The band didn't write "Revolution Rock," Joe Strummer started "Lost in the Supermarket" on the back of a guitar-string package, and Paul Simonon smashed his bass a day earlier than everyone thinks 1.

It’s likely a lot of folks thought that a double-album by The Clash was the height of folly before they released London Calling in 1979. How could the band’s potent but straightforward bashing hold up ...

For FUV Throwback Thursday 1979, afternoon host Dennis Elsas writes about The Clash's London Calling, an album that is still as relevant today as it was when it was released, 40 years ago this ...

London Calling was originally issued on 14 December 1979 and is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Naturally, it’s hitting the shops again. The definitive reissue came out for the 25th anniversary in ...

The Clash enjoyed a fairly long career, but their biggest claim to fame has to be the punk rock classic “London Calling”, as well as the whole of the album of the same name from 1979. The song is a ...

Paul Simonon destroyed the instrument at a show in 1979 before it went on to feature on one of the genre's most recognizable LP covers. By Thomas Smith One of rock n’ roll’s most iconic instruments ...

The Museum of London has announced a new exhibition centered on The Clash. Titled “The Clash: London Calling,” the exhibit will feature more than 100 personal items from the band’s archive, including ...