The Poodles are happy to announce the Clash Of The Elements Tour of Europe 2009.

Bruce Springsteen covered The Clash at his Hard Rock Calling gig in London's Hyde Park tonight (June 28).

Ms. Allen gave us her (and Mick Jones's) take on "Straight To Hell" last week, but the Clash cover won't appear on her upcoming full-length It's Not Me, it's You. The three songs she performed on Absolute Radio's Zoo Session will. She did "22," "The Fear," and "He Wasn't There," accompanied by a guitarist and keyboardist. Note teddy bear "bling"...

War Child's Heroes charity comp is a covers collection on which veteran bands nominated artists from a younger generation to take a stab at one of their classic cuts (yesterday there was Lily Allen's take on the Clash). There are a few of no-brainers included in the set (see the Hold Steady doing Springsteen's "Atlantic City") but there is somet...

Or, in words your parents will understand: Lily Allen did a cover of the Clash's "Straight To Hell" with the original's co-writer Mick Jones, no less. Originally released in 1982 as the third single from Combat Rock, "Straight To Hell" returned to the spotlight last year after its familiar opening riff was sampled on M.I.A.'s ubiquitous "Paper P...