González, Marta. "Streetcore: Sulega(do) En Las Calles." Rock News (Spanish), no. 42, Nov.–Dec. 2003, pp. 1 page, translated edition.

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

Streetcore: Released on the Streets

Joe Strummer’s final musical chapter with The Mescaleros, the posthumously released Streetcore (2003). The review details the album's standout tracks, including Redemption Song (a Bob Marley cover produced by Rick Rubin), original songs like Coma Girl, Get Down Moses, and Burnin’ Streets, and a reinterpretation of Bobby Charles’ Before I Grow Too Old retitled Silver and Gold.

Explains how Martin Slattery and Scott Shields completed the project at Unit 21 Studios after Strummer's death in December 2002 and places Strummer in the lineage of protest singers like Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, highlighting his solo work after The Clash, especially Rock, Art and the X-Ray Style (1999) and Global a Go-Go (2001).

Streetcore is a creative high point and fitting farewell.

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Chianura, Claudio. “Joe Strummer.” Strumenti Musicali (Italian), no. 11, Nov. 2003, pp. 29–31. 3 pages, Italian original, English translated edition.

Joe Strummer

Interview with Martin Slattery of the Mescaleros. About Joe.

— Interview with Martin Slattery of the Mescaleros about Joe Strummer’s late-career work on Global a Go-Go and Streetcore, the creative process, and his posthumous legacy, recalls meeting Strummer through Black Grape in 1995 and their shared Manchester roots that forged early connection.

— Features rare photos of Strummer with Mescaleros during final recording sessions.

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