The Clash

Irish Punk Rock 

Nobody’s Hero: Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns at 65

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Jim Sullivan 7 Comments 65th birthday, Alternative Ulster, Belfast, Inflammable Material, Jake Burns, Northern Ireland, Stiff Little Fingers, Suspect Device, The Clash, U2

The Irish punk icon tells all in new interview

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Bruce Music Journalism Rock Soul 

Bruce Springsteen: The Last Civil War Widow and the Happy Death of Minstrelsy

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Bo Diddley, Bruce Springsteen, Captain Beefheart, Chuck Berry, Columbia Records, Fleetwood Mac, Kraftwerk, Little Richard, Neurosis, Only The Strong Survive, Sleep, The Alarm, The Beatles, The Clash, The Kinks, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones

Is the latest Boss album the final straw for a certain kind of cultural appropriation in rock?

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Folk Pub Rock Punk 

Mr. Love & Justice: Billy Bragg at 65

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Billy Bragg, England, folk, Michelle Shocked, Punk, The Clash

Jim Sullivan recounts his adventures with the English folk-punk legend

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Dylan Music Journalism 

Bob Dylan’s Infinite Playlist

November 24, 2022November 23, 2022 Craig Peters 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, Dean Martin, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash and Uncle Dave Macon, Judy Garland, Little Richard, Perry Como, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Santana and The Eagles, Stephen Foster, The Clash, The Fugs, The Philosophy of Modern Song, Vic Damone, Warren Zevon

Inside his new book The Philosophy of Modern Song

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Glam Punk Rock 

In The Mouth Of Madness: A Chat With Richard Strange

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment David Bowie, Doctors of Madness, England, Julian Cope, Kid Strange, Lou Reed, Magazine, Muse, Radiohead, Richard Strange, Simple Minds, Stone Roses, Suede, The Adverts, The Clash, The Damned, The Sex Pistols, The Verve, UK, Velvet Underground, William S. Burroughs, XTC

Rediscovering the greatest English band from the mid-‘70s you’ve never heard of

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Glam Rock 

A Funky Little Boat Race: Mott The Hoople’s All the Young Dudes at 50

September 19, 2022September 20, 2022 Tim Sommer 7 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, All the Young Dudes, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, The Clash, The Kinks

What makes it one of the weakest albums from one of the greatest British rock bands

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Punk 

The Art School Abandon of San Francisco Punks The Mutants

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Randy Haecker 1 Comment 2022, Chrissie Hynde, Chrome, Crime, Curse of the Easily Amused, Liberation Hall Records, Mabuhay Gardens, Marc Bolan, San Francisco, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, The Mutants, The Nuns

Talking old school West Coast underground with the band who opened for The Cramps at Napa State Mental Hospital

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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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Music Journalism Radio 

The Best Sequences in Album Rock and Beyond

April 30, 2022May 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 7 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen, Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, The Clash, The Kinks, The Wall, The Who

Honoring the art of the mix with Springsteen, the Stones, Prince and more

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Music Journalism 

The Only Rock & Roll Hall of Fame That Matters is the One in Your Heart

February 8, 2022November 15, 2022 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 2022, Blaine, Carl Palmer, Chad Smith, Cosimo Mattassa, Dolly Parton, Hal Blaine, John Bonham, Kate Bush, Keith Moon, Leon Russell, Mitch Mitchell, Neil Peart, Nile Rodgers, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Taylor, Stewart Copeland, The Clash

(And a few words about musical excellence)

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African Dub/Reggae Remembrance 

The Upsetter Goes To Heaven

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment Adrian Sherwood, Andrew WK, Beastie Boys, Black Ark, Black Ark Studio, Bob Marley, Lee Perry, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor, RIPSubatomic Sound System, The Clash, The Orb

In the wake of his unexpected passing at age 85, we celebrate the life of Jamaican music legend Lee “Scratch” Perry and his bottomless well of recordings

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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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