We are working our way through the catalogue of The Clash and reflecting on a career charged with authenticity and ranking their albums in order of greatness ...

What began as a sample-swapping lark ended up in the duo’s full-length debut The Last Post, perhaps the most consistently excellent post-Clash album from any member of the band. The rhythmic ...

The band continued expanding into funk and even new wave, but their career spun out quickly with a lineup change and an ...

While frontman Joe Strummer and lead guitarist/singer Mick Jones were the principal songwriters in The Clash, Headon co-wrote ...

Adding to their six original studio albums came post-Clash ventures, notably a decade’s worth of Big Audio Dynamite plus several Carbon-Silicon albums (Mick), one solo LP and three with the Mescaleros ...

The Clash may not have been the first British punk rock band, but they were the soul of the genre in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The band—most famously composed of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones ...

“[Clash bassist] Paul Simonon went and grabbed ... That philosophy informs the Lighthouse album, now available on CD, vinyl, cassette and via online streaming services. The “Godfather of ...

The band’s second album, 1979’s “Metal Box,” is regarded ... with John Lydon — known as Johnny Rotten — after The Clash.Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images John Lydon (left ...