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Complete Control: How The Clash Told Their Record Company to Fuck Off

~ july1966

In 1977, The Clash discovered that signing to CBS Records meant surrendering the very freedom they thought they'd secured. When the label released Remote Control without their permission, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones responded with three minutes of magnificent fury. Complete Control was punk rock revenge at its finest, with one delicious irony: CBS had to release and sell it.

The Clash – Cheat: Fifty Years Later, Are Young People Still Fighting the Same Battles?

~ july1966

Nearly fifty years after The Clash recorded Cheat, its cynical message about inequality, dishonesty and getting ahead remains remarkably relevant. As young Europeans protest over housing, education and opportunities, this forgotten punk classic raises an uncomfortable question: has society really progressed, or are we still fighting the same battles?