It was a fast, furious and very prolific ride for the Clash. After forming in 1977, things moved quickly, with the band issuing a steady stream of classic singles and groundbreaking LPs. In addition, ...

The Clash released London Calling in December 1979. The double album pushed the envelope for what a punk band could be. There was straight-ahead punk rock, but the band’s evolution was evident in the ...

Joe Ely, who has died aged 78, was a singer and songwriter who became a key figure in the “progressive country” scene that ...

Things had begun to disintegrate right before the release of ‘Combat Rock’ when drummer Topper Headon was fired because his heroin addiction was a drag on his precision. But the other three members ...

Joe Strummer called “This Is England” the “last great Clash song.” But how much of The Clash actually remained?

The Clash need no introduction. They are iconic many times over, and are still being celebrated and cited today. The band's golden age spanned from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, and for many, a ...

Not everyone wants to live the rock star life. Terry Chimes, best known for being the Clash’s former drummer, revealed why he left the British punk group and music industry behind forty years ago.

Never mind that shit,” says Joe Strummer, the thuggish-looking lead singer of the Clash, addressing some exultant kids yelling “Happy New Year” at him from the teeming floor of the Lyceum. “You’ve got ...

Chimes also played for bands like Black Sabbath, Generation X and Hanoi Rocks Samir Hussein/Getty Terry Chimes, who's a founding member of The Clash, opened up about his decision to leave music to ...

“This is rock & roll,” Clash guitarist Joe Strummer informed a curious Munich crowd. By the end of the show that night – October 4th, 1977 – he had led the band through most of their unstoppable debut ...