X joins host Stephen Kallao

X, the trail blazing punk band from Los Angeles, has released its final studio album, Smoke and Fiction. It looks back at the punk scene they came up in, but frontman John Doe and vocalist Exene Cervenka aren’t trying to get overly sentimental on you. On the next World Cafe, they join us to talk about striking a balance between their famed past and the present moment, and X performs live.

Listen to the session here.

Today’s Playlist
Dire Straits “Expresso Love” Making Movies
X “Ruby Church” WC Recording
X “Water & Wine” WC Recording
X “Big Black X” Smoke & Fiction
X “Smoke & Fiction” WC Recording
Bass Drum of Death “Velvet Itch” GB City
Talking Heads “Born Under Punches (the Heat Goes On)” Remain In Light
The English Beat “Can’t Get Used To Losing You” I Just Can’t Stop It
Fruit Bats “Flamingo” The Ruminant Band
David Bowie “Ashes to Ashes” Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
The Ramones “Do You Remember Rock N’ Roll Radio?” End of the Century
Bruce Springsteen “I’m A Rocker” The River

Hour Two
The War on Drugs “I Don’t Wanna Wait (live… Again)” Live Drugs Again
LCD Soundsystem “X-Ray Eyes” (single)
The Killers “The Man” Wonderful Wonderful
Margo Price “Hands of Time” Midwest Farmers Daughter
Waxahatchee “Right Back To It (Feat. MJ Lenderman)” Tigers Blood
Courtney Barnett “Lance Jr.” WC Recording
Alexi Murdoch “Orange Sky” WC Recording
Ride “Vapour Trail” WC Recording
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats “Call Me (Whatever You Like)” South of Here
Bonnie Raitt “Thing Called Love” Nick of Time
Lucius “How Loud Your Heart Gets” WC Recording
The Weather Station “Neon Signs” Humanhood
Spoon “Got Nuffin” Transference
Hozier “Eat Your Young” Unreal Unearth