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In this episode, Exene Cervenka sits in to discuss the writing and recording of X's 1983 fan-favorite single, "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts." She reflects on the eclectic influences that shaped the song, from Ray Manzarek's unique production approach to the band's distinctive blend of punk rock with other genres. Exene shares how the song features a wide variety of subject matter, from wars around the world to American bands that weren't getting played on the radio, while balancing political and social commentary with personal experiences. The conversation explores the band's vocal experimentation, the evolution of punk rock, and the significance of embracing serious themes through music. Chris DeMakes A Podcast is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at http://distrokid.com/vip/demakes If you love Chris DeMakes A Podcast and you'd like to support the show AND get weekly bonus episodes of The After Party podcast, head to http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com to sign up for the Supporting Cast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The latest (and apparently last) studio album from the LA legends is a worthy addition to their catalog. It's filled with everything we've come to love from the band since their debut almost forty years ago. John and Exene's autobiographical lyrics, Billy Zoom's unmistakable tempo drenched Gretsch and DJ's Bonebrake's splashy hi-hat all shine across ten bangers that speed by at a brisk 29 minutes. We've dedicated more episodes to X than to any other band (six including the to great Knitter's first LP) and this won't be the last. Recommended Listening X on the HHPP: EP3: "Wild Gift” https://huntsmanhill.com/2016/11/23/64/ EP86: “Los Angeles” https://huntsmanhill.com/2019/01/22/ep86-x-los-angeles/ EP121: “Alphabetland” https://huntsmanhill.com/2020/05/03/ep121-x-alphabetland-soundtrack-to-the-apocalypse-vol-7/ EP180: “Under the Big Black Sun” https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/26/ep180-x-under-the-big-black-sun/ EP218: The Knitters “Poor Little Critter on the Road” https://huntsmanhill.com/2023/04/16/ep218-the-knitters-poor-little-critter-on-the-road/ EP256: “More Fun in the New World” https://huntsmanhill.com/2024/02/18/ep256-x-more-fun-in-the-new-world/ HHPP Playlist Track: “Ruby Church” https://open.spotify.com/track/3oVfMZgksGM7G3himHLAiV?si=bbe8ae017a3d4712 HHPP Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg Contact us at: huntsmanhillpodcast@gmail.com Our Music manhuntsman: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C: https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c Omertà 68: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ MidCityThree: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2LW7wWSHd9bi3n3Q5N8i35?si=4UnUthYNR4K9FMv2dqFOVw huntsmanhill.com instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill
Legendary L.A. punk rockers X began their career in 1977, and this month they released the ninth album, Smoke & Fiction (Fat Possum Records). Founder members John Doe and Exene Cervenka are here to talk about their long and storied career, and the significance of an album they are calling their "farewell." Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton returns to add to our ongoing conversation about the end of musical genres, and to remember a dear departed member of the RSD community. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com) Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (dogfish.com), Tito's Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com), RSDMRKT.com, and Furnace Record Pressing, the official vinyl pressing plant of Record Store Day. Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends.
Aaron sits down with X lead singer and co founding member Exene Cervenka. In the interview, Exene talks about the latest X album and her history with the band.
The Mighty Manfred's guest this week is Exene Cervenka from X! Their new single “Big Black X” from their upcoming album “Smoke & Fiction” is out now. X will also be sailing along on the Underground Garage Cruise in 2025! Join the Mighty Manfred and Exene for this week's Coolest Conversation, presented by Hard Rock
This month’s second part of the monthly new release series is bookended by a pair of…well, let’s be honest…pretty bizarre cover albums. The first set contains tracks from the “new” duets album by Glen Campbell. How can it be new when he’s been dead since 2017? Well, in 2011 he released an album, Ghost On the Canvas (his 61st!), that featured his versions of songs by artists you would never think he’d even acknowledge. For this new one, Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost on the Canvas Sessions, the producers have brought in other artists to add their vocals. I just couldn’t stomach the idea of Sting singing a Paul Westerberg song, so I went with a couple of different tracks. How did Exene and John Doe from X end up on “Any Trouble”? And does anyone really believe that country star Eric Church has even heard of Guided By Voices? It just doesn’t seem possibe. As if that’s not crazy enough, the last main set of the show features a handful of tracks from a new tribute album released by Cleopatra Records. Punk Floyd – A Tribute To Pink Floyd features exactly what the title says – punk bands covering tunes […]
This month's second part of the monthly new release series is bookended by a pair of…well, let's be honest…pretty bizarre cover albums. The first set contains tracks from the “new” duets album by Glen Campbell. How can it be new when he's been dead since 2017? Well, in 2011 he released an album, Ghost On the Canvas (his 61st!), that featured his versions of songs by artists you would never think he'd even acknowledge. For this new one, Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost on the Canvas Sessions, the producers have brought in other artists to add their vocals. I just couldn't stomach the idea of Sting singing a Paul Westerberg song, so I went with a couple of different tracks. How did Exene and John Doe from X end up on “Any Trouble”? And does anyone really believe that country star Eric Church has even heard of Guided By Voices? It just doesn't seem possibe. As if that's not crazy enough, the last main set of the show features a handful of tracks from a new tribute album released by Cleopatra Records. Punk Floyd – A Tribute To Pink Floyd features exactly what the title says – punk bands covering tunes […]
This week stars Katherine Yeske Taylor!! Katherine is a journalist and the author of a book I was interviewed for called, She's a Badass: Women in Rock Shaping Feminism, along with Suzi Quattro, Gina Shock, Exene, Lydia Lunch, Donita Sparks, Amy Ray, Toby Vail, Sade Sanchez… among others!! I feel extremely honored to be among these heavy weight heroes, and I think this book is super important, and a fascinating glimpse into what it is like to be a non-male in the music industry, and world! The book is set to release early next month, pre-order it now !!! She's a Badass: Women in Rock Shaping Feminism is currently available for pre-orders at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and via local/independent booksellers at Bookshop.org. EPISODE: https://linktr.ee/DVGpodcastSupport us at https://www.patreon.com/Deathvalleygirls and please join the DVG Podcast page on Instagram (@deathvalleygirlspodcast) Facebook (Death Valley Girls Podcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Links:John DoeXDOA (film)'Under The Big Black Sun'Exene CervenkaThe Whisky a Go GoThe StarwoodDave AlvinRoswellXponential FestFugaziAdam AntSlash RecordsThe BagsThe Go-GosClick here to watch this conversation on YouTube.Social Media:The Other 22 Hours InstagramThe Other 22 Hours TikTokMichaela Anne InstagramAaron Shafer-Haiss InstagramSend us your feedback!The Other 22 Hours FeedbackAll music written, performed, and produced by Aaron Shafer-Haiss.
On January 17th, 1991, Operation Desert Storm begins. As President Bush braces for high casualties, Saddam Hussein desperately seeks a path to survival. In Baghdad, Coalition air forces rain hell on Iraqi soldiers and civilians alike, while American diplomats scramble to defuse a potential crisis in Israel. US infantrymen come face-to-face with the fourth largest army in the world…with surprising results. As oil wells burn and journalists jockey for access, the war reaches a bloody climax at the “Highway of Death”. SOURCES: Aburish, Said K. Saddam Hussein: The Politics of Revenge. 2000. Atkinson, Rick. Crusade: The Untold Story of the Gulf War. 1993. Al-Radi, Nuha. Baghdad Diaries. 1998. Baudrillard, Jean. The Gulf War Did Not Take Place. 1991. Bergen, Peter L. The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden. 2021. Charles Rivers Editors. The Gulf War. 2018. Coll, Steve. Ghost Wars. 2004. Coll, Steve. Branigin, William. “US scrambled to shape view of ‘Highway of Death'”. 3.11.1991. Corrigan, Jim. Desert Storm Air War. 2017. Coughlin, Con. Saddam: His Rise and Fall. 2005. DeGhett, Torie Rose. “The War Photo No One Would Publish”. 8.8.2014. Dunnigan, James F. Macedonia, Raymond M. Getting It Right. 1995. Engel, Jeffrey A. When the World Seemed New. Finlan, Alastair. The Gulf War 1991. 2003. Gordon, Michael R. Trainer, Bernard E. The General's War. 1995. “The Gulf War” / FRONTLINE. PBS. Jan 9, 1996. Hallion, Richard P. Desert Storm 1991. 2022. Hiro, Dilip. Desert Shield to Desert Storm: The Second Gulf War. 1991. Hiro, Dilip. Cold War in the Islamic World. 2018. Karsh, Efraim. The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988. 1989. Karsh, Efraim. Rautsi, Inari. Saddam Hussein. A Political Biography. 1991. Khadduri, Majid. Ghareeb, Edmund. War in the Gulf, 1990-1991. 1999. Jarecke, Kenneth. Cervenka, Exene. Just Another War. 1991. Lockwood, Stuart. 2015 June 5. “That's Me In The Picture”. The Guardian. MacArthur, John R. Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the 1991 Gulf War. 1992. Mufson, Steven. 1990 Aug 6. “Kuwait Assets Form Vast, Frozen Empire”. The Washington Post. Murray, Williamson. Woods, Kevin M. The Iran-Iraq War. 2014. Meacham, Jon. Destiny and Power. 2015. Morris, David J. Storm on the Horizon. 2004. Riedel, Bruce. Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States. 2019. Swofford, Anthony. Jarhead. 2003. Woodward, Bob. 1991, May 4. “Regal Audience for a Forceful Presence”. The Washington Post Wyndham, Buck. Hogs in the Sand. 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Doe's career has gone from poetry to punk to country to acting to punk to folk and back again several times. Frontman for the extremely influential LA punk band X, John was there at the dawn of West Coast punk and has written about it (twice) in his books Under the Big Black Sun and More Fun in the New World. He actually sourced out most of the books' chapters and had his friends and other people who were there give accounts, which makes them both pretty well rounded. John grew up mostly in Baltimore, under the influence of John Waters and Divine. He worked odd jobs and ran a poetry group there. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid 70's and met his future X bandmates Exene, Billy Zoom and D. J. Bonebrake. John's been in countless films and TV shows since 1987. He kind of stumbled into acting by getting an agent after he was in the indie film Border Radio. You may have seen him in films like Road House or Boogie Nights or series like Carnivale. He's lived in Austin, Texas since 2017 and loves to tell people it's terrible, so no one else moves there.John Doe's latest album Fables in a Foreign Land takes place in 1890's and surrounds a young man who's found himself alone in a cruel hard world. The album's sound was developed through weekly jam sessions in his bassist's backyard. This time around, John's played up his interest in folk and roots music, all the while keeping that punk sensibility. John says "These songs take place alone, wandering, searching and hungry accompanied by horses not machines." And speaking of horses, John's got a couple and it seems they've kept him grounded especially during the pandemic, so yeah, I ask the guy about his horses. That and we also talk about controlling the ego, listening to intuition, taking care of your physical health and his cameo in The Bodyguard (yes the Whitney Houston movie). Thanks Joe Doe!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Mark Zuckerberg (Fuckerberg) trys to fuck us over with trademark issues, weekly lesson Guitar4theKids™ (fuck tapping), Cynna's vagina enlargement, the front door, the backdoor, new words for boner = Rager™, soft boner = Semi-Rager™, Macho Man and Stone Cold Steve Austin team up for "Hells" tag-team event, sweaty butt cracks, and our ingenious creation O.V.E.R.R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N!™ Karen rules, influencers want to be us, reaction videos are fake as fuck, Joe Rogan and W.A.S.P. fans love us, AND Dave Grohl hates us...go figure. FEATURED STICKY DOLL SONG "Los Angeles" from John Doe and Exene's favorite STICKY DOLL EP Sticky Dripping Wet Covers https://stickydollband.bandcamp.com/album/sticky-dripping-wet-covers DOWNLOAD MP3 HERE https://stickydollband.bandcamp.com/track/los-angeles WATCH THE LIVE SHOW https://www.facebook.com/462201820656792/videos/1693902864152703
Álbum "Stoned Inmaculate: The Music Of The Doors": Stone Temple Pilots - "Break On Through" Creed - "Riders On The Storm" Train - "Light My Fire" Smash Mouth - "Peace Frog" Days Of The New - "L.A. Woman" Aerosmith - "Love Me To Times" The Doors - "Under Waterfall" The Cult - "Wild Child" Jim Morrison - "Roadhouse Rap" John Lee Hooker & Jim Morrison - "Roadhouse Blues" William S. Burroughs - "Is Everybody In? Oleander - "Hello I Love You" Ian Astbury - "Touch Me" Perry Farrell & Exene - "Children Of Night" Bo Diddley - "Love Her Madly" Escuchar audio
In addition to this being the first episode of Every Album Ever with an accompanying video, this is also the first artist on this podcast to feature a lady. It only took us 14 episodes. Christ. Anyway, X is a great band, which you will hear Mike repeat for basically the entire episode. Also, we don’t mention it in the episode, but Exene was married to Viggo Mortensen for 10 years! How crazy is that! [UPDATE: X has since released a new album in 2020]Closing track: “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” from Under the Big Black Sun (1982)And check out our episode playlists on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/user/motherpuncherincMike’s Picks:Los Angeles (1980) — Best Album, Personal FavoriteAin’t Love Grand (1985) — Worst Album, Least FavoriteAlex’s Picks:Los Angeles (1980) — Best AlbumHey Zeus! (1993) — Personal FavoriteAin’t Love Grand (1985) — Worst Album, Least FavoriteAlbums discussed this episode…Los Angeles (1980)Wild Gift (1981)Under the Big Black Sun (1982)More Fun in the New World (1983)Ain’t Love Grand (1985)See How We Are (1987)Hey Zeus! (1993)Follow Mike on Instagram @popejesseventura and Alex @motherpuncher
Hey Dude, I had a blast at the book signing of "More Fun in the New World" at Vroman's. I felt a deep connection to the DIY spirit and legacy of Los Angeles, punctuated by a bear hug from John Doe of X. CHARACTERS: John Doe, Tom DeSavia, Bob Dylan, Chris Morris, Allison Anders, Louie Perez, Los Lobos, X, Woody Guthrie, Kurt Voss, Billy Zoom, Exene, Dan Klass, Krissy Teegerstrom, Jakob Dylan, Wallflowers, Ronald Reagan LOCATIONS: Los Angeles, Pasadena, Vroman's, Olympic Auditorium, Grammy Museum, UCLA, UCSB, Altadena, London, NYC, East L.A. MUSIC: More Fun in the New World, "Little John of God", A&R MOVIES/TV: Batman, Joker, "Border Radio" PODCASTS: Audio Drama, The Bitterest Pill, LA Podcasters, Beyond and Back Podcast SOUNDS: crows GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "John Doe Bear Hug" shot on Marisol's iPhone5s RECORDED: September 6, 2019 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate in Altadena, California DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Hey Dude, I had a blast at the book signing of "More Fun in the New World" at Vroman's. I felt a deep connection to the DIY spirit and legacy of Los Angeles, punctuated by a bear hug from John Doe of X.CHARACTERS: John Doe, Tom DeSavia, Bob Dylan, Chris Morris, Allison Anders, Louie Perez, Los Lobos, X, Woody Guthrie, Kurt Voss, Billy Zoom, Exene, Dan Klass, Krissy Teegerstrom, Jakob Dylan, Wallflowers, Ronald ReaganLOCATIONS: Los Angeles, Pasadena, Vroman's, Olympic Auditorium, Grammy Museum, UCLA, UCSB, Altadena, London, NYC, East L.A.MUSIC: More Fun in the New World, "Little John of God", A&RMOVIES/TV: Batman, Joker, "Border Radio" PODCASTS: Audio Drama, The Bitterest Pill, LA Podcasters, Beyond and Back PodcastSOUNDS: crowsGENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "John Doe Bear Hug" shot on Marisol's iPhone5sRECORDED: September 6, 2019 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate in Altadena, California DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.
Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of violence, violent masculinity, sex scenes, mention of a homophobic line used in the film. We're closing out our Summer of Swayze with quite possibly the single greatest bad movie ever made. Nine total bar fights, two smoking hot male leads, a monster truck crashing through a building, introspective male bonding and speeches…this movie really does have it all. There's a reason this is now a cult classic - because despite its reputation, and despite the incredible sharpness of this movie's cheese factor, there's a pretty great movie at its core. We finish off our series with the 1989 new classic, Road House! Macintosh & Maud have started a Patreon! Any little bit you can contribute helps, and we have special contributor-only content if you donate at the $2 level, including an upcoming review of Swayze's surfing classic with the majestic Keanu Reeves, Point Break! You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. If you like the podcast, make sure to subscribe and review on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Clips from Road House are copyright 1989 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Excerpt taken from "Cliff's Edge" written by Patrick Swayze, Stacy Wiedelitz, and Bob Marquette, and performed by Patrick Swayze. Copyright 1989 United Artists Pictures, Inc.; Arista Records, Inc. Excerpt taken from "Angel Eyes" written by Fred Koller and John Hiatt, and performed by The Jeff Healey Band. Copyright 1988, 1989 Arista Records, Inc. Excerpt taken from "Johny Hit and Run Paulene" written by John Doe and Exene, and performed by X. Copyright 1980 Slash Records. All rights reserved. Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.
On today's episode, I get to learn from someone who had created some of the most influential music at the dawn of L.A.'s punk era. Though, not thrilled to be labelled as punk, EXENE CERVENKA is proud of her 40 year run as a founding member of the band X. She graciously shared some of her experiences with me, even if I was rushing the interview a bit. Her sensibility and wisdom are a combination of out-of-the-box and traditional. Definitely worth a listen, especially her advice at the end!(From 11-20-17)http://www.xtheband.com
To mark my 10th anniversary of podcasting, I revisit my storytelling past and then proudly present my old "It's Free" story with a new drum score by D.j. Bonebrake. Recorded March 30, 2015 in my pop-up studio in the observation room of the Zane Grey Estate in beautiful Altadena, California. All stories are written and performed by Lance Anderson. Theme music composed and performed by D.j. Bonebrake. Produced and confected by Marisol Martinez and Lance Anderson. "D.j., Lance and Ira" shot on my iPhone 3G. Running Time: 43:40 / File: 40.3 MB / Rated: R MENTIONS: Spalding Gray, X, David Letterman, Steven Wright, Ira Glass, This American Life, Dave Alvin, Ronee Blakley, Lewis McAdams, Michael Blake, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, The Doors, Exene, Bob Dylan, John Doe, Cindy Wasserman, Charles Bukowski, Off-Ramp, Petros and Money, North Hollywood High School.
Lizz is joined by Jaye McBride and Sarah Hartshorne. They chat the Cohen hearings and the latest rundown of repro news across the country. The guest interview this week is with KELEIGH COOK. KELEIGH is a pro-choice activist in Columbus, OH and volunteer with statewide abortion fund Women Have Options-Ohio and NARAL pro-choice Ohio. Show Notes:There were 136 stories about anti-abortion forces working against reproductive freedom this week. Meghan McCain Accuses ‘The View’ Co-Host Sunny Hostin of Defending ‘Infanticide’The Future Of Abortion In America Is In Chief Justice John Roberts’ Hands‘Executing Babies’: Here Are the Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet Anti-Abortion Bill Sponsor Says He Can’t Find ‘Evil’ In A 15-Year-Old Being Raped By Coach, TeacherTexas man, 17, reportedly jailed for vow to ‘commit jihad on an abortion clinic’Fox News Host Laura Ingraham: Planned Parenthood Akin to Nazis, Democrats Love ‘Death Culture’ Justin AmashJody Hice:Virginia FoxxGlenn GrothmannPaul Gosar family hates him! Jim Jordan OUR GUEST! KELEIGH COOK! Here are just some of the garbage laws Ohio is fightingWatch Franchesca Ramsey announce shitty ass Golden Probe winner, Ohio state senator Peggy LehnerWATCH Keleigh Give here her award! Here is the incredible Feminist Flag Corps! Follow them! SIX DEGREES OF ABORTION: Viggo Mortensen-> Exene Cervenka -> AbortionAlso, Exene, is now teetering into creepy Rosanne Territory :( FUN STUFF! Come see us in NYC!!! March 6th! Comedy Show!! IT’S ABORTION BOWL-A-THON SEASON! AND BECAUSE KELEIGH IS SUCH A BADASS, DONATE IN HER HONOR TO OHIO’S ABORTION FUND HERE! CELEBRATE ABORTION PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY WITH OUR SISTER OR LADY PARTS JUSTICE LEAGUEEMAIL US! PODCAST@LADYPARTSJUSTICE.COMDONATE TO LPJ
Lizz is joined by Jaye McBride and Sarah Hartshorne. They chat the Cohen hearings and the latest rundown of repro news across the country. The guest interview this week is with KELEIGH COOK. KELEIGH is a pro-choice activist in Columbus, OH and volunteer with statewide abortion fund Women Have Options-Ohio and NARAL pro-choice Ohio. Show Notes:There were 136 stories about anti-abortion forces working against reproductive freedom this week. Meghan McCain Accuses ‘The View’ Co-Host Sunny Hostin of Defending ‘Infanticide’The Future Of Abortion In America Is In Chief Justice John Roberts’ Hands‘Executing Babies’: Here Are the Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet Anti-Abortion Bill Sponsor Says He Can’t Find ‘Evil’ In A 15-Year-Old Being Raped By Coach, TeacherTexas man, 17, reportedly jailed for vow to ‘commit jihad on an abortion clinic’Fox News Host Laura Ingraham: Planned Parenthood Akin to Nazis, Democrats Love ‘Death Culture’ Justin AmashJody Hice:Virginia FoxxGlenn GrothmannPaul Gosar family hates him! Jim Jordan OUR GUEST! KELEIGH COOK! Here are just some of the garbage laws Ohio is fightingWatch Franchesca Ramsey announce shitty ass Golden Probe winner, Ohio state senator Peggy LehnerWATCH Keleigh Give here her award! Here is the incredible Feminist Flag Corps! Follow them! SIX DEGREES OF ABORTION: Viggo Mortensen-> Exene Cervenka -> AbortionAlso, Exene, is now teetering into creepy Rosanne Territory :( FUN STUFF! Come see us in NYC!!! March 6th! Comedy Show!! IT’S ABORTION BOWL-A-THON SEASON! AND BECAUSE KELEIGH IS SUCH A BADASS, DONATE IN HER HONOR TO OHIO’S ABORTION FUND HERE! CELEBRATE ABORTION PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY WITH OUR SISTER OR LADY PARTS JUSTICE LEAGUEEMAIL US! PODCAST@LADYPARTSJUSTICE.COMDONATE TO LPJ
Exene and Abby go to a farmer's market in Orange, California. Subjects include: small town living, maturing as an artist, Jesus as an archtype, the depression, cheese Hosted by Abby Travis Produced by John Ganem Intro music by The Charm Offensive (Mathias Schneeberger, Abby Travis & Denny Weston). Outro music: “Sunday is the Day for Love” Instrumental by Abby Travis. Original version available on the album “Cutthroat Standards & Black Pop”.
Today's Guest: John Doe, singer, co-founder, X, author, Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with John Doe by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of aging punks who no longer take pride in torn fishnet stockings and who are using safety pins in ways they never dreamed of in 1978 … in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk by John Doe with Tom DeSavia and Friends. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above! John Doe and Exene Cervenka probably never dreamed, when they met at a Venice, California, poetry workshop in 1976, that one day they would be regarded as the core of a musical movement that shook, stirred and ripped corporate rock. I didn’t say they ultimately prevented its rise – I wish they had – but as co-founders of the LA punk band X, they built one of the first bulwarks against the tide of homogenized rock ‘n’ roll. JOHN DOE podcast excerpt: "X — our music — was always accessible. We weren’t trying to piss people off; we just did it naturally. There was no ‘marketing’; the term barely existed. The way you were DIY in those days was you went out, met people, lived your life, did your thing. I have no regrets; that’s the way you get cancer." The Westerner by John Doe. Order or download your copy today by clicking on the CD cover above! And even if youth culture didn’t ultimately heed their warnings of what lay ahead, Doe and Cervenka left us a legacy of Americana, rockabilly and rawness that stands up to whatever today’s generation of next big things might offer. More Fun in the New World by X (Expanded and Remastered Edition). Order your copy today by clicking on the album cover above
Movie Meltdown - Episode 263 This week we talk about movies, music and life in general with punk icon and actor... John Doe! John stars in the new independent film "Pleased to Meet Me", so we discuss his chemistry with co-star Aimee Mann, shooting movies in smaller cities, and playing someone in the music business vs. actually being in the music business. Plus of course we discuss his early days, his love of music, his decision to move to L.A., and the musical scene that formed the legendary band X. Then we round things out with Archie Borders, the director of "Pleased to Meet Me", as we find out about how this film came together and the challenges of directing indie films. Plus as we ponder the significance of the "O" in the Hollywood sign, we also mention… CBGB's, Wayne Wang, Illinois, doing accents, John Entwistle, Baltimore, The Screamers, Patrick Swayze, Katie O’Brien, California is epic, The Talking Heads, the East coast, Harry Dean Stanton, ex-NAVY SEAL, outlawing lead bullets, Max's Kansas City, Blondie, The Go-Gos, Tom Hulce, Jerry Lee Lewis, falling off the balcony, opera, Velvet Underground, The Weiroes, A.P. Carter, Rowdy Harrington???, Minute Men, Oasis, Elliott Smith, John Waters, The Who, The Ramones, Hollywood Boulevard, digging to find your inner Jerry Lewis, Paul Westerberg, classical piano, Andy Warhol, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Border Radio, I blew my knee out, Rocket Man, sarcastic, Divine, Joan Baez, Gary Snyder, The Germs, Allison Anders, hanging out with LAPD, Road House, Universal Amphitheater in L.A., Sid and Nancy, Roadside Director???, musicians from the classifieds, librarian, pop art vs. fine art, Green Day, Jewel, Georgia, shooting in your hometown, I can starve on my own... I can starve in music no problem , The Big Red One, self-depricating, David Hockney, Robert Quine, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Breathless, finishing a tour, Don Cheadle, the King Ad Rock, is it a musician or an actor, movie reality, Mink Stole, Allen Ginsberg, visable holes even from the flatlands, Joe Strummer, bring that blue and white plaid shirt, Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Killer, Roadside Prophets, don't get off the boat... it's an f-ing tiger, Everyone Speaks Elton John, Nathanael West, Jim Thompson, Charles Bukowski, Diane Wakoski, a concrete structure somewhere where they can do very little damage,Ulu Grosbard, Winona Ryder, John Cusack, a big fish in a medium pond, Jon Langford and I wasn't afraid... for the first time - to rely on what I've done. "That was a total 'pinch me' moment... 'cause we're just hanging out, getting drunk at Sun Studios - playing Jerry Lee songs!"
Exene is a singer, artist and poet whose work traverses virtually every aspect of those disciplines. Best known as the singer for X, one of the leaders of the late-'70s/early-'80s California punk explosion, Exene Cervenka has also issued solo albums, launched several side bands (The Knitters), and penned books. X just announced plans to join their east coast comrades, BLONDIE, as a Special Guest on their fall U.S. “No Principals Tour.” Set to kick off September 5th, the bands will hit U.S cities including Atlantic City, Washington, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Nashville, Atlanta and Philadelphia before wrapping October 4th in New York City at Roseland Ballroom. Three decades after the inception of X, songs written during the group’s inception are as relevant and inventive now as they were in 1977. The original line-up of X remains John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, and D.J. Bonebrake. John Doe found her in Venice Beach at a poetry reading. He liked her poems so much he offered to perform them in his band. The poet, Exene Cervenka, had just moved to town from Florida and she told him, no offense, but if anyone was gonna perform her poems, it would be her, and she soon ended up in the band. The band’s early albums, LOS ANGELES (1980), produced by Ray Manzarek of the Doors, WILD GIFT (1981), and UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN (1982) explored dark love and an even darker L.A. with the unflinching eye of a Raymond Chandler novel. Doe and Cervenka would marry and later divorce, but they’d always remain soulmates. As they released each ensuing album, MORE FUN IN THE NEW WORLD (1983) and AIN'T LOVE GRAND (1985), the band continued to grow sonically and politically, fearlessly mixing genres without ever losing its center.
Exene is a singer, artist and poet whose work traverses virtually every aspect of those disciplines. Best known as the singer for X, one of the leaders of the late-'70s/early-'80s California punk explosion, Exene Cervenka has also issued solo albums, launched several side bands (The Knitters), and penned books. X just announced plans to join their east coast comrades, BLONDIE, as a Special Guest on their fall U.S. “No Principals Tour.” Set to kick off September 5th, the bands will hit U.S cities including Atlantic City, Washington, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Nashville, Atlanta and Philadelphia before wrapping October 4th in New York City at Roseland Ballroom. Three decades after the inception of X, songs written during the group’s inception are as relevant and inventive now as they were in 1977. The original line-up of X remains John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, and D.J. Bonebrake. John Doe found her in Venice Beach at a poetry reading. He liked her poems so much he offered to perform them in his band. The poet, Exene Cervenka, had just moved to town from Florida and she told him, no offense, but if anyone was gonna perform her poems, it would be her, and she soon ended up in the band. The band’s early albums, LOS ANGELES (1980), produced by Ray Manzarek of the Doors, WILD GIFT (1981), and UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN (1982) explored dark love and an even darker L.A. with the unflinching eye of a Raymond Chandler novel. Doe and Cervenka would marry and later divorce, but they’d always remain soulmates. As they released each ensuing album, MORE FUN IN THE NEW WORLD (1983) and AIN'T LOVE GRAND (1985), the band continued to grow sonically and politically, fearlessly mixing genres without ever losing its center.
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