Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros
All this week PopMatters is offering exclusive excerpts from the new Chris Salewicz biography of Joe Strummer, published this week in the U.S. by Faber & Faber.
Monday [5/21]: In the first installment, beginning with news of Strummer’s death, Salewicz remembers Joe’s drive, humor, and constant internal conflict. [read article]
Here we offer some of the best videos from Strummer’s career with the Mescaleros:
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Johnny Appleseed
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Coma Girl
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Safe European Home [Live at the Roseland Ballroom in New York (1999)]
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - White Man in Hammersmith Palais [Live in Cologne, Germany (1999)]
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Tommy Gun [Live at the Roseland Ballroom in New York (1999)]
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Rudie Can’t Fail [Live at the Roseland Ballroom in New York (1999)]
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - London Calling [Live at the Roseland Ballroom in New York (1999)]
