Released in 1982, off The Clash’s fifth album Combat Rock, “Rock the Casbah” made its radio rounds and got the then-obligatory video rotation on MTV, quickly becoming the biggest U.S. hit ...

Born Nicholas Bowen Headon in 1955 in Bromley (England), he joined the iconic English band from their second album in 1978.

The Clash’s fifth album, Combat Rock, came at a crossroads for the band in 1982. Their ambitious 1980 three-LP set, Sandinista!, was viewed as something as a disappointment in their native U.K ...

“Combat Rock” is the Clash’s most ... I Go” and “Rock the Casbah”— and made them into one of the world’s biggest bands, it’s a disjointed, confusing album, with three absolutely ...

As the Clash headed into the recording of their fifth album in late 1981 ... "Should I Stay or Should I Go," "Rock the Casbah" and "Straight to Hell," with the flip reserved for more ...

Take a quick glance at the Clash’s 1982 album ... Despite the album boasting two hit singles, "Should I Stay or Should I Go" and "Rock the Casbah," Strummer and Simonon decided to fire Jones ...

Last week Rolling Stone rang up former Clash ... classic 1982 album Combat Rock (read the full story in our new issue, on stands now). When we asked him how he wrote “Rock The Casbah,” he ...

The Clash may not have been ... In addition to the album’s success, it also boasts one of the most famous album covers in punk rock history. But what is the story behind that one guitar smash?

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A Beastie Boy got arrested; Morrissey played his first solo gig in the U.S.; The Beatles began working on 'The White Album'; ...