Don J Whistance's
The British Punk movement was initiated by the Sex Pistols..........and on December 1st 1976........the Thames T.V.'s tea-time programme Today show gave them more notoriety....and Punk rock became the 20th century's second great youth rebellion after rock'n'roll.....
(430 kings road england 1971-1979)
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CLASH |
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The Clash @ Asbury Park Convention Hall 1982 |
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LIVE CLASH (AKRON, OHIO 1982) ***** |
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29th October 1982 (LA Colliseum)
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(Click on the above poster for a hidden star.......)
The Clash 1979 Canadian TV backstage interview
The Clash Concert Agora Ballroom (Cleveland, OH)-13.2.79
(Ray Gange....DJ)
(Pat Gilbert with 'Night of Treason')
ROCK N ROLL PUBLIC LIBRARY ACKLAM ROAD...MICK JONES
A book telling when, how and where London Calling was made, detailing the stories behind its songs, placing the album in contexts personal, musical and socio-political, noting its impact upon release, and considering the ripple effects since, both in The Clash members' own careers and 'in the culture'.
The Clash - Tony Parsons 1977 Interview pt. 1
The Clash Tony Parsons 1977 Interview pt 2
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The main aim of this site is an attempt to gather
biographical images and thoughts about
The Clash
via the brilliant and informative "Last Gang In
Town" and "A Riot of Our Own"
resource books. Quoting brief passages of text for 'advertising and study purposes', it is hoped that dedicated
Clash fans around the world will purchase both Marcus Gray and Johnny
Green's superb Clash stories by clicking on the appropriate headings.
This website is totally dedicated to both authors for their time and efforts over a period of many years in locating the landmarks & in amassing the anecdotal and factual material that pertains to them AND to the unique songwriter Joe Strummer,who died peacefully at his home in Somerset on Sunday,22nd December 2002. He was 50 years old.
The Bridgwater's Palace Theatre gig, a benefit for The Engine Room, Somerset's New Media Centre, was an amazing experience..........it followed on from the previous nights gig I had attended......... at Newport's TJ's........my daughter and I stood at the feet of Joe Strummer on Sunday, 17th November 2002....... his opening words informed some lively individuals to quieten down or he'd come down and sort them out.....during the show he dropped his USA Nylon .60mm Jim Dunlop plectrum and it was hurriedly grabbed from the stage by my daughter where it is now used daily on our Fender electric guitar....
The following pages unfold from my time at school with Mick Jones.....to Joe's year in Newport to his early years in the 101'ers and the musical influence of The Clash.......
" I am merely a spirit in a body, Who is made a body and then will depart this body." Joe Strummer 2002
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