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:50.2	I want to play something for you.
1:05.0	Yeah. I want to play something for you. You're hearing Wargazim by L7, featuring my guest, D. Placus on drums.
1:16.6	L7 emerged from the 80s L.A LA punk scene, and powered by D's incredibly solid and heavy drumming. The all-female quartet enjoyed mainstream success in the 90s, especially with their top 10 hit, pretend we're dead.
1:39.3	Despite the major label success, L7 retained their artistic credibility and influenced many bands from subsequent generations, such as those from the Riot Girl scene.
1:45.0	L7 broke up in 2001, but they reunited in 2014. They've been selling out concerts worldwide and are the subject of an upcoming film by award-winning director Sarah Price.
1:52.0	And now our talk with Deepakas.
2:02.8	And my dad's not a walk as I'm one, two, three.
2:09.9	Big bowl, big ball, ecstasy.
2:12.9	Both my parents are from Greece, but they met in Chicago.
2:19.0	My dad, you know, came here in his 20s.
2:23.0	My mom finished high school here, so she came younger,
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