Guardian Music — On this week's podcast Alexis Petridis talks with the editors of White Riot, a new book that covers punk rock and the politics of race (see below for their playlist).Continuing the theme, Louis Pattison talks to Pink Eyes from Fucked Up about his lov... more info

ContactMusic — Orlando Bloom wants to play Joe Strummer in a biopic of the late singer. The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor is a huge fan of The Clash singer - who died in 2002 at the age of 50 and is one of the most iconic figures of the British punk movement - a... more info

Gigwise — Bloom eager to play The Clash frontman... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Taken from an interview with Hard-Fi from Digital Spy, read the full article here.Have you managed to work with any of your musical idols yet?"I've been lucky enough to work with Mick Jones from The Clash. Obviously when you're working with someone y... more info

Altsounds — Vic Godard has forged his own unique trajectory since emerging from the 100 Club punk scene of 76 where Subway Sect debuted alongside contemporaries The Clash and Sex Pistols. Their garage sound and sense of melody set them apart from the usual r... more info

ContactMusic — Green Day have been crowned the kings of punk in a new Rolling Stone online poll. The California trio beat out The Clash, The Ramones and the Sex Pistols to land atop the fans' countdown of the best punk acts ever. The Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, The.... more info

Guardian Music — Big Reggae Sunday, SouthamptonSince its initial rumblings in 1967, it's hard to underestimate the titanic contribution made by Trojan Records to the promotion of Jamaican music in the UK. And for the past seven years, the label's Sound System has bee... more info

NME — The Clash's Mick Jones, Jade Jagger and Naomi Campbell among guests at Gloucestershire ceremony more info

NME - The Bands Blog — The Clash legend takes the infamous memory test... What colour jumper did Damon wear when Gorillaz headlined Glastonbury in 2010, with you on guitar? “Wasn’t it a stripy one? Blue and white stripes.” Wrong. Red with black stripes “How can ... more info

Guardian Music — September 1981: Number 38 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicIn September 1981, the Clash played a seven-night residency at the Theatre Mogador in Paris. Post-Sandinista!, pre-Combat Rock, this incarnation of the... more info