by Chris Harris There is a link to 5 other blogs I have written about The Clash at the bottom of the blog. 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 … 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 is a link to 5 other blogs I have written about The Clash at the bottom of the blog. 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 … 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. 