Media
Discography
1977
MUSCLE BOYS ( 45 Crocodile Records; re-released by Sympathy For The Record Industry 2012) Backing vocals on “Muscle Boys” by The Mumps
1983
THE SOUND OF HOLLYWOOD-WOMEN (LP compilation-Mystic Records) “Ugly And Slouchy”- The Screamin’ Sirens
RODNEY ON THE ROQ ( LP compilation) “Black And White Thunderbird”- The Screamin’ Sirens
VOICES OF THE ANGELS ( LP compilation-Freeway Records) “Hard To Have”- solo spoken word
HELL COMES TO YOUR HOUSE ( LP compilation- Enigma Records)
“The Runnin’ Kind” and “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad” The Screamin’ Sirens
1984
FIESTA! (LP & cassette Enigma Records) The Screamin’ Sirens
THE RUNNIN’ KIND/ MANIAC ( Spanish 45/ Enigma En Espanol) Screamin’ Sirens
YOUR GOOD GIRL’S GONNA GO BAD/The RUNNIN’ KIND (UK 45- Beach Culture Records) Screamin’ Sirens
1985
ENIGMA VARIATIONS (LP & cassette-compilation, Enigma Records)
” Maniac” – Screamin’ Sirens
1986
RADIO TOKYO TAPES (compilation- Chameleon Records)
“Little White Lies”- Screamin’ Sirens
“56 Reasons To Go Downtown”- The Ringling Sisters
SKATE ROCK! (LP compilation- Thrasher Magazine/ Thrasher Records)
“Heartbreak Train”- Screamin’ Sirens
REVENGE OF THE KILLER PUSSIES (UK LP compilation)
“Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go bad”- Screamin’ Sirens
1987
VOODOO (CD & cassette Restless Records)
The Screaming Sirens
REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS ( LP film sound track, cassette, CD- Rhino records)
“Love Slave”- Screaming Sirens
1989
CHERRIES IN THE SNOW (EP- Sympathy For The Record Industry)
The Ringling Sisters
THE RUNNIN’ KIND (film soundtrack, MGM)
1991
SIXTY WATT REALITY (CD & cassette – A&M / ODE Records)
The Ringling Sisters
1993
RUINED (CD & cassette- New Alliance Records)
Solo spoken word & music
1994
INTERNAL JOURNAL: DISCLOSURE (CD & cassette compilation, New Alliance Records) Solo spoken word
BAR GIRLS ( Film soundtrack for “Bar Girls”)
The Ringling Sisters
1995
CAUSE (CD & Cassette- Chameleon Records)
Solo spoken word
BAD GIRL (limited edition live cassette only- Carnival Knowledge)
Solo spoken word
GAS, GRASS OR ASS (45/EP Hell Yeah! Records)
Honk If Yer Horny
1996
AFTER THE CIRCUS ( 45/ EP- Tres Hombres Musica)
The Ringling Sisters
SCHOOLOAF ( CD- compilation Omedia Records)
“Anything, Baby”- The Ringling Sisters
1997
WHITE TRASH APOCALYPSE (limited edition compilation cassette- Rose Of Sharon)
Solo spoken word by Pleasant Gehman, Iris Berry, S.A. Griffin
1998
DRINKING FROM PUDDLES (LP & cassette compilation Kill Rockstars)
“Monsanto”- Solo spoken word
1999
EDUCATION INFESTATION (CD compilation, Deprogrammed Publications)
“Monsanto”- spoken word and vocals by Pleasant Gehman , music by Kristian Hoffman, produced by Johnette Napolitano
2006
BLACKLITE SLEAZE ( 33 EP Dogmatik Records)
Peace Division Featuring Pleasant Gehman
Pleasant Gehman lyrics , spoken word, vocals
2013
HEART FULL OF CAIRO ( digital download single, KMP)
TurboTabla Featuring Pleasant Gehman
Lyrics, spoken word, vocals
Filmography
2015
Helltown, Dikenga Films
2014
Mad Marc Rude: Blood, Ink & Needles, AKA Films
Occupying Ed, Dikenga Films
2013
The Far Flung Star, Dikenga Films
Culture Shock , Dikenga Films
2012
The Sunset Strip, Speakeasy Films
2011
The Pik Me Up Documentary , Andrew Crane
The Casserole Club, Dikenga Films
2009
Dirty Martini And The New Burlesque, Ten-In-One Productions
Stuck! Dikenga Films
2008
Two Sisters, Ma & Pa Pictures
Underbelly: A Year In The Life Of Princess Farhana, Dikenga Films
2007
Charlie Wilson’s War, Universal
2006
Phone Sex, Dikenga Films
Wamego: Making Movies Anywhere, Dikenga Films
2005
Margaret Cho: Assassin, Here! Films
Firecracker, Dymax, Dikenga Films
2004
The Velvet Hammer Burlesque, It’s A Chick Productions
2002
That’s Burlesque, A&E Films
2000
Shadow Hours, Newmark
1989
The Runnin’ Kind, MGM
1986
Vendetta, Concorde Pictures
1975
Hollywood Boulevard, Concorde Pictures
Books
Pleasant Gehman-possessed of talents too numerous to count – is most of all, a formidable wordsmith. Her writing surpasses all her talents and that’s saying a lot because she is so goddamn good at everything. Every time she writes anything I am anxious – jonesing like a junkie sweating for morphine – desperate to get my hands on it, devouring every word in a kind of literary binge. Her descriptions and details are devastating. She’s like a seasoned jazz musician in her approach to literary pursuits, making up her own chords and time signatures, defying every convention while at the same time adhering to every one. Just read her. You need to.
– Margaret Cho
Senorita Sin (Incommunicado Press, 1994)
Princess Of Hollywood (Incommunicado Press, 1996)
Escape From Houdini Mountain (Manic D. Press, 1999)
The Underground Guide To Los Angeles
Vol. 1,2, 3 (Manic D Press, 1999, 2002 2004)
Showgirl Confidential; My Life Onstage, Backstage, And On The Road
(Punk Hostage Press, 2013)
The Belly Dance Handbook: A Companion For The Serious Dancer
(Princess Publications, 2014)
Collaboration:
Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of LA Punk
(De Capo Press, 2016 )By John Doe, Tom De Savia and friends
Pleasant Wrote Chapter 5: A Nonstop Crazy Party