Interview Exene Cervenka of X Friends of Big Shout Magazine


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D J. Bonedrake - drums. Billy Zoom - guitar, saxophone. Exene Cervenka - vocals. John Doe - vocals, bass. GOLDMINE:In 1979,On Ray Manzarek's 40th birthday, I interviewed Ray about The Doors, following the release of the album An American Prayer from the fall of the prior year. We discussed new wave bands in L.A. and he told me, "I like new wave.


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Two generations of L.A. music met in the late 1970s when Manzarek connected with punk band X to produce the group's first four studio albums. The band's songwriters and lead singers, Exene.


X Exene Cervenka, early 1980s via Rare Boston scene photos from the 1980s by Rocco Cippilone

The original foursome - Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebrake have now made the album available for fans to purchase and by adapting to this moment, X continues to embody the same spirit they did when they began in 1977.


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X is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles. The original members are vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist-bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake. The band released seven studio albums from 1980 to 1993.


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X just released its first album with its original lineup in 35 years. From left: drummer D.J. Bonebrake, guitarist Billy Zoom, vocalist Exene Cervenka and vocalist-bassist John Doe.


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As fans of The Doors, X - singer Exene Cervenka, bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer DJ Bonebrake - were equally enthusiastic. "We made our handshake agreement right there," says Manzarek, "in the dressing room at the Whisky A Go Go." Few bands before or since have captured the sound and feel of Los Angeles quite as well as X.


X Exene Cervenka and John Doe at Dingwalls, photos by Bev Davies SONGS SMITHS

Exene Cervenka, co-lead vocalist and original member of famed Los Angeles punk band X, revealed in a statement today that she is suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. "After some months of not.


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Exene Cervenka of X : Songwriter Interviews Exene Cervenka of X by Greg Prato X in Los Angeles, 1981 During the early '80s, commercial rock radio and MTV chose to embrace new wave over punk rock.


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Exene Cervenka - 40 years a Punk In 2020, and in the midst of lockdowns we were delighted to find Exene Cervenka at a similarly loose end. Catching up by phone from her home south of Los Angeles we talked about the most recent X album 'Alphabetland', touring the UK and X's place in the mosh pit of modern musical history.


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John Doe, Exene Cervenka and the rest of the pioneering L.A. punk band X look back on their still-thriving 40-year career. Frank Gargani "Right now is my favorite time in the band," says.


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Exene Cervenka (born Christene Lee Cervenka; February 1, 1956) is an American singer, artist, and poet. She is best known for her work as a singer in the California punk rock band X. [1] Music career Cervenka at SXSW 2010


Exene Cervenka (of X) at the Masque, Hollywood, 1979. Diane Arbus, Exene Cervenka, Siouxsie

X has had the same lineup since it was formed in the '70s: from left, D.J. Bonebrake, John Doe, Exene Cervenka and Billy Zoom. The band performs Sunday at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg.


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Los Angeles punk band X on a rooftop in 1981. Guitarist Billy Zoom, singer Exene Cervenka, drummer D.J. Bonebrake and bassist John Doe are touring in support of the band's 40th anniversary.


Interview Exene Cervenka of X Friends of Big Shout Magazine

About Exene Cervenka. 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, and penned books. Although Cervenka has been closely associated with California for a long time, she is not originally from the West Coast.


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(Courtesy photo) Los Angeles-based punk band X (from left: drummer D.J. Bonebrake, bassist/vocalist John Doe, singer Exene Cervenka, guitarist Billy Zoom) will be performing at The Complex in Salt.


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One such band is X, the foursome made up of Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebrake. 40 years after their seminal debut album, aptly titled Los Angeles, the original lineup have reunited (Zoom made his departure after 1985's Ain't Love Grand) for an anniversary album - the first with the original lineup in 35 years.

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