Dylan Tupper Rupert

host of the KCRW podcast Lost Notes: Groupies

is a writer, producer, and podcast host based in Los Angeles.  She was the founding producer of Bandsplain; she also produced the 33 ⅓ Podcast, and created a documentary about pioneering all-female rock band Fanny for season 2 of Lost Notes. Her work has been published by NPR, Rolling Stone, MTV News, Rookie, the Guardian, and more. She is a two-decade veteran of the West Coast music scene, and sometimes produces DIY shows as Dylanfest.

Dylan Tupper Rupert on KCRW

Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. The Continental Hyatt House. The Rainbow Bar & Grill.

Led Zeppelin made the Sunset Strip - and groupie scene - home.

Rodney Bingenheimer’s English Disco. The Continental Hyatt House. The Rainbow Bar & Grill.

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Groupies are the rock stars: KCRW’s Lost Notes

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Fanny is the first all-female rock band signed to a major label. They started in LA. David Bowie once called them “one of the most important female bands in American rock.”

LA’s Fanny is critically praised but largely forgotten

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