Support for LAist comes from
Become a sponsor
Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire
Donate
Stay Connected

LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network.

Listen
Donate
Podcasts Off-Ramp
John Doe plays live!
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
(
Dan Carino
)
Episode 13459
Listen • 51:17
John Doe plays live!

John Doe, an icon of the LA punk scene, joins us to play songs from his new album, and to talk about a new memoir about the old days ... If you’ve been called for jury duty in downtown LA, there’s a good chance you went to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. But who was Clara Shortridge Foltz? ... You've seen the AIDS Healthcare Foundation billboards: they’re outrageous, memorable, and very effective. We talk with the man behind AHF’s often controversial outdoor ad campaigns.

Off-Ramp host John Rabe and punk icon John Doe.
Off-Ramp host John Rabe and punk icon John Doe.
(
John Rabe
)

John Doe, an icon of the LA punk scene, joins us to play songs from his new album, and to talk about a new memoir about the old days ... If you’ve been called for jury duty in downtown LA, there’s a good chance you went to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. But who was Clara Shortridge Foltz? ... You've seen the AIDS Healthcare Foundation billboards: they’re outrageous, memorable, and very effective. We talk with the man behind AHF’s often controversial outdoor ad campaigns.

Meet the man behind some of LA's most notorious — and effective — billboards
Listen • 11:38
From naked boxers to "Feel the Burn?" and "Test Your Wiener," Jason Farmer oversees the AIDS Healthcare Foundation's provocative ad campaigns.
Punk icon John Doe has a book about the old days and an album of new music
Listen • 15:39
In "Under the Big Black Sun," John Doe and other seminal voices tell stories about LA's punk scene. Doe joined us to talk about the book, and play tunes from his new album, "The Westerner."
Singer/Songwriter Mia Doi Todd on how the Los Angeles River informs her music
Listen • 7:31
Todd has lived in Los Angeles nearly all her life. She plays folk music with a profound sense of place, and some of her best known songs evoke Los Angeles.