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X: Los Angeles' Wild Gift

Erik Himmelsbach, Journal of Alta California, 28 May 2018

LIKE ITS New York counterpart the Velvet Underground, whose props as a fundamental rock and roll influence came only after years in oblivion, Los Angeles's X has often seemed overlooked – sometimes appreciated but rarely beloved beyond its core market of L.A. punk fans.

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