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Joe Strummer’s Solo Career Celebrated on New Collection ‘Assembly’

By Staff Contributor February 7, 2021

Unreleased solo live versions of Clash’s Rudie Can’t Fail, I Fought the Law and an acoustic take on Junco Partner are highlights of Dark Horse Records release A new Joe Strummer greatest hits album is set to be released next month, featuring three previously unreleased versions of classic The Clash tracks. Made up of singles, fan favourites and Continue Reading

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A Bunch of Stiffs: Stiff Records – Anarchy in the Music Business

By Molly Tie February 3, 2021

The story of the influential Stiff record label, home to punk and new wave artists including the Damned, Lene Lovich, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, and Devo! Back in the days before the Internet, streaming services and affordable music-making software, getting your music out into the world took little more than an entire village to achieve! And record Continue Reading

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Producer, Steve Lillywhite: My Punk Top Ten

By Steve Lillywhite February 2, 2021

Legendary Record Producer, Steve Lillywhite reveals the ten punk toons that mean the most to him! In a new regular feature, we speak to punk-loving celebs and ask them: “If you were only allowed to have ten punk singles in your record collection, which ones would they be?” Steve Lillywhite CBE is a six-time Grammy […]Continue Reading

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The Stranglers March On Despite Death Of Dave Greenfield

By Roger Kasper January 25, 2021

Jean-Jacques Burnel talks about the tragedy of the keyboardist’s death, how it has spurred on a new album and why the band weren’t punks... or were they?Continue Reading

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Long-Lost Cult Punk Movie Now Available On YouTube

By Jillian Morrison January 19, 2021

The 1982 cult punk rock-inspired movie, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains, has just been made available for rent or purchase on YouTube.Continue Reading

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Police on their backs: Punk’s still fighting the law and calling out brutality

By Dom Tyer January 18, 2021

From Black Flag to Dead Kennedys, Agnostic Front to Anti-Flag, punk bands have a long history of kicking against the boys in blueContinue Reading

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16th January 2013: City square to be renamed Placeta Joe Strummer in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.

By Staff Contributor January 16, 2021

On the 16th January 2013 the Spanish city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain announced that Joe Strummer was to have one of its city squares named after him. “He liked the city a lot,” said Strummer’s friend Esperanza Romero, who first took Strummer to what would become one of his favourite cities. “For me, he was like a […]Continue Reading

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Poly Styrene Film World Premiere Announced!

By Matt W January 15, 2021

Poly Styrene’s daughter has announced that the long-awaited film about the late X-Ray Spex lead singer will have its World premiere next month.Continue Reading

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Mediaslaves Set To Drop Out Of This World New EP

By Staff Contributor January 6, 2021

Being together for just over a year and having released only three songs thus far, it’s shocking how fast Canadian newcomers Mediaslaves from Vancouver, British Columbia, are making a splash in the punk music scene.Continue Reading

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The Roots of the Radicals: Rancid …And Out Come the Wolves

By Molly Tie January 3, 2021

In the latest instalment of her tour through musical influences that helped shape seminal punk albums, Molly Tie examines Rancid's 1994 masterpiece.Continue Reading