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Clash archivist dusts off rare concert footage
4/25/2008, Reuters

These are tough times for the grizzled music veterans of the pop culture wars. The revolutions they instigated during the past five decades -- from the birth of rock...  more >

Old rockers give new meaning to life and lyrics
4/13/2008, Reuters

The unlikely image of a 92-year-old war bride screaming The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go" into a microphone backed by an elderly chorus has already captivated...  more >

Clash, Pistols members revive London spirit of '77
2/29/2008, Reuters

The architects of British punk have been quietly passing on the baton to a new generation in a tiny London bar, but the secret is out and about to hit America. Founding...  more >

Strummer's widow plans book of memorabilia
12/8/2007, Reuters

The wife of punk rocker Joe Strummer plans to publish a book based on some of the Clash front man's rare memorabilia jointly with British artist Damien Hirst, she said...  more >

Clash honored at Rock Hall
10/26/2006, AP

Armed with guitars, amps and attitude, they rocked the casbah, fought the law and hijacked a train in vain. The Clash were more than a four-piece band. They were rock 'n'...  more >

Craig David, Lucy Woodward & More On 'What A Girl Wants' Soundtrack
3/20/2003, USRN

Craig David, Lucy Woodward, the Clash, and the Donnas are among the artists featured the soundtrack to the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures comedy, What A Girl Wants. The...  more >

Tom Morello Inducts The Clash, Rock Hall Airs Sunday Night
3/14/2003, USRN

An edited version of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will be shown on VH1 on Sunday (March 16) at 9 p.m. ET. The two-hour program will feature all the...  more >

The Clash's Mick Jones Worried About Friend In Iraq
3/12/2003, USRN

The Clash was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on Monday night (March 10th) at New York City's Waldorf Astoria, but the band's Mick Jones had other thoughts on...  more >

AC/DC, The Clash, The Police And Others Inducted Into Hall Of Fame
3/11/2003, USRN

AC/DC, the Clash, the Police, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and the Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on Monday (March 10). Also...  more >

AC/DC, The Clash, Costello, The Police & Righteous Brothers Enter Rock Hall
3/10/2003, USRN

AC/DC, the Clash, the Police, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and the Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on Monday (March 10). Also going...  more >

Clash Won't Play At Rock Hall Induction
3/4/2003, USRN

The surviving members of the Clash won't perform at their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony on Monday (March 10) in New York City. Bassist Paul Simonon told BBC...  more >

Springsteen & Little Steven Set For Joe Strummer Tribute At Grammys
2/17/2003, Yahoo! Music

A tribute to Joe Strummer and the Clash will be one of the highlights of the upcoming Grammy Awards show. The late Clash singer-guitarist, who died in December at age 50,...  more >

U2, No Doubt's Stefani, Aerosmith's Tyler & Others Set As Rock Hall Inductors
2/14/2003, Yahoo! Music

The list of inductors for this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony has been announced. The event, which takes place March 10 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York...  more >

Joe Strummer Memorial Forest To Be Planted In England
1/21/2003, USRN

Clash and Joe Strummer fans are being asked to plant trees for the late frontman, who died December 22 after suffering a heart attack at home in London. Future Forests, an...  more >

Posthumous Strummer Set And 'Essential' Clash Collection In The Works
1/15/2003, USRN

A posthumous album by Joe Strummer and a collection by his former band the Clash are both slated to see release this spring. Strummer, who died December 22, 2002 at the age...  more >

Clash Frontman Joe Strummer Cremated
1/2/2003, USRN

The funeral for punk-rock legend Joe Strummer was held Monday (December 30) in West London. The former leader of the Clash, born John Mellor, died at the age of 50 of a...  more >

Clash's Strummer Died Of Heart Attack, U.K. Coroner Confirms
12/27/2002, USRN

Former Clash singer-guitarist Joe Strummer died of a heart attack, a British coroner has confirmed. The autopsy conducted Tuesday (December 24) revealed that the 50-year-old...  more >

Bono & Moby Offer Tributes To The Clash's Strummer
12/24/2002, USRN

U2 singer Bono and techno-rocker Moby are among those who offered comments about the Clash's Joe Strummer. The punk legend was found at his U.K. home by his wife on Sunday...  more >

Clash Members Share Stage For First Time In Nearly 20 Years
11/20/2002, USRN

Two founding members of the Clash shared the stage for the first time in nearly 20 years, on Friday (November 15) at the Acton Town Hall in London. Joe Strummer and Mick...  more >

The Clash Can Thank Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club Members For Their Rock Hall Votes
11/8/2002, USRN

A couple of friends of the Clash had a hand in the band's induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. 2002 honorees Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads and...  more >

AC/DC, The Clash, Costello, The Police & Righteous Brothers To Enter Rock Hall
11/7/2002, USRN

AC/DC, the Clash, the Police, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, and the Righteous Brothers have been elected to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The Cleveland-based...  more >

Clash, Police, Sabbath, AC/DC, Chic, ABBA, & Costello On Rock Hall Ballot
9/10/2002, USRN

The Clash, the Police, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Chic, ABBA, and Elvis Costello & the Attractions are among the 15 artists that appear on the ballot for induction into the Rock...  more >

Bo Diddley Debunks Clash Guitar Bunk Story
5/19/2002, USRN

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley was honored last week, alongside Chuck Berry and Little Richard, with BMI's Icon Award for his "unique and indelible influence on...  more >

The Clash's Strummer To Get Hammersmith Palais Sign
2/15/2001, USRN

Former Clash frontman Joe Strummer is being honored with one of the biggest mementos in British rock history--the sign from the Hammersmith Palais. Strummer was chosen to...  more >

Third Eye Blind's Jenkins Talks About Portraying Villain In 'Metal God'
6/29/2000, USRN

Considering the musical tastes of Third Eye Blind singer Stephan Jenkins, it's ironic that he's been cast in the upcoming movie Metal God. Jenkins portrays a musician...  more >

Clash Reunion Won't Happen In London
6/7/2000, USRN

You can forget about a Clash reunion. Organizers of a June 16 memorial concert for the late Ian Dury in London hoped that since the individual Clash members had committed...  more >

The Clash To Reunite For Charity?
5/12/2000, USRN

The long hoped-for reunion of the The Clash may finally happen -- for charity, and in the memory of the band's '70s punk-scene mate Ian Dury, who died of cancer earlier...  more >

Clash Reissues With Bonus Disc
12/28/1999, USRN

Epic/Legacy is hot to sell its new The Clash reissues, which are due in stores Jan. 25. How hot? The label has cooked up a 24-track sampler, which will not be sold but will...  more >

New Clash Live Album, Documentary Due This Fall
8/17/1999, USRN

The first-ever official live album by seminal punk rock band the Clash is set to hit streets this October, followed by a new documentary of the band's history. From Here...  more >

3 Colours Red Chats About Manson, The Clash, And Selling Out
4/2/1999, USRN

In an exclusive LAUNCH.com chat this afternoon, up-and-coming Brit quartet 3 Colours Red spoke candidly about onetime tourmate Marilyn Manson, comparisons to the Clash, and...  more >

Clash Tribute Pushed To May 4
3/24/1999, USRN

Already three years in the making, the Clash tribute album was slated to come out mid-March (LAUNCH, 2/3), but it's just been pushed back another two months for a May 4...  more >

Clash Tribute Album Back On Track
2/3/1999, USRN

After a delay pushed back the release date of the much-talked-about homage album Burning London: The Clash Tribute, the record is now slated to hit stores on March...  more >

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