By either metric, the self-titled debut album by The Clash is about as punk as it gets ... appropriation with their terrifically spiky cover of “Police and Thieves,” a then-current reggae ...

The Clash may not have been the first British punk rock band, but they were the soul of the genre in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The band—most famously composed of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones ...

Caught between a revolutionary debut and an epic third album, Give ‘Em Enough ... The Junior Murvin cover “Police and Thieves” was one of The Clash’s earliest attempts at incorporating ...

Exploring the final days of 'the only band that matters', The Clash, who finally called it a day after the disastrous release of 'Cut The Crap' in 1985.

Why was The Clash's 1977 debut album not released in the United States until two years later? Put bluntly by late Epic Records A&R man Bruce Harris, the album's production quality was more in line ...

Radio X Classic Rock picks the greatest examples of punk, from pioneers like The Stooges and Patti Smith to legends like the ...

On this day in 1977, The Clash dropped their self-titled debut album on CBS Records, and it still stands up as one of punk’s most essential releases. With their speedy and reckless yet musically ...