Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Local Los Angeles artist and photographer Vicki Berndt has photographed some of the most iconic rock bands of the 1980s and 1990s, and every picture has its own story. In conversation with Martin Wong, co-founder and editor of the Asian pop culture magazine Giant Robot and curator of the Save Music In Chinatown concert series, Vicki shares some of her favorites and recounts the remarkable and often hilarious stories behind the shots. Featured among the projected images are The Ramones, The Damned, Motörhead, The Clash, The Slits, The Go-Go's, Hole, Redd Kross, and Sparks.
Local Los Angeles artist and photographer Vicki Berndt has photographed some of the most iconic rock bands of the 1980s and 1990s, and every picture has its own story. In conversation with Martin Wong, co-founder and editor of the Asian pop culture magazine Giant Robot and curator of the Save Music In Chinatown concert series, Vicki shares some of her favorites and recounts the remarkable and often hilarious stories behind the shots. Featured among the projected images are The Ramones, The Damned, Motörhead, The Clash, The Slits, The Go-Go's, Hole, Redd Kross, and Sparks.










