by Chris Harris The Clash didn’t just make the bet music since the Beatles. They made rules. Rules about what a band could be, what it could refuse, and what it didn’t have to do just because the industry expected it. Their integrity wasn’t just a gimmick for an image. For years, they treated principle … Continue reading Should I Stay or Should I Go: The Clash, Levi’s Ad, and the Day the Aura Cracked?
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The Clash’s Unwritten Rule: Every Great Song Has a Villain
By Chris Harris There’s a reason The Clash feel different to almost every band that gets filed under punk, new wave, rock etc. Yes, they had politics by the bucketful. Yes, they had swagger, they had the noise, the speed, the fashion, the look, the coolness, the slogans, the whole look and theatre of it. … Continue reading The Clash’s Unwritten Rule: Every Great Song Has a Villain
The Stranglers & Eight Idiots in a Mini Metro: My First Gig and a Near Death Experience.
The Stranglers played the Brighton Centre on the Feline Tour on the 17th of March, 1983. It was a day that, if there’s any justice, should be carved on my headstone. It was my first gig. At the time, I was in the first year at Haywards Heath Sixth Form College. My brother was in … Continue reading The Stranglers & Eight Idiots in a Mini Metro: My First Gig and a Near Death Experience.
The Rights of Fans. 