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We are the Clash : Reagan, Thatcher, and the last stand of a band that mattered

Andersen, Mark, author, Heibutzki, Ralph, 1964- author, Auguste, Barry, writer of foreword

Overview

\"The Clash was a paradox of revolutionary conviction, musical ambition, and commercial drive. [This book] is a gripping tale of the band's struggle to reinvent itself as George Orwell's 1984 loomed. This bold campaign crashed headlong into a wall of internal contradictions and rising right-wing power. While the world teetered on edge of the nuclear abyss, British miners waged a life-or-death strike, and tens of thousands died from US guns in Central America, Clash cofounders Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, and Bernard Rhodes waged a desperate last stand after ejecting guitarist Mick Jones and drummer Topper Headon. The band shattered just as its controversial final album, Cut the Crap, was emerging\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: Akashic Books
• Subject: Clash (Musical group) Biography. / Punk rock music Great Britain History and criticism. / Punk rock music Political aspects. / Great Britain Politics and government 1979-1997.
• ISBN: 9781617752933, 1617752932

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
ML421.C57 A53 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE