London Calling – The Clash
By the late summer of 1979, punk's first uniform had started to feel tight, and The Clash answered by recording a double album that refused to stay in one lane.
The Clash – Brand New Cadillac
Brand New Cadillac, The Clash's Vince Taylor cover near the front of London Calling (1979), is a two-minute rockabilly rewrite at punk volume.
Interview of Joe Strummer – The Clash (1988)
The 1988 Night Network interview shows Joe Strummer after The Clash years, in a long stretch of plain talk.
The Clash – Punk that learned reggae, funk, and scale
The Clash formed in London in 1976 around Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and a shifting drum seat that settled on Topper Headon for the classic run.
Afterlife Interview with Joe Strummer
Riffs and Beats finds Joe Strummer in a West London alley under cold neon, leather jacket and Telecaster, talking about the afterlife like another Clash call.
The Clash – Brand New Cadillac
At Wessex in 1979, The Clash's Vince Taylor cover became the first track taped for London Calling.
What if The Clash had stayed together after Combat Rock?
In 1983, Mick Jones remains in The Clash and the group follows Combat Rock with a new record instead of Cut the Crap.