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The Clash, Mick Jones: Guitarist Pushing for 'Rock and Roll Library' in London

Mick Jones, guitarist for the Clash, is hoping a new exhibition of his personal music memorabilia can propel possible plans for a permanent "rock and roll library" in West London. ... Read More »

Foreigner Guitarist Mick Jones Recuperating From Heart Surgery

Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones is recovering from heart surgery. ... Read More »

Stone Roses Singer and Guitarist Reunite for UK Charity Gig, Cover Clash Songs

Friday night (Dec. 2) at a charity benefit show in Manchester, England, Stone Roses members Ian Brown and John Squire performed together for the first time in 16 years. ... Read More »

The Clash's Joe Strummer Cuts the 'Crap' for Swan Song -- Twisted Tales

By the time of the Clash's last album, released in 1985, the great political punk band had been in shambles for three years. ... Read More »

Big Audio Dynamite End US Tour With a Bang in New York

Big Audio Dynamite wrapped their brief US tour at New York City's Roseland Ballroom. ... Read More »

Gorillaz Become First UK Band to Play Syrian Capital Damascus

PA Photos Gorillaz achieved another first on Sunday, July 25 when they became the only British ... Read More »

Gorillaz Bring Out Special Guests at Coachella

Despite award-winning sets by Atoms for Peace (feat. Thom Yorke), LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip and Muse ... Read More »

Big Audio Dynamite to Re-form?

Now, here's one potential reunion that we didn't see coming. According to co-founder and sampler Don ... Read More »

Gorillaz Announce Full-Scale London Gigs

The relatively intimate environs of London's famed Roundhouse venue in Camden are set to play host ... Read More »

Gorillaz to be Joined by Members of the Clash?

The concept of the guest appearance is one that virtual band Gorillaz hold dear to their hearts. ... Read More »

Shane MacGowan and Friends Release Video of Haiti Benefit Single

As previously reported, Pogues singer Shane MacGowan enlisted a group of alt-rock musicians -- and ... Read More »

Kittens Ablaze Interview: SXSW 2010

Featuring six members with disparate musical backgrounds -- including two classically-trained ... Read More »

'Everybody Hurts' Dominates the Charts

With sales of more than 453,000 copies in its first week of release, 'Everybody Hurts,' the Helping ... Read More »

Shane MacGowan and Friends Record Haiti Fundraising Single

Following last week's Spinner report on what could be the most bizarre charity record ever, former ... Read More »

Clash's Mick Jones Giving Away Latest Carbon/Silicon Album

Clash icon Mick Jones will again offer fans free music when his current band, Carbon/Silicon, drops ... Read More »

Ex-Slits Guitarist Viv Albertine Returns to Music After 25 Years

Viv Albertine, the former guitarist of the British punk band the Slits, went on a long hiatus from ... Read More »