The cover of London Calling features Clash bassist Paul Simonon in the act of destroying his Fender Precision Bass guitar at a concert in New York City. It was September 20, 1979, at the Palladium ...

Which brings us back to London Calling's album cover. The design wasn't new -- pink and green lettering framing a black and white photo -- in fact, it dated to 1956, when Elvis Presley 's debut ...

The Clash’s ‘London Calling’ at 35: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review. Get our track-by-track take on an album that no respectable record collection is without.

As part of 6 Music's National Album Day celebrations, Amy Lamé is joined by Don Letts to play out The Clash's 'London Calling' album in full (listen from 4pm, Sun 13 Oct). A milestone in UK music ...

The Origins of ‘London Calling’ by The Clash London was not an easy place to be in 1979. Unemployment was at an all-time high, drug abuse had become an epidemic, and young Londoners were at ...

The Clash's 1979 masterpiece 'London Calling' turns 40 this month. ... photographer Pennie Smith walked away with a photo of Paul Simonon smashing his bass onstage that became the cover of the album.

Rolling Stone named 'London Calling,' the landmark third album by English rockers The Clash, #1 on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s—and with good reason.

The Museum of London has announced a new exhibition centered on The Clash.Titled “The Clash: London Calling,” the exhibit will feature more than 100 personal items from the band’s archive ...

Forty years ago, The Clash's iconic album London Calling and its equally famous record cover featuring Pennie Smith's image of the demise of a bass guitar, appeared in record stores across the UK ...

London Calling reached No. 27 in the U.S. and made the Top 10 in the band's native U.K. It encouraged the Clash to get even more ambitious on their next album, 1981's sprawling Sandinista!

The Clash's Joe Strummer would no doubt get a chuckle out of one of his band's biggest hits, 'London Calling,' being used to promote next summer's Olympic Games in London. The title track from the ...