April 27, 2016

EPISODE 13: JOHN DOE, L.A. PUNK LEGEND, ON X, BUD LIGHT, & MULTIPLE BREAKFASTS

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X frontman John Doe is a living legend. He discusses X's career, their Bud Light commercial, and the reasons why L.A. punks worship The Doors.

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Selected links:

• Buy "Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk".
• Buy John's new record, "The Westerner".
• John's official website.
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums list, which includes the first two X records.
• Yes kids, erasable pens were once all the rage. And John sold them via phone.
• "Burning House of Love", X's lone appearance on the Top 40 chart, from the record "Ain't Love Grand!"
• A beautiful vintage 1983 X performance on Letterman.
• The first time Abraham heard X was probably their "Wild Thing" cover, as featured in the movie "Major League".
• John's gorgeous solo track "Grain of Salt", which inspired the name of Abraham's second cousin Pearl.

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