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30 Years Later: The Clashâ€™s London Calling

5830 days ago

Tastes Like Caramel — Today’s date of December 14th marks the 3o year anniversary of London Calling, the groundbreaking album by punk icons The Clash! London Calling is the band’s third album, recorded in the late summer of 1979 at Wessex Studios in London and release... more info

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The Clash’s “London Calling” Turns 30: Look Back at the 1979 LP

5830 days ago

Rolling Stone — We’re spending a lot of time celebrating Rolling Stone’s Number One album of the 2000s — Radiohead’s Kid A — this month. So consider this a pause to pay tribute to our Number One album of the Eighties … an album so good, it actually came ... more info

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THE CLASS OF '79 (Part 41)

5832 days ago

The Vinyl Villain — This time 30 years ago, this single had been in the shops for about a week. It would eventually climb to #11 in the UK charts and give The Clash their biggest ever hit while they were a going concern (they did of course top the charts in 1990 with a... more info

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Jon Savage on song: The Lines make a White Night of it

5835 days ago

Guardian Music — This obscure gem from 1978 succeeded in melding punk with psychedelia for a journey through a derelict, nocturnal cityTranscendence is not a quality usually associated with punk rock but if you keep your ears open, it's there. Just think of the space... more info

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Murdered Chilean folk singer laid to rest after 36 years

5839 days ago

Guardian Music — Thousands pay tribute to singer Victor Jara, who was shot after the brutal Pinochet coup of 1973The Chilean folk singer VÃctor Jara, who became a symbol of opposition to the regime of Augusto Pinochet, was finally laid to rest in an emotional fune... more info

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UK & Pakistan Clash On Bin Laden Whereabouts

5842 days ago

Sky News — Gordon Brown has said he is "impressed" by Pakistan's efforts to tackle extremism, despite telling Sky News the country must do more to tackle al Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden. more info

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MySpace Music launches with celebrity playlists

5842 days ago

Guardian Music — Stars such as Lady Ga Ga, Katie Price and, er, the Vatican, compile lists for relaunch of music-based social networking siteFor the launch of MySpace Music today, the site asked a selection of artists to create a playlist to share with their fans â�... more info

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The Clash's 'London Calling' album artwork to be auctioned off

5843 days ago

NME — Original sketches and drawings expected to sell for up Â£70,000 more info

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THE INDIE SCENE 1986 (Part 1)

5844 days ago

The Vinyl Villain — OK folks....you need to indulge me a fair bit over the next few postings.I'm off on holiday for 11 nights....to somewhere far away where it is sunny and warm. And I don't intend to check in on-line all that often and see how the blog is doing in my a... more info

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