Strummerville, Jon Savage and Mick Jones Needed in L.A.
Good Afternoon….most days I like to try and actually compose a few thoughts on the blog but so far today time isn’t presenting itself. Things still keep ticking regardless so I wanted to just fire out some quick links and keep you all amused.
The Shatter The Hotel project has reconfigured their site on a much friendlier blog format. This worthy project benefiting Strummerville keeps gaining momentum so please bookmark it.
Strummerville are taking the magic bus out to Dorset this weekend for the Dorset Festival. So if Thomas Hardy is your thing or you just live on the South Coast do pop along.
I’ve become friends with the owner of this blog and wanted to steer you back to read her latest piece about The Clash. Stay a while too and read her other pieces about art, social issues and life itself. She’s a great writer with a real passion for her art(s).
Nobody guessed my latest L.A. Clash related photo from this post so I’d better try something a bit easier (see below).
What's this all about?
This is becoming a bit silly….I really like Blur but not this ‘hype it to the point of contunuing’ lark.
Two things I love to read – Jon Savage and The Quietus – come together in this
great interview about his new book ‘The England Dreaming Tapes”. I find Savage to be the cream of writers who were on the scene during the early days of punk. The new book will be an extensive collection of audio transcripts with key players in the punk scene that he had remaining after the excellent book England’s Dreaning. Anything associated with that first book is essential reading in my opinion. Enjoy him if you don’t already.
I’ve saved my favourite bit til the end courtesy of Craigslist!!!
Established tribute to The Clash needs Mick Jones (Hollywood) The Clash City Rockers are looking for a new guitarist to play the part of Mick Jones. We have been playing for two years and have gigs waiting as soon as we fill the spot.
I wonder what age Mick they seek? …shit I was in Los Angeles last week…
Cheers
Glen Helen Regional Park (San Bernadino, CA), site of the US Festival where The Clash played in May ’83
Thanks.
And totally agree with you about Blur. Now it’s become a tease, this going back and forth. Though I wish I could’ve seen them @ Glasto this year.
Correct – not much in CA is going to slip past you is it? Thanks for closing out that one!
It’s almost Clash like in the drama, except Paul Simonon never made cheese (as far as I know)
LOL. At least not cheese for the Prince, I’m sure.