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“Once You Saw Them Live, You Were Hooked Forever”: An Interview With Don Letts

by Ron Hart

[15.Jul.08] :. With the 30th Anniversary release of the seminal Clash documentary Revolution Rock, director Don Letts reflects on the sheer power of seeing the Only Band That Mattered in a live setting, the possibility of a Big Audio Dynamite reissue, and his unabashed love... for Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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Part 2: Under Heavy Manners [1976-1977]

by Chris Salewicz

[22.May.07] :. "... people like Joe Strummer... were like the punk intelligentsia, they were the thinkers... (Joe) knew all the cultural and literary references, all the revolutionary references, and he put it all into context... there's a lot more ideas (sic) in one of Joe's rhyming couplets than there are in some people's entire albums..." -- Don Williams

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Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer Feature

Part 1: Straight to Heaven [2002]

by Chris Salewicz

[21.May.07] :. "...I learned that fame is an illusion and everything about it is just a joke. I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all." -- Joe Strummer

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