Clash

Joe Strummer would have been 60 this month, but imagine him for a moment the way I remember him at 20.

Joe Strummer’s secret history is revealed in the new issue of Uncut.

Today, as you may have heard, is apparently the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones’ first gig.

Band Of Horses have announced a four-date UK tour for later this year. The band, who recently completed work on their fourth studio album, Mirage Rock, will play four shows on the tour in November. The trek begins at Birmingham's HMV Institute on November 15, before moving on to Glasgow's O2 Academy on November 16, Manchester Academy on November 19 and finally London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo on November 20.

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The Clash's Mick Jones and his Justice Band have been confirmed to headline this summer's Strummer Of Love Festival. The festival, which takes place over the weekend of August 17 – 19, will be held at a secret location in Somerset and will mark the 10th anniversary of the death of The Clash frontman Joe Strummer.

Hey there. I hope you all had a good Bank Holiday weekend. Allan’s off today – an extra day holiday, no less – so I’m filling in on newsletter duties.

Iron Maiden's 'The Number Of The Beast' has been voted as the best British album of the last 60 years in a new poll.

Jack White has delivered a bizarre rant against the compilers of the Guinness Book Of World Records. White, who released his debut solo album Blunderbuss last month, told Interview Magazine that he believes he holds the record for he shortest concert in history, but was denied his place in the record books by the company.

Uncle Barking! Essex Bard and Jeff Tweedy salute Woody Guthrie...