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Notting Hill pub 'loved by rock band Queen' in licence battle after resident moans about 'vertical drinking'

The Champion is said to have been a favourite with band members of both Queen and The Clash

Evening Standard · Sep 17

Big Country Redux guitarist Bruce Watson picks the soundtrack of his life. "The Rolling Stones are the quietest band on stage I've heard in my life. You can actually talk over the top of them playing"

Bruce Watson picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names some lyrics that'd make a great tattoo

Louder · Aug 14

“Joe stayed up for three days drinking bottle after bottle of brandy, berating everyone around him for their weaknesses, and just really losing it”: Bust-ups, busking and the last days of The Clash

When punk legends the Clash went out, it was with a whimper not a bang

Louder · Aug 1

"Getting off the bus, you could be attacked by a gang of skinheads, bikers or straights. It was hairy." Riots, teargas and slamdancing – The 80s scene that helped inspire Metallica, Slayer, Napalm Death and beyond

Thrash, black metal, grindcore - none of it would exist without UK82

Metal Hammer · Jun 10

"We never said it was a Utopia. Rock'n'roll is played on enemy ground." What happened when The Clash arrived in the USA

It's early 1979, punk is building, and The Clash arrive in theUS to play their first shows there. We were on the road with them and witnessed events first-hand

Louder · May 19

“This is a bass guitar that’s going to stir up quite a lot of interest among fans and collectors”: The bass used to record The Specials' gloomy political anthem, Ghost Town, is headed to auction

The Fender Precision was also used in Horace Panter’s supergroup with members of The Clash and Dexy’s Midnight Runners

Guitar World · Feb 20

Fatboy Slim finds positive in Clash lawsuit

Fatboy Slim admitted the one advantage to being sued by The Clash was getting to meet his "heroes".

BANG Premier · Dec 31, 2025

“When we were mixing, he used to get so excited that I used to have to hold him down with one hand and try and carry on the manual mix on the desk with the other": The making of the Clash’s mature masterpiece, London Calling

How football, thrown ladders and destroyed pianos combined to create the "album of the 80s"

MusicRadar · Dec 22, 2025

Influential country-rock star dies months after being diagnosed with two incurable diseases

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The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Joe Ely death: Country icon who toured with The Clash dies aged 78

The Flatlanders singer-songwriter was inducted into the ACL Hall of Fame in 2022

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025