Stay Free: The Story Of The Clash hits Spotify

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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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”

The Clash in 1978 (Image credit: Michael Putland - Getty)

A new audio series charting the history of The Clash has been released on Spotify today.

The project has been produced by the streaming giant in partnership with BBC Studios and is titled Stay Free: The Story Of The Clash. It's said to examine “the rise, reign and ferocious self-destruction of one of music’s most prolific bands.”

It’s narrated by Public Enemy and Prophets Of Rage member Chuck D – and the first episode titled Lost Boys is available to listen to now.

Chuck D says: “It’s an honour heading up this new podcast Stay Free: The Story of The Clash. I was, and am, a big fan of their music. We were always tackling very similar social and political issues.”

Spotify have also released a trailer for the series which can be found below.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.