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Weekend LISTening: The L.A. Punk Scene When X Began

In honor of World Cafe's recent interview with X's John Doe, hear a playlist of influential punk.
John Doe of X was World Cafe's guest earlier this week, as he played live with a rock band that included original X drummer DJ Bonebrake. You can hear it again in the World Cafe archive. Doe also discussed the early days of the L.A. punk scene to which X belonged.

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