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Jan Paul Beahm (better known by his stage name Darby Crash, formerly Bobby Pyn; September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) [6] [7] was an American [8] singer who, along with longtime friend Pat Smear (born Georg Albert Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk rock band the Germs and was best known as their lead vocalist.
The end of the band came when Crash, who had become increasingly impatient with drummer Bolles' antics, fired him and replaced him with his friend and lover Rob Henley, a fellow heroin addict. [10] Shortly after the Germs split, Crash and Smear formed the short-lived Darby Crash Band.
What We Do Is Secret is a 2007 American biographical film about Darby Crash, singer of the late-1970s Los Angeles punk rock band the Germs.It was directed by Rodger Grossman, who wrote the screenplay based on a story he had written with Michelle Baer Ghaffari, a friend of Crash's and co-producer of the film.
Crash died from a heroin-induced suicide shortly before the film was released (the poster was designed before his death). [6] Bands included are Black Flag, Germs, X, Alice Bag Band, the Circle Jerks, Catholic Discipline, and Fear. The Germs' performance was replicated in the 2007 Darby Crash biopic What We Do Is Secret.
The Darby Crash Band was a music project started by Darby Crash and Pat Smear, founding members of Los Angeles punk rock band the Germs, formed after the Germs split in 1980. They recruited bassist David "Bosco" Danford and Circle Jerks drummer Lucky Lehrer and began playing shows in Los Angeles. The group's setlists would include a number of ...
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The Germs, Darby Crash, and the Birth of SoCal Punk", Spin (May). Mullen, Brendan, with Don Bolles and Adam Parfrey (2002). Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs (Feral House).
Keith "Lucky" Lehrer (born April 18, 1958) is a drummer from Los Angeles, California associated with several influential LA punk rock bands. He was originally trained in jazz [1] then played in a number of LA punk rock bands, particularly the Circle Jerks, [2] [3] Redd Kross, [1] Bad Religion, [4] Darby Crash Band and LA's Wasted Youth, among others.