It's fairly safe to say that, of all the first wave of punk bands, none was more adventurous than the Clash. With each release, they chipped away at the facade of what the media thought of as "punk" ...

Deep in the heart of every rock musician, from the most credible to the most commercial, there lies someone whining, “Je suis un artiste! If only the world knew what a deep, tortured soul I am, and ...

To commemorate International Clash Day, NPR revisits a 1981 archival interview with Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon. From The Archives: The Clash Talks 'Sandinista!' Feb. 7, 2018 marks the fifth ...

The organizers of The Sandinista Project have decided to post a free download of the 36-song tribute to The Clash's famous album, Sandinista!. First announced in 2007, the album assembled covers of ...

The Clash are also at the center of White Riot, the recent documentary about the UK’s late-’70s Rock Against Racism movement.

In hindsight, it may have seemed an unlikely match -- a young aspiring musician with a jazz background joining a still-emerging British punk rock group in 1977. But that's just part of the ...