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Sleeve Notes: Retracing punk's past
The Clash, shortly before scouting for extra virgin olive oil and sunblushed tomatoes on Portobello Road.
Bruce Springsteen at Sommet Center TONIGHT
Springsteen at Municipal Auditorium on July, 21 1978. Bruce Springsteen and Chipotle come to town within a week of each other.
The Clasha s Mick Jones Giving Away Albums
Whoever said the best things in life are free was right. One of the most influential musical acts of our time is The Clash , and according to StrangeGlue , the band's founder Mick Jones is giving away free copies of his new album with his new band.
Zane Lowe lauds Metallica and The Clash`s influence
Albums by Metallica and The Clash's will appear on a new BBC Radio 1 series. BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe has chosen two of rock's leading lights as part of his new Masterpieces series.
Pint in hand at the Flying Scotsman in Mt Lawley, Nick Sheppard begins to tell me about the debut EP from his new band, the DomNicks, when music begins to pump out of the speakers.
Prisoner rehabilitation is not the most fashionable of causes for pop stars to espouse.
Zane Lowe presents more 'masterpieces'
Zane Lowe will play four albums in their entirety before the end of the year as part of the Masterpieces programme on Radio 1. Between 7pm and 9pm on consecutive evenings from Monday, November 30, the DJ will play Metallica's self-titled album, Original Pirate Material by The Streets, London Calling by The Clash and Discovery by Daft Punk.
London Calling: 30 Years Later
December 14, 1979 was the date that marked the UK release of the double album by The Clash titled London Calling .
The Strokes hailed for best album
They provided one of rock and roll's greatest soap operas over the past decade and now The Libertines have been acknowledged as creators of one of the greatest albums of the decade.
Mick Jones' Carbon/Silicon Gives Away Another Album
Carbon/Silicon is going back to its free, digital roots. The act, which features onetime Clash and Big Audio Dynamite singer/guitarist Mick Jones and Generation X bassist Tony James, dropped another free digital album onto the world Saturday , slapped its The Carbon Bubble album onto its website .
Working Title finds 'Young@Heart' writer
"I'm With Cancer" scribe Will Reiser is in talks to write "Young@Heart," Working Title's narrative remake of Fox Searchlight's singing-senior documentary.
Police figure in Jamaican music
The police feature heavily in Jamaican music, mostly for the worse with lyrics about marijuana interceptions, dance shutdowns and general injustice.
Mick Jones' Carbon/Silicon release free album
Carbon/Silicon the band formed by Mick Jones of the Clash and Tony James of Generation X are ready to release their long awaited new album 'The Carbon Bubble'. The album will be released as a FREE download via their website www.carbonsiliconinc.com on Saturday 14 November 2009 at 12 Midday UK time.
In homage to J.G. Ballard, John Levett explores London's Westway thoroughfare, dereliction making way for radicalism .
History Of Indie-Rock. Part 1: Origins And The 80s [Columns]
With the growing popularity of Indie music there has been a lot of discussion on how one is supposed to define 'Indie' music.
Strombo's Holy Trinity: The Clash, Public Enemy, George Carlin
George Stroumboulopoulos came to the attention of the nation's music fans on MuchMusic, but he got his start in radio.
After many years, Kenny Ochoa played his first live music show as a member of X for the band's annual Halloween show at the Pub.
EXETER four-piece The Computers make a hectic hardcore pop racket that nods its greasy collective quiff at Elvis Costello and Rocket From The Crypt.
'THE CLASH' The Clash 1979 Tracks/time: 15/43 minutes, 31 seconds. Sounds like: Blistering guitar punk and powerhouse reggae putting England's dominant Tories' feet to the fire.
It's been a long time since the rock stage has seen the genuine energy from performers such as Iggy Pop and The Stooges or The Clash, which has led to the popular criticism amongst fans that "punk is dead." But Foxy Shazam, a band from Cincinnati, Ohio, took steps in proving the critics wrong on Oct.
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