Comments on: Mean Streets http://www.theclashblog.com/mean-streets/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joannie Volpe http://www.theclashblog.com/mean-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Joannie Volpe Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:04:15 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3204#comment-967 I hope someday to be that author with a bigger vision who chonicles those years from firsthand NJ/NY experience. Imagine seeing The Ramones at Six Flags Great Adventure before they made it big? Cutting out pix of Deb Harry and Paul Simonon when they were not household words (was Paul ever? at least in my household he was, thankfully!) Listening to the static-y cool radio station from Long Island just to hear all those great English imports, and spending hundreds (that was ALOT back then) on vinyl at Vintage Vinyl which still stands today in Fords NJ. And of course there was this band called The Clash...yeah... I hope someday to be that author with a bigger vision who chonicles those years from firsthand NJ/NY experience. Imagine seeing The Ramones at Six Flags Great Adventure before they made it big? Cutting out pix of Deb Harry and Paul Simonon when they were not household words (was Paul ever? at least in my household he was, thankfully!) Listening to the static-y cool radio station from Long Island just to hear all those great English imports, and spending hundreds (that was ALOT back then) on vinyl at Vintage Vinyl which still stands today in Fords NJ.
And of course there was this band called The Clash…yeah…

]]> By: Anja http://www.theclashblog.com/mean-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Anja Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:07:43 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3204#comment-966 I think Sweden had a pretty interesting punk scene back in the 70´s.. now I was born in 1980, so I missed it, but what I read, and what I know of, it would have been cool to have been there. Most of all we had Ebba Grön, which basically is the swedish version of The Clash. 3 guys who grew up in the poor suburbs of Stockholm, and who wrote about everyday life, and their hate towards the politicians and so on. Very poetic lyrics. Their frontman, Joakim Thaström, a very charismatic guy. They started in 1977, and ended it all in 1983... Joakim Thaström still makes music, and I´m a huge fan of his work, and goes to all the concerts I can :) In a song from his latest album, he sings: "I saw The Clash at the hotel in Örebro, and it never got any better than that. Also, Ebba Grön reunited for a memorial concert in Stockholm, for Joe Strummer, in 2003, where even Mick Jones joined them, this was filmed and is on a DVD called Roots Rock Rebel, I think it´s available on amazon. And check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya6z54IHdu0 unfortunatly I don´t know that much about other punk bands back then, but I think there were loads of them :) I think Sweden had a pretty interesting punk scene back in the 70´s.. now I was born in 1980, so I missed it, but what I read, and what I know of, it would have been cool to have been there.

Most of all we had Ebba Grön, which basically is the swedish version of The Clash. 3 guys who grew up in the poor suburbs of Stockholm, and who wrote about everyday life, and their hate towards the politicians and so on. Very poetic lyrics.
Their frontman, Joakim Thaström, a very charismatic guy.
They started in 1977, and ended it all in 1983…

Joakim Thaström still makes music, and I´m a huge fan of his work, and goes to all the concerts I can :)
In a song from his latest album, he sings: “I saw The Clash at the hotel in Örebro, and it never got any better than that.

Also, Ebba Grön reunited for a memorial concert in Stockholm, for Joe Strummer, in 2003, where even Mick Jones joined them, this was filmed and is on a DVD called Roots Rock Rebel, I think it´s available on amazon.

And check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya6z54IHdu0

unfortunatly I don´t know that much about other punk bands back then, but I think there were loads of them :)

]]> By: Karl http://www.theclashblog.com/mean-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Karl Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:57:50 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3204#comment-965 Don't hold your breath on the George Harrison project. Wasn't Martin Scorcese working on a film on the Life of Bob Marley, due for release February this year to coincide with Bob's 65th birthday? I saw in Record Collector several months ago that he'd handed the reins to someone else (Whose name escapes me). Don’t hold your breath on the George Harrison project. Wasn’t Martin Scorcese working on a film on the Life of Bob Marley, due for release February this year to coincide with Bob’s 65th birthday? I saw in Record Collector several months ago that he’d handed the reins to someone else (Whose name escapes me).

]]> By: wayne http://www.theclashblog.com/mean-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-964 wayne Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:48:09 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3204#comment-964 Cracking idea Tim. Go for it Cracking idea Tim. Go for it

]]> By: Tim at The Clash Blog http://www.theclashblog.com/mean-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Tim at The Clash Blog Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:48:36 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3204#comment-963 Maybe I should write a book and interview you guys !!! T Maybe I should write a book and interview you guys !!!

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]]> By: dubwise72 http://www.theclashblog.com/mean-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-962 dubwise72 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:34:38 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3204#comment-962 If anyone is interested in live Clash shows and other amazing concerts theres alot to be had at SUGARMEGS they update every day and Tim i think they have the Clash Bond shows thanks and im glasd to be a part of the BEST CLASH BLOG now back to the garage wit my bullshit detector hahaha DUBWISE72 If anyone is interested in live Clash shows and other amazing concerts theres alot to be had at SUGARMEGS they update every day and Tim i think they have the Clash Bond shows thanks and im glasd to be a part of the BEST CLASH BLOG now back to the garage wit my bullshit detector hahaha DUBWISE72

]]> By: dubwise72 http://www.theclashblog.com/mean-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-961 dubwise72 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:58 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3204#comment-961 Toronto had a great Punk Scene back in those days. I remember my brother goin to Larry's Hideaway and the Hotel Issabella for punk shows BFG, YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH i guess this would be considered 2nd gen punk and i grew up in Acton Ontario Canada rednecks and mohawks dont mix good but Guelph was a bus ride away and it an afternoon of lookin for records you would find some good stuff were have all the record shops gone. DUBWISE Toronto had a great Punk Scene back in those days. I remember my brother goin to Larry’s Hideaway and the Hotel Issabella for punk shows BFG, YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH i guess this would be considered 2nd gen punk and i grew up in Acton Ontario Canada rednecks and mohawks dont mix good but Guelph was a bus ride away and it an afternoon of lookin for records you would find some good stuff were have all the record shops gone. DUBWISE

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