Tag: The Clash
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Episode 90: Fan Mail Friday 6
The listeners program the show! We respond to your correspondence. With songs by The Clash, Ellen Foley, John “Cougar” Mellencamp and more! (Plus, we catch “Bullets Fever” and set the record straight about something dumb we said on an earlier episode.)
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Episode 86: Perfect Pop – Dusty Springfield, The Who
We kick off Perfect Pop Week with two nominees: a song by Dusty Springfield (via Chuck Prophet) and Who anthem (via friend Matt Beekley).
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This is Video Clash: The only band that matters, on TV!
One would think the network TV landscape of the late ’70s and ’80s would offer no career opportunities for political punkers like the Clash, but one would be wrong.
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Episode 80: ‘Combat Rock’
Day 5 of Clash Week! It’s the band’s last true studio album, but strangely the one that started it all for our hosts. An exploration of ‘Combat Rock.’
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Episode 79: ‘Sandinista!’
Day 4 of Clash Week features a triple album! It’s the epic Sandinista!
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Episode 78: ‘London Calling’
Day 3 of Clash Week: We examine the crown jewel of the band’s discography, the double album “London Calling.”
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Episode 77: ‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’
Day 2 of Clash Week features a dissection of the band’s second (and transitional) album, “Give ‘Em Enough Rope.”
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Episode 76: ‘The Clash’
It’s Clash Week on Rockin’ the Suburbs! In honor of the 40th anniversary of the band’s debut album, we are taking a deep dive into the catalogue, starting with that first record (U.K. and U.S. versions).
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Episode 66: A talk with Chuck Prophet, part one
We interview Chuck Prophet, a true hero of rock ‘n’ roll. He talks about Bobby Fuller, the inspiration for his new album, “Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins.”
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Episode 37: The debut of Patrick’s Book Nook
Patrick discusses books he’s read recently: “Ray Davies: A Complicated Life” by Johnny Rogan and “Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys” by Viv Albertine of the Slits.