Paradoxically, it was the corporate paymaster CBS that eventually ran ads for the Clash with the tagline “The only band that matters.” In March of 1979, everyone, including the Clash, knew ...

In 2003, The Clash was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Strummer passed away in 2002 while founding member Keith Levene followed 20 years later when he passed in November 2022.

The sleeve to one of the band's final singles displayed the slogan: “The Future is Unwritten.” Thankfully, The Clash's past and enduring greatness are well documented here.

The Clash may have axed Jones in an attempt to continue their commercial ascent, but it did not pan out. The band only released one more album, the critically maligned Cut the Crap, before ...

By the summer of 1981, however, the band’s rap homage “Magnificent Seven” and crossover hit “Radio Clash” were everywhere, says Chuck D. It was a harbinger of things to come.