Joe Strummer

MISSION UPDATE: Shuttle Crew Set for Move-In Day at ISS

Astronauts aboard NASA’s shuttle Endeavour are awake and ready for their move-in day aboard the International Space Station. NASA is broadcasting Endeavour’s STS-126 mission to the International Space Station on NASA TV. Tariq...

Live albums find their groove again

It has served as a starmaking vehicle for everyone from James Brown to Peter Frampton. It went through an unplugged phase that allowed listeners to glimpse their pop heroes in a more informal setting. It functioned as a...

The Hold Steady puts the fun back in rock 'n' roll

The Hold Steady, which plays Showbox SoDo Nov. 20 and 21, puts some of the fun back into rock 'n' roll. NEW YORK — A music fan recently approached Craig Finn, lead singer of The Hold Steady, with an observation. He'd seen about...

The Harsh Reality of Spam and Online Security… Should I Stay or Should I Go?

"If I stay there will be trouble ... If I go there will be double" — Joe Strummer (1952-2002) "We can be heroes, just for one day" — David Bowie (1947-) We all know things are bad on the net, but if you want a dose of stark...

Frontman for The Hold Steady finds plenty to smile about

NEW YORK -- A music fan recently approached Craig Finn, lead singer of The Hold Steady, with an observation. He'd seen about 40 bands perform over the previous year, and only members of Finn's band and Drive-By Truckers were...

Bridgewater beckons for revitalised Bragg

1 / 1 imagesPLENTY STILL TO SAY: Bragg PLENTY STILL TO SAY: Bragg THE flight back from any Stateside sojourn can be weary and tiresome to say the least. It was the erudite Democrat candidate Barrack Obama’s victory speech in...

Ray Lowry: Cartoonist best known for his work in the rock music press

Although best known for his distinctive and often rather surreal cartoons for Punch, Private Eye and many other publications – especially in the rockmusic industry – over the past four decades, Ray Lowry also worked as a...

CD reviews: The Cure; Paris (not Hilton); Tom Gabel

Staff and wire reports • November 10, 2008 "4:13 Dream"; Geffen 2 1/2 stars (out of 4) The Cure could use a little boogie-woogie flu, judging by the tired and joyless nature of its 13th studio album. The Goth-pop outfit led by...

Appetite for deduction: What's happened since the last Guns N' Roses album

Nearly 15 years on from the release of their last album, The Spaghetti Incident (and even that wasn't a proper one), Guns N' Roses will finally unveil Chinese Democracy later this month. 1/3/99 Geffen Records' deadline for the...

Fun Fun Fun Fest Interview: Kevin Seconds

Image from MySpace Kevin Seconds @ Fun Fun Fun FestSunday, November 9Waterloo Park (403 E. 15th)Stage 2, 2:20 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.[info] | [tickets]Fun Fun Fun Fest is fortunate this year, as with the last, to have some pretty...

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