It was a fast, furious and very prolific ride for the Clash. After forming in 1977, things moved quickly, with the band issuing a steady stream of classic singles and groundbreaking LPs. In addition, ...
The Clash’s fifth album, Combat Rock, came at a crossroads for the band in 1982. Their ambitious 1980 three-LP set, Sandinista!, was viewed as something as a disappointment in their native U.K. But in ...
The Clash released London Calling in December 1979. The double album pushed the envelope for what a punk band could be. There was straight-ahead punk rock, but the band’s evolution was evident in the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...
On one hand, they could make music that seemed way too uncompromising for the pop charts. But then again, the songwriters of The Clash possessed a knack for catchy melodies, the kind that make for ...
The Clash were no mere rock 'n' roll band. A tempest of punk, reggae, funk, and sociopolitical fury, the "only band that matters" elevated protest songs to the raucous realm of punk-lashed anthems, ...
Companion piece in miniature to the exhaustive Sound System (Epic, 2013), The Clash's Hits Back would be merely another collection were it not for the novel twist applied to its anthologizing. The ...
Fans of the Clash will never agree on the British punk band's best album. Everyone, however, agrees that Cut the Crap—the 1985 album recorded after both drummer Topper Headon and co-lead vocalist, ...
Keith Levene, the trailblazing British guitarist who co-founded The Clash and Public Image Ltd., died of liver cancer Friday. He was 65. Author Adam Hammond confirmed the punk pioneer’s passing in a ...
“This is rock & roll,” Clash guitarist Joe Strummer informed a curious Munich crowd. By the end of the show that night – October 4th, 1977 – he had led the band through most of their unstoppable debut ...