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WITH the success of his Grammy-winning album Rebirth still fresh, Jimmy Cliff is to release an acoustic set from a radio show he recorded last June.

When Peter Calandruccio moved to Knoxville in the late 1970s, he was intrigued to find a cutting-edge music show called "Unhinged" on public radio station WUOT.

Last year's stellar collaboration between The Orb and long-time inspiration Lee Scratch Perry unsurprisingly produced more music than one album could handle, so Scratch, Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann are returning in fine style with 'More Tales From The Orbservatory'. Released June 3rd on Cooking Vinyl, the set features further excursions from ... (more)

The change of venue for the Claremont Folk Festival, which will be held for the first time this year at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, is not the only unusual aspect of this year's music extravaganza.

Fans of The Clash will have to make some room on their record shelf. The band has a trio of releases coming up, including a deluxe 12-disc set called Sound System, which features remastered versions of all of the group's studio albums, plus three CDs of demos, non-album singles, B-sides and rarities and a DVD with music videos and unseen footage.

Punk rock legends The Undertones will be playing Sub89 in Friar Street on Bank Holiday Monday - more than 34 years after their first appearance in Reading.

CD Review: by GALEN WADE I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, or a band by its press photo.

From punk pioneers to musical innovators who cross-pollinated rock with reggae, hip-hop and other genres, The Clash blazed a fiery trail during the 1970s and '80s that influenced and inspired countless bands that emerged in their wake.

Seeing that a form of Black Flag is touring right now , we thought it a good time to investigate American hardcore punk rock.

Legendary punks The Clash are releasing a box set of remasters of their first five of their albums, The Clash , Give 'Em Enough Rope , London Calling , Sandinista! and Combat Rock , along with three discs of demos and singles, a new edition of The Clash's fanzine The Armagideon Times and a of footage of the band.

Out on September 9, Sound System features the band's five albums, plus rarities on three extra CDs and a DVD.

Source: The Guardian It is a small square, set away on the far side of the magnificent Alhambra complex, but friends say the Placeta Joe Strummer inaugurated on Monday evening in the southern Spanish city of Granada would have delighted the Clash frontman.

GROWLING out the raw-edged lyrics to Wasted Life, Gotta Getaway and Alternative Ulster, Jake Burns engineered one of punk's landmark offerings with Stiff Little Fingers' first album, Inflammable Material.

When punk emerged from the music scenes of New York and London its influence was felt in many walks of life, but few more so than fashion.

Drummer Nicky 'Topper' Headon, guitarist Mick Jones, singer Joe Strummer and bassist Paul Simonon of British punk group The Clash in New York in 1978.

While zooming downhill on Olive Way on my bike last night, the Clash's "Somebody Got Murdered" popped into my head, apropos of nothing.

During the red carpet arrivals telecast at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit ball on Monday, celebrities struggled to name their favorite punk bands when probed by model Hilary Rhoda and William Norwich, the live stream hosts for the evening .

It's been nearly two decades since JD Pinkus left the Butthole Surfers, but he sure as hell hasn't faded away.

The 411 Top Five 05.07.13: Top 5 Debut Albums Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 05.07.2013 From Metallica's Kill 'Em All and The Smith's self-titled album to Nas' Illmatic , Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die and more, the 411 staff counts down their top 5 debut albums of all time! Criteria: This week we're looking at the best albums that were the first of a ... (more)

London and New York can argue over its origins all they want, but SoCal has its own place in punk rock history - which we explore on the eve of this year's punk-themed Met Gala.