Arthur No.3, March 2003 - 9 pages

Joe Strummer Feature

The March 2003 issue of ARTHUR is a tribute to Joe Strummer, featuring interviews, retrospectives, and rare photos.

Kristine McKenna, "Joe Strummer: A Man That Mattered" – A personal essay on Strummer's stage presence, post-Clash struggles, and punk ethos.

— Interview with Joe Strummer (Oct. 2001) – Reflections on punk's failures, Blair-era UK politics, and reggae's influence.

— Carter Van Pelt, "When the Two Sevens Clashed" – Explores The Clash's reggae connections, with insights from producer Mikey Dread.

— Slash Magazine excerpts – Accounts of 1979 Clash shows in London and Santa Monica, including a chaotic press conference.

— Rebel Wood: Strummer's environmental activism (Future Forests) and rare photos by Ann Summa. A tribute to punk’s conscience.

The Clash's 1979 Santa Monica Civic show (notorious for security violence)
1981 Bond's NYC residency (shut down by fire marshals)
1982 Hollywood Palladium performance (Strummer "conducting chaos")

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Bass Magazine, 2003 - 4 pages

Paul Simonon (The Clash)

— Paul Simonon interview covering his time with The Clash, from learning bass through reggae records to smashing his Fender Precision at the New York Palladium show (later immortalized on the London Calling cover)

— Details his musical development: early fretboard stickers, preference for picks on rock tracks like Train in Vain, and Dee Dee Ramone-inspired low-slung bass style

— Reveals behind-the-scenes stories: Norman Watt-Roy playing bass on some Sandinista! tracks, the writing of The Guns of Brixton, and his post-Clash Latin-inspired project Havana 3AM

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Buscafero, February 2003 - 4 pages

Joe Strummer
1952 - 2002

The February 2003 issue of Buscadero features a tribute to Joe Strummer shortly after his death, with contributions from Marco Denti and Vittorio Castelnuovo.

— Marco Denti, "Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)" - Reflects on Strummer's legacy from The Clash's punk roots to his final recordings.

— Vittorio Castelnuovo, "Joe Strummer 1952-2002: Only I could have done it" - Places Strummer in historical context alongside political revolutions and musical movements.

Major Clash albums: The Clash, London Calling, Sandinista!, Combat Rock
Strummer's political activism with striking firefighters. Musical influences from Elvis Presley to Bob Marley. Later work with The Pogues and film soundtracks

"For better or worse, we felt we had a mission. For human rights and against racism. For democracy and freedom, and against fascism." - Joe Strummer

"At their best, The Clash sounded exactly like their name suggested." - Greil Marcus

Includes photographs by Guido Harari documenting Strummer's career. The Italian original and English translation are both available.

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Caustic Truths, Issue 93, 2003 - 9 pages

R.I.P.
PAYING TRIBUTE TO JOE STRUMMER

The 2003 issue of Caustic Truths! offers a critical examination of Joe Strummer's legacy through two major features and an exclusive interview:

— Jason Papadimos, "Missing: Strummer": Analyzes Strummer's role in elevating punk beyond fashion to political commentary, contrasting him with contemporaries like John Lydon

— Daniel Jacobs, "Joe Strummer": Chronicles Strummer's post-Clash career with The Mescaleros and 2001-2002 revival, including record store promo tours

— Exclusive Strummer Interview: Candid Q covering Ramones, Sid Vicious, Clash breakup, and his admiration for The Strokes

References:

— Final performance: 2002 firefighters' benefit with Mick Jones (first reunion in 20 years)
— Controversial Clash song usage in Levi's/Jaguar ads
— Post-9/11 radio ban of "Rock the Casbah"
— Mescaleros' 2001 North American tour and record store appearances

Features an interview with Strummer.

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Crossroads Compact, Dec 2003 - 2 pages

As Joe Goes Bye (RIP)

Short feature: Crossroads Compact obituary to Joe Strummer's legacy through personal remembrance:

— Spokans, "As Joe Goes Bye": Traces Strummer's post-Clash journey through France, film appearances, and musical rebirth with The Mescaleros, and contrasting 1970s rebellion with 2000s nostalgia.
— Photography by Thierry Kerhornou documenting Strummer's later years

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— Strummer's 1990s performances at Paris' Élysée Montmartre
— Cameo in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train
— Collaboration with The Pogues during his "wilderness years"
— Final public tribute to Joey Ramone before his own death

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The Clash: Special Feature.” DOLL (Japanese), no. 183, Apr. 2003- 16 pages

The Clash: Special Feature

— Extensive Japanese magazine feature commemorating Joe Strummer following his death.

— Yoshiharu Okoshi and others explore the band's engagement with reggae, hip-hop, and global politics, while dissecting albums' cultural contexts. Strummer's "punk is an attitude" philosophy.

— Iwata The Strummers contributes personal memoir detailing fan experiences with Joe Strummer, while Akito The Strummers traces members' post-band careers.

— Includes complete discography with Japanese releases.

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Evol, January 2003 - 3 pages

Joe Strummer RIP

— Italian magazine tribute to Joe Strummer following his December 2002 death.

— Author AB contrasts The Clash with peers like The Ramones and Sex Pistols.

— Briefly mentions Strummer’s planned tour before his fatal heart attack. Quotes Don Letts on the musician’s peaceful passing.

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Fader, March-April 2003 - 9 pages

Sound Clash

— Documents Strummer's final New York shows (2002) with The Mescaleros at a Brooklyn Bridge warehouse.

— References 1979 Palladium concert (East 14th Street) and 1982 Shea Stadium support slot for The Who.

— Mentions aborted 2003 reunion tour following Rock Hall induction.

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GQ, October 2003 – 13 pages

Outstanding Achievement: The Clash

— Retrospective feature includng interviews with Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, addressing The Clash's 2003 Rock Hall induction and aborted reunion plans.

— Concert references: 1982 Shea Stadium support slot for The Who (described as "boring" by Simonon), 1979 Palladium shows, and 1980 US tour documented by photographer Pennie Smith.

— Interview reveals the band's disdain for large venues, with Simonon stating: "We were moving further away from our audience" during stadium performances.

— Numerous quotes from music's gliterati.

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Guitar World, June 2003 - 9 pages

The Last Gang in Town

— Details of The Clash's 1981 Bond's International Casino residency (16 shows after fan riots over canceled dates) and 1979 Take the Fifth US tour.

— References pivotal live moments: 1976 debut supporting Sex Pistols at Black Swan, 1978 Screen on the Green show (50p tickets), and Strummer's final performance at 2002 Acton Town Hall benefit.

— Interview quotes reveal touring philosophy: "Value for Money" ethos kept ticket prices low, while stadium shows like 1982 Shea Stadium with The Who felt disconnected from audiences.

— Includes vivid recollections from Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. The internal struggle, label fights, exhaustion, heroin addiction, and the firing of key members. Recounts the band's end in 1985 and Strummer’s post-Clash career with the Mescaleros.

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Guitarist, February 2003 - 2 pages

The Clash: WHITE RIOT

— Technical breakdown of The Clash's White Riot, analyzing guitars (Les Paul/Telecaster) and amp settings.

— References 1976 Anarchy Tour with Sex Pistols and 1977 recording sessions.

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Kerrang, 11 January 2003 - 5 pages

The last action hero.
Joe Strummer obituary

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Les Inrockuptibles, January 2003 – 3 pages

Gentleman révolutionnaire

— French tribute to Joe Strummer following his December 2002 death, highlighting his uncompromising live energy with The Clash.

— April 1977 Palais des Glaces (Paris debut), 1981 Théâtre Mogador residency, and 1979 Molotov show filmed for Chorus documentary.

— Notes Strummer's refusal to reform The Clash despite offers, contrasting with Sex Pistols reunions.

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MOJO, March 2003, #112, #14 pages

The Clash, The inside Story of the year they lost control

Covers the period from November 1978 to November 1982. Breakdown of the band, retrospective and farewell Joe. Joe Strummer, Mick Jones & Paul Simonon
- The Top 50 Punk Albums

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MOJO, November 2003 - 8 pages

Joe Strummer Cast a Long Shadow

Joe Strummer Cast a Long Shadow, 8 pages

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NME, 11 January 2003 - 8 pages

Joe Strummer Clash Legend Remembered A true Rock Rebel

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Rock News, Nov - Dec 2003 – 1 page

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.

Briefly 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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Rockdelux, February 2003 - 5 pages

Joe Strummer.
El punk muere

Joe Strummer’s post-Clash journey, from collapse and creative drift to cinematic and musical revival with The Mescaleros.

— Obituary and career retrospective of Joe Strummer following his December 2002 death at age 50, covering his work with The Clash through to his final band The Mescaleros.

— Strummer's post-Clash struggles including guilt over the band's breakup, uneven solo work, and creative revival in late career. Chronicles his collaborations with The Pogues, Black Grape, and Bob Dylan.

— The Clash's musical legacy through five essential albums, their political ethos, and influence on Spanish musicians like Loquillo and Fermín Muguruza.

— Strummer's acting career in films by Alex Cox and Jim Jarmusch, plus soundtrack work including the Walker score.

— Strummer's final interview in Mojo December 2002, plus November 2002 reunion performance with Mick Jones at London firefighters benefit concert.

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Rolling Stone, February 2003 – 2 pages

Joe Strummer 1952–2002

— Comprehensive obituary of Joe Strummer, tracing his journey from The Clash's explosive 1976 debut to final work with The Mescaleros.

— December 2002 death, 2000 reunion with Mick Jones at London firefighters benefit.

— The Clash's implosion: Topper Headon's heroin dismissal, Jones' 1983 firing, and the ill-fated Cut the Crap lineup.

— Post-Clash projects: film scores, acting (Mystery Train), BBC radio shows, and 1999's Rock Art and the X-Ray Style comeback.

— Features final interview discussing Hall of Fame induction, writing London's Burning, and unfinished AIDS anthem 48864 with Bono.

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Rolling Stone, February 2003 - 3 pages
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Rebel with a cause, Joe Strummer 1952-2002

— Obituary for Joe Strummer, reconciliation with Mick Jones before death, and unfinished work with The Mescaleros by Wolfgang Doebeling.

— Cosmopolitan upbringing, ideological contradictions, and activism—from Rock Against Racism to final song "48864" for an AIDS benefit with Bono.

— The Clash's political legacy versus the Sex Pistols, their genre-defying albums (London Calling, Sandinista!), and 2002 Hall of Fame plans.

— Strummer's post-Clash struggles: depression, acting roles (Mystery Train), and late-career revival via BBC radio and global music experiments.

— Quotes from November 2002 firefighters' benefit concert, his last performance with Jones, and reflections on punk's enduring ideals.

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Ruta 66, March 2003 – 4 pages

Dancing with Rifle to the Rhythm of the Gun

— Joe Strummer's early journey from diplomat's son to squatter and pub rock musician in 1970s London, focusing on his pre-Clash band The 101'ers.

— Contradictions between his political lyrics and privileged background, detailing formative gigs at venues like The Elgin and Charlie Pig Dog Club.

— The 101'ers shared bill with Sex Pistols at Nashville pub on April 3, 1976, leading to Strummer's punk conversion; "Keys to Your Heart" (backed with "Five Star Rock and Roll Petrol") released by Chiswick Records on May 18, 1976.

— Strummer's Spanish connections through drummer Antonio Narváez, girlfriend Paloma Romero (later of The Slits), and bandmate Richard Dudanski's later life in Granada.

— Features rare photos including The 101'ers at The Elgin in 1974 and Strummer's later years in Spain.

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Strumenti Musicali, Nov 2003 – 3 pages #

Joe Strummer, Mescalero

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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Flying Revolverblatt, #1, 2003 – 2 pages

Joe Strummer, RIP

— Obituary by Thomas of Beatsteaks chronicling Joe Strummer's life from diplomat's son to punk icon, upbringing in Turkey, squatting years in London,"holy grail" status through London Calling, collaborations with The Pogues, and final reunion performance with Mick Jones weeks before death.

— References The Libertines (produced by Jones) and German underground scene.

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UNCUT, February 2003, #24 pages

The Clash, A Riot of their own

Covers July 76-May 77

UNCUT, December 2003, #45 pages

The Clash,
Their Greatest Songs

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Q -& UNCUT, April 2004 – 146 pages

The Clash, White Riot

THE CLASH NME Originals (2003 UK 146-page magazine devoted to the Punk Gods,
- containing interviews, reviews and rare photographs from their early days to heady adventure at the top and beyond.
- Packed with information including all their greatrecords, gigs and fights, along with a tribute to the true rock rebel Joe Strummer.
- The cover has a only a little light storage wear, but the inner pages are near 'as new')..

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Rumore, October 2003 – 4 pages

Joe Strummer:
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

— A Joe Strummer tribute featuring Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) on his humility, Omar Rodriguez/Cedric Bixler (The Mars Volta) on punk-dub fusion, and Billy Bragg’s iconic eulogy linking protest.

— Strummer's impact from The Clash's genre-defying albums (London Calling, Sandinista!) to posthumous release Streetcore with The Mescaleros.

— 2003 Independent Days Festival tribute, including fan-curated Joe Strummer Corner and benefit for Strummerville foundation.

— Contrasts genuine influence (Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek) with awkward Ataris interview about "selling out" to Sony.

— Ends with Bragg: “He dragged thousands of us into the streets... He made me cut my hair.”

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UNCUT, March 2003, 9 pages

Death of Glory

RIP Joe Strummer

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ABC, 26 September 2004 - 4 pages

The Clash
A teenage love story

— Martin James recounts his teenage obsession with The Clash in 1977, detailing how he ran away from home to follow their "White Riot" tour. The article blends nostalgia with 2004 interviews of Paul Simonon and Mick Jones.

— Harlesden Coliseum (1977), Rock Against Racism Carnival at Victoria Park (1978), and stops on the "Clash On Parole Tour" (1978).

— Later encounters with Strummer and Simonon reveal their ambivalence toward fan idolization, with Simonon still offering his couch in 2004.

— The reissue of London Calling frames the retrospective, underscoring the album's genre-defying impact that transcended punk origins.

— Includes cameo appearances by future Olympian Steve Redgrave as a teenage punk hanger-on and Don Letts as the band's visual chronicler.

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Mojo, October 2004, 12 pages

What are we going to do now?

— Cover story. The Clash's during turbulent 1979-81 period following London Calling, detailing financial struggles, creative tensions, and the making of Sandinista!

— Extensive interviews with band members Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon and associates including producer Bill Price, manager Peter Jenner, and tour DJ Barry 'Scratchy' Myers

— INcludes the Sheffield punch-up between Strummer and Jones, recording sessions at Wessex Studios and Electric Lady, controversial 3-LP Sandinista! release

— Musical evolution from punk to embracing reggae, rap, and funk, with contributions from Mikey Dread and Mickey Gallagher

— Details disastrous Jamaica recording trip, drug problems, and management conflicts with CBS

— Concert coverage includes 16 Tons UK tour 1980, New York Palladium 1979 shows, and Bonds residency 1981 where they introduced rap to punk audiences

— Ray Lowry on designing the London Calling cover and Don Letts on The Clash's hip-hop connections. Illustrated with rare photos by Pennie Smith, Bob Gruen, and others from studio sessions and tours

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MOJO, September 2004 – 3 pages

Capital Gains

— Preview of "The Vailla Tapes", the elost London Calling recordings.

– Includes previously unseen shot of The Clash taken in March 1980 in Corby and a quote from Pennie Smith.

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NME, 25 September 2004 - # pages

The Clash London Calling 25th anniversary

— Features Pennie Smith's reflections and iconic photographs of The Clash, commemorating the 25th anniversary of London Calling.

– Punk up your walls with these iconic posters of Joe Strummer,

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Rock Star, December 2004 - # pages

Memory of London

— 25th anniversary of The Clash's seminal album London Calling, released December 14, 1979.

— The band's creative process during 1979: recording at Vanilla Studios and Wessex Studios, working with Guy Stevens, and rediscovered Vanilla Tapes rehearsals, vegetarian habits, football matches, and CBS contract struggles that led to the double-album's unconventional release

— American influences post-Pearl Harbour Tour & encounters with Bo Diddley and Bob Dylan, and Sid Vicious's death.

— Political context: Margaret Thatcher's election, IRA terrorism, and Three Mile Island disaster reflected in lyrics.

— Anecdotes about Paul Simonon's smashed bass cover photo at New York Palladium.

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Roll, Issue 3, 2004 - 10 pages

ROARING RHAPSODY

— Commemorates Joe Strummer, who died in 2002, by ranking the 30 best Clash songs as voted by musicians, writers, and filmmakers.

— Commentary for each song from industry figures like Don Letts, Norman Cook, and Steve Diggle.

— 978 Rock Against Racism festival and the Anarchy in the UK tour with the Sex Pistols.

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Rumore, October 2004 – 4 pages

LONDON CALLING AGAIN (An Interview)

— 25th anniversary retrospective on London Calling, featuring interviews with Mick Jones and Paul Simonon.

— Details chaotic recording process at Wessex Studios with Guy Stevens, including his ladder-waving antics and £6,500 piano damage.

— Explains how the Vanilla Tapes demos were nearly lost when roadie Johnny Green left them on the Hampstead Tube.

— Describes the album's cover genesis: Pennie Smith's famous bass-smashing photo styled after Elvis Presley's debut LP.

— 1979 New York Palladium show where Simonon destroyed his bass and their second U.S. tour with keyboardist Micky Gallagher.

— (No.9 UK, No.27 US) Rolling Stone: "most important album of the Eighties."

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Telerama, Issue 5, 2004 - 3 pages

Straight to hell

— The Clash's ill-fated 1978 trip to Jamaica, how the experience inspired Safe European Home (later Bruce Springsteen's favorite Clash song), with lyrics about feeling unsafe as "pale faces" in Kingston.

— Reveals the Jamaican musicians they sought were actually staying at the Sheraton Hotel while Clash hid terrified in their Pegasus Hotel room. — Deep reggae connections, producer Lee "Scratch" Perry at his Black Ark Studio.

— How bassist Paul Simonon missed the trip (visiting USSR instead), only experiencing Jamaica during Sandinista! recordings two years later.

— 1976 Notting Hill Carnival riots that inspired White Riot and Dillinger's London show that influenced (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais.

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The Eye, September 2004 - 2 pages

London Recalling

— 25th anniversary London Calling, featuring interviews with surviving band members.

— 1977 Belfast concert that was cancelled but sparked a riot

— Album's creation at Vanilla Studios in Pimlico after splitting from manager Bernie Rhodes, chaotic production by Guy Stevens.

— Strummer wrote Lost in the Supermarket about Jones' childhood though they'd never discussed it.

— US tours with Bo Diddley and Lee Dorsey that influenced their musical expansion.

— Album's dark themes of heroin addiction (foreshadowing drummer Topper Headon's later struggles) and Rolling Stone's "Album of the 1980s."

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The Independent, 20 August 2004 - 4 pages

Strummer calling

— Joe Strummer's extensive personal archive discovered in a country barn, containing setlists, lyric drafts, and fan mail from his time with The Clash and earlier band The 101ers.

— Details the 2004 exhibition Joe Strummer Past, Present & Future featuring never-seen artifacts including early drafts of London Calling lyrics and the legendary Vanilla Tapes recordings.

— Strummer's pre-fame years squatting at 101 Walterton Road in Maida Hill, where he formed The 101ers and played at their Charlie Pigdog Club venue key concerts including The 101ers' 1975 shows at The Red Cow in Hammersmith and the pivotal The Clash at Screen on the Green gig with Sex Pistols and Buzzcocks 1976.

— Strummer's political activism against Dame Shirley Porter's housing policies and his anti-fascist stance.

— Strummerville charity and 2004 Glastonbury Leftfield stage dedication featuring Don Letts and Glen Matlock.

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UNCUT, October 2004 - 19 pages

The Clash 25th Anniversay special London Calling

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For a few dollars less

— Chaotic making of Alex Cox's 1987 spaghetti western Straight To Hell, interviews with cast and crew including Joe Strummer, Spider Stacy, and Dick Rude.

— Film's booze-fueled production in Spain's Tabernas desert with The Pogues, Courtney Love, and Dennis Hopper.

— Shane MacGowan's retrospective on the shoot.

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Revolution Rock! The Clash - 25 Years After London Calling

— Extensive 12-page feature on The Clash marking 25 years since London Calling

— Forming the band through London SS connections, albums from 1977 debut to 1985's Cut The Crap, with London Calling hailed as masterpiece, Jones' 1983 firing and Topper Headon's heroin struggles

—Interview excerpts with Jones and Simonon

—1976 Anarchy Tour, 1979 Pearl Harbour '79 US tour, 1982 New York residency

— Obituary section for Strummer, post-Clash projects of all members

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MOJO, June 2006, 20 pages

The Punk Files

The man who wasn’t there - Joe Strummer

By Pat Gilbert
76 was pretty hairy
The secret history of punks musical inspiration
The man who wasn't there - Joe Strummer Pat Gilbert
Joes youth, background
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Eng, Future Is Unwritten, 5 Pages

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UNCUT, January 2012 – 148 page special

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- We unearth remarkable interviews, unseen for years, from the archives of NME and Melody Maker.
- Our peerless team of critics contribute in–depth new reviews of every Clash album. We look at Joe Strummer and Mick Jones' careers after The Clash, dig out dozens of ultra–rare photos, and even enlist Mick to write an exclusive new introduction.

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Rock First, July 2012 # pages

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Vive Le Rock, #10, Feb. 2012 – 19 pages

Joe Strummer 21.8.1.1952 - 22.12.2002

Stay Free: The Clash from 1976-1983

— A first-hand account of life with The Clash from 1976-1983, from their earliest gigs to their eventual dissolution by journalist and friend Kris Needs.

— Detailed recollections of early gigs, including the violent 1978 Dunstable Civic Hall show and the legendary 1977 White Riot Tour.

— Chronicles the band's internal dynamics, creative evolution, and personal struggles, including Joe Strummer's transformation, Mick Jones's studio genius, and Topper Headon's addiction.

— The recording of classic albums like London Calling and Combat Rock, and the pivotal sacking of both Headon and Jones.

— Dunstable Civic Hall (1978), White Riot Tour (1977), Out Of Control Tour (1977), 16 Tons Tour (1980), Bond's Casino, NYC (1981).

— Also includes a feature on the history of British Reggae by Martin Langford (pp. 62-65).

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Total Guitar, November 2012 # pages

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UNCUT, October 2013 – 14 pages

Clash Reunited

The Clash... reunited Jones, Simonon and Headon look back at the band that changed so many lives.

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Vive Le Rock, 2015 – 13 pages

The Clash —
Aces & Eights

— 1978 is framed as The Clash’s most decisive year: the stormy On Parole UK tour, writing/recording of Give ’Em Enough Rope with producer Sandy Pearlman, and the first push toward the US. Sessions span Marquee Studios and Basing Street; Jamaica yields Safe European Home and Drug Stabbing Time. Flashpoints include the air-rifle “Guns on the Roof” incident and the Victoria Park anti-racism rally. Openers Suicide and The Coventry Automatics (later The Specials) shape the bill; set lists road-test Tommy Gun, English Civil War, and Stay Free. A sidebar Q&A, “Rude Boy Can’t Fail,” has Ray Gange recalling tour chaos, celebrity cameos, and label gatecrashing. — Stories & authors

– “Aces & Eights” — Kris Needs; “Rude Boy Can’t Fail” (Q&A) — Ray Gange interview feature within the same spread.

— Victoria Park (Rock Against Racism/ANL, Hackney); Friars Aylesbury (Maxwell Hall); Dunstable Queensway Hall; Birmingham Barbarella’s; Manchester Elizabethan Ballroom (Belle Vue); Glasgow Apollo; Dunfermline Kinema; tour warm-up at Manticore, Fulham.

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Punk '76
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Les Inrocks Hors Série N° 18, February 2017# pages

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A Riot of their own (White Riot Tour)

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Classic Rock, September 2018 – 7 pages

Combat Rock (in Belfast)

— The Clash's ill-fated 1977 Belfast gig during the Troubles, canceled due to insurance issues, which sparked a punk riot. Interviews with band members Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, photographer Adrian Boot, and local punks.

— The band's controversial photo shoot in militarized zones like Shankill Road and Springfield Barracks is highlighted, alongside their encounters with British soldiers.

— The aborted Ulster Hall concert and subsequent chaos is recounted by witnesses, including Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns and fanzine editor Gavin Martin.

— The rescheduled Queen's University attempt and their eventual return gig at McMordie Hall in December 1977, hailed as legendary.

— Joe Strummer's final 2002 quote on punk unifying Belfast youth across sectarian divides.

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Meanwhile, London was burning

— Joe Strummer's career before, during, and after The Clash, from squatting days to 101’ers, punk revolution, and later projects like Latino Rockabilly War and Mescaleros.

— Strummer's self-doubt post-Cut The Crap, revival via Hellcat Records, and late-career resurgence with albums like Rock Art And The X-Ray Style, unreleased tracks anthology 001

— 101’ers' 12-gig marathon, Sex Pistols opening at Nashville venue, and touring with The Pogues.

— "Without people, you are nothing." Earthquake Weather, Streetcore’s Redemption Song cover.

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Raropiù, January 2018 – 9 pages

The Clash Italian discography '77 - '85

— The Clash's discography from 1977 to 1985, includes rare Italian pressings, collector notes, anecdotes about recording sessions in London, New York, and Bangkok.

— 1980 Bologna's Piazza Maggiore and the turbulent White Riot Tour.

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Record Collector, Christmas 2018 # pages

The Brex Factor

— The Good, The Bad & The Queen's second album Merrie Land, a Brexit-era commentary recorded after 10-year hiatus. Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong on political themes and recording process with producer Tony Visconti

— Simonon compares tracks to Joe Strummer's work, while Albarn cites George Orwell and postwar Britain imagery

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Rumore, October 2018 – 9 pages

Joe Strummer - The legacy of a punk dreamer

— Andrea Valenti's portrait of Joe Strummer with extensive interviews with widow Lucinda Tait Mellor, release of posthumous compilation Strummer 001 featuring rare and unreleased material.

— Reveals Strummer's private life: obsession with global music (cumbia, reggae, gypsy), and refusal to discuss The Clash past at home. Details of his spontaneous Redemption Song session with Johnny Cash.

— Mes Strummer recounts Joe's legendary Glastonbury Festival bonfire gatherings where he introduced artists to world music, and the chaotic archive of lyrics scribbled on pizza boxes and matchbooks, Mescaleros US tours.

— Explains why The Clash rejected a 1994 Lollapalooza reunion (no Topper Headon, management disputes) and Strummer's "Indian summer" creative rebirth with The Mescaleros.

— Features 10 essential tracks spanning White Riot to Long Shadow, plus details about the accompanying autobiography book compiled from Strummer's personal archives.

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Ruta 66, October 2018 # pages

Distant echoes of another pending revolution

— 10 pages on The Clash legacy, Carlos Zanón on Joe Strummer and relationship with the Sex Pistols, Esteban Hernández on the band's political impact in Spain, and then an interview with Lucinda Tait about the Strummer 001 anthology

— Manuel Borrero on Strummer's time in Granada, including his involvement with local bands and the naming of Placeta Joe Strummer, Xavier Valiño on the iconic London Calling album cover photo

— Manuel Beteta covers Strummer's pre-Clash band The 101'ers and their pub rock roots plus images of memorabilia

— 1979 Palladium show in New York and their controversial 1982 Spain tour

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MOJO, October 2018 – 2 pages

FOUND The unheard Clash 1984 tracks

FOUND The unheard Clash 1984 tracks, 2 pages

Vive le Rock, 2019 – 20 pages

The Last Days of the Clash

— The Last Days of The Clash, the band's disintegration after the sacking of drummer Topper Headon and guitarist Mick Jones, exploring their post-Clash careers.

— Joe Strummer with The Mescaleros, while Mick Jones with Big Audio Dynamite, Paul Simonon painting occasionally dabbled in music, Havana 3AM, The Good, The Bad and The Queen, Topper Headon heroin addiction, reflections on his tumultuous time in the band.

— Cinema feature, incl. Don Letts' Punk Rock Movie and Julien Temple's The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, alongside The Clash's troubled Rude Boy project.

— US Festival in 1983 and Joe Strummer and Mick Jones' surprise reunion at a Fire Brigades Union benefit in 2002.

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London Calling How the Clash's masterpiece changed everything, 17 pages

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Blow Up, December 2019 # pages

London Calling at 40:

The Clash's Timeless Masterpiece

— 40th anniversary of London Calling

— Album's creation after firing manager Bernie Rhodes and relocating to Vanilla Studios in Pimlico, lasting influence, being named most influential of the 1980s by Rolling Stone

— Chronicles recording process with Guy Stevens at Wessex Studios with breakdown of key tracks including London Calling, Brand New Cadillac, The Guns of Brixton, and hidden gem Train in Vain

— Iconic cover photo by Pennie Smith showing Paul Simonon smashing his bass at New York's Palladium, rare photos from 1979 including sessions with Bo Diddley

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Mojo, December 2019 – 2 pages

London Calling at 40:

Unseen Archives and the Birth of an Iconic Cover

— Ian Harrison documents Robert Gordon McHarg III's work on the 40th anniversary reissue of The Clash's London Calling

— Newly uncovered artifacts including Paul Simonon's broken watch from the famous bass-smashing moment at New York's Palladium on September 20, 1979, rare photos like Joe Strummer with Vince Taylor (inspiration for Brand New Cadillac cover) and handwritten lyrics

— 120-page scrapbook compiling archive material from Mick Jones, Pennie Smith, Ray Lowry and other insiders, the iconic cover photo date (September 20 not 21, 1979) based on Ray Lowry's sketchbook

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A right royal night out

— Damon Albarn's supergroup The Good, The Bad & The Queen delivers a politically charged performance at Evolutionary Arts Hackney on 4 December 2018, coinciding with UK Brexit turmoil

— Accompanied by photos of the Hackney performance and Albarn's commentary on creating music for turbulent times.

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Record Collector, January 2019 # pages

The Album They Had To Make: The Clash's London Calling at 40

— 19-page special feature on The Clash's 1979 masterpiece London Calling, written by journalist Kris Needs, behind-the-scenes stories from Wessex Studios

— 1979 Pearl Harbour US tour that inspired the album's sound, including shows with Bo Diddley and a legendary New York Palladium performance

— Paul Simonon smashing his bass during the Palladium show - the moment captured by Pennie Smith for the iconic cover, the lost Vanilla Tapes demos, football matches between takes, and how Joe Strummer rewrote lyrics obsessively (early drafts show "ice age" as genesis of title track)

— Photographer Pennie Smith's tour diary, A-Z of album influences from William Blake to Vince Taylor, and a guide to London locations central to the record

— Sections on designer Ray Lowry (who adapted the Elvis Presley cover), road crew Johnny Green and The Baker, and engineer Bill Price who wrestled with Stevens' madness

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Uncut, February 2019 – 2 pages

PAUL SIMONON INTERVIEW

— Simonon discusses his return to music with The Good, The Bad & The Queen, their new album Merrie Land, reflects on his career

— Reveals disastrous recording session with Bob Dylan where direction was unclear: "Nothing was explained"

— Shares brief Brixton-related encounter with David Bowie at Shea Stadium 1982, that he vetoed The Clash reunions even when Joe Strummer was alive, preferring new projects over nostalgia

— Dismisses anniversary celebrations for London Calling's 40th year: "I'm not interested in celebrating yesterday"

— Recalls painting Thames view from Jeffrey Archer's balcony, accidentally splattering a Monet

— Credits reggae bassists like Leroy Sibbles of The Heptones as key influences, still listens to On Top before recording

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Uncut, November 2019 # pages

Exhibition Rock!

The Clash's London Calling at 40

— The Clash exhibition at Museum Of London celebrating 40 years of London Calling, curated by Robert Gordon McHarg III

— Paul Simonon's smashed bass, Joe Strummer's notebooks with early "London Calling" lyrics, and Topper Headon's drumsticks saved by his mother, archives of band members and photographer Pennie Smith, unseen photos from band's first 1979 North American tour

— The London Calling Scrapbook published by Sony, showing lyrical evolution like "ice age" becoming the album's title track

— Free exhibition runs from November 15, 2019

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The Guardian, Mon 11 Nov 2019

How Pennie Smith turned the Clash into icons

"We had the same brain"

She photographed the biggest stars. But it was the Clash she clicked with. Pennie Smith relives their first explosive US tour – and reveals how she took ‘rock’s greatest photo’

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MOJO, 2019?, online book, c130 pages

Punk: the whole story

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Vive Le Rock, Issue 66, 2019 # pages

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Blow Up, December 2020 – 13 pages

THE CLASH: SANDINISTA!

— Deep review of The Clash's ambitious 1980 triple-LP Sandinista! featuring collaborators like Mikey Dread and Mickey Gallagher of The Blockheads.

— Details the album's approach with reversed tapes on Mensforth Hill and children's choir reworking Career Opportunities

— Joe Strummer's politically charged lyrics addressing Cold War tensions (The Call Up), corporate exploitation (Midnight Log), and urban decay (Something About England)

— Includes coverage of the 2007 tribute compilation, The Sandinista! Project benefiting Amnesty International and Joe Strummer Memorial Forest, featuring reinterpretations by Willie Nile, The Mekons, and Steve Wynn.

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MOJO, September 2020# pages

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Anarchy in New York, What the Funk, 9 PAGES

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Platenblad, November 2020 – 2 pages

JOE STRUMMER: AFTER THE CLASH (part 2)

WANTED **** Part 1

— Joe Strummer's post-Clash career from 1983's messy breakup through his 2002 death, covering failed reunion attempts, musical collaborations, and late-career resurgence with The Mescaleros.

— Cut The Crap album without Mick Jones, collaborations: producing Big Audio Dynamite (1986), touring with The Pogues (1991), and recording with Johnny Cash and Bono in his final years.

— Strummer's final performance with Mick Jones at a 2002 firefighters' benefit show in London.

— Politics of Should I Stay via Levi's ad (1991) and Rock The Casbah and Strummer's anti-capitalist principles.

— Streetcore (2003), Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, Strummerville foundation. Quotes tributes from Bono, David Bowie and Bob Geldof

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Uncut, October 2020 – 1 pages

Punks and rastas rock against racism

— Film review Rubika Shah's documentary White Riot, (7/10) chronicles the 1970s movement uniting punk bands like The Clash with reggae acts Steel Pulse and Misty in Roots against the National Front, featuring interviews with Red Saunders, Topper Headon, and Pauline Black.

— The Clash's landmark April 30, 1978 performance at Victoria Park for RAR's Carnival Against the Nazis.

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Vinyl, January 2020 – 9 pages

DEATH OR GLORY: THE CLASH LONDON CALLING

— 40th anniversary retrospective on London Calling, reflects on 25th anniversary edition including rediscovered Vanilla Tapes and Don Letts' documentary The Last Testament.

— Reviews by Charles Shaar Murray to Garry Bushell, and eventual recognition as one of rock's greatest records.

— Details the band's post-Give 'Em Enough Rope crisis, recording in Pimlico's Vanilla Studios, and the legendary "Vanilla Tapes" left on London Underground by road manager Johnny Green.

— The Clash's final 2002 reunion performance with Joe Strummer and Mick Jones at Acton Town Hall benefit show before Strummer's death.

— Talks about the 1978 US tour supporting Give 'Em Enough Rope

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The European, 25 November 2020# pages

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Culture of the Clash, 4 PAGES

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Record Collector, June 2021# pages

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Don Letts, Punk Reggae Party, 6 Pages

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MOJO, August 2021# pages

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August 2021 (Sprit of St Louis), 1 page

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VIVE LE ROCK #No76, 2020 – 16 pages

The Clash Sandinista!

From Clash City Rockers to New York City Rebels

1. Sandinista, Bonds, Kris Needs
2. Ross Sinclair (Soup Dragons) Busking Tour Glasgow photos

MOJO, May 2021# pages

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Assembly CD and Bobby Fuller, 3 pages

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Rock & Folk, January 2021 – 9 pages

The Clash: Sandinista! in full triple

— The 1980 triple album Sandinista!, a radical departure from punk norms into reggae, funk, hip-hop, and political themes, planned as a reggae record after a chaotic 1977 trip to Jamaica,

— New York, recording at Power Station and Electric Lady studios with collaborators Mikey Dread and Ellen Foley and others.

— Joe Strummer later defended it as a "magnificent object," influencing acts from Gorillaz to MIA.

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Kings of New York, 7 PAGES

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Vive Le Rock, 2021 – 19 pages

When Rastas & Rockers Collide: The Story of the Punky Reggae Party

— Kris Needs, xollision between punk and reggae, sparked by Bob Marley's track Punky Reggae Party includes The Clash's reggae covers including Police And Thieves and Armagideon Time, their work with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, and Mikey Dread's influence on Sandinista!

— Don Letts' role as DJ at The Roxy, The Slits' reggae-infused Cut album with producer Dennis Bovell

— Includes last major interview with Bob Marley from 1980 (Kris Needs), discussing his view of punk as a kindred rebel movement plus The Ruts DC and The Members reggae into punk

— Concerts including Steel Pulse at The Vortex (1977), Burning Spear at Rainbow Theatre (1977), and The Clash's Rock Against Racism performance (1978)

— Reflects on the political context of 1970s Britain where this musical rebellion against racism and establishment took rook root.

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Vive Le Rock, 2021– 5 pages
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THE CHISWICK RECORDS STORY (1975-1983)

— Ted Carroll and Roger Armstrong, Chiswick Records emerged from their Rock On record stalls in London to become a pivotal independent label bridging pub rock and punk.

— Key early releases included The Count Bishops' "Speedball" EP (1975), Joe Strummer's pre-Clash band The 101ers ("Keys To Your Heart"), and Motörhead's self-titled debut album recorded as a "farewell" session that revived their career.

— The label nurtured diverse acts, missed opportunities included The Damned (signed by Stiff Records) and The Jam to Polydor after a bidding war. The Sex Pistols' early Chelsea Art College gig.

— Chiswick's scrappy DIY ethos, from licensing vintage rock'n'roll to discovering raw talent in London pubs, before evolving into Ace Records.

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Ellen Foley interview 1 page

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MOJO, December 2021 – 146 pages

The Collectors series Punk Icons: The Clash

The first issue of Punk Icons unfolds the story of The Clash, from Mick Jones and Paul Simonon poaching Joe Strummer from pub rockers The 101'ers to form the group, to the chaos and destruction of their 1977 White Riot tour;

- and thereon from the controversial visits to America that inspired the London Calling, Sandinista! and Combat Rock albums,

- to the dramatic dismissal of first drummer Topper Headon in 1982,
- and then Jones the following year. In between you'll find rucks, riots, ripping tunes and a devotion to all things reggae, as The Clash earned their reputation as rock's ultimate rebels.

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CLASSIC ULTIMATE COLLECTORS EDITION THE CLASH Inside Story 146 pages

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Classic Rock, March 2022 - 3 pages

Breaking The Law: The Clash's Punk Transformation of a 50s Classic

— Henry Yates traces the unlikely journey of Sonny Curtis's 1959 composition I Fought The Law from obscure B-side to punk anthem via The Crickets, Bobby Fuller, and ultimately The Clash

— Details The Clash's discovery of the song on a San Francisco jukebox while finishing Give 'Em Enough Rope at The Automatt studio, and how they reinvented it with faster tempo, Paul Simonon's bass breaks, and Joe Strummer's lyrical tweaks ("killed my baby").

— Includes rare photos of Curtis with The Crickets, Bobby Fuller Four, and The Clash's Lyceum Theatre live version.

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Classix, January-February 2022 # pages

The Clash: Beyond punk, as far as rock

— Renato Massaccesi chronicles The Clash's explosive journey from punk provocateurs to genre-defying revolutionaries from 101'ers frontman to punk icon after seeing the Sex Pistols, "Until yesterday I thought I was rubbish... I became a king" to the final lineup with replacement guitarists Nick Sheppard and Vince White during the ill-fated 1984 tour.

— Reviews the albums, reveals tensions with Bernie Rhodes' controlling influence, Topper Headon's heroin-fueled dismissal, and Mick Jones' 1983 firing that led to the band's decline.

— Political activism; 1978's Rock Against Racism carnival in Victoria Park; 1980 Bologna concert that bridged punk and Italian leftist politics.

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Il venerdì, 9 September 2022 – 2 pages

Not just rock – the many loves of my husband Joe Strummer

— Lucinda Tait's insights about new anthology Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years

— Reveals Strummer's global musical influences from gnawa to Aboriginal music and his collaborative studio process, his lyrics about war, refugees and environmental issues

— Streaming platforms, Strummer's pride in both The Clash legacy and Mescaleros work

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MOJO, July 2022# pages

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People's Hall Album review + advert, 2 pages

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MOJO, November 2022 – 6 pages

Revolutionary Spirit

Strummer Revolutionary Spirit, JS Mescaleros.

Strummer review: From joints in the depature lounge to mayhem on the bus, the last years of JOE STRUMMER were a chaotic, uproarious reiteration of his rock'n'roll code. Along for the ride: a maverick new band, The Mescaleros. Lurking in the backgrounds The Clash, and a momentous legacy to honour and challenge. Twenty years after his death, Pat Gilbert rounds up the gang to salute Strummer's last stand. "He made you feel invincible," they remember. Photograph: Birian Rasic.

Record Collector, 2022# pages

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The Magnificent 7s - collecting th Clash every album I was there too, insider guid to the London Calling sessions, 118 pages

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Record Collector, October 2022 # pages

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Eng, Blackmarket Clash LP Reviewed, 1 Page

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Record Collector, Xmas 2022– 4 pages

Joe Strummer: Photo by Photo

— Photographer Josh Cheuse documents his intimate, behind-the-scenes access to Joe Strummer from 1981-2002 in a new hardback book, Print The Myth, featuring 200 rare images.

— 10 key photos, including Strummer leaning on his car in London (1986) prepping for Sid and Nancy sessions, mixing Combat Rock at Electric Lady Studio (1981), and a dawn silhouette on Lookout Mountain (1989) later iconic on Fender guitars.

— Strummer and Mick Jones hosting impromptu gatherings at Smiler’s Deli during Soundworks Studio sessions (1986), Strummer climbing statues outside Buckingham Palace for Trash City cover art (1988), and bowling at Bowlmor Lanes for a Paper magazine shoot (1988).

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Rock & Folk, July 2022 – 4 pages

Glyn Johns: Combat Rock & reissue, The People's Hall

— Features producer Glyn Johns discussing his rescue of The Clash's album 'Combat Rock', now reissued with unreleased tracks.

— Johns initially hated punk but changed his mind after hearing The Clash's musicianship and Joe Strummer's lyrics, calling their writing "excellent" with "humor and intelligence".

— The article reveals Johns cut the album from a double to single LP, working mostly with Strummer while Mick Jones angrily rejected the changes after one playback session.

— The Peoples Hall includes 1981 session outtakes that show the album's evolution before Johns' decisive edits.

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Rock Review, Feb. 2022 - 4 pages
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The Clash: From the early days to the punk explosion

— The Clash's rise from their 1976 formation in London to their pivotal role in the punk explosion.

— 1977 Rainbow Theatre gig and the chaotic Anarchy Tour with The Sex Pistols

— Contrasts with The Sex Pistols' self-destruction.

— 1982 lineup, London’s Calling special edition.

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UNCUT, July 2022# pages

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Combat Rock Clash feature, 7 pages

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UNCUT, November 2022 – 4 pages

Joe Strummer
002 CD release

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Vive Le Rock, 2022 – 8 pages

STRUMMER REMEMBERED

THE WILDERNESS YEARS MOVIES, MESCALEROS & THE CLASH! GLOBAL A GO-GO

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Chap, Fall 2023 # pages

PAUL SIMONON: THE CLASH'S VISUAL ARCHITECT

— Traces influences from Brixton's Jamaican community to American thrift stores and Thai army surplus.

— Band's clothes: early Mod suits, Jackson Pollock-inspired paint-splattered gear, Rauschenberg stencils, camo look Combat Rock tour. Reveals manager Bernie Rhodes' mantra: "You cannot have an audience better dressed than the group."

— British youth culture (Mods vs rockers, skinheads vs hippies) with today's eclectic mixing. Credits Portobello Market for sustaining subcultural style.

— Smashing his bass at NY Palladium (the London Calling cover shoot) and discovering 1950s US clothing during The Clash's first American tours when "no-one wanted it."

— Current projects: painting exhibitions, DJing in West London pubs, and new musical collaboration Galen and Paul (album: Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day).

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The Manifesto, 7 October 2023 # pages

Clash, a night as a busker

— Antonio Bacciocchi recounts The Clash's final UK tour May 1985 — an unplanned, acoustic busking journey through English cities after the band's implosion post-Mick Jones' expulsion.

— Stripped of fame, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, and new members played in squares, outside supermarkets, and pubs, surviving on coins for food and beer. Setlists mixed Clash classics like White Riot and I Fought the Law with rock'n'roll covers.

— Glasgow gig at Duke’s Bar (later documented in Joe Strummer Slept Here), a York church performance that turned into a 200-strong singalong, and a Leeds paint-protest by Chumbawamba's Danbert Nobacon.

— Cities played: Nottingham, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow; rumored stops in Liverpool and Birmingham.

— Strummer called it "the best tour we ever did" — a raw return to punk roots before the band's dissolution.

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MOJO, February 2023# pages

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Keith Levene obituary, 1 page

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VIVE LE ROCK #101, 2023, 4 pages

Tomorrow Never Knows

— Paul Simonon and Galen Ayers, singer-songwriter and daughter of Kevin Ayers (The Soft Machine), discuss their collaborative album ‘Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?’

— Simonon’s time in Mallorca inspired the album’s eclectic mix of French ye-ye, Spanish pop, and sea shanties.

— Produced by Tony Visconti, featuring Simon Tong (The Verve) and Seb Rochford (Polar Bear). Recorded at Damon Albarn’s Studio 13, it addresses modern themes like Brexit and immigration.

— Simonon reflects on busking in Palma and lessons from Joe Strummer, while Ayers shares childhood memories of Deia and her father’s influence.

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MOJO, June 2023 - 6 pages

Paul Simonon interview

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Paul Simonon on joining The Clash, the tensions that broke them apart and the reunion that never was. June 2023

Musikexpress, June 2023 # pages

DON LETTS:
THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN PUNK AND REGGAE

— Don Letts first solo album OUTTA SYNC at 67. The Jamaican-British filmmaker/DJ traces his journey from King's Road style icon to Clash video director.

— Managing The Slits and directing videos for The Clash's White Riot and Musical Youth's Pass The Dutchie. His store Acme Attractions, collaborations with Bob Marley, Patti Smith, and John Lydon, his Grammy-winning Clash documentary, and his BBC6 radio show Culture Clash. Anecdotes about early encounters with The Who and filming Dancehall Queen in Jamaica.

— Letts on cultural appropriation, music evolving through respectful borrowing, citing Jamaican bass innovation's influence on hip hop and electronica. Album recorded with Killing Joke's Youth during lockdown.

— The Who's 1971 WHO'S NEXT rehearsal, U2's Joshua Tree tour with Big Audio Dynamite, and Bob Marley's 1976 London show.

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VIVE le ROCK #106, 2023 – 13 pages

COMBAT ROCK: THE ALBUM THAT KILLED THE CLASH?

— Kris Needs: The Clash's fractious 1981-82 sessions for their fifth album Combat Rock, released as Britain entered the Falklands War. Interviews with Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, and fired drummer Topper Headon.

— Details the album's evolution from Mick Jones' sprawling hip-hop/dub experiment Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg to Glyn Johns' streamlined final version. Allen Ginsberg.

— Reveals internal conflicts: Bernie Rhodes' return as manager, Headon's heroin addiction, Strummer's mysterious Paris disappearance, and Jones' eventual sacking.

— 17-show Bond's residency (May-June 1981), Theatre Mogador Paris (Sept 1981), Lyceum Ballroom London (Oct 1982), Christchurch Town Hall New Zealand (Feb 1982), and Stoke Mandeville (July 1982).

— Tymon Dogg interview about Battle of Wills reissue and Eugene Butcher's aftershow story with Desperate Measures in Christchurch.

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Long Live Rock!, Issue 101, 2023 # pages

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Eng, Paul Simonon Interview, 4 Pages

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Classic Rock, 2024 11 pages

THE CLASH: WE BRING REVOLT

— Rise of The Clash from 1976 London punk pioneers, CBS signing, early gigs at Screen on The Green and 100 Club, and the seminal "Anarchy Tour" with Sex Pistols

— The Clash (1977), White Riot and London's Burning, through to London Calling (1979)

— Joe Strummer's terrorist-themed t-shirt at 1978's Rock Against Racism festival in Victoria Park. Lineup changes including drummer Topper Headon replacing Terry Chimes, and the band's eventual dissolution after Mick Jones' 1983 firing.

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Garageland, No other area of London resonated (Westway feature), 13 pages

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UNCUT, April 2021

Snippets

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UNCUT, August 2021

Ellen Foley interview

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UNCUT, March 2023

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COLEMAN [Killing Joke]: The Clash were upstairs and we were downstairs. Paul and I would get our lyrics out, Geordie would have some riffs and we'd rehearse three or four times a week, more sometimes. Internet Archive

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Springsteen & The Clash

By that time Springsteen had also formed something of a mutual admiration society with The Clash. The arrival of London Calling at the end of 1979 evidently strengthened his belief in the rightness of releasing a double album of his own. Internet Archive

UNCUT, December 2012

Suicide

Feature (3 pages) on Suicide who supprted the Clash July 1978.
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UNCUT, October 2021 – 6 pages

The Specials

Mojo, March 2023

Paul Simonon

Paul Simonon sings pan European harmonies, Bod Diddley on tour with the Clash, Terry Hall and other bits.
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Mojo, September 2022

Snippets

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Mojo, February 2023

Keith Levene obituary, Clash, snippets.

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Mojo, February 2023

Generation Sex, Jones, Cook etc.., snippets

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Mojo, November 2021

Snippets, Ellen Foley

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Mojo, April 2022

Letters: DID PEEL PLAY A SANDINISTA! SIDE?

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Mojo, August 2021

Ellen Foley
Spirit of St Louis Review,
Three Card Trick, snippets

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Mojo, January 2003

Johnney Marr,
Combat Rock/The People's Hall,
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