In the language of modern politics, punk rock tends to be a “party of no.” That’s part of what makes it so awesome. You don’t have to be for anything. Any goober with a guitar can rail ...

The Clash were “The Only Band That Matters.” But more to the point, they were the only band who’s ever gotten away with calling themselves something so self-aggrandizing, because it felt ...

They were there for "year zero," when punk rock was considered a danger to the British empire, yet 35 years later, their most famous album cover adorned a Royal Mail postage stamp. The Clash ...

By either metric, the self-titled debut album by The Clash is about as punk as it gets. Released 40 years ago today (April 8, 1977) in the U.K. and later in America, where CBS execs deemed it too ...

Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album cover boldly featured a dramatic shot of the Hindenburg disaster, ... The Clash turned Paul Simonon’s legendary bass smash on stage into rock gold.

The Clash's 1977 debut self-titled album changed the world of punk rock in a major way, and it's still a blood-pumping record today. Punk’s Big Bang: How The Clash’s First Album Changed ...

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 ...

That band’s first album, The Globe, yielded Jones’ biggest post-Clash hit—a catchy-like-the-measles sampledelic anthem. 9. Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, “Techno D-Day” ...