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Billy Bragg: not a time for writing love songs - Interview - Biography Billy Bragg has seen many things since he was first inspired by The Clash: a brief period as a soldier (he'd fancied driving tanks); years on the road ......(Continue Reading) Culture clash: at the time of his death last month, Joe Strummer remained one of our most original musicians. John King on the honest voice of punk It was Juvenile Jim who introduced me to The Clash. He had bought their first album because it had a Union Jack on the cover and was showing it off in the playground. I borrowed it off him, had a l...(Continue Reading)I Dreamed I Saw Joey Ramone Last Night - punk rock singer The P.C. eulogizing of a punk rocker The most famous case of body-snatching in the history of rock 'n' roll is that of Gram Parsons, the highly regarded ......(Continue Reading)Punk and proud: with his new picture, Punks, writer-director Patrik-Ian Polk awakens gay films to an African-American perspective - film - Brief Article "Hold on one second." That's how Punks writer-director Patrik-Ian Polk, 28, answers most of my questions over brunch at the Griddle Cafe in West Hollywood, ......(Continue Reading)No Doubt: They married punk and reggae, and that's not all - This Month's Tunes to Rock - Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal - Brief Article - Interview Ska-pop pioneers No Doubt, who launch a U.S. tour next month, did plenty of traveling last year, bouncing from their native L.A. to balmy Jamaica, and ......(Continue Reading)
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