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UNCOVERED: 3 | History Defined

“An album drenched in musical innovation that proves quality is not defined by quantity”: The Clash used the musical language of prog to make the statement that is Combat Rock

Even as they began spiralling out of control, the cut-down double album delivered 46 minutes of creativity, complexity and power

Louder

Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe by Vivien Goldman review – hanging with the punks and the Rastas

From Bob Marley embracing the Clash to Brian Eno hurling his phone against a wall, this wide-ranging collection of music writing evokes an era in which journalists and musicians existed side by side

The Guardian - UK

"Lemmy was a creature of habit; he'd have a huge line of speed and then a big fry-up for breakfast": Topper Headon's wild tales of Johnny Thunders, Keith Moon, Keith Richards and more

Living with Lemmy, Sharing a tour bus with Bo Diddley, refusing to get out of bed for Martin Scorsese – these are the stories of Topper Headon, legendary drummer with The Clash

Louder

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‘Two of the best songwriters Australia has ever produced’: punk pioneers the Saints return

Isolated in Brisbane, the Saints released a punk single before the Damned, Sex Pistols and the Clash. As they reform after their singer’s death, they recall their journey from school detention to Top of the Pops

The Guardian - UK

"He came and asked for some money, but it was alright... if it’s a hook, or I feel like I’ve taken their idea, then I'd always try and pay for it": Fatboy Slim on sampling's "Wild West" origins - and nicking the bassline from The Clash's Guns of Brixton

“My record company and my management absolutely hated it, but I kind of liked the thrill of the chase”

MusicRadar

Joe Strummer subway: London pedestrian tunnels given makeover to become eco 'rain garden'

Famed location where The Clash frontman used to busk is reinvented to tackle climate change

Evening Standard

Anti-establishment the MC5 ironically get into the establishment with Rock & Roll Hall Fame invite

Before there was the Clash, Nirvana or Rage Against the Machine there was the MC5

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Who is British rapper and YouTuber Yung Filly accused of rape in Australia?

Rapper and internet personality rose to fame through a series of viral YouTube videos that received millions of views, along with his music releases and TV appearances on the BBC and ITV

The Independent UK

“The first night I was in London, I met Gary Moore. Scott Gorham said, ‘We’re going down to this pub. It’s a jam night.’ When I saw him play I was knocked out”: Pat Travers on Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore –and what guitarists got wrong about Eddie Van Halen

The Canadian-born virtuoso discusses the rise and fall of the Pat Travers Band, witnessing the U.K. punk revolution and the riotous roots of Snortin’ Whiskey

Guitar World

Derek Boshier obituary

Leading figure of the 1960s pop art movement who was determined not to be bound by labels or market demands

The Guardian - UK

Derek Boshier, Pop Art trailblazer and David Bowie collaborator, dies aged 87

Boshier was the recipient of one of David Bowie’s handwritten notes before his death in 2016

The Independent UK

West London pub frequented by The Clash and Blur approved to re-open

The Latimer Road premises, previously Ariadne’s Nectar Bar, is owned by company believed to be connected to Kirsty Allsopp’s partner

Evening Standard

"I think that’s what makes the Pistols' album different from The Clash or The Damned – we didn’t just go in and crash, bang, wallop”: Steve Jones breaks down the Sex Pistols' seminal statement

"I played bass on most of Never Mind The Bollocks"

MusicRadar

“We were going to be The Fabulous Stains for real.” How a cult movie featuring Diane Lane, Ray Winstone, and members of The Sex Pistols and The Clash inspired a new generation of women to play punk rock

The impact of Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains was felt long after the film died a death at the cinema, particularly among riot grrrl punks

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‘She is my soulmate. I’d do anything for her’: readers on their best friends

Readers tell us about the best friends who have stuck with them through the good, bad, boring and haircuts

Louder

"We didn't have a clue what we were doing, but the first playback was one of those moments you never forget": How The Damned took four days and lots of cider to kickstart a revolution

The Sex Pistols may have got all the headlines and The Clash the critical acclaim, but The Damned trumped them all

Metal Hammer

"He was so drunk, slurring and forgetting lyrics and everything": The story of the historic day heavy metal killed new wave

It's memorial weekend in 1983, and the US Festival is about to change the musical landscape forever, with a little help from Van Halen

The Guardian - UK

‘In my heart I’m still a 14-year-old punk rocker watching the Clash’: Adjoa Andoh

The actor, 61, talks about growing up in the Cotswolds, combining kids and a career, getting the birdsong app and searching for the spark of the divine

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Guitar World

“This is a very iconic guitar. It’s one of the harder guitars I’ve ever had to replicate”: Fender’s latest Joe Strummer tribute model is a meticulous Masterbuilt Custom Shop creation that costs $20,000

The forensic replica is said to reproduce “every aspect” of the Clash trailblazer’s 1966 Telecaster, including all the scrapes and scars of the original model

Guitar World

“The bouncers wouldn’t let the audience stand up. That frustrated me to the point that I destroyed my bass guitar”: The Clash's Paul Simonon reflects on that iconic London Calling moment

Paul Simonon smashed his Fender P-Bass during a concert at New York’s Palladium on September 20th, 1979

The Guardian - UK

On Resistance Street review – punkish record of music’s long battle with racism

The Clash are the touchstone for a story that stretches back to the 50s, told in interviews with many campaigning rockers

Guitar World

“When I was a kid, I thought bass playing was about throwing up and cutting yourself – I blame Gene Simmons and Sid Vicious”: Bad Religion’s Jay Bentley on his bass-playing influences and the “best-sounding P-Bass he’s ever heard”

Vomit and blood may be punk rock, but it’s not what you might expect from longtime Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley

MusicRadar

“I couldn’t listen to Genesis or Yes and feel like they were writing songs for me. It wasn’t my music! But with punk, I could understand the songs; the words mattered”: John Cooper Clarke on inspiration, addiction and being endorsed by Arctic Monkeys

“There are all sorts of technical gizmos you can get these days, but I still prefer a notebook and pencil,” says the performance poet

Metal Hammer

"Minor Threat were like The Beatles. I saw Ian MacKaye write Straight Edge on his mother's piano": Henry Rollins on Black Flag, Minor Threat, The Stooges, Green Day, Beyoncé and the meaning of punk

Former SOA, Black Flag, Rollins Band frontman Henry Rollins knows a thing or three about punk rock, so pay attention please

Louder

“I don’t think Joe would’ve been happy retreading any steps he’d made already”: Paul Simonon on why The Clash never reunited

The Clash bassist added that he still keeps in touch with his old bandmates

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