The Clash were always a band that had to walk both sides of the line. They took a DIY/punk rock stance while signing with a major label. Their first album wasn’t released in America until two years later, but it was the biggest-selling import in 1977. Singer/guitarist Joe Strummer would complain about the “punk rock […]
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