Latest Joe Strummer News
Tom Morello: The Clash Made Me Feel Like I Wasn't Alone
Tom Morello says The Clash made him feel like he "wasn't alone".The Rage Against The Machine guitarist has opened up on the impact the punk band's iconic album 'London Calling' had on him, and helped...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 October 2021
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Cast As Joe Strummer
Jonathan Rhys Meyers will play Joe Strummer in a The Clash film. The Irish actor has been cast as the punk frontman in the forthcoming film titled 'London Town', which will be set in 1970s...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 July 2015
Jonathan Rhys Meyers To Portray Joe Strummer In New Rock Drama
London Town, which is set in the British capital in the 1970s, follows a 14-year-old boy whose life is forever changed after his estranged mother introduces him to Strummer's music. Production is...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 July 2015
Joe Strummer's Thunderbird Up For Sale
A Ford Thunderbird previously owned by late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer has been put on sale by the Beverly Hills Car Club.Bids for the 1963 model began on Monday afternoon (11Aug14) and will end...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2014
Mick Jones: 'Secret Joe Strummer Tunes Could Have Sparked The Clash's Comeback'
Former The Clash star Mick Jones has revealed he was writing new music with the band's late frontman Joe Strummer before he died in 2002.The guitarist tells the Bbc the former bandmates were secretly working...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 October 2013
Joe Strummer To Be Honoured In Spain
The Clash frontman Joe Strummer will be remembered in the Spanish city of Granada after officials agreed to name a square in the late singer's honour.The rocker spent a lot of time living and working...
By WENN on 16 January 2013
Joe Strummer Remembered: 10 Years After His Death
This evening (Dec 22nd) will mark the ten year anniversary of one of the 20th Century's greatest individuals, both in and outside of music: John Graham Mellor, or as he was better known, Joe Strummer....
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 22 December 2012
Fans And Friends To Mark 10th Anniversary Of Joe Strummer's Last Gig
Folk-punk group The Men They Couldn't Hang and The Clash tribute band Take The 5Th are among the acts set to pay tribute to Joe Strummer on the 10th anniversary of the late music icon's...
By WENN on 02 November 2012
Seasick Steve Pays Tribute To Joe Strummer At Festival
Veteran blues singer Seasick Steve paid tribute to Joe Strummer during his set at a U.K. festival in honour of the late The Clash frontman on Friday (17Aug12).The weekend (17-19Aug12) Strummer of Love event, to...
By WENN on 19 August 2012
Damien Hirst Creates Guitar Art For Joe Strummer Raffle
Renowned British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled two special charity pieces to mark the 10th anniversary of The Clash frontman Joe Strummer's death.Hirst has painted a Fender Telecaster electric guitar in his celebrated spot form,...
By WENN on 24 July 2012
Hologram Tupac European Tour "Would Make Sense" Say S Creator
Tupac Shakur going on tour "would make sense" according to the eggheads who designed him, not the real rapper that is, but the hologram that is currently the biggest music star real or unreal on...
By Lew Irwin on 18 April 2012
Billy Bragg And Basement Jaxx Among Acts For Strummer Festival
The Pogues, Billy Bragg, Badly Drawn Boy and Basement Jaxx are among the acts who have signed up to perform at a festival in honour of late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer.The new Strummer of...
By WENN on 18 April 2012
Joe Strummer Honoured With Rock Festival
Late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer is to be honoured with a music festival to mark the 10th anniversary of his death later this year (12).The rocker passed away from a congenital heart defect in...
By WENN on 03 January 2012
Burgess And Bragg Pay Tribute To Strummer
THE CHARLATANS' TIM BURGESS and rocker Billy Bragg have paid tribute to late The Clash musician Joe Strummer on the ninth anniversary of his death.The rocker passed away on 22 December, 2002 at the age...
By WENN on 22 December 2011
Orlando Bloom Wants Clash's Joe Strummer Role?
Orlando Bloom wants to play Joe Strummer in a biopic of the late singer.The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor is a huge fan of The Clash singer - who died in 2002 at the age...
By Bang Showbiz on 31 August 2011
Blur Are Glastonbury's Best
Blur's headlining slot at Glastonbury last year has been voted the best performance at the festival in 40 years.BBC 6 Music radio presenter Lauren Laverne revealed the British indie group - which consists of Damon...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 June 2010
The Clash's Near Reform
The Clash were set to reform before Joe Strummer died.The 'White Riot' hitmakers had discussed the possibility of performing a short concert when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 July 2009
Headon To Sell Car For Strummer Charity
Former THE CLASH star TOPPER HEADON is selling off his Mini Cooper to raise funds for late bandmate JOE STRUMMER's music charity. The drummer's red and white motor will be raffled off later this month (Apr09)...
By WENN on 02 April 2009
Alex James 'Snubbed Coldplay'
Alex James has admitted he passed on signing COLDPLAY to his record label in the 1990s because he did not think they were anything special.Chris Martin's band have gone on to be one of the...
By Contributor on 23 January 2009
Strummer Upset By Rock The Casbah War Cry
THE CLASH frontman JOE STRUMMER was still upset when he died that his hit ROCK THE CASBAH was the first song played on Allied Forces Radio after the invasion of Kuwait. The peace-loving rocker lived...
By WENN on 15 January 2007
Fight Turned Press Against The Stranglers
THE STRANGLERS rocker JEAN-JACQUES BURNEL blames a fight he had with THE CLASH bassist PAUL SIMONON for almost wrecking his band's career in the mid-1970s. Bass player Burnel and Stranglers keyboardist DAVE GREENFIELD both became...
By WENN on 17 October 2006
Lydon Blasts Late Clash Rocker
JOHN LYDON has slammed late punk contemporary JOE STRUMMER as a hypocrite for preaching a socialism while living a posh lifestyle. The SEX PISTOLS icon - also known as JOHNNY ROTTEN - claims THE...
By WENN on 02 February 2006
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