Stamp Albums
CR Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In January 2010, the Royal Mail will launch its stamp programme with a set of ten 1st class stamps that celebrate classic British album covers...
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Museum Exhibit Showcases Best of Rock Photography
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Filed under: News , Exclusive For as long as rock 'n' roll has existed, there have always been photographers capturing the performers at their shows and in intimate settings. Some of these images are memorable: Anton Corbjin's photo of U2 for the cover of 'The Joshua Tree,' Pennie Smith's 'London Calling' shot of the Clash 's Paul Simonon smashing his bass and Jerry Schatzberg's image of Bob Dylan...
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Thou Shalt Always KillThanks to Holly W...
Yorkshire Soul (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Thou Shalt Always KillThanks to Holly W for finding this.Lyrics......Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim.Thou shalt not worship pop idols or follow lost prophets.Thou shalt not take the names of Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Johnny Hartman, Desmond Decker, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix or Syd Barret in vain.Thou shalt not think that any male over the age of 30 that plays with a child that is
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Members Only: Blondie to Perform at BMA Opening of "Who Shot Rock & Roll"
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Members of the Brooklyn Museum, beginning at the Individual ($55) level, are invited to attend an an exclusive preview and performance by Blondie to celebrate the opening of Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present on Thursday, October 29th. An exhibition viewing will take place from 1 to 5 p.m., followed by a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. The reception will feature the Blondie...
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BIBJ Playlist of the 2000s entry #65: Constructive Summer by The Hold Steady
Bad Idea Blue Jeans (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Raise a toast to Saint Joe Strummer! I think he might have been our only decent teacher. Every time I hear this line, I'm reminded of a documentary I saw on the Sundance Channel a few years ago. Let's Rock Again followed Joe Strummer in what would surprisingly turn out the be the last year of his life, on the road with his new band The Mescaleros. For the most part, Let's Rock Again is a pretty typical...
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Musick Today Brought to You by the Letter C & the Number 4
Digital Meltd0wn (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Just too damn busy this week-end to post up any musick. Doing this all by my lonesome is kinda a challenge, if I get too busy, then the posts stop coming... oh, shite. Try to make up for my foibles by posting up some weight (or if not weight, then at least number). Hope nobody got too impatient & I hope this satisfies. The Clash - This is Radio Clash 12“ ep Another foray into the world of...
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Rankin: When two-faced is a good thing
The Independent (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
They are some of the world's most recognisable faces: defaced. A series of revealing photographs show pop stars rejecting their polished images in order to create original artworks to sell at a charity auction.
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London Calling
Redtree Times (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
Came into the studio this morning and when I sat down to write something for the blog, I kept having the chorus from London Calling , the great song from the Clash, running through my head. It’s not what I normally experience early in the morning so I figured it must be from catching part [...]
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The 1979 Files, Volume 3
Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Has it really been over three weeks since I last spoke on that most glorious of music years, 1979? A quick look at the calendar says yes. But a quick look into my heart says I never really left. 1 And so, as promised back in the mythical era of late September, I now return to the Promised Land to bring back a slab of near perfect wax. And as promised, I present to you the Finest Hour from The Only...
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Twisted Tales: Off-His-Rocker Singer Vince Taylor Was Britain's Great Rockabilly Hope
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Filed under: Twisted Tales By the time David Bowie met Vince Taylor, who was England's answer to American rockabilly rebels like Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran, Taylor was off his rocker. Bowie recalls the original Leather Man spreading a map of the world on the ground in front of a busy Tube station, excitedly showing the younger singer where the spaceships would land. Taylor, whose brief, frantic...
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Fast-Forward: Next Week In Music
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Photo by Ryan George, via Kurt Vile's MySpace We're just as guilty as the rest of you when it comes to living for the weekend. We have a habit of working hard for the pleasure of playing hard come Friday night. All routines get old after awhile and lately we've found ourselves venturing away from our desks and outside our living rooms on weeknights to partake in the shows that grace our favorite venues...
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The Clash 1979 Canadian TV backstage interview – watch video
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
To say that I'm a bit of a Clash fan is an understatement. I've hobnobbed with Joe and Paul and Topper on a number of occasions throughout the late seventies and early eighties. I will one day write a book entitled "I Lost My Education To The Clash" ...
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Yahoo! declares punk dead
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Yahoo! Music has posted an editorial which opens with the notion that punk is long dead, and that said death occurred when " the Sex Pistols imploded and The Clash's Joe Strummer had the temerity to kick out Mick Jones " or perhaps when " the first Hot Topic store opened in 1988. " Check out the editorial here . To be fair however, the The Exploited were saying punk's not dead...
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No Xmas For John Peel
It Is What It Is (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Joe Strummer Out Of The Clash sang about Keys To Your Heart with his previous pub rock band The 101'ers, but of course that's a load of rubbish, as the heart of humans is protected by a ribcage and doesn't have any sort of lock . But what sort of thing are there keys to? Image via Wikipedia The main things that there are keys to are, of course, doors. Mainly in houses. Doors go back at least to ancient...
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Lily and Mandy line up against Radiohead and The Floyd
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Lined up on one side are Lily Allen, James Blunt, Gary Barlow, Spandau Ballet and Keane. On the other are various members of Radiohead, The Clash and Pink Floyd. Instinctively you know whose side you’re going to be on when these two collide in a row over illegal downloading, writes