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What Goes On: Joe Strummer Festival Planned

A Scene from Joe Strummer's "Redemption Song" Video (YouTube)

By Michael Verity | January 5, 2012

The iconic founding member of the Clash will be honored this summer with a festival in his name. Tell Me More Read more »

Video Classics

Video Classics: ‘Rock the Casbah’ – The Clash

Clash Members Paul Simonon (L) and Joe Strummer (R) in 1984 (Getty Images/STR/AFP)

By The Archivist | December 20, 2011

While it is unclear whether or not the Clash's 1982 hit, "Rock the Casbah" was written specifically about the Ayatollah Khomeini's ban of rock music in Iran, it makes a good story, and is so often told that it bears repeating here. While… Read more »

Rock News

Video Classics: ‘Hey Hey, My My’ – Neil Young

By The Archivist | December 15, 2011

The title "Hey Hey, My My" certainly sounds like Neil Young was phoning it in when it came time to pick a name for this 1979 song. Had years of the disco era just sapped Mr. Young's strength? Especially when you consider that he bookended the… Read more »

Big In Britain

Big In Britain: Junior Murvin And “Police And Thieves”

Junior Murvin - "Police and Thieves" (Island, 1980)

By Michael Verity | December 10, 2011

To reggae aficionados and followers of the British hit parade, Junior Murvin is either a Jamaican legend or a One-Hit Wonder, depending on the category into which you fall. Either way, his song "Police and Thieves" is a rock-steady… Read more »

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Top 10 Rock Songs About Trains

Rock and Roll Trainmaster Bob Dylan (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

By Michael Verity | October 6, 2011

According to History.com "on this day in 1866, the Reno gang carries out the first robbery of a moving train in the U.S., making off with over $10,000 from an Ohio & Mississippi train in Jackson County, Indiana. Prior to this innovation in crime,… Read more »

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Top 10 Radio Songs

By Michael Verity | October 1, 2011

"I Heard You on the Wireless Back in '52" (YouTube) … Read more »

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Top 10 Songs About Law And Order

By Michael Verity | September 13, 2011

Sam Waterson's All Giddy About L&O's 21st Anniversary (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) … Read more »

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Top 10 Greatest Rock And Roll Quartets Of All Time

By Michael Verity | August 27, 2011

Queen: One of Rock's Greatest Quartets (YouTube) Three musicians plus a drummer. Now we have a band. Give Me the List Read more »

What Goes On

What Goes On: Brand New Big Audio Dynamite

By Michael Verity | August 5, 2011

Big Audio Dynamite, 8.3.11 (YouTube) Back together in their original lineup, Big Audio Dynamite turned out a brand new song on Fallon this week. When? Where? Let Me See It! Read more »