In 1982, the Los Angeles punk rock band X put out its album Under the Big Black Sun. 40 years later, it's still great! Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with X vocalist and bassist John Doe all about the album and the band's impact. They'll also chat with him about his new solo album and his work in television and film. 

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Featured Songs:

X, "The Have Nots," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

X, "The Hungry Wolf," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

Bob Dylan, "As I Went Out One Morning," John Wesley Harding, Columbia, 1967

John Doe, "Never Coming Back," Fables in a Foreign Land, Fat Possum, 2022

X, "Riding with Mary," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

X, "Motel Room in My Bed," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

Germs, "Lexicon Devil," (GI), Slash, 1979

The Screamers, "122 Hours Of Fear (Live at the Target)," Live in San Francisco: Sept 2nd 1978, Target Video, 2004

The Dils, "I Hate the Rich," I Hate the Rich (Single), What?, 1977

Circle Jerks, "Stars and Stripes," Wild in the Streets, Step-Forward, 1982

X, "Los Angeles," Los Angeles, Slash, 1980

X, "We're Desperate," Wild Gift, Slash, 1981

X, "Under the Big Black Sun," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

X, "Adult Books," Wild Gift, Slash, 1981

X, "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

X, "Because I Do," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

X, "Blue Spark," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

X, "Come Back to Me," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

X, "Real Child of Hell," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

The Gun Club, "She's Like Heroin to Me," Fire of Love, Ruby, 1981

Los Lobos, "Will the Wolf Survive?," How Will the Wolf Survive?, Slash/Warner Bros., 1984

The Del Fuegos, "Don't Run Wild," Boston, Mass., Slash, 1985

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, "Henry Lee (feat. PJ Harvey) ," Murder Ballads, Mute, 1996

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, "Revolver," Ballad of the Broken Seas, Cooking Vinyl Limited, 2006

Yola, "Stand For Myself," Stand For Myself, Easy Eye and Concord, 2021

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