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"It was the punk gig of dreams": what happened when The Clash brought Buzzcocks, The Slits and Subway Sect to Manchester
By Mick Middles published
On May 1, 1977, The Clash started their first ever UK tour. A week later they played at the Electric Circus in Manchester, a night that changed the lives of those lucky enough to be there

10 terrible punk albums with one classic song
By Paul Brannigan published
These punk albums are stinkers that only a mother could truly love, but each features one redeeming, gleaming diamond in the dirt

How The Clash made history by visiting some of Belfast's most divided and violent streets
By Niall Doherty published
Punk pioneers The Clash were captured visiting a war-torn, troops-heavy Belfast at the height of the Troubles and it cemented their reputation as a result

Remembering the time The Clash turned up in Northern Ireland for a gig, but instead ended up causing a riot
By Niall Doherty published
As well as being mistaken for paramilitaries, The Clash's slated 1977 Belfast gig ended up in a kerfuffle that saw punks rioting and the band banned from performing

Kevin Ayers' daughter Galen proves to be a chip off the old block!
By Jerry Ewing published
Galen Ayers, daughter of Kevin, and Paul Simonon, of The Clash, will release Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day? in May

Moby: "The first time I saw The Misfits I was just glad they didn’t eat me"
By Rich Hobson published
Moby talks his lifelong love affair with punk, worrying about getting eaten by The Misfits and his film debut, Punk Rock Vegan Movie

20 spectacular reissues from 2022 you should definitely own
By Classic Rock Magazine published
With notable anniversaries, mouth-watering retrospectives and great compilations, 2022 bestowed a ton of must-hear reissues upon us. Here are some that are definitely worth your time

Public Image Ltd and The Clash founding guitarist Keith Levene dead at 65
By Fraser Lewry last updated
"So much of what we listen to today owes much to Keith's work, some of it acknowledged, most of it not"
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