The Clash – Revolution Rock
London Calling is the third album by English punk rock band The Clash, released 14 December 1979, on CBS Records in the UK and in January 1980 on Epic Records in the United States. The album represented a change in The Clash’s musical style, and featured elements of ska, pop, soul, rockabilly and reggae music. The album’s subject matter included unemployment, racial conflict, drug use, and the responsibilities of adulthood.
The album received highly positive reviews and was ranked at number eight on Rolling Stone’ list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003.London Calling was a top ten album in the UK, and its lead single “London Calling” was a top twenty single.It has sold over two million copies worldwide,and was certified platinum in the United States.
After recording their 1978 album Give ‘Em Enough Rope in the United States, the band separated from their manager Bernard Rhodes.This separation meant that the band had to leave their rehearsal studio in Camden Town and find another location to compose their music. Drawing inspiration from rockabilly, ska, reggae and jazz,the band began work on the album during the summer of 1979. Tour manager Johnny Green had found the band a new place to rehearse called Vanilla Studios in Pimlico, which was located in the back of a garage.The band quickly wrote and recorded demos, with Jones composing and arranging much of the music and Strummer supplying the lyrics.
In August 1979, the band entered Wessex Studios to begin recording London Calling. The Clash asked Guy Stevens to produce the album, much to the dismay of CBS Records.Stevens had alcohol and drug problems and his production methods were unconventional.While recording he would often swing ladders and throw chairs around the band to create an emotional atmosphere.The entire album was recorded within a matter of weeks, with many songs recorded in one or two takes.
The album’s cover features a photograph of Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass against the stage at The Palladium in New York City on 21 September 1979 during the “Clash Take the Fifth” US tour.Pennie Smith, who photographed the band for the album, originally did not want the photograph to be used. She thought that it was too out of focus, but Strummer and graphic designer Ray Lowry thought it would make a good album cover.In 2002, Smith’s photograph was named the best rock and roll photograph of all time by Q magazine, commenting that “it captures the ultimate rock’n'roll moment – total loss of control”.
The cover artwork was designed by Lowry and was a homage to the design of Elvis Presley’s debut album.The cover was named the ninth best album cover of all time by Q magazine in 2001.
Duration : 0:5:34
Categories: Racial Conflict Tags: calling, clash, headon, Joe, jones, london, mick, Paul, punk, revolution, Rock, simonon, strummer, The, topper
Talk Wrestling 65: WWE’s best and worst storylines, more
News on the Ric Flair as RAW GM rumors
http://nodq.com/wwe/246664102.shtml
WWE claims drug suspensions are still made public
http://nodq.com/wwe/246661658.shtml
WWE Smackdown taping results (spoilers)
http://nodq.com/wwe/246610971.shtml
(Note: This was taped before Extreme Rules) On this episode of Talk Wrestling, Jeff Meacham talks about the following: WWE’s best and worst storylines, the value of the titles, John Cena as a modern-day Hulk Hogan, former superstars returning to wrestling, and more.
Duration : 0:16:38
Categories: Extreme Talk Tags: cena, CM, dreamer, dynasty, hart, hogan, hulk, john, katie, mitb, punk, return, scandal, stratus, Tommy, trish, vick, wrestling, wwe
Talk Wrestling 93: The end of WWE’s ECW, Kofi Kingston’s push
Legit backstage dislike for John Cena?
http://nodq.com/wwe/261826475.shtml
Latest on The Rock’s return to WWE TV:
http://nodq.com/wwe/261826436.shtml
On this episode of Talk Wrestling, Jeff Meacham talks about the following: WWE dropping the ECW name, Kofi Kingston’s U.S. Title run, CM Punk going back to being a babyface, TNA having a farm league like WWE, Desmond Wolfe being put on TV right away, and much more!
Duration : 0:26:30
Categories: Extreme Talk Tags: 107, 108, 109, botchamania, brand, changes, CM, desmond, ecw, heel, Kingston, kofi, major, orton, punk, push, randy, smackdown, tna, wolfe, wwe
NOFX – Radio (Rancid Cover) -Live @ Rockhal 2008-
NOFX live @ Rockhal – Luxembourg, Esch Alzette / Luxemburg
NOFX – Radio, Radio, Radio !!! (Rancid Cover) + Do What You Want (Bad Religion Cover) -Live 2008- Fat Wreck Chords.
23 juin 2008, European Tour.
Duration : 0:3:34
Categories: Alternative Religion Tags: Alternative, Alzette, bad, chords, Esch, fat, indie, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Mike, nofx, punk, Rancid, Religion, Rock, wreck
1st videoclip from the french band ADDICTEDCategories: Sexual Depravity Tags: addicted, aggressor, Beer, death, hardcore, metal, punk, Sex, thrash, wacken
Bad Religion – Inner Logic (Live)
A rare live audio of BRs Inner Logic from 1994 release Stranger Than Fiction dubbed to footage of the band performing live. One of my favourite songs – I don’t know why they don’t play it live, it’s better than some of the songs that they play show in, show out.
Make sure to sign and suport the petition to re release Into The Unknown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Vw2KdNek4
Lyrics:
automatons with business suits clinging black boxes,
sequestering the blueprints of daily life
contented, free of care, they rejoice in morning ritual
as they file like drone ant colonies to their office in the sky
I don’t ask questions, don’t promote demonstrations,
don’t look for new consensus, don’t stray from constitution
if I pierce the complexity I won’t find salvation
just the bald and over truth
of the evil and deception
there is an inner logic,
and we’re taught to stay far from it
it is simple and elegant,
but it’s cruel and antithetic
and there’s no effort to reveal it
graduated mentors stroll in marbled brick porticos
in sagacious dialog they despise their average ways
displaying pomp and discipline, they mold their institution
where they practice exclusion on the masses every day
decorated warriors drill harmless kids on pavement
simulating tyranny under red alert
protecting the opulent and staging moral standard
they expect redemption of character and self-growth
(no equality, no opportunity,
no tolerance for the progressive alternative…)
Duration : 0:2:50
Categories: Alternative Religion Tags: 1994, american, bad, brett, epitpah, fiction, graffin, GREG, inner, Jesus, letterman, logic, mtv, punk, Religion, Rock, sorrow, stranger, than