Tag Archives: Joe Strummer

Jimmy Cliff - New EP Produced by Tim Armstrong of Rancid [Stream Guns of Brixton]

Jimmy Cliff and Tim Armstrong
Grammy-winning musician/actor/singer/songwriter/producer Jimmy Cliff will release an EP, his first studio effort in seven years, in November. Continue reading

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Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants release debut album

New solo project from Foo Fighters' lead guitarist.

Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants
Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants will release their eponymous debut album on July 13, 2010 on Le Coq Napoleon/RCA. Continue reading

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The Clash interview with Tony Parsons - watch video

The Clash
Attention all retro punk fans, here is something I found while looking through old Clash interviews online. As a self confessed Clash freak I always get over excited when coming across something I missed about the said band. Continue reading

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The Clash 1979 Canadian TV backstage interview - watch video

To say that I'm a bit of a Clash fan is an understatement.

The Clash

I've hobnobbed with Joe and Paul and Topper on a number of occasions throughout the late seventies and early eighties. I will one day write a book entitled "I Lost My Education To The Clash" ... Continue reading

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Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say...Pogue Mahone: the Pogues 5CD Box Set

The Pogues Box Set

A remarkable 5CD Box Set by The Pogues, at least three quarters of which comprises previously unreleased material while the remainder is ... Continue reading

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Joe Strummer - memories of a punk music icon

Joe Strummer by Milek

I became aware of Joe Strummer way back in 1977. I was about 13 years old and at the right age for a teenage rebellion. Yeah, punk rock came along and killed any chance of educational qualifications. I was going to gigs in Portsmouth, England...This is when I saw The Clash live for the first time [...] Continue reading

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Back in the blogging saddle after a great holiday in New England

What a whirlwind it's been the last couple of weeks. Dave and I just got back from spending time in the states and we were so busy running around that now that we're back in the UK it almost seems … Continue reading

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Strummerville - The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music

It's because of the new Babyshambles & Friends release, a cover of The Clash's brilliant song "Janie Jones" that brought the new cd Janie Jones (Strummerville) to my attention. There's more behind the appropriately named cd than meets the eye … Continue reading

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