The Clash never seemed too concerned about failing to produce pop hits. And then it happened all at once in 1982.

The Clash released London Calling in December 1979. The double album pushed the envelope for what a punk band could be. There was straight-ahead punk rock, but the band’s evolution was evident in the ...

The Clash will officially release The World According to The Clash on November 13, making a once‑rare 1982 radio‑only compilation available to fans for the first time.

It was a fast, furious and very prolific ride for the Clash. After forming in 1977, things moved quickly, with the band issuing a steady stream of classic singles and groundbreaking LPs. In addition, ...

Even the Clash were tired of their reputation as a punk band by 1979. Only two albums into their career, they were starting to see the limits of being associated with the genre. As dozens of groups ...

In 1982, The Clash released the promo-only sampler The World according to the Clash. It served as a way to inform DJs and record stores about the Clash and had tracks from across the band's history, ...

From the beginning, The Clash was a study in contradictions: a breathtakingly aerodynamic band that became one of rock and roll’s most self-indulgent outfits; punks who were never quite punk; a ...

The self-titled debut album by The Clash is about as punk as it gets. By Kenneth Partridge In the language of modern politics, punk rock tends to be a “party of no.” That’s part of what makes it so ...

“This is rock & roll,” Clash guitarist Joe Strummer informed a curious Munich crowd. By the end of the show that night – October 4th, 1977 – he had led the band through most of their unstoppable debut ...

It’s hard to separate songs from the memories we associate with them. People and places we used to know suddenly come rushing back with tremendous clarity after just a flurry of notes and words sung ...

Rufus Publications has announced "The Clash Chronicles: A Photographic Monograph" featuring the photographs of Adrian Boot and the words of Chris Salewicz. "The Clash Chronicles: A Photographic ...