Tag: Joe Strummer
10 times punk rockers stole the show on American TV in the ’70s and...
You would think television (the medium, as opposed to Television, the band) and punk rock were a match made in heaven. After all, the...
Fat Mike knew NOFX’s new record couldn’t be a double album– here’s why
It’s hard to believe that SoCal punk-rock legends NOFX have been around for nearly 40 years, but the band are still proving naysayers wrong...
Chrissie Hynde sees protest anthems and love songs as one and the same
Akron, Ohio born and bred Christine Ellen Hynde has led the Pretenders from the top of the charts since the band’s debut single, a...
7 early Sex Pistols moments that deserve screen time in FX’s miniseries
On Jan. 11, FX announced it’d ordered a six-episode limited series about British punk spark plug the Sex Pistols. Titled Pistol, the show will...
IDLES know rock music has changed, but they still want to be your escape
IDLES are the band of the moment in the U.K., where their explosive and powerful music has become one of the soundtracks to a...
Here are 10 punk-rock icons whose work continues to inspire generations
It does seem positively quaint. But there was a time when it looked like the world completely hated everything regarding punk rock. Popular culture...
QUIZ: How much ’70s punk trivia do you really know?
For many, first-wave punk was the sound of liberation. Chainsaw guitars, locomotive drums and screaming singers delivered brutal street poetry about the times. It...
10 things ‘Stranger Things’ introduced to a new generation
For every dad out there sporting a vintage London Calling tee and ready to deliver an epic monologue about the utter and complete underappreciation...
18 Record Store Day releases you’ll miss if you sleep in
Get ready to starve your wallet and feed your turntable because the 11th anniversary of Record Store Day falls this weekend (Saturday, April 13)....
Awesome retrospective of Clash singer/punk icon Joe Strummer on its way
The late Joe Strummer, the heart and soul of iconic British punk band the Clash, will be celebrated with the release of Joe Strummer...
