Joe Strummer

Punk Rock 

Give ‘Em Enough Hope: Joe Strummer at 70

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1979, 70th Birthday, Bob Marley, Eddy Grant, Jimmy Cliff, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, RIP, The Clash

Celebrating the life of the man called the “backbone” of punk

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North Americana Punk Rock Roots 

LISTEN: Douglas Bales Salutes “Saint” Joe Strummer

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Ron Hart 2 Comments Chattanooga, Douglas Bales, Joe Strummer, Saint Joe, Sing This Song, Tennessee, The Clash

The Chattanooga-based singer-songwriter pays homage to the late Clash frontman on new single

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Films Pub Rock Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Alex Cox’s Walker at 35: A Punk-Rock Western That Stands the Test of Time

May 4, 2022July 2, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments Akira Kurosawa, Alex Cox, Circle Jerks, Courtney Love, Criterion, Criterion Collection, Grace Jones, Joe Strummer, Sam Peckinpah, The Clash, The Pogues, Walker

Honoring a 1987 cinematic classic that kept Joe Strummer vital in ’87

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Dub/Reggae Pub Rock Punk Rap 

A Funny Thing Happened En Route To Seeing The Clash At Bond International Casino….

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Billy Sternberg 3 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Bonds International Casino, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Mick Jones, New York City, Paul Simonon, The Clash, Times Square, Topper Headon

One fan’s unique remembrance of catching the British punk godfathers on Broadway 40 years ago this month

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Dub/Reggae Folk Pub Rock Punk Reggae Rock 

ALBUMS: Eternal Strummer

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment Assembly, Dark Horse Records, Dhani Harrison, Earthquake Weather, George Harrison, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Rudie Can’t Fail, The Clash

The third or fourth Joe Strummer compilation in a decade captures the quintessence of the late Clash frontman

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Punk Remembrance Rock 

Walter Lure: April 22, 1949 – August 22, 2020

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Binky Phillips, Bob Dylan, Bobby Rondinelli, CBGB, Dexter Romweber, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders, Lemmy, Lux Interior, Mark E. Smith, Max's Kansas City, New York City, Poison Ivy, Randy Pratt, The Waldos, Walter Lure

Tim Sommer salutes the Holy Ghost of New York City Punk Rock

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Blues Folk Latin New Wave Pop Pub Rock Punk Reggae Remembrance Rockabilly 

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Albert Hammond Jr., Beto O'Rourke, Bob Gruen, Bob Weir, Brian Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, Cherry Glazerr, Dhani Harrison, Hinds, HR of Bad Brains, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Lucinda Williams, Matt Dillon, Save Our Stages, Spider Stacy and Cait O'Riordan of The Pogues, Steve Buscemi, The Clash, Tom Morello

The late punk icon would’ve turned 68

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Punk 

Death or Glory: London Calling Turns 40

December 14, 2019December 16, 2019 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1979, Joe Strummer, London Calling, Lost In The Supermarket, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, The Clash, Topper Headon

One fan’s history with the Clash classic

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Alternative Rock Folk 

The Waterboys: Shake Some Action, Part I

November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments A Pagan Place, Ellie Goulding, Fisherman's Blues, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Mike Scott, Prince, Rod Stewart, Steve Earle, The Clash, The Waterboys, Tom Jones, Where The Action Is

Mike Scott continues a late period winning streak with yet another aces new album

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New Wave Power Pop 

The Records’ The Records at 40

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Be Stiff Tour, Joe Strummer, John Wicks, Mutt Lange, Shades in Bed, The Records, The Records' The Records, Virgin Records, Will Birch, Will Burch

They are a band whose name is impossible to Google, but well worth the extra work once you discover them and their classic first LP also known as Shades In Bed

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Dub/Reggae Pop Punk Rock Soul World 

Global a Joe-Joe

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Justin Joffe 0 Comments Alex Cox, Joe Strummer, The 101ers, The Clash, The Mescaleros

A revelatory new box set collects rarities from the late Joe Strummer, highlighting how his worldly philosophies and strong songwriting took root in many genres

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Punk 

Hipster Reference or Savage Attack?

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Beto O'Rourke, Joe Strummer, Politics, Sham 69, The Clash

We unpack Beto O’Rourke’s Clash allusion, so you don’t have to

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Punk Remembrance 

Joe Strummer Remembered: The First Show, the Last Show

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Boston, Joe Strummer, RIP, The Clash, The Pogues

A Boston rock critic goes back in time in a birthday salute to legendary Clash frontman

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