The Clash were “The Only Band That Matters.” But more to the point, they were the only band who’s ever gotten away with calling themselves something so self-aggrandizing, because it felt close enough ...
A 40th-anniversary edition of the Clash's 1982 Combat Rock album is set for release on May 20. The collection, titled Combat Rock / The People’s Hall, includes the original album, along with 12 ...
“Combat Rock” is the Clash’s most commercially successful album, and it’s also the one that tore them apart. Although it contains their two most-popular songs — “Should I Stay or Should I Go” and ...
It’s likely a lot of folks thought that a double-album by The Clash was the height of folly before they released London Calling in 1979. How could the band’s potent but straightforward bashing hold up ...
The argument about whether punk originated in the seedy underbelly of London or New York is still going strong. But it ultimately doesn’t matter. Everybody got to enjoy the golden era of punk toward ...
CD1: London Calling; Safe European Home; Know Your Rights; (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais; Janie Jones; The Guns of Brixton; Train in Vain; Bankrobber; Wrong ‘Em Boyo; The Magnificent Seven; Police ...
Joe Strummer always carved artistic development, but there was on track from The Clash that never lost its lustre, and ...
This week in Indie Basement: Porridge Radio return with another powerhouse emotional gut-punch; METZ’s Alex Edkins goes (kinda) pop as Weird Nightmare; Cola rise from the ashes of Montreal’s Ought; ...