Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)

Through the glitter and the grunge, from The Monkees to Coldplay, Rodney Bingenheimer–a.k.a. Rodney on the ROQ–has reigned over the Los Angeles music scene for over two decades. A constantly evolving fixture as rock fan, journalist, promoter, club owner and radio DJ on KROQ, Bingenheimer has helped advance every adventurous rock mutation–California pop, glam, punk, goth, new wave, alternative–since he first hit the Sunset Strip during its psychedelic 1960s heyday.