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Random music news for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alex Lifeson, Clash, Elon Musk, Jack Antonoff, Music Theory, Primus, Rush, Snoop Dogg, Twitter

Before we get into music news for May 17, 2022, break your brain here. Russian hackers tried to get into

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This Ukrainian punk band has repurposed “London Calling” by The Clash

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beton, Clash, Cover Version, Invasion, London Calling, Ukraine

They’re called Beton and have covered “London Calling” with The Clash’s blessing and endorsement. Proceeds will go to FURM, the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The artwork of the Clash’s London Calling

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Album Artwork, Clash, London Calling, Paul Simonen, Pennie Smith

What is the best rock’n’roll photograph you’ve ever seen?  What picture from the whole of music history best captures the

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Ongoing History Daily: Joe Strummer’s secret obsession

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Joe Strummer, Jogging, Marthons, Running

Joe Strummer will forever be known as the main voice of the Clash.  He continues to live on as an

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Ongoing History Daily: A Clash reunion?

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Reunion, The Clish

The Clash was one of the greatest rock’n’roll bands of all time.  Unfortunately, they just sort of faded away after

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Ongoing History Daily: Album excesses

October 15, 2021October 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Clash, Merzbow, Merzbox, Sandinista

When it comes to releasing an album, most artists are fine with something of a standard length, something that can

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Reuniting The Clash

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Joe Strummer, Lollapalooza, Reunion

The Clash never really formally broke up. They just kind of…evaporated sometime in 1986 with no official announcement or farewell.

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Music History 

Did the KGB use punk rock to try to destabilize the West? Let’s look at this conspiracy theory.

April 26, 2021April 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Clash, Crass, KGB, Margarget Thatcher, Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, Sex Pistols

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Soft power — the use of culture to influence the other

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The great KGB punk conspiracy

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments CIA, Clash, Conspiracy, Crass, KGB, Scorpions, Sex Pistols

[We’re taking a one-week pause for a COVID mental health break. But new shows will resume again next week. -AC]

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Movies 

Watch a long-lost black-and-white gangster film by The Clash

April 15, 2021April 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Don Letts, Hell W10, Joe Strummer, Movie

The Clash made a black-and-white Italian noir gangsters movie? Yes, they did. It dates back to 1983 shortly after drummer

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There’s new music from Joe Strummer. Sort of.

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Clash, Joe Strummer, Mescaleros

It’ll soon be twenty years since Joe Strummer dropped dead after a walk with the dog, thanks to an undiagnosed

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