New Wave: Turning Rebellion into Money
If 1977 was New Wave's breakout year, by 1979 it had become an industry force, all but replacing punk as a viable vehicle or term of currency.
The Clash
Three Chords and the Truth: The Ramones, the Sex Pistols and the Clash
Ask most punk fans today to name their top ten punk songs and bands and it's likely that the Ramones, Sex Pistols and the Clash will still be there.
Joe Strummer’s Greatest Hits? ‘001’ Compiles the Should-have-been-smashes with Rarities
Pre and post Clash recordings, rarities and a surprise or two on a long overdue anthology of the enduring artist that is Joe Strummer.
‘The Clash on the Clash’ Is a Smorgasbord of Contradictions
I figured, in the case of the Clash, there were no new tales to tell. Sean Egan's The Clash on The Clash, however, offers a compelling counter-argument.
The Clash – “London Calling” (Singles Going Steady Classic)
The Clash were punk's proud, leftist poet-intellectuals, equally interested in cultivating their own political identity as they were in capturing rock's unbridled ferocity.
The Clash Album That Never Was: ‘Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg’
Even in bootleg form, the Clash’s Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg stands as one of the most daring, fearless, idiosyncratic recordings ever put on tape by a major recording artist.
Joe Strummer’s Thunderbird Is Up for Sale on eBay
Wow. Joe Strummer's car, a Chalfont Blue 1963 Ford Thunderbird, is for sale on eBay.
The Fall of The Clash Minus the Rise
For a telling of "the only band that mattered", there's something of a lack of yeast in the brew, here.
There Isn’t a Single Insertion in ‘There Goes Gravity’ That Isn’t Intriguing
An invaluable look into the lives of our most adored musicians, written with wit, humility, and vibrancy by one of our most revered music journalists.
Diplo and His “Hero”es
The man who sampled the Clash's "Straight to Hell" for M.I.A. teams up with his heroes and Frank Ocean to bring summer to your speakers a few months early.