Earlier this fall, the original lineup of X regrouped for a limited run of shows where they played the entirety of their 1980 debut Los Angeles and screened their little-seen 1986 bio-pic The Unheard Music prior to the show. While similar minded bio-pics like Decline of Western Civilization (1981) achieved cult status, The Unheard Music seemed to slip under the radar of most people at the time of its original release. The Unheard Music was filmed between 1980 and 1985 by Angel [...]
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Johnny Thunders feeds on lightning " The Heartbreakers blew everyone away, for no more reason than that they were just more experienced -- they had their roots in R&B and rock 'n' roll. They were able to go onstage and draw on all that, whereas these kids ( The Damned , Clash , and Sex Pistols ) couldn't draw on anything yet. Real rock 'n' roll would start to happen and there's no fighting that, no getting around that. No matter how anarchic an audience thinks it is, [...]
Exene Cervenka is one of those musicians who makes an interviewer nervous; like, you hope the questions you come up with are good enough not to piss her off, or worse, laugh at you. Besides a p... Continue reading "Inquiring Minds: Exene Cervenka on Losing a Friend, Weeping Willows, Albums as Collage and Her Good Buddy Biscuit" >
In 1977, music changed and LA punk was one of the driving forces in that change. X stood out in the pack because they could actually play their instruments, write music AND still embrace the chaos and nihilism that was punk rock. Guitarist Billy Zoom infused their music with a taste of rockabilly and a sense of humor. When I watched Decline of Western Civilization in the early 80's, it was my first exposure to punk and it absolutely changed my life. It was a thrill to get an opportunity to converse with Billy about X, [...]
Quintessential LA punk band X plays all requests live at Variety Playhouse this weekend
Yee-haw! Going to see X tonite, gonna see X tonite! X-cited???? Fukkin A! How many bands from my Punk golden years are still around and still intact with their original line-up and still rawkin' the shit out of it? Aside from X, I can't think of any. Can you? I wrote this thing up about X a couple of years back, so rather than repeat myself, please click here , if you want the in-depth write-up. [...]
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