In 1982, The Clash dropped one of their biggest albums, Combat Rock. The album’s release, however, was plagued with chaos. Right before, frontman Joe Strummer went missing for three weeks, forcing the ...

The Clash never seemed too concerned about failing to produce pop hits. And then it happened all at once in 1982.

It was a fast, furious and very prolific ride for the Clash. After forming in 1977, things moved quickly, with the band issuing a steady stream of classic singles and groundbreaking LPs. In addition, ...

The Clash will officially release The World According to The Clash on November 13, making a once‑rare 1982 radio‑only compilation available to fans for the first time.

The Clash released London Calling in December 1979. The double album pushed the envelope for what a punk band could be. There was straight-ahead punk rock, but the band’s evolution was evident in the ...

Even the Clash were tired of their reputation as a punk band by 1979. Only two albums into their career, they were starting to see the limits of being associated with the genre. As dozens of groups ...

From the beginning, The Clash was a study in contradictions: a breathtakingly aerodynamic band that became one of rock and roll’s most self-indulgent outfits; punks who were never quite punk; a ...

In 1982, The Clash released the promo-only sampler The World according to the Clash. It served as a way to inform DJs and record stores about the Clash and had tracks from across the band's history, ...

It’s hard to separate songs from the memories we associate with them. People and places we used to know suddenly come rushing back with tremendous clarity after just a flurry of notes and words sung ...

“This is rock & roll,” Clash guitarist Joe Strummer informed a curious Munich crowd. By the end of the show that night – October 4th, 1977 – he had led the band through most of their unstoppable debut ...