Joe Strummer News

Friends and family attend the inauguration of Plaza Joe Strummer in Spain

Joe Strummer of The Clash has been honoured with a square in the Spanish city of Granada.

Spanish Plaza Named After Joe Strummer of The Clash

The Spanish city of Granada has responded to fan-supported Facebook petition to name a square in the city after The Clash singer Joe Strummer.

The Clash's Joe Strummer has square in Spanish city named after him

Joe Strummer of The Clash is to be honoured with a square in the Spanish city of Granada named after him.

Remembering Joe Strummer: 10 years later

This time of year is always bittersweet for fans of The Clash.

"Instinct Not Intellect": Johnny Green Remembers Joe Strummer

"JOE was a flawed character," says Johnny Green, almost ten years to the day since Joe Strummer's untimely death on December 22, 2002.

The Wallflowers Channel The Clash: 'Sandinista' Album Inspires Band

When The Wallflowers debuted their first single "Reboot the Mission" from sixth studio album Glad All Over there was something very familiar about it.

The Clash’s 10 Best Songs

In the final analysis, the first wave of British punk rock left us with a brief, fractious cacophony.

Record Store Day/Black Friday 2012 picks: Bob Dylan, Joe Strummer, Miles Davis, My Morning Jacket

Where else will you find, side by side by side, new reissues of Miles Davis' Porgy and Bess, Nirvana's 1992 compilation Incesticide, and the Fat Boys' Pizza Box album — packaged in (yes) a pizza box?

Billy Bragg talks Jake Bugg, Frank Turner, Joe Strummer during John Peel Lecture

Billy Bragg delivered the second annual John Peel Lecture earlier today (November 12) at the Radio Festival 2012 at The Lowry in Salford.

Bob Dylan, Joe Strummer and Nirvana for Record Store Day "Black Friday"

Bob Dylan , Joe Strummer and Nirvana are among the artists who're releasing exclusive limited editions on November 23 as part of Record Store Day's "Black Friday".

Rare Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros tracks released - listen

A selection of rare Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros tracks have been released - and you can listen to them below.

Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros

Originally released ten months after his death in 2002, Joe Strummer 's Streetcore was - and remains - an awkward bookend to his career.

New Music: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – “Yalla Yalla” (Live) (CoS Premiere)

Joe Strummer , the late, great voice of The Clash, would have turned 60 years old on August 21st.

Joe Strummer Re-Issues Due

The work of Joe Strummer & The Mescalaros is set to be re-issued later this year.

Joe Strummer albums set for re-issue

Global A Go-Go (CD and Double Vinyl) 1. 2. 3. Global A GO-GO - 5:55 4. 5. 6. Mega Bottle Ride - 3:33 7. 8. 9. Bummed Out City - 5:33 10. 11. 12.

Hellcat Records releases Joe Strummer compilation, reissues

Today would have been the great Joe Strummer' s 60th birthday, and his former label Hellcat Records is commemorating the occasion with a new digital compilation.

Remembering Joe Strummer

Strummer Of Love Opens

The clouds finally broke yesterday afternoon as Frank Turner spectacularly opened the main stage at this summer's one-off Strummer Of Love Festival, bringing some much sought after sunshine to Blackdown Hills.

'Joe Strummer, my dad, had a naughty side'

This year is the 10th anniversary of my dad's passing, and it would have been his 60th birthday.

The Clash 'never reformed because of the Sex Pistols'

The Clash never reformed because of The Sex Pistols, according to their former manager.

Strummer Of Love Festival Announces Day Tickets, Stage Splits And Running Order

The festival will be hosting remarkable performances from renowned artists including The Pogues, Seasick Steve, Frank Turner, Badly Drawn Boy, Roots Manuva, Basement Jaxx, Emmy the Great, Billy Bragg, KT Tunstall, and The Justice Tonight Band (feat. Mick Jones, Pete Wylie and The Farm).

Win Tickets To Strummer Of Love

Clash are getting increasingly excited about the one-off extravaganza that is Strummer of Love , the 5,000 capacity shindig celebrating Joe Strummer's life and passions.

Damien Hirst reveals new works for Strummerville charity

Renowned artist Damien Hirst has announced the unveiling of two brand new pieces of art.

Joe Strummer: “I was spokesman for a generation”

Joe Strummer 's secret history is revealed in the new issue of Uncut.

Damien Hirst Reveals Two New Works For Strummerville Charity Raffle

Renowned artist Damien Hirst has unveiled two brand new pieces of art.

Mick Jones revealed as closer for Strummer of Love festival

Former lead guitarist and vocalist of The Clash, Mick Jones, has been announced as the final act at this year's Strummer of Love festival.

The Clash's Mick Jones To Headline Strummer Of Love Festival With Justice Tonight Band

Mick Jones, former guitarist and vocalist of punk-rock icons The Clash, has been announced as the final act at this years Strummer of Love festival.

New Festival Celebrates Life Of Joe Strummer

A brand new festival is to be held to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer.

Pearl Jam pay tribute to Joe Strummer at Isle Of Wight Festival 2012

Grunge rockers Pearl Jam closed the second day of Isle Of Wight Festival with a two-hour set including rarities from their back catalogue, a Beatles cover ('Rain', in tribute to the weather) and saw frontman Eddie Vedder talk about the band's admiration for The Clash frontman Joe Strummer.

Strummer Of Love Grab Seasick Steve

Seasick Steve has been installed as the headliner of upcoming festival Strummer of Love. It's almost ten years since Joe Strummer passed away.

Glastonbury Founder Endorses Strummer Of Love

Taking place on the weekend of 17-19 August, the one-off festival will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of iconic Clash frontman Joe Strummer and will be held at a beautiful location in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset.

Joe Strummer: The angry young man who grew up

"He was quite quiet when I met him," she says.

Joe Strummer to be remembered at �Strummer of Love'

Strummer of Love, a one-off, unique festival to commemorate the late, great Joe Strummer is to be held at a beautiful, secret location in the middle of the Somerset countryside this summer.

Festival to Mark Anniversary of Joe Strummer's Death

The one off festival in memory of The Clash frontman will take place at a secret location in the Somerset countryside this summer.