It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. It’s now almost 50 years since Joe Strummer told us that he was “so bored with the U.S.A.” on The Clash’s debut album. It remains ...

John Lydon has shed light on why he hated Joe Strummer‘s “fake angst”, saying his voice “would irritate the hell out of me”. The former Sex Pistols frontman touched on the late Clash ...

The Clash enjoyed a fairly long career, but their biggest claim to fame has to be the punk rock classic “London Calling”, as well as the whole of the album of the same name from 1979.

“I remember standing in the yard and hearing the guitar solo and thinking ... 1990 to record Hell’s Ditch with The Clash’s Joe Strummer as producer and Glasgow roadie Charlie MacLennan ...

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One afternoon in February, he was sitting at home in Redfern when “some Pommie bloke rings up and says he’s Joe Strummer from The Clash”. The band were on a ten-date national tour. London Calling, ...

In the mid-’70s, Baker would spend time in the U.S. and U.K., even going so far as to consider auditioning for The Clash after a chance meeting with Joe Strummer and Mick Jones following a show ...

Rest well.” On X, Alper said: “Rest in peace to blues legend Joe Louis Walker, a true musician’s musician whose guitar spoke volumes. From gospel tents to Grammy nods, his restless soul gave ...

(Side note: while “The Call Up” and “Police On My Back” are undeniably great, even Joe Strummer has noted the Clash were smoking too much weed during the album’s recording). The best ...