"...when I first saw them perform live they came very much 'fully formed', the sound, the look, the words, the way they stood on stage..." Julian Yewdall, author of A PERMANENT RECORD, discusses Joe Strummer's transition from the 101'ers to the Clash...among many other topics in part two of our epic email chat!
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A PERMANENT RECORD (TAKE TWO): JULIAN YEWDALL LOOKS BACK ON THE 101'ERS (4/22/13)
A PERMANENT RECORD (TAKE ONE): JULIAN YEWDALL LOOKS BACK ON THE 101'ERS (3/10/13)
"What The 101'ers left behind is a rough-cut diamond, forged out of blood, sweat and tears..." Julian Yewdall talks about his philosophy and intentions behind A PERMANENT RECORD, which documents Joe Strummer's life (and after) his major pre-Clash band, the 101'ers.
CLASH II BOOK: KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN SUCCEEDS!
"The Clash's bold, tragic last stand, rescued from history's dustbin: at war with Thatcher, Reagan, the Top Ten, & (sometimes) itself..." With this opening salvo, co-authors Mark Andersen and Ralph Heibutzki launched the Kickstater campaign for their book, WE ARE THE CLASH: THE LAST STAND BAND OF A BAND THAT MATTERED...here's how the effort ended up.
CHAIRMAN RALPH RECORDS THREE CUT THE CRAP-ERA CLASH NUGGETS (6/9/12)
Chairman Ralph reports on recording three songs from the Clash's final album, CUT THE CRAP ("Movers And Shakers," ""North And South," plus the chorus from "Play To Win"), how they turned out, and how they affected his recording philosophy.
RECORDING CUT THE CRAP (REVISED & EXPANDED)
Chairman Ralph covers one of the most controversial periods of the Clash's career in this excerpt, which focuses on the long and winding journey that led to the recording of The Only Band That Matters's final, troubled album: Cut The Crap.