London Calling

UNCUT Magazine – New Ultimate Record Collection Edition

Posted on by JL

18 April 2026

Like the 60s the 70s were also a pivotal decade for great music. Halfway punk
made a monumental impact amidst a series of classic rock albums. In this new
Ultimate Record Collectione Editio UNCUT ranks and reviews no less than 500 LPs.

I’m sure these 10 masterpieces will be in there.

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You can purchase a copy and have it sent to your home. Info HERE.

HAPPY 70 To THE CLASH Bass Hero PAUL SIMONON

Posted on by JL

15 December 2025


The iconic photo taken by Pennie Smith in New York, 1979

Paul Gustave Simonon was born on 15 December 1955.

Happy 70 to the cool-as-hell bass casanova of the last
band in town, The Clash.

To celebrate, here’s the first song Simonon, who grew
up in Brixton, wrote for the band. His pumping reggae
bass money-maker Guns Of Brixton, from the classic
double LP ‘London Calling‘.

When they kick at your front door
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun

When the law break in
How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement
Or waiting on death row

You can crush us
You can bruise us
But you’ll have to answer to
Oh, the guns of Brixton

On top: the iconic photo taken by Pennie Smith in New York, 1979.

Happy 72 To JOE STRUMMER

Posted on by JL

21 August 2024

John Graham Mellor, known by the world as JOE STRUMMER was born
in Ankara, Turkey (his father was a British diplomat from Anglo-Armenian
and Jewish origin, his mother was Scottish) on 21 August 1952. He would
have celebrated his 72 birthday today.

The maverick frontman of the last gang in town, The Clash
died, only 50, on 22 December 2002, following a heart attack.

A genuine singer-songwriter.
A genuine loudmouth on stage.
A genuine and caring heart.

A natural-born rock star icon loved
then, now, and forever by millions.

3 big moments to remember the legend.

– WHITE RIOT –
Debut single The Clash

– LONDON CALLING –
Live with The Pogues – 1988

– SLEEPWALK –
From his 1989 album Earthquake Weather

Goosebumps.

JOE STRUMMER: History

100 BEST ALBUM COVERS Ever According To Legendary ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE

Posted on by JL

21 July 2024

The first edition of iconic music weekly Rolling Stone, founded in San Franciso, was issued in November 1967. It became one of the most respected music magazines ever and still is.

Over the years RS published several ‘best of lists’, best song ever, best album ever,
best guitarist ever etc. Now they published their 100 best album covers ever. Below
the TOP-10. You can check the full TOP-100 right HERE.

To be honest I’m not impressed by their Top-10 choices.

1. ‘Unknown Pleasures’ by JOY DIVISION – 1979

2.’Abbey Road’ by THE BEATLES – 1969

3. ‘There’s A Riot Going On’ by SLY & THE FAMILY STONE – 1971

4. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ by PINK FLOYD – 1973

5. Ready To Die by THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – 1994

6. ‘Horses’ by PATTI SMITH – 1975

7. ‘Maggot Brain’ by FUNKADELIC – 1971

8. ‘London Calling’ by THE CLASH – 1979

9. ‘She’s So Unusual’ by CYNDI LAUPER – 1983

10. ‘Nevermind’ by NIRVANA – 1991

THE CLASH Released Their Magnum Opus ‘LONDON CALLING’ 44 Years Ago Today

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14 December 2023

London‘s punk icons THE CLASH released their magnum opus, double LP LONDON CALLING 44 years ago today, on 14 December 1979. A monumental record with the band mixing a lot of different musical genres such as reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop and lounge jazz.

Lyrically, the songs were about social issues like inequality, unemployment, racial conflicts, drug abuse and our climate’s ugly future. The final result was a bold, multi-faceted, and overall a astonishing achievement. A pure classic. It scored big time, worldwide, with sales of over five million copies.

Rolling Stone wrote: “Merry and tough, passionate and large-spirited, London Calling celebrates the romance of rock & roll rebellion in grand, epic terms. It doesn’t merely reaffirm the Clash’s own commitment to rock-as-revolution. Instead, the record ranges across the whole of rock & roll’s past for its sound, and digs deeply into rock legend, history, politics and myth for its images and themes.”

– LONDON CALLING –

– GUNS OF BRIXTON –

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Back sleeve

THE CLASH: Bio – Discography – Instagram

Amazing Artwork – THE CLASH Today 43 Years Ago

Posted on by JL

14 December 2022

Legends THE CLASH released LONDON CALLING, their best-ever LP,
a double one, on 14 December 1979, 43 years ago today.

The album’s front cover shows a picture of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his
Fender Precision Bass at the Palladium in New York City on 20 September 1979.

He did it out of frustration when he learned that the bouncers at the concert would
not allow the audience members to stand up out of their seats; The shot was taken
by legendary, renowned photographer Pennie Smith.


Back sleeve

THE CLASH: Bio – Discography

Amazing Artwork! THE CLASH 42 Years Ago Today

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Band: THE CLASH
Active: 1976–1986 / 6 LPs

Artwork: Cover of their double masterstroke album
LONDON CALLING released 42 years ago today,
on 14 December 1979.

An iconic picture by legendary rock photographer Pennie Smith
of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass on stage
at the Palladium in New York City on 20 September 1979.

Full album stream-link…

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THE CLASH: Website

PEEPING DREXELS – Spend Some Bad Time With A New Fat White Family

Posted on by JL

3 November 2021

Band: PEEPING DREXELS
Who: Post-punk misfits from South London who announced their past UK gigs with this message: “Come through to the show of your liking to witness the degradation of our already poor physical and mental health in musical form.” Say no more.

EP: BAD TIME

This amazeballs extended play came out back in April, but before last Saturday night, I had never heard of this London gang of outcasts. But seeing them turning up the heat in the historic Paradiso Club in Amsterdam as part of the yearly (actually 2 editions per year) London Calling Festival, a showcase for up and coming bands (mostly from the UK), was pretty fucktastic and made them the talk of the night.

Why? If you start with some early Talking Heads‘ mania, followed by crashing Apocalypse drones, then you switch to some casual piano touches and 60s echoing guitars, and you end in a depressive lullaby way and you do all of this in one song with a flabbergasting resonance you’ll understand why the whole venue went apeshit and left their sweat on
the beer-drained floor for the whole wall-of-barbwire-sledgehammer-beats and post-punk orgasms filled gig.

Need a reference? Last Saturday Peeping Drexels made me feel what I felt so many times when seeing their mates Fat White Family slash and trash stages. You know, that feeling of pumped-up confidence to go out in the street and kick some fascists’ asses. Hell bloody hell yeah!

Enough talking. Do your miserable post-lockdown state of
mind a favour and buy yourself some more BAD TIME.

Right here, right now…


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PEEPING DREXELS: Facebook


Well, my camera went apeshit too, last Saturday night