Decades ago, “when the Clash was falling apart” – as the band’s bassist Paul Simonon tells it – Joe Strummer wanted to return to his roots busking in public. So he and the band journeyed ...

Mick Jones and Paul Simonon tell the tales behind the band's gigantic retrospective box set. By Mitch Myers On Sept. 19, upstairs at Wallplay’s multimedia event space in the Lower East Side of ...

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The cover featured the famous image of rocker Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar on stage. Mr. Marin, then a college student, had been in that New York audience to witness rock-star history.

Because it doesn’t sound like anything you wrote a script off of. Paul Simonon: It’s all off the cuff. Ayers: The actual song was written just hanging out and just making each other laugh.

The Good, the Bad and the Queen – the British supergroup consisting of Damon Albarn, Clash bassist Paul Simonon, ex-Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen and Verve guitarist Simon Tong – unveiled a ...

The Good, The Bad & The Queen isn't a band. It's more of a project, featuring Blur frontman Damon Albarn, The Clash bassist Paul Simonon, Afrobeat pioneer and drummer Tony Allen and former Verve ...

Paul Simonon says he and his Clash bandmates are proud of their new "Sound System" box set for one simple reason. By Gary Graff Paul Simonon says he and his Clash bandmates are proud of their new ...