Tag Archives: The Clash

Scottish band The Cundeez donate proceeds of latest single “Coloured Ribbons and Tarnished Brass” to UK soldiers’ organization

August 7, 2010 | John Curley | 1

All proceeds from the sale of “Coloured Ribbons and Tarnished Brass” by the Dundee, Scotland-based band The Cundeez are being donated to the UK soldiers’ charity Troops Relief. ►

Memorabilia market makes room for punk collectibles

August 7, 2010 | princep | 0

When staunchly classic auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s host sales related to a popular culture era, you know the market is on to something ►

Big Audio Dynamite reissue still sounds fresh

August 5, 2010 | princep | 1

The Legacy Edition two-CD rerelease of the album still sounds great, as if it had been recorded last week and not 25 years ago. ►

Joe Strummer DVD worthy of purchase for some reunion footage

July 4, 2010 | princep | 0

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros were joined on stage by Strummer’s old Clash bandmate Mick Jones is alone worth the price of the DVD. They tear through Clash standards “White Riot” and “London’s Burning.” Jones’s comments about that concert are also very interesting. ►

Joe Strummer’s Get Up, Stand Up provides an interesting glimpse into the late rocker’s life

June 20, 2010 | John Curley | 0

Interview segments with Mick Jones and fellow Clash bandmate Topper Headon, Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols, and friends, fans, and journalists in this DVD paint a vivid picture of why Joe Strummer was such an important figure in music during the last quarter of the 20th century. ►

Pete Townshend celebrates his 65th birthday

May 20, 2010 | John Curley | 0

Pete Townshend of The Who, infamous for his “Hope I die before I get old” line in The Who’s “My Generation,” celebrated his 65th birthday today (Wednesday, May 19th). ►

Gorillaz do interview with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe

May 6, 2010 | John Curley | 0

Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn of Gorillaz recently met with DJ Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1 for an in-depth interview. ►

John Lydon is not as rotten as you think

May 3, 2010 | princep | 1

John Lydon is taking PiL on the road for the first time in eighteen years. He’s an awfully intense person but he may not be the bully you think he is. ►

Film explores the life and times of The Clash’s Joe Strummer

April 20, 2010 | Zach Sorscher@fwmedia.com | 0

It was while attending film school in London in the mid-’70s that Julien Temple first saw the Clash.

Already shooting footage of the Sex Pistols, he asked if he could film the Clash as well, to which they agreed.
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Market Watch: Bidders think Bowie is just ‘Hunky Dory’

April 14, 2010 | Zach Sorscher@fwmedia.com | 0

This near-mint pink label U.S. promo copy of “My Bonnie” is from 1962. ►