It was a fast, furious and very prolific ride for the Clash. After forming in 1977, things moved quickly, with the band issuing a steady stream of classic singles and groundbreaking LPs. In addition, ...

The Clash played their fifth concert at London's Roundhouse on September 5, 1976, where they unveiled classics like "1977," ...

The Clash released London Calling in December 1979. The double album pushed the envelope for what a punk band could be. There was straight-ahead punk rock, but the band’s evolution was evident in the ...

Things had begun to disintegrate right before the release of ‘Combat Rock’ when drummer Topper Headon was fired because his heroin addiction was a drag on his precision. But the other three members ...

If you know your Clash history, you’ll probably be familiar with this story. For the uninitiated, this is the story of The Clash playing their first show in the U.S., and their unexpected opening act, ...

Just how good is London Calling, the landmark third album by English rockers The Clash? Rolling Stone ranked the double LP #1 on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the Eighties,” even though it ...

Joe Strummer reworked the love song into the political anthem we know now.

From the beginning, The Clash was a study in contradictions: a breathtakingly aerodynamic band that became one of rock and roll’s most self-indulgent outfits; punks who were never quite punk; a ...

It's easy to claim The Clash among the greatest punk bands of all time. It's also appropriate to rank them among the greatest groups in rock and roll history. The Clash is simply iconic with memorable ...

“This is rock & roll,” Clash guitarist Joe Strummer informed a curious Munich crowd. By the end of the show that night – October 4th, 1977 – he had led the band through most of their unstoppable debut ...

The self-titled debut album by The Clash is about as punk as it gets. By Kenneth Partridge In the language of modern politics, punk rock tends to be a “party of no.” That’s part of what makes it so ...