rockabilly, 14, 73, 91, 92–93, 116
roots, 10
ska, 7, 10, 101, 120, 124
teen-pop, 104
See also Punk rock; Rock ’n’ roll
Music City News, 222
Music industry, 7, 9–10, 102–104, 201
Musician magazine, 80, 167
Mussolini, Benito, 234, 255–256
“My Way” (Sid Vicious), 54
Mystery Train (film), 73, 81–84, 265
The Nation magazine, 248
The Nightwatchman, 190
National Front, 5, 75, 126, 127, 174, 246
Native Americans, 223
Nazism, Nazis, 234–235, 284
Nelson, Willie, 223, 241
Never Mind the Bollocks (Sex Pistols), 149
Nevermind (Nirvana), 161
New Musical Express (NME), 50, 81, 108
New Orleans R&B, 10
New wave, 45, 55, 58, 296–299
New York City, N.Y., 5–6, 10, 130
New York Dolls, 47
New York Times, 162
New Youth, 55–57
New Zealand, 105
Newton, Huey P., 130
Nicaragua, 88, 89, 151
Nico, 131
Nihilism, 48, 61, 117, 150, 246
“1977” (The Clash), 23, 43
1988: The Punk Rock Explosion (Coon), 109
Nirvana, 119, 161
NME. See New Musical Express
No Doubt, 188
No wave, 111
Nobody Knows My Name (Baldwin), 128
NOFX, 131
Nolan, Jerry, 38
Notting Hill Carnival riots (1976), 100, 125, 184
“Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” (Ramones), 17
Nuclear destruction, 245–246
Nueva Cancion (New Song) movement, 142, 145
Ochs, Phil, 142
Offspring, 120, 121
“One More Dub” (The Clash), 185
“One More Time” (The Clash), 185, 198
“1–2 Crush on You” (The Clash), 112
100 Club, 26, 27–28, 31
101ers, 18, 21, 35–36, 37, 47, 100, 111, 116, 138
O’Neal, Hank, 270, 273, 281
One-Dimensional Man (Marcuse), 235–236
Operation Ivy, 119, 120
Orlovsky, Peter, 162
O’Rourke, P.J., 89
“Overpowered by Funk” (The Clash), 212, 213
Ozomalti, 241
Pacheco, Raul, 241
Palmolive, 109
Parker, Graham, 46
Parliament, 6, 39, 156, 177
Patriot Act, 247
Pearl Harbor ‘79 tour, 53–60, 266
Pearlman, Sandy, 48, 51, 103
Penthouse magazine, 168
Perkins, Carl, 55, 82
Perkins, Ray, 223
Permanent Record (film), 81, 91
Perry, Lee “Scratch,” 102, 185
Perry, Mark, 17
Philosophy and Revolution: From Kant to Marx (Kouvalakis), 97
Picasso, Pablo, 283–286, 291, 312–313
Pinochet, Augusto, 143
Poetry, 267–282, 302–303
The Pogues, 90–91, 93, 153
“Police and Thieves” (The Clash), 63, 75, 100, 101, 124, 187, 264
“Police on My Back” (The Clash), 198, 263
Politics
The Clash and, 22, 116–117, 139–140, 149–151, 157, 165
punk rock and, 3–16, 40, 95–105, 131
Sex Pistols and, 149
Pollitt, Tessa, 109
Pontecorvo, Gillo, 74
Poor Righteous Teachers, 209
Pop music, 7, 10, 119
Popular Unity Party, 142, 143
Postpunk, 118
Presley, Elvis, 82, 116, 117, 211, 223
Press, Joy, 111–112
“Pressure Drop” (The Clash), 43, 124, 187
Protest music, 4
“Protex Blue” (The Clash), 112
Provos, 300–301
Pryor, Richard, 301–302
Psychobilly, 91
Pub rock, 137–138, 149
Public Enemy, 15, 105, 209, 215–216, 265, 308–309
Public Image Ltd., 47
Punk dub, 102
Punk magazine, 113
Punk Productions (Thompson), 75
Punk rock
attitude of, 115–117, 168
collapse of, 64
DIY ethic and, 17, 115–116, 118, 119, 213, 274
film and, 74
hip-hop music and, 6
live performances and, 6
philosophy of, 3, 7
politics and, 3–16, 40, 95–105, 131
popularity and, 118–119
post-, 118
racism and, 123–133
radicalism of, 151
rap and, 105
reggae and, 63, 104–105, 183–188, 264
revolution and, 95–105
in United States, 45–51, 218
women in, 107–113
See also Rock ’n’ roll; The Clash
Punk Rock Movie (film), 76
“Punky Reggae Party” (Bob Marley), 102, 127–128, 183, 264
Quantick, David, 98
Queen’s Jubilee, 100
R&B, 7, 10, 14, 37, 46
Racial justice, 4
Racial purity, 234–235
Racism, 3, 7, 9–10, 50, 75, 123–133, 290
Radicalism, 45–46, 50, 74, 96, 151, 218–219
Radio, 27–28, 50, 167–168
“Radio Clash” (The Clash), 159
Raft, George, 74
Rage Against the Machine, 189
Raging Bull (film), 76
Rainbow Theater, London, 33–34, 43, 123–124
Ramone, Joey, 139, 180
Ramones, 17, 23, 54, 84, 117, 218
Rancid, 120, 153, 188
Rap music, 5–6, 104, 105, 199, 308–309
Rastafarians, 46
Reagan, Ronald, 4, 9, 12, 79, 98, 140, 239, 246, 263, 281, 305, 307
Rebel rock, 3, 9, 64, 67
Rebellion, 11, 30, 124, 150
Record industry, 8, 102–104, 105, 201–202
Red baiting, 11–12
Red Brigade (Brigade Rosse), 74, 75, 157
Red Wedge, 142
“Redemption Song” (Bob Marley), 84, 222
“Redemption Song” (Joe Strummer), 222, 224–225
Reding, Viviane, 233
Reggae, 7, 10, 41, 43, 63, 101–102, 104–105, 116, 124, 140, 167, 183, 183–188, 216, 248, 264
“Remote Control” (The Clash), 99, 102
Repo Man (film), 77 79
Reynolds, Simon, 111–112
Rhodes, Bernard, 37, 38, 39, 43, 47, 48, 63, 112, 125
Richards, Keith, 46, 181
Richardson, Sy, 79
Riley, Boots, 190
Rimbaud, Arthur, 124, 172
Ringo, 36
A Riot of Our Own (Green and Barker), 179
“Robber Dub” (The Clash), 185
Robbins, Tim, 202–208
Robinson, Tom, 50
Rock Against Racism, 5, 75, 101, 124, 127, 131, 142, 218, 265
Rock Against the Rich, 84, 142, 157
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 15
Rock Art and X-Ray Style (Strummer and the Mescaleros), 14, 78, 108, 138–139, 146, 153, 154, 187–188, 224
Rock en Español, 140
Rock ’n’ roll
aesthetics and, 45
class and, 45
glam, 4, 18
hard, 10
indie-, 104
love songs of, 99
musical style of, 137–139
pub, 137–138, 149
punk rock vs., 3–4
rebel, 3, 9, 64, 67
rebellion and, 30
See also Punk rock
“Rock the Casbah” (The Clash), 13, 14, 62, 65, 94, 104, 118, 151, 159, 213, 247, 248, 249
Rockabilly, 14, 73, 91, 92, 116
“Rocker Galore-U
K Tour” (The Clash), 185
Rodriguez, Silvio, 141–142, 145, 147–148
Roessler, Kira, 110–111
Rolling Stone magazine, 89, 112
The Rolling Stones, 29, 35, 42, 43, 45, 61, 91, 108, 211, 236
Roma, 231–233, 235–236, 239, 240–241
Roots music, 10
Rotten, Johnny, 61, 96, 183, 214
Roundhouse, London, 18, 21, 28
Roxy Music, 117
Rubin, Rick, 222, 224–225, 242
Rude, Dick, 77, 79, 80, 85, 88, 89, 225
Rude Boy (film), 73, 74–76
Ruggerio, Vic, 184fig, 186fig, 187fig
Ryder, Shaun, 153
Sabin, Roger, 126–127
“Safe European Home” (The Clash), 101
Salinger, J. D., 179
Samoza, Anastasio, 12
San Francisco, Cali., 58, 63, 119
Sanchez, Poncho, 91
Sandinista! (The Clash), 12–13, 76, 79–80, 144, 150–151, 176, 185, 200, 206, 211, 269, 281
Sandinista revolution, 11–13, 80, 89
Sandoval, Miguel, 88
Santa Monica civic center, Cali., 58, 165–166
Santana, Carlos, 241
Sarandon, Susan, 206, 207
Sarkozy, Nicolas, 233
Satie, Eric, 291–292
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (film), 99
Schalit, Joel, Strummer, Joe, interview of by, 153–163
Schloss, Zander, 91
Schmutter, Paris, 39
Scorsese, Martin, 76
Scrieber, Liev, 239–240
Seeger, Peter, 142, 190, 236, 242, 309
Selvin, Joel, 63
September 11, 245, 248
sex, 100
Sex Pistols, 4, 6, 26, 29, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 47, 61, 63, 65, 74, 80, 84, 116–117, 218, 246, 263
101ers and, 116
Anarchy in the UK tour (1977) and, 6, 41
disbanding of, 45, 61
image of, 48
live performances of, 46
nihilism of, 48, 117, 150
permanent revolution and, 95–96
politics of, 149
popularity of, 118, 149
punk rock in England and, 45
reggae and, 183
reunion of, 214
rock ‘n’ roll and, 61
swearing and, 123
in United States, 53, 54, 56
The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion, and Rock ’n’ Roll (Reynolds and Press), 111–112
“Shaktar Donetsk” (Strummer and the Mescaleros), 14–15, 146–147, 249
Sham ’69, 127
Shaw, Bernard, 54
Shea Stadium, New York, 13, 118, 152
“Shed This Skin” (The Clash), 211–212
Shehadin (Martyrs), 105
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 197
“Shepherd’s Delight” (The Clash), 185
Sheppard, Nick, 62–63, 69
Shields, Scott, 78
“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” (The Clash), 62, 152, 213
Sid and Nancy (film), 79, 88
“Silver and Gold” (Joe Strummer), 221–222, 225
Simon, Paul, 151
Simonon, Paul, 21, 41, 47, 49, 57, 152, 179, 181, 217
The Clash, decline of and, 62
The Clash, formation of and, 35–38
The Clash Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and, 192
influences on, 28
live performances and, 42, 55
Notting Hill riots (1976) and, 100
post-Clash career of, 152
racism and, 124, 125
reggae and, 183, 185
Walsh, Steve interview with, 22, 24, 28
Siouxsie and the Banshees, 127
Ska, 7, 10, 101, 120, 124
Skidmore, Alan, 176
Skinheads, 126
Skrewdriver, 126
Slash magazine, 58
Slattery, Martin, 78
Slaughter and the Dogs, 43
Sleater-Kinney, 112
The Slits, 108–110, 111
Sly and Robbie, 130
Small Faces, 41, 65
Smith, Patti, 39, 153, 274
Sniffin’ Glue and Other Rock ’n’ Roll Habits (magazine), 17–19
Sniffin’ Glue: The Essential Punk Accessory (Perry), 17
Somoza, Anastasio, 89
Sonic Youth, 241
Sony, 80
Sosa, Mercedes, 141, 145
Sounds magazine, 39, 108, 263
South Africa, 176, 235
South America, 12, 140
Soviet Union, 51, 153, 237
Spaccanapoli, 140
Spain, 105, 204
“Spanish Bombs” (The Clash), 204–205, 213–214, 246
Springsteen, Bruce, 34, 45, 117, 147
Stanton, Harry Dean, 79
“Stay Free” (The Clash), 55, 103–104
Steiner, Rob, 92
Stepheny, Bill, 215
Stewart, Dave, 15
Stewart, Rod, 23
Stiff Little Fingers, 126, 127
Sting, 63
The Stooges, 47
Straight to Hell (film), 79, 88, 89
“Straight to Hell” (The Clash), 274, 277
The Stranglers, 218
Street Sweeper Social Scene, 190
Streetcore (Joe Strummer), 147, 221–222
Strummer, Joe, 57, 71fig, 82fig, 83fig, 197–208, 217
101ers and, 18, 36, 37, 47, 116, 138
The Clash, breakup of and, 61–67, 166–167
The Clash, formation of and, 35–38
attitude of, 165–166
background of, 40, 173–174
The Clash Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and, 191–193
“dark night” of, 74, 85, 207
death of, 3, 15, 138, 168, 192, 248, 249
DIY ethic and, 115–116
Epic, contractual issues with of, 120, 153, 160
filmwork of, 73–85, 88–91, 119, 153, 160–161, 166–167
inspirations of, 180
Jones, Mick and, 5–6, 13, 116
life and legacy of, 115–122
live performances and, 40
“Long Shadow,” legend of and, 221–228
marriage of, 91, 174–175
McKenna, Kristine interview with, 169–181
Mescaleros, collaboration with of, 13–16, 77–78, 120, 139, 168, 180, 200, 248–249, 252
political folk music and, 143–144, 145–147
politicization of, 5–6, 10
politics of, 84, 139–142
post-Clash career of, 119–121, 152–153, 166–168
punk attitude and, 115–117
racism and, 124–127, 129
reggae and, 63, 101, 183–188
Schalit, Joel interview of, 153–163
solo work of, 73, 119, 146–147, 153, 187–188
as songwriter, 4, 175–176
Walsh, Steve interview with, 22–31
women in punk and, 107–113
See also The Clash
Su, Cong, 81
Sublime, 188
Subway Sect, 29
Sugar Hill Gang, 6
Suicidal Tendencies, 211
System of a Down, 189–190
Talking Heads, 151, 218
Tankian, Serj, 189–190
Taxi Driver (film), 76, 267–268
Taylor, Steven, 271, 274
“Techno D-Day” (Strummer and the Mescaleros), 187
Teddy Boys, 65
Teen-pop music, 104
Tenacious D, 241
Terrorism, 49, 245–249
Thatcher, Margaret, 64, 66–67, 79, 95, 98, 131, 140, 150, 156, 157, 169–170, 246, 263, 265, 279, 281
The Third of May 1808 (Goya), 283–284
“This is England” (The Clash), 68–69, 152
Thompson, Hunter S., 274–276, 281
Thompson, Stacy, 75
Time magazine, 55
Time Out magazine, 149
“Tommy G
un” (The Clash), 55
Tonton Macoutes, 256, 257
Toots and the Maytals, 43, 130, 187
“Train in Vain” (The Clash), 62, 104, 185
“Trash City” (Joe Strummer), 93
Tribeca Film Festival (2004), 78, 99
Tropicalismo (Brazilian musical movement), 141, 144, 226
Trotsky, Leon, 36
Trouser Press, 37
Tse, Rono, 198
U2, 15, 165, 201
“Unicornio” (Rodriguez), 146
Unions, 98
United States, 141, 198
The Clash in, 9–10, 50, 53–60, 63–64, 151–152, 169, 170
culture in, 154
imperialism of, 8, 150–151, 153, 155
Native Americans, treatment of by, 223
punk rock and, 45–51, 218
rap music in, 5–6, 105
rock scene in, 50
Sex Pistols in, 53, 54, 56
Unpop magazine, 116
Untermeyer, Louis, 221
Up, Ari, 108–109, 112
Vanguard movements, 141
Vargas, Getulio, 141
Veloso, Caetano, 141, 144–145, 147–148
Velvet Underground, 131
“The Very Angry Clash” (Perry), 18–19, 21–31
Vicious, Sid, 45, 54, 96, 116, 263
“Victor Jara” (Mitchell), 137
Vietnam War, 152, 225, 275, 280
Vieux-Chauvet, Marie, 257
Village Voice magazine, 130, 238
Vincent, Gene, 65
Violence, 50
Virgin records, 80
Waits, Tom, 160
Waldman, Anne, 276
Walker (film), 80–81, 88–90, 93, 94, 167
Walker, Johnnie, 57
Walker, William, 80, 88
Walsh, Steve, 18–19, 21–31
“Washington Bombs” (The Clash), 89
“Washington Bullets” (The Clash), 12, 137, 213, 246, 281
Watts, Ron, 31
“We Are the Clash” (The Clash), 63
Weak Heart Drops, 38
The Weavers, 149
Weiss, Janet, 112–113
West, Kanye, 241
Westway to the World (documentary), 76–77, 187
White, Vince, 62–63, 69
“(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais” (The Clash), 7, 43, 101, 103, 124–125, 145, 183, 184, 187, 246, 247, 264
The White Negro (Mailer), 128
“The White Noise Supremacists” (Bangs), 130
“White Riot” (The Clash), 42, 55, 56, 65, 100, 124–125, 127, 128, 130, 184, 192–193, 264
The Who, 46, 65, 151–152
Women in punk rock, 107–113
Working Class, 11, 98, 102, 126, 129
World War II, 124, 175, 247
“Wrong ‘Em Boyo” (The Clash), 101–102
“Yalla Yalla” (The Clash), 160
Young, Lester, 275
Žižek, Slavoj, 309–310
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