Brad Bechtel writes:
>Peter Ivers' New Wave Theatre was one of those little cable shows,
>except this one showcased all sorts of Los Angeles area bands. Ivers
>was most famous for contributing the soundtrack to David Lynch's
>"Eraserhead", including the wonderful song "In Heaven (Everything Is
>Fine)". He was a very good harmonica player, but was brutally
>murdered in his downtown Los Angeles loft in 1983. The crime was
>never solved.
Jello Biafra talked at length about Ivers in his interview for the
first "Incredibly Strange Music" book, strongly hinting that the L.A.
Police had some role in his death since Ivers was a martial arts expert
and should have been able to defend himself under normal circumstances.
However, considering that Biafra feels that the L.A. Police has a hand in
everything that smells a little fishy in L.A., you can give any weight to
his opinion that you like.
--Jon Johnson
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Wollaston, Massachusetts
