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 honor.

The rocker spent a lot of time living and working in Granada in the 1980s and local residents have been campaigning for several years for a permanent memorial of the region's famous former resident.

Officials have now confirmed they will be renaming a square Plaza Joe Strummer in honor of the late musician.

City hall spokeswoman Maria Jose Anguita says, "A square has been identified and now the proposal has to be approved by the committe...

The stars of One Direction have insisted their new single is supposed to sound like a song by The Clash after they were accused of copying the famous rift from "Should I Stay Or Should I Go."

The boyband members have found themselves at the center of copying claims following the release of their track "Live While We're Young," with fans suggesting a large part of the song sounds just like The Clash's 1982 classic.

The young singers have now opened up about the controversy, insisting the similarities are deliberate.

Harry Styles tells the BBC, "It was kind of on purpose though. It's a gre...

Late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer is to be honored with a music festival to mark the 10th anniversary of his death later this year.

The rocker passed away from a congenital heart defect in December 2002, at the age of 50, and bosses of the Strummerville charity are planning a musical showpiece in August, the month he would have turned 60.

The charity was set up by the British star's family to help up-and-coming musicians, and a spokesman revealed they are hoping the bill for the event in south-west England - dubbed the Strummer of Love - will include many bands influenced by The Clas...

The show may be called Nikita, but it's Shane West, as the title character's partner Michael, who is the backbone of the series.

Nothing against Maggie Q, but Shane's doing a lot of heavy lifting. In just over a full season, Michael has been Nikita's trainer, ally, one-time possible love interest, enemy, ally again, and now her current love interest. We've seen how he lost his wife and daughter, left his longtime post as right-hand man at Division after finding out that boss Percy was behind their deaths, and now he's ditched the concrete walls of the secret agency for a life on t...

Green Day have been crowned the kings of punk in a new Rolling Stone online poll.

The California trio beat out The Clash, The Ramones and the Sex Pistols to land atop the fans' countdown of the best punk acts ever.

The Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, The Misfits and Black Flag also made the top 10.

The Clash

The Ramones

Sex Pistols

The Dead Kennedys

Bad Brains

The Misfits

Black Flag

The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" has topped a new poll of best album covers.

The colorful artwork on the 1967 classic, which features the Fab Four in a park, surrounded by cut-outs of icons and celebrities, saw off competition from George Hardie's "Dark Side of the Moon" creation for Pink Floyd in the RollingStone.com online poll.

Announcing the winner, editors write "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is, "without a doubt, one of the most iconic images in the history of rock & roll."

Third on the list is Nirvana's "Nevermind" and "Abbey Road" by the Beatles and T...

The Slits frontwoman Ari Up has died at the age of 48.

The punk pioneer passed away on Wednesday after suffering a "serious illness," according to her stepfather, Sex Pistols rocker John Lydon.

No further details of her cause of death were given as WENN went to press. Lydon, who is married to Up's mother Nora, confirmed the sad news in a post on his official website.

The message reads, "John and Nora have asked us to let everyone know that Nora's daughter Arianna (aka Ari-Up) died today after a serious illness. She will be sadly missed. Everyone at JohnLydon.com and PiLofficial.Com w...

Last Sunday, Pink's "Glitter in the Air" joined a list of many memorable Grammy performances since the award show's conception. Here are some of the great Grammy musical performances, from the simplicity of Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" to the flashy collaboration between Madonna and the Gorillaz.

Michael Jackson, 1988

Clash Tribute, 2003 (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Steve Van Zandt and Elvis Costello)

Eminem and Elton John, 2001

Madonna and Gorillaz, 2006

Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, and Lil Kim, 2002

Linkin Park, Jay-Z, Paul McCartney,...

Canadian rockers Inward Eye are set to conquer the US this summer with their raucous sound and utterly dynamic live show. With dates supporting Sum 41, as well as a stint on the Warped Tour and a performance at Bamboozle, the guys of IE will be introducing American fans to their high energy club shows that have won over hoards of Canadian tastemakers.

With a sound reminiscent of The Jam, The Kinks, The Clash and The Who, the brothers Erickson, Dave (vocals/bass), Kyle (guitar/vocals), and Anders (drums), released their highly anticipated EP in Canada in January to satiate their rabid a...

The Welsh Indie-pop group Los Campesinos! rocked the EARL (East Atlanta Restaurant & Lounge) with loads of glockenspiel-laden selections. Frontman Gareth multitasked between a single drum and the glockenspiel, while adroitly handling vocals.

The band first came into prominence in late 2006, with the Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene) produced "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives" / "Don't Tell Me To Do The Math(s)" double single. In June of 2007, the group released "You! Me! Dancing!" which, like several of their other creations, has a strange resemblance to a New Order song (mostl...

It takes a cataclysmic event to derail Overrated/Underrated from its usual Friday spot. Currently the Oscars have been serving as that disruptive force, but this week interruption comes from the most unlikely source: a sports columnist from the Kansas City Star.

This is because Joe Posnanski has suggested on his blog that we stop voting artists into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame and shift our focus to Hall-Worthy songs. Songs he deems "Iconic". His criterion for including a song on the ballot is that it be "A song that represents a set of beliefs or a way of life. So, I see these s...

Punk pranks left Elvis Costello with a nasty taste in his mouth and his shoes on fire during his heyday as an angry young man. The rocker and his group The Attractions were on tour in Belgium with The Damned and The Clash when he learned never to fall asleep on the road.

He recalls, "I, maybe unwisely, drank about 15 Pernods, fell asleep and woke up to find my mouth, which had obviously fallen open, (used as) an ashtray and my shoelaces on fire."

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Drummer Topper Headon has forgiven his former The Clash bandmates for firing him - insisting his drug addiction left him unfit to play with the legendary group.

The musician performed with the band at the height of their success between 1978 and 1982 - but his growing heroin habit eventually led to his dismissal.

Headon admits that his addiction left him unable to carry out his duties and he understands why his colleagues had to fire him.

He writes in The Clash, a new autobiography by the band, "I was out of control. I remember being sick on Buddy Holly's grave, which didn't ...

Como Te Llama? is the new album from Albert Hammond, Jr. and cohorts Matt Romano, Marc Philippe Eskenazi and Josh Lattanzi, and will be released July 8th.

Following his feted 2007 solo debut Yours To Keep, Albert Hammond, Jr. and his merry men return with a new album Como Te Llama? (or "What's Your Name?" if your Spanish is a little rusty). The title, rung out of casual conversation between Albert and Matt over some vino tinto, hints at the classic, summery music held within.

The record was recorded over 5 weeks at Electric Lady Studios and produced by Albert along with engineer G...

A lot of "isms" threaten to tear modern society apart at the seams: sexism, racism, extremism, radicalism, terrorism and more. In such an era of decay (moral, societal and otherwise), perhaps an apocalypse wouldn't be such a bad idea – at least that's how Andre Mistier sees it. The charismatic lead singer and songwriter for the New York-based quartet ism describes his band's potent blend of rock and electronica as "music for the party at the end of the world." After all, not all "isms" are bad: Altruism, activism and heroism could help make the next world a better place, and there's no re...

Damon Albarn has given hope to fans of his supergroup, The Good, The Bad & The Queen, a week after bandmate Paul Simonon revealed they had split.

Former Clash star Simonon announced the band would perform at last weekends Love Music Hate Racism concert in London, and revealed they had actually split last year.

He said, "Effectively The Good, The Bad & The Queen finished last year, I mean permanently finished, in September."

Blur and Gorillaz frontman Albarn confirms there are no plans to perform or record again - but he insists they will be back.

He says, " I don't real...

There are a handful of acts that certain music lovers yearn to experience in their lifetime. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. The Doors. The Clash. When it becomes apparent that experiencing some of these acts may not happen, it's a bitter pill to swallow. I have never seen a Springsteen concert. I yearned to see one before it was all over. When keyboardist Danny Federici lost his long battle with cancer last week, the E Street Band's immortality was in question. This was one, I thought, that I must see.

Bruce began the show with a tribute to Federici. The lights stayed off w...

Former Clash guitarist Mick Jones will be honored with the Inspiration Award at the first ever NME Awards USA. Jones will pick up the prize at the ceremony in Los Angeles on April 23, where he will also perform with his band Carbon/Silicon.

Conor McNicholas, editor of the British NME magazine, says, "The Inspiration Award is hotly debated amongst the NME editors, but the decision we reached was unanimous - Mick Jones is a true hero to NME. The Clash were the magnificent reason most of us got into alternative music in the first place, but Mick has never been one to rest on his laurels. ...

Late rocker Joe Strummer sent a mobile phone text message to his former bandmate Paul Simonon urging him to consider a Clash reunion, just hours before he died of a heart attack. The singer passed away at the age of 50 at his home in Somerset, England in 2002.

At the time of his death, Strummer had been working to get The Clash, who split in 1986, back together for a reunion show to coincide with their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

And Simonon has now revealed the last time he heard from his close friend, he was still trying to convince him to rejoin the band on ...

The Clash's former producer has died. He was 54. Michael Campbell - better known as Mikey Dread - died of a brain tumor on Saturday. Campbell produced the band's 1980 single "Bankrobber" and contributed to songs on their Sandinista! album. He also went on to tour with The Clash before playing with UB40.

Campbell was diagnosed with a brain tumor last summer and moved to North Carolina for treatment. He is survived by his wife Monika and six children.

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The Clash Live: Revolution Rock is an exciting new documentary film directed by long-time Clash collaborator and Grammy-winning producer Don Letts (Westway To The World) that chronicles the electric live performances of one of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK.

The film follows the live transformation of the band, incorporating footage from all phases of the Clash's meteoric career, beginning with live-in-the-studio clips and climaxing with a blow-out performance at New York’s Shea Stadium in 1982. With rare and previously unreleased footage from all over the world, thi...

Rocker Billy Bragg's initiative to bring musical equipment to British prisoners has dramatically reduced the number of criminals who reoffend.

Bragg's Through The Guitar Doors campaign - named after The Clash's 1978 track - encourages inmates to express themselves musically in sessions with the star, and has already been proven to reduce the risk of prisoners being sent back to jail.

Only 10-15 per cent of convicts who engaged in the program before parole have reoffended, as opposed to the national average of 61 per cent.

Bragg, 50, says, "It seemed to me something that all m...

Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers are to be honored with British music magazine NME's highest accolade - the Godlike Genius Award.

The band follow in the footsteps of Primal Scream, Ian Brown, The Clash, New Order and Ozzy Osbourne in receiving what amounts to a lifetime achievement prize from the music bible.

Bass player Nicky Wire said they were "genuinely humbled" to receive the prize and has hailed it as the best accolade they've been given to date.

He added: "We've won four Brit awards, Ivor Novellos, in different countries around the world, Brat awards, but it's v...

The widow of The Clash frontman Joe Strummer has unearthed a treasure trove of scribbled notes, cartoons, and forgotten song lyrics left by the late musician. In her first interview since the rocker died in 2002, Lucinda Mellor tells how the secret possessions will form the basis of a tribute book to the uniquely talented musician, which will be produced in conjunction with his friend, the artist Damien Hirst.

The discovery was made in a room buried in the depths of the farmhouse she shared with her husband, which she rarely if ever ventured into while he was alive. When Strummer retu...

Having spent over the past ten years creating, producing, remixing and touring, Rob Garza has been influenced by an endless list of diverse artists. Some surprising, some not. In fact, for Dust Galaxy, he was more influenced by non-musicians… like Fernando Pessoa, Jose Orozco, Diego Rivera, Heinrich Zimmer, and Stanislav Grof.

"People often think that I spend all my time submerged in electronic music," but in reality, people are very surprised to find him at home in dive bars more often listening to rock, soul and psychedelic music. "What I love about some of my favorite records like...

Cambridge, Massachusetts – October 29, 2007 – Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts, announced today the final song list for its highly anticipated music videogame Rock Band. Featuring the most master recordings of any music game ever by the world’s biggest rock artists, Rock Band includes 58 tracks and spans every genre of rock ranging from alternative and classic rock to heavy metal and punk. With multiple instruments and an impressive selection of online and offline game mo...

New York, NY - It's not often you hear about a band like zerobridge. Lead singer/guitarist and songwriter Mubashir "Din" Mohi-ud-Din and drummer Mohsin "Mo" Mohi-ud-Din are two brothers whose parents are from the disputed territory of Kashmir, nestled between northern India and Pakistan. "The Quota", seasoned NYC bass player, rounds out the trio who have been playing their own unique brand of melodic, guitar driven rock n' roll for the last three years. With two independent releases behind them, zerobridge will release the Havre de Grace EP this summer that illustrates the band's penchant...

This October, Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is bringing the sounds of skate culture to life like never before in Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground -- the deepest, most customizable skateboarding game ever. Featuring over 50 tracks including "The Pretender," the first single from the Foo Fighters’ forthcoming album and popular anthems from Nirvana, Bloc Party, Jurassic 5, Slick Rick, The Rolling Stones, and many more, players will be able to create their personal skate legacy to the songs that have fueled today’s skateboarding culture. Additionally, MCA of the Beastie Boys makes an appearance in ...

Happy Birthday to "Bring It On: All Or Nothing" actress Hayden Panettiere (1989), French singer Alizee (1984), The Prodigy singer Liam Howlett (1971), System of a Down singer Serj Tankian (1967), "The Matrix" actress Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), "Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall (1956), The Clash singer Joe Strummer (1952; d. 2002), Australian film director Peter Weir (1944), singer Jackie DeShannon (1944), actor Clarence Williams III (1939), guitarist James Burton (1939), country singer Kenny Rogers (1938), basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain (1936; d. 1999), actor Melvin Van Peebles (1932),...

The Clash frontman Joe Strummer will be honored by guitar manufacturer Fender later this month, when The Joe Strummer Telecaster goes on sale. The late rocker, who died in 2002, played a 1966 Telecaster throughout his career, which he customized over the years by adding stickers, stencils and paint.

Artist Shepard Fairey has designed a customization kit, which comes in a 12-inch record sleeve, containing stickers and stencils inspired by those found on Strummer's instrument.

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