Your Friday Clash Song: Nembutol Numbs It All …
… But I prefer alcohol! “The Right Profile” from London Calling (1979), a tribute to the great closeted actor Montgomery Clift, who died in 1966. According to the...
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Your Friday Clash Song: I’d Rather Be A Free Man In My Grave …
Okay, technically it’s not the Clash; it’s Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros doing a great cover of Jimmy Cliff’s “The Harder They Come,” from the soundtrack to...
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Your Friday Clash Song: I Want In, I Want Out, Hey Jailer!
Apropos of my recent post on Trayvon Martin, “Kill Time,” a ska-inspired track from the unreleased Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg collection. Unlike previous Rat Patrol...
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Your Friday Clash Song: Drop Your Bombs Between The Minarets …
In honor of Pres. Obama’s announcement yesterday that the Administration is scaling back the endless “war on terror” … a special version of “Rock The...
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Your Friday Clash Song: ¡Esta Undecision Me Molesta!
A low-rider-y version of “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” from the unreleased Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg mix, which eventually became Combat Rock (1982). I like this...
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Make My Funk The D-Punk
In many circles, people were beyond ready to hear “Get Lucky.” It seemed to be a Voltron of awesome — the Frenchmen back for the first time in years,...
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New Music: Lauryn Hill – Neurotic Society
I’ve listened to this 8 times and still haven’t come to a conclusion on this track…wait…that’s not true. I’ve listened to this 8...
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Your Friday Clash Song: For He Who Will Die Is He Who Will Kill …
Apropos of a recent post on my regular blog on the “war on terror,” “The Call Up,” from Sandinista! (1980), the Clash’s funk-inspired antiwar anthem: All the...
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Tunes for Tuesday: Siouxsie and the Banshees
One of the best to come out of the 1970s punk scene, Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin’s creation Siouxsie and The Banshees is one of my all time favorite 80s...
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Your Friday Clash: Drinking Brew For Breakfast …
As I mentioned last week, the Clash, from the very beginning, were more than just a punk act, embracing a number of diverse musical styles including reggae. The...
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