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15 hrs ago | Good Rockin' Tonight

Tighten Up, Vol. 88

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

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Phill Jupitus on his love for comic strips

Phill Jupitus has loved comic strips all his life. Would their creators live up to his expectations? Phill Jupitus The Guardian , Tuesday July 22, 2008 Comic crescendo ... Phill Jupitus' Doonesbury-inspired ...

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

Aversion

Ed Hamell - Rant and Roll

You get a production budget ridiculously high enough and anyone can put on a fairly interesting show.

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Sat Jul 19, 2008

Tucson Weekly

Now Showing at Home

Sony/BMG Movie A Special Features B DVD Geek Factor 8 On Dec. 22, 2002, 50-year-old Joe Strummer, founding father of the Clash, was kicking back on a sofa.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

The St. Petersburg Times

Rock and revolution

Nicky Wire, bassist and lyricist with seminal British group Manic Street Preachers, speaks to The St.

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Pitchfork

Santogold and Diplo: "Guns of Brooklyn" (The Clash cover) [Stream]: New Music

Diplo has collaborated with Santogold on a new mixtape called Top Ranking , and it includes this update of the Clash's classic "The Guns of Brixton". Santogold has often been compared to M.I.A., of course, and ...

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

City Paper

Read Death and Glory in Film

To his legions of acolytes, "Chairman Joe" was Jesus, Jumpin' Jack Flash, and JFK, all rolled into one hopelessly romantic whole.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

National Post

Daily Disc: Rachid Taha, Rock El Casbah: The Best of

Rachid Taha Rock El Casbah: The Best of Wrasse Records For the uninitiated, a best-of compilation can be a good introduction, or it can horribly missrepresent the artist and the depth of their work.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

Crested Butte Weekly

New to DVD

New to DVD Stop-Loss Rated R, War Drama Starring Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Joy of Sox

Something Else #12: The Clash

"The Clash then [1979] recorded London Calling ... the double album was a mix of punk rock, rockabilly, reggae, rock and roll, ska and other elements that recalled the band's earlier days, but also had greater ...

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

The WV Rebel's Blog

No Future For You

How far we've fallen. Via the Best Magazine In The World, a response to a New York Magazine article about the current generation of politically correct "Punkers". Lefty favorite Joe Strummer was the son of a ...

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Tue Jul 08, 2008

Slam X Hype

'Berlin Calling' photographs by Alex Flach.

"BERLIN CALLING" photographs by Alex Flach. With the release of his new book "Berlin Calling," Alex Flach presents an impressive collection of photographs about life in his native city over the last twelve ...

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

Southwest Philadelphia Review

War Is Funny As Hell

After arriving in Turaqistan, hit man Brand Hauser meets contact Marsha Dillon to begin his dirty deeds.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

USA Today

Sweet modern-rock memories

This year online radio station WOXY broadcast its 19th annual "Modern Rock 500" over Memorial Day weekend.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

IndieLondon

Eddy Grant - The Very Best Of

Grant remains best known for his '80s hits I Don't Wanna Dance and Electric Avenue but that's only a small part of the story.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

National Public Radio

Carbon/Silicon: Clash Guitarist Returns

Carbon/Silicon is Tony James from Generation X and Mick Jones from The Clash Set List "Why Do Men Fight" "That's Alright" "Magic Suitcase" "What the Flux" World Cafe , June 26, 2008 - Before Radiohead subverted ...

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Sun Jun 29, 2008

Earthlink

Rachid Taha dreams of Dolly Parton

Final 2 Rachid Taha dreams of Dolly Parton For more Music, visit NYPOST.COM June 29, 2008 4:25 AM EDT For a ROCK HERO, Rachid Taha has unlikely roots.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Tennessean

Rancid continues to share its favorites

In the band's golden years, California punk rock heroes Rancid mirrored The Clash in style and creative arc, going from raw early works to mainstream breakthroughs and kitchen-sink sprawlers .

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Wed Jun 25, 2008

Creative Loafing Tampa

Amanda Shaw returning to Tampa

Creative Loafing cover girl and Tropical Heatwave star Amanda Shaw returns to Tampa Bay to play Skipper's Smokehouse on August 8. If you saw the singer/songwriter/fiddler in May then you're already excited ...

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Blues, Smokehouse, Sara Hickman, Folk, Punk

Mon Jun 23, 2008

The Modesto Bee

Engaging 'Young' will put song in your heart

If the choir of senior citizens in this film can make a prison yard full of inmates weep, then no one's heartstrings are safe from tugging.

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Related Topix: Coldplay, Punk, Pop/Rock

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