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everything you need to know about The Clash Politically conscious punk counterpoint to the anarchic Sex Pistols, vowing to "stand up for rock and roll" and change the world. They certainly did the first, the second proved a little more difficult to achieve. Listen [in RealAudio] need audio help? Clash City Rockers on Clash On Broadway (7464469912) Rock The Casbah from Combat Rock (4953492) Formed: 1976 Disbanded: 1986 Those five years, from 1977 to 1982, were very intense. Yak-yak-yak, non-stop yak. I didn’t have any more to say, because we’d done eight slabs of long-playing vinyl inside a five-year period. I think I was exhausted – mentally, physically, every which way. Joe Strummer on life with the Clash. The Clash perform "Tommy Gun" on Something Else, November 1978. within bbc.co.uk music: Clash biography Clash albums Review of London Calling Profiles A-Z elsewhere on bbc.co.uk: Stars Tribute To Strummer elsewhere on the web: London’s Burning, The Clash resource page The White Riot, an online tribute with punk cred Uncle Joe's own offical and rockin' site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. THE CLASH IN ONE MINUTE Ardent reggae devotees - they named themselves after the classic Culture LP, Two Sevens Clash Joe Strummer was the son of a diplomat The sleeve design of London Calling spoofs Elvis Presley's debut album They played to 90,000 at a Rock Against Racism concert in London's Victoria Park in 1978 After leaving the band Mick Jones went on to have considerable success with Big Audio Dynamite Belatedly scored a UK #1 hit in 1991 with "Should I Stay Or Should I Go", after it was used in a TV advert for Levi's jeans "Punk died the day The Clash signed to CBS", Mark Perry of Sniffin' Glue fanzine related by time: Buzzcocks biography Big Audio Dynamite biography Culture biography Damned biography Ian Dury biography Eddy Grant profile Lee Perry profile Sex Pistols biography X-Ray Specs biography related by location: The Who profile Rolling Stones profile David Bowie profile Ms Dynamite profile related by genre: Classic Rock and Pop news, reviews and listings BCCi Reggae The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. Clash GOOD RECORDINGS A GOOD READ The Clash (1977, Columbia) Joe and the gang tell the kids how it is. London Calling (1979, Columbia) Scientifically proven to be the best album of the 70s. Super Blackmarket Clash (1994, Columbia) Top notch round up of odds and sods. The Clash On Broadway (1991, Legacy ) 3 CD Supercomp. Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung by Lester Bangs (2001, Serpents Tail Includes an excellent essay on the band. England's Dreaming by Jon Savage (2001, Faber and Faber) The best book on Englsh punk you'll ever read. More Like This? Try the artists by A-Z page (listed by surname or group name) or find artists grouped by genre of music Artist Search: Search for profiles, biographies and discographies on 15 000 artists across all genres. Enter a name: Album Search Advanced Classical Search How to get about the Music site: Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music Home | News | Reviews | Concerts/Gigs | TV/Radio More Music: delving a little deeper into the world around music Profiles | Features Search: If you're looking for a particular artist, composer, or group Try the search box to the right, or the Artist Profiles. Music » Artist Profiles All pictures are copyrighted - picture credits

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