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Counting down ten of the most underrated and overlooked tracks recorded by punk icons The Clash, including some of Joe Strummer's greatest songwriting efforts.
It’s now almost 50 years since Joe Strummer told us that he was “so bored with the U.S.A.” on The Clash’s debut album. It remains, fair ...
It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. It’s now almost 50 years since Joe Strummer told us that he was “so bored with the U.S.A.” on The Clash’s debut album. It remains ...
The arts have a class problem. I can’t believe I’m writing this in 2025, but it’s true – in fact, the situation is worse than ...
James Baker was known as the co-founder of groups such as the Hoodoo Gurus, The Scientists, the Beasts of Bourbon, and ...
Australian punk rock pioneer James Baker, founding member of The Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus and The Beasts of Bourbon, has died from cancer at age 71.
Let's take a trip back to the days of The Police, The Jam, the Banshees, The Undertones and many other great post-punk acts.
This will be about classic rock songs – well, for the most part. But I want to begin with the inspiration for what follows, ...
He’s the unofficial, in-your-face voice of a generation of disaffected youth — but his authenticity has been questioned.
Blackburn band Bradford have announced a date at Darwen’s Library Theatre in September. Having released their second album, You Are Stronger Than You Think, earlier this year, the band will be ...
In the mid-’70s, Baker would spend time in the U.S. and U.K., even going so far as to consider auditioning for The Clash after a chance meeting with Joe Strummer and Mick Jones following a show ...
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