NME,16 March 1991

The Clash! Facts!

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NME, 10 August 2011

50 Things You Never Knew About The Clash

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CWU Magazine 2022

Class Struggle Calling

- "war is declared and battle come down". CWU Trade Union (postal workers/UK) in recall Strummer's Rock the Rich Tour.

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Uncut, December 2003

The Clash's 30 best songs

An all-star panel - including Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Terry Chimes - vote for their greatest cuts

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Strauss, Neil. "Yep, the Clash Was Musical, But Don’t Tell Anyone." The New York Times, 5 January 2003. Web edition.

Yep! the Clash Was Musical,
But Don't Tell Anyone

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Neil Strauss highlights The Clash’s surprising musical depth—melding reggae, jazz, Western, and pop influences—with socially charged choruses and Joe Strummer’s raw vocals. Recounting discovering the band in 1977, he describes how tracks like "London Calling" reshaped his understanding of punk, underscoring their enduring legacy as musically ambitious and politically conscious.

• The Clash at the Ontario Theater on Columbia Road (late 1970s)

• Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros at the 9:30 Club – American tour kickoff (October, year unspecified)

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www.theguardian.com, Caroline Coon Fri 21 Dec 2012

Joe Strummer: 'I shudder to think what would have happened if I hadn't gone to boarding school'

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Music, UK GQ Magazine, By Faye Fearon. 15 November 2019

This brand new exhibition on The Clash reveals an unseen archive of music, clothing and stellar photos

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NME, 20 May 2016

Louis Theroux on going to see The Clash

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Gibson, Laurie. “Shaken—and Stirred Up!” New York Times, 2024. 1 page, web edition. Personal memoir and concert review.

Shaken―and Stirred Up!

Laurie Gibson recounts how discovering The Clash in 1979 transformed her teenage life in suburban Los Angeles.

Sparked by punk newspaper `clippings from a British pen-pal, she embraces punk fashion, ideology, and music, particularly "(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais".

Personal account of The Clash, October 1979 at the Hollywood Palladium, describing the chaos, community, and catharsis of live punk energy.

The Clash at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, October 1979.

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