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Check Out: Lily goes “Straight to Hell”

By Alex Young on January 21st, 2009

If you’re a longtime reader of CoS, you’ll know we love The Clash. We also really dig Lily Allen, especially when she chooses to go brunette. So when word came late yesterday that the lovely Brit covered Mr. Strummer and Co.’s classic number, “Straight to Hell”, let’s just say, we were really intrigued. First things [...]

Court of the Ginger King: Good Morning, 2009!

By Ginger King on January 9th, 2009

A new year, a new Ginger King? Nope, just a new post. Don’t expect the ol’ cynical lug to turn a new leaf, he’s staying as witty and fresh as ever. And if you thought he was done with 2008, you obviously don’t know the guy. Yep, he still has some stuff to say, in [...]

YouTube Live: “London Calling” at the Grammys

By Matt Melis on December 5th, 2008

I’ve never encountered an awards show that I’ve liked, and music awards shows tend to be more banal than most. They take arguably the most passionate medium of creative expression, live music, and transform it into an experience that leaves you invariably yawning like a kid in a carpet store. In fact, I cannot think [...]

List ‘Em Carefully: The Top 10 “Let’s Get Political” Songs

By Michael Roffman on November 4th, 2008

Everyone hates politics, just like everyone hates human waste. Unfortunately, the world can’t turn without ‘em both. On the plus side, at least the former doesn’t smell all the time (unless you’re impartial to ol’ whiskey). Today though, politics are pretty, pretty… pretty popular. Today, of course, is Election Day. If you’re unaware of this, [...]

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer!

By Alex Young on August 21st, 2008

On August 21, 1952, John Graham Mellor entered this world. 56 years later, and nearly six years after his untimely passing, we remember the man who took the persona of Joe Strummer and forever changed music as we know it. He achieved so much, influenced so many, transcending music genres and class lines, in the [...]

Rock History 101: The Clash’s “Washington Bullets”

By Michael Roffman on July 11th, 2008

Throughout the Cold War era, specifically the 1950′s up until the late eighties, Latin America experienced a radical swing, shift, or what have you in politics. The rise of the Soviet Union and the further strengthening of communism left muddy footprints across the native lands. With such an influence, violent military factions raced across the [...]

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