When Joe Strummer died on December 22, 2002, no one could believe it. First of all, the guy was only 50. Second, here was someone who ran marathons. Third, he’d been a strict
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[A contribution from Gilles LeBlanc. – AC] What do you get when you cross one of punk rock’s most iconic figures with a much younger, French-born singer-songwriter? If your answer is one of
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For their second performance of 2022, Robert Fripp and Toyah WIllcox have decided to take on The Clash. Again, I’m gobsmacked at the traffic these posts get.
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When The Clash convened in the studio in the summer of 1979 to start recording what would become the London Calling album with producer Guy Stevens. Given that Stevens had a reputation of
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Can you believe it’s already time to start judging presidential hopefuls based on their entry or exit music? It’s nearly the middle of June, which means 2019 is almost halfway done, and with
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February 7 marks the eighth annual International Clash Day, celebrating the music and rebellious influence of The Only Band That Matters. KEXP out of Seattle may be the de facto presenter of “This
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Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez, freelancer about the Internet who hatched this idea five years ago. As a
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Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s going on with music news for September 25, 2018. And there’s LOTS to
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Despite the fact that a slew of new songs skyrocket to the charts every year, there always seems to be that crop of tunes that never say die. You know the ones –
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Rolling Stone has published their list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, and it’s inspired me to spotlight some of the great drummers that never seem to make the top spots
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Whether it’s a separate track not listed on the track list, or it’s tucked away after minutes of silence following the final track, there are some gems hidden at the very end of
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