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The Clash's 1977 debut self-titled album changed the world of punk rock in a major way, and it's still a blood-pumping record today.
Their stunning debut single, ‘White Riot’, acted both as a protest against the complacency of the oppressed masses in the United Kingdom and as a sonic manifesto for the band itself. In 1977, a few ...
John Lydon has often rallied against Joe Strummer and The Clash, but a visit to Jamaica made the 'London Calling' singers racists in the eyes of Johnny Rotten.
Forty-eight years ago today, the Clash released their self-titled debut album in the United Kingdom and changed the face of punk rock.
Joe Strummer, the co-founder of the Clash, died in 2002 at the age of 50. The pioneering English punk-rock band’s three other members are all still alive. The 2024 Lifetime Achievement honorees ...
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