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Friday, Feb 6 2015, 6AM
Good morning and happy Friday. It's the third annual International Clash Day!! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography says, "Quite simply, the Clash were among the most explosive and exciting bands in rock and roll history. ": rockhall.com
Released in the UK on CBS Records March 26, 1977, "White Riot" was The Clash's first single. It became one of their signature songs and was an indication of things to come. The Clash spent the next eight years speaking out for the lower class and against the establishment. Targets of their scorn included the British government and their record company.
Here's the Youtube video for "London's Burning": www.youtube.com
"All of it was made for you and me..." Here are the lyrics to "The Passenger": www.metrolyrics.com
Here's a KEXP Review Revue of Television's classic "Marquee Moon": blog.kexp.org
A show of Paul Simonon's paintings has just opened at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts: paulsimonon.com
Bob Marley would have been 70 years old today. This song, "One Love," was proclaimed Song of the Millennium by the BBC.
Watch the Talking Heads perform "Psycho Killer" live at CBGB in 1975: www.rollingstone.com
Here's an interview with Richard Hell about his autobiography, "I Dreamed I Was A Very Clean Tramp": www.rollingstone.com
Most of the debut LP The Clash was written on the 18th floor of a council high rise on London's Harrow Rd. The flat was owned by Mick's grandmother, who regularly turned up at Clash gigs.
Here's a biography of the Ramones: www.rollingstone.com
Read this account of the Ramones' first public gig (at CBGB): www.history.com
Watch this Youtube history of the Sex Pistols: www.youtube.com
The name "Strummer" was bestowed upon Joe Strummer because he was known to strum "Johnny B. Goode" on a ukulele in London subway stations.
elvis Costello will be playing at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on Sunday, April 26th, 2015.
"What's My Name" was apparently inspired by the Sex Pistols' version of "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone": clash.wikia.com
On February 5th, 1970, David Bowie played his first concert with Mick Ronson as his guitarist: ultimateclassicrock.com
Joe Strummer would often play this song with his band, The Mescaleros.
The Buzzcocks' ninth studio album, "The Way," is available now: www.buzzcocks.com
Ray Davies wrote this song, which can be found on The Kinks' 1967 album, "Something Else."
Longtime friend of the band Don Letts filmed the video, his first of many for The Clash. He shot footage during the soundcheck to a show at the Harlesden Roxy in October 1978: www.youtube.com
Ready...Steady...Go! Watch the video of this Generation X song: www.youtube.com
Allmusic describes Wire as "the most innovative of British punks": www.allmusic.com
In 2002, the Ramones were ranked the second-greatest band of all time by Spin magazine, trailing only The Beatles.
Did you know that U2 opened for the Talking Heads during their UK tour in 1980?: www.funtrivia.com
The title for this song comes from a specific incident in March 1978, where several friends of drummer Topper Headon turned up at The Clash's rehearsal space to sell him an air rifle. They, along with roadie Robin Crocker and bassist Paul Simonon, went up to the roof and began shooting at nearby pigeons, not realizing that they weren't ordinary pigeons - they were in fact very expensive racing pigeons. Read more here: www.songfacts.com
Go to Blondie's website to find out about the 6-song itunes Festival EP that is now available: www.blondie.net
This song was composed by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith: www.songfacts.com
Nick Lowe: "I Never Really Liked Punk Music, But I Like The Mischief That Was Caused By It." Read the interview here: blogs.dallasobserver.com
Watch the video for The Undertones' "Teenage Kicks": www.youtube.com
This 2004 retrospective on "London Calling" says "It’s all there in a big, loud, beautiful collection of hurt, anger, restless thought, and above all hope; one that if released tomorrow would still seem relevant and vibrant.": www.popmatters.com
"It's the best years of your life they want to steal..." Read the lyrics to "Clampdown": www.metrolyrics.com
A "Rudie" is a "Rude Boy," which is a term for the first English generation born to Jamaican parents who had emigrated to England - the so called JamEnglish generation.
You might still be able to order a Captain Sensible Throbblehead at (I love this name.) "The Damned Official Website": www.officialdamned.com
"The Ramones revitalized rock and roll at one of its lowest ebbs, infusing it with punk energy, brash attitude and a loud, fast new sound. When the punk-rock quartet from Queens hit the street in 1976 with their self-titled first album, the rock scene in general had become somewhat bloated and narcissistic. The Ramones got back to basics: simple, speedy, stripped-down rock and roll songs.": rockhall.com
Here's one list of "the 10 best Buzzcocks songs": diffuser.fm
The Clash are praising Spanish Republican heroism, a wide-ranging group of warriors fighting the Spanish Civil War, a collective that included anarchists, communists and centrists. Read more about "Spanish Bombs": www.songplaces.com
Here's a Consequences of Sound discussion of the writing and meaning of "Life During Wartime": consequenceofsound.net
Did David Bowie really invent Connect Four? Find out here: www.npr.org
Joe Jackson is recording and mixing new music. Read about it and find out what he's listening to on his website: joejackson.com
The song is about heroin addiction, especially soon after the death of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious, who was friends with Strummer. Here are the lyrics: www.metrolyrics.com
"If you were 12 in 1979, the Specials were easy peasy lemon squeezy the greatest band on the planet." So says their official website: www.thespecials.com
The Cure were featured in a KEXP documentary --"Portraits of Post-Punk": kexp.org
This song was #298 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time: www.rollingstone.com
"Police on My Back" was a rare example of the Clash tackling a reggae tune and, rather than trying to fuse its Caribbean rhythms with the band's muscular approach, instead stripping the tune to its bones and tackling it as straight rock & roll.: www.allmusic.com
"Lights going out and a kick in the balls..." Here are the lyrics to "That's Entertainment": www.lyricsfreak.com
Listen to a live performance by The English Beat from KEXP's Bumbershoot Music Lounge in 2010: kexp.org
Watch Bob Marley sing this song: www.youtube.com
Here's a biography of Joe Strummer, born John Graham Mellor in Ankara, Turkey: www.biography.com
Mick Jones apparently got hooked on breakbeats after discovering Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa (and took to carrying a huge boom box around with him), and naturally Joe Strummer fell for the rebel swagger of rapping alongside him. Read more about how the sparks flew from one genre to another: www.theguardian.com
Look at Debbie Harry's face mask at the London photography exhibition celebrating her long career: www.dailymail.co.uk
This song, based on the idea of The Clash broadcasting from a pirate radio station, was considered by American music critic Eric Schafer to be the first British hip-hop record: www.theclash.com
Here's a Punk Music Review of "Super Black Market Clash": www.punknews.org
You can go to the Pretenders' Facebook page and find out about the album, "Get Close": www.facebook.com
Black Flag (and The Clash) were subjects of a KEXP documentary--"Punk Evolution": www.kexp.org
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will be playing Seattle's KeyArena on September 27th, 2015.
Did Joe Strummer run the Paris and London marathons?: www.openculture.com
This was The Clash's biggest United States hit, and along with "Train In Vain," one of only two that reached the Top 40. The music and original lyrics were written by drummer Topper Headon: www.songfacts.com
The Jam are touring like crazy in Australia and England this year. Visit their Facebook page here: www.facebook.com
Here's a BBC list of "5 great XTC songs every household should own": www.bbcamerica.com
Introduced into The Clash's live set in Paris in September 1981, "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" sat awkwardly in the set after Mick Jones was fired - it was a hugely popular song so fans expected it to be played, but its author and singer was no longer in the band.: www.songfacts.com
Here's video of The Clash playing at Shea Stadium: www.youtube.com
Among other topics, this song addresses the abandonment of Vietnamese children who were fathered by American soldiers: www.last.fm
Welcome to the Midday Show with Troy! Starting out with "I'm So Bored With the USA." It was originally titled "I'm So Bored with You." www.allmusic.com