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By Daniel Trotta NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Clash may have proven true the rock 'n' roll axiom that it is better to burn out than fade away. Now they are attempting to show that no matter how a band exits the stage, it can always come back with a box set. Punk originals who went on to explore forms of reggae, jazz and rap, the band basically broke up just when they hit their commercial peak with the 1982 album "Combat Rock," their fifth and final studio album after bursting onto the scene with their eponymous first record in 1977. ...
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In a new FunnyOrDie video, Fred Armisen’s under-recognized first-gen punk Ian Rubbish interviews Mick Jones and Paul Simonon at NYC’s Electric Lady Studios. Of course the Clash were a big influence on Rubbish. For example, the Clash would say something political, and the Bizarros would say “we agree with the Clash&a...
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The band's 13-disc 'Sound System' boxset will be released later this month
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The Clash: Would Have Never Reunited Says Jones
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Mick Jones says the Clash would never have got back together even if frontman Joe Strummer hadn't died in 2002
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The three surviving members of The Clash's classic lineup are set to host a Twitter chat
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Green Day paid tribute to the late Joe Strummer during their show Wednesday night in London on what would have been The Clash frontman's 61st birthday
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