The videos are starting to float around (which I can't search because I am at work) I gues Springsteen is covering a few Clash and Strummer songs in his concerts.

It's good to see that Strummers has a true legacy and even building in popularity since his death.

two of my favorite songs:

stay free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G30pB2q8Ago

and

police on my back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq_HtgGOIfE

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One of my faves, too.

As is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISPYvESN7nc

BTW, heard this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E5aF_rdX9Q

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1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Might be worth a listen:

http://blog.guterman.com/2009/08/20/sandinista-free/

I haven't heard it (yet), but hey, it's free!

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The Sandinista Project — free for one day only!


Happy Joe Strummer’s birthday

Joe Strummer of the Clash would have been 57 today. So today seems like a good day to give Clash fans a present.

It’s been two years. Does anyone remember The Sandinista Project?

Sandinista Project coverIn May 2007, Abe Bradshaw and the crazy geniuses at 2 Minutes 59 Records let me put out a borderline-insane track-by-track tribute to the Clash’s Sandinista!, with a different artist performing each of the album’s 36 songs. (You can read Abe’s version of the origin myth here.) We received mostly positive reviews from publications ranging from The New York Times to Pasadena Weekly, although someone told me that Robert Christgau hated it. More important, it was a great experience: I got to work with many of my favorite performers and create something.

The Sandinista Project is free for a day

The Sandinista Project didn’t set any sales records. Indeed, the number of copies distributed by unauthorized file-sharing sites was greater than the number we sold. We didn’t undertake the project to make ourselves any money (it was a charity record) so I didn’t mind that it was available everywhere for free. That’s the record biz nowadays. But it did bother me that so many of the versions available on torrenting sites (yes, I downloaded a few; depressing research) sounded like crap. They were encoded at low bit rates and sample rates, sometimes there were digital skips, and there was never any packaging. Guys, if you’re going to steal from us, at least make us look and sound good. Please.

To rectify this situation, for one day only, we’re offering, without charge, 256K versions (in M4A format, which works in iTunes and elsewhere) of every song on the record, as well as one bonus cut and PDFs of the CD booklet and packaging. So now, if you decide to steal this, it won’t sound quite so bad. You’ll still be stealing, but you won’t be stealing junk. And hurry up: this is a 24-hour offer. At midnight Pacific Time tonight, I’m taking down the big file.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGVSTsgcCvw&feature=related Redemption Song - Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer

Solid. I loved Joe's version from his Streetcore album. Watching the tribute to him set to that song was pretty moving. Funny how a guy you never met can influence so much.

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oHCA75ZO1s

The future in unwritten: Joe Strummer's childhood

That is because he influenced music and the world so much, its hard to find a modern musician or group ranging from U2 to Bruce Springsteen that does not openly admit that Joe Strummer and The Clash were their biggest influence.

The Clash did not get the only band that matters title for nothing, the invented ska, made punk tolerable to the masses and last but not least....helped kill disco.