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Studios in West London on Spring 1988. The album gets its name from Tighten Up compilation series by Trojan Records.

Five years after Joe Strummer's death and 30 years after the Clash's debut, the band's alternating pattern of genius releases and near-misses balances out here. via The Austin Chronicle

April 25, 2008 SERJ TANKIAN, RACONTEURS, & more at CHOACHELLA The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivalkicks off today in Indio, California. via KXXR-FM Minneapolis

“We started off with one song. We just put it out there on the internet for free to see what people would make of it and it was easy. "We're both amazed at how lucky we are and how great this is that we still get to do this”

MICK JONES couldn't be smiling any wider if he had been pickling himself inside one of those famous barrels of Tennessee whiskey all weekend. via The Daily Record

Jane's Addiction Reunites For NME Awards Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008 2:02PM Perry Farrell , Dave Navarro , Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins , better known to fans collectively as Jane's Addiction , will take the stage ... via Pollstar News

“The Inspiration Award is hotly debated amongst the NME editors, but the decision we reached was unanimous - ”

Guitar legend to be honoured on April 26 in Los Angeles Former Clash guitarist Mick Jones is set to be presented with the Inspiration Award at the first ever NME Awards USA in the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles ... via NME.com

“It's living a childhood dream, because The Clash were one of the main reasons I got into all this.”

Carbon/Silicon help them cover The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite Hard-Fi teamed up with Mick Jones ' band Carbon/Silicon to cover songs by The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite in Nashville tonight . via NME

“Why Do Men Fight?", that he alluded to the Clash, as he broke the tune down to introduce bassist Leo "Eazykill”

Britpunk enthusiasts got a taste of what might have been Saturday night as two legends of '77 - ' Mick Jones and Tony James - ' brought their new band Carbon/Silicon to a packed T.T. the Bear's Place. via The Phoenix

Historic Clash Performances Captured On Revolution Rock DVD Tuesday April 08, 2008 @ 05:00 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff The Clash The legend of The Clash will carry on with Epic/Legacy's April 15 DVD release of ... via ChartAttack

“Asbury Park is rocking, and the industry is tuning in”

On May 29, 1982, The Clash launched an American tour with three sold-out shows at Asbury Park's Convention Hall. via Asbury Park Press Online

“Somehow the Internet is not about age. It's just about the music.”

YEARS BEFORE RADIOHEAD and others started their chest-thumping campaigns about building a "new model" for the record industry, original U.K. punk rockers Mick Jones and Tony James were quietly building a career ... via Express

“Agony": "Let me ask you something / When was the last time you saw a man cry on TV? / And it's agony.”

For the sake of historical context, let's take a look at what England's punk founding fathers - 'the so-called Class Of '77 - 'were up to in 1983. via A.V. Club

By Shay Quillen Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 11:38 am in Concerts , Music , Shay Quillen . via Sal Pizarro - Mercury News Arts & Ent...

Your first mental image of a band with a name like Black Moth Super Rainbow might be a group of unicorns, wizards, and trolls pumping out long-winded prog rock for hopelessly outdated fans. via SF Weekly

“We've come full circle in lots of ways”

"The present is the future gone wrong," says a whispery Mick Jones. It's hard to argue with that logic, especially when it issues from one-half of the Only Band That Matters, still. via The Austin Chronicle

“What the Fuck". Jones may be stretching things a touch when he links the title's punk-perfect sentiment with the existential angst of Fyodor Dostoevsky, but the song marks the rare moment where Carbon/Silicon sound like a product of "Garageland”

Buy it from Insound Digg this article Add to del.icio.us Mick Jones doesn't really need to be making records in 2008. via Pitchfork

“I don't go to Narcotics Anonymous any more”

Hell-raiser? I'm asleep in bed by 9pm, says Patsy Kensit Patsy Kensit's struggles with drink, drugs and turbulent marriages - the last with Oasis wildman Liam Gallagher - often made more headlines than her work ... via This is London

“No, that restaurant is too loud. Do they have valet parking?”

I know the bouncer. " tumbler full of Amaretto Sour while getting ready CD player blasting Electronic, 2 Bad Mice or Big Audio Dynamite getting ready: hair in Velcro rollers, lots of fake lashes and glitter, ... via CityMama

You know who we are, so we ask the same of you. 2) Spam and any other overly self-promotional comments. via Laughing Squid