PERA CUMUR discusses the downfall of Californian label Burger Records, and the distorted legacy of groupie culture. In July 2020, the emblematic Californian label and record store Burger Records, associated with bands such as Thee Oh Sees and The Growlers, abruptly ceased to exist. Unlike similar businesses relying on live music to survive, this fall was not due to the economic hardships and limitations brought about by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was rather inflicted by a pandemic of a very different kind: that of rape culture. What started as a specific case of abuse involving a single musician, from a band not even part of the Burger Records catalogue, unleashed an array of victims’ voices and shed light on the wicked inner workings of the LA independent rock scene. On July 10th 2020, Chloe Razink, a young woman from San Diego, published a thread on Instagram accusing…Continue Reading
