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The 20 best rock albums of 1978
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Punk fury gives way to classic songwriting, live albums prove dangerous to the charts, and Van Halen, Kate Bush and Dire Straits make their entrance

Back-stabbing, bullying, busking: how The Clash disintegrated
By Chris Knowles published
In 1983, The Clash sacked founder Mick Jones, hired three new members and tried to return to their punk rock roots. Cue two years of fighting and one of the worst albums ever made

Rock Against Racism: the story of the Anti Nazi League Carnival and the rise of The Clash
By Ian Fortnam published
Tom Robinson thinks of it as “the punk Woodstock”. It was the moment punk turned popular, and people’s band The Clash became real rock stars

BBC Arts share The Clash: London Calling documentary
By Scott Munro published
Film by the BBC ties in with the Museum Of London’s exhibition which celebrated the 40th anniversary of The Clash’s London Calling album

Why The Clash's debut album is no classic
By Ben Myers published
It's gone down in history as a classic, but The Clash's self-tiled debut album offered a thrilling but limited blueprint for the future

The Clash's London Calling exhibition will open its doors in November
By Scott Munro published
London exhibition dedicated to The Clash will run until the spring of 2020 and feature more than 100 items from band’s archive

Stay Free: The Story Of The Clash hits Spotify
By Scott Munro published
Public Enemy’s Chuck D narrates The Story Of The Clash in new Spotify series which explores “the rise, reign and ferocious self-destruction of one of music’s most prolific bands”

Watch lyric video for Joe Strummer’s Czechoslovak Song / Where Is England
By Scott Munro published
1983 demo Czechoslovak Song / Where Is England will feature on upcoming album Joe Stummer 001 - out on Friday
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