[2] The band went through several personnel changes, with original bandmates Plakas, Rick Radtke and John Connors reforming as Pirate Radio after arriving in Los Angeles.

After witnessing her playing drums with Pirate Radio in 1987, a contact from LA Weekly informed Plakas that the punk rock group L7 was looking for a drummer.

In 1994, Plakas and her L7 bandmate Jennifer Finch performed with the Japanese musician Hide,[7][8] also appearing on the original video for his song "Doubt".

[9] Plakas appeared in the John Waters film Serial Mom as a musician and performer in the fictitious band "Camel Lips" in 1994.

[10] Ken Tucker, then editor at large for Entertainment Weekly, stated that Dee Plakas "continues to drum with a fluid power" and "propels much of the music" on the album.

[11] Original footage and interviews with Plakas can be viewed in the documentary film L7: Pretend We're Dead directed by Sarah Price, released November 2016.

[4] In 1989,[2] Plakas married musician and creative director Kirk Canning, who later played cello on Nirvana's song "Something in the Way"[16][17] She resides in Santa Monica, California.