Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years
Black Horse Records issues a second definitively packaged volume of Joe Strummer’s musical career. Charles DJ Deppner reflects.
Tag: Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
Assembly (Dark Horse Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Felix Hatfield
False God (Fangbite Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Lloyd Cole
The singer-songwriter discusses his latest album, Standards , and an upcoming Commotions retrospective with Steve Stav.
An Interview with Drummer Paul Cook of Sex Pistols and Manraze
Gail Worley talks with drummer Paul Cook of Sex Pistols and Manraze.
Frank Turner
Rock & Roll EP (Epitaph). Review by Jen Cray.
Social Distortion
Few things are as Rock ‘n’ Roll as 30-year punk rock veterans Social Distortion, as Jen Cray and a sold-out crowd at Orlando’s House of Blues recently witnessed.
Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly didn’t give up much for Lent, instead bringing one hell of a happy show to Orlando’s House of Blues.
Glasvegas
Scottish rockers Glasvegas rode into New York City on a wave of hype for two sold-out shows. With only one proper album to flaunt, the band nevertheless proved to Kiran Aditham that they can bring arena-sized sound to a mid-sized theater.
Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers
When it comes to a live show, Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers are a band that has yet to let Jen Cray down.
Big Audio Dynamite Live
After watching this dvd of concert footage from Mick Jones post-Clash project, Big Audio Dynamite , Carl F Gauze is still waiting for the clampdown..
Joe “Shithead” Keithley
Band of Rebels (Sudden Death). Review by Jen Cray.
U.S. Bombs
We Are The Problem (Sailor’s Grave). Review by Jen Cray.
30 Seconds To Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars are deliriously sleep deprived when they sit down with me for a quick Q and A before taking the stage at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live.
Give ’em the Boot IV
Give ‘em the Boot IV (Hellcat Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Caustic Eye from a Straight Guy
For a brief while, James Mann puts the old 78s down and clues us in on those few things he liked in 2003 that weren’t around in 2002.
The Essential Clash DVD
Aaron Shaul happily wades through The Clash’s complete videography, marvels at their turn as actors (!), and comes through it all as a bigger fan than ever before.
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
Streetcore (Hellcat). Review by James Mann.
Joe Strummer: 1952-2002
Joe Strummer left us yesterday, far too early at the age of 50. James Mann pays tribute to the man and the legend behind The Clash.
Driver X
Super 12 (Reel To Reel). Review by Stein Haukland.
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