As the Clash headed into the recording of their fifth album in late 1981, the seams were starting to tear. Combat Rock would end up the band's final album with guitarist, singer, songwriter and cofounder Mick Jones, who was fired in September 1983, a year and a half after the LP's release. Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon continued for one more ill-fated album before the Clash broke up in 1986. But even with Combat Rock in the can and ready to go, there were problems: Strummer disappeared, drummer Topper Headon's spiraling drug addiction got him booted from the group and… read more
As the Clash headed into the recording of their fifth album in late 1981, the seams were starting to tear. Combat Rock would end up the band's f… read more
As the Clash headed into the recording of their fifth album in late 1981, the seams were starting to tear. Combat Rock would end up the band's final album with guitarist, singer, so… read more
The Clash were a punk rock band from London, England, active from 1976 to 1985. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 70s, they incorporated rock and roll, reggae, rockabilly, and many other music styles into their repertoire. They were legendary for their uncommonly intense stage performances. From their earliest days as a band, The Clash stood apart from their peers with their musicianship as well as their lyrics, the passionate, left-wing political idealism in the lyrics by frontman Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones contrasting with th… read more
The Clash were a punk rock band from London, England, active from 1976 to 1985. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 70s, they incorporated rock an…read more
The Clash were a punk rock band from London, England, active from 1976 to 1985. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 70s, they incorporated rock and roll, reggae, rockabilly, and many other mus… read more
