As The Clash’s seminal third album is celebrated in a new exhibition, Chris Harvey reflects on its anger, humour and swaggering grandeur Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent ...

Instead, his band The Crickets recorded this rebellious anthem after his tragic death. It started as rock, but this became a classic punk song once The Clash got their hands on it. In fact, it is so ...

They first came to Austin the next year for a show at the Armadillo World Headquarters, and a picture from that date figures into the album art for the classic Clash album London Calling.In 1982, they ...

The punk rock movement of the 1970s was already hitting a tailspin by 1984. It had been five years since Sid Vicious died and The Sex Pistols broke up. The Clash were splintering, too, saying ...

The punk rock movement of the 1970s was already hitting a tailspin by 1984. It had been five years since Sid Vicious died and The Sex Pistols broke up. The Clash were splintering, too, saying ...

Dusty: Yeah, for sure. I think in some ways, [researching] the more, to pull a word from Martin, canonized records and bands is almost a little more difficult.

While Combat Rock remains The Clash’s most successful album, Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg always stood as its long-lost big brother, although the 40th anniversary Combat Rock / The People’s Hall, ...

When The Clash released Combat Rock in 1982, they reached their commercial summit. ... Bruce Springsteen Reveals Why He’s Not a Fan of His Most Popular Album. June 21, 2025 3:56 pm.

International Clash Day: Dandy Warhols, Mirah, Gotobeds, & More Cover The Clash On New Benefit Album. New Music February 7, 2024 10:05 AM By Tom Breihan. ... “Rock The Casbah ...

When they first entered a recording studio, demoing tracks for Polydor in November 1977, it’s unlikely The Clash imagined that, 35 years later, they’d be one of rock’s biggest heritage acts. For a ...

It’s a great record. The Clash were a pop band.” The conversation then took a somewhat unexpected turn when Cobain shared what he believes to be the best album by The Clash. Unsurprisingly, his choice ...

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 ...