How One Innovative LP Carved a Dusty Trail to Alternative Country
Don’t Shoot collected country tracks by Los Angeles rockers in the mid-1980s. Cutting edge then, it presents a blueprint for today’s alternative country.
John Doe
John Doe – “A Little Help” ft. Chan Marshall (Singles Going Steady)
John Doe moves away from the punk sounds of X to a solo career more geared toward bluesy roots rock.
‘Under the Big Black Sun’ Tells of an L.A. Before the Kids From Orange County Arrived
They had the neutron bomb, The Masque, and all the youthful energy you'd ever want to muster. What became of the early L.A. punks, then?
John Doe: The Best of John Doe: This Far
It’s clear that John Doe is a man of many talents – whether it be acting or in a songwriting role – and this compilation is a pretty decent encapsulation of his work outside of X.