I think when you have a communal sound, the listener feels like they can be part of that community.” I learned that fame is an illusion and everything about it is just a joke. I’m far more dangerous now, because I don’t care at all.” An official video featuring drawings and handwritten lyrics found in the Joe Strummer Archive is streaming now at YouTube HERE. Joe Strummer 002 is a Dark Horse Records Production. Produced by David Zonshine. Executive Producer Lucinda Tait. Buy from here In the meantime, ‘002’ is a must-have acquisition for all Strummer aficionados and fans. Rest empowered, Joe.

J oe Strummer had quite an outstanding second act. For those who needed convincing, BMG/Ignition Records released Joe Strummer 001 in 2018, a double compilation that caught listeners up on the legendary punk singer’s post- Clash career. For those who need no convincing but remain completists at heart, there’s now Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years, a box set spanning a short but productive phase in Strummer’s career. Joe Strummer 002 combines all three albums released by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros between 1999 and 2003 and adds a fourth collection of mostly studio demos and outtakes named Vibes Compass. You have the right to free speech, as long as you’re not dumb enough to try it!”. Those lyrics from the late Joe Strummer have probably never had more genuine resonance in our lifetimes than within the current social climate, which makes the new ‘Joe Strummer 002 The Mescaleros years’ box set, a timely and important release. marks twenty years since the passing of the legendary Joe Strummer. Punk poet, musician, composer, actor, and style icon, Strummer spent his life smashing musical and cultural boundaries both as the singer of The Clash and as a solo artist. His songs sound as urgent and vital today as when they were written. I just think that what Joe did with the Mescaleros and those records, and those songs, and those words, it was a very communal sound,” said Vedder. He was so excited to work with the Mescaleros and the reception he got from the press and fans was incredible, it gave him a whirlwind of energy and confidence and he was creatively fulfilled and happy.hours ago Gig Review : SAMANTHA FISH & JESSE DAYTON “DEATH WISH BLUES” TOUR O2 INSTITUTE, BIRMINGHAM

days ago Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Announce Australian Dates for ‘The River Is Rising-Rest of the World Tour 2024’ Looking at the world right now, many of us can only speculate as to what Joe would have made of the mass hysteria surrounding the passing of Elizabeth Windsor, the Ukraine conflict and acceleration of the western capitalist war machine, the neo-Fascist posturing of this arcane Tory Government and in broad terms, an era in which the interests of common people worldwide are evermore undermined by the energies of greed, power and profit. In a recent interview with Jeff Slate, Joe’s widow Lucinda Tait remarked that she was sure he’d be furiously busy ”banging away on his typewriter” if he was here today and it’s a vision which many across the world will share wistfully. When Joe Strummer passed, the west lost one of its most acutely tuned cultural observers and this box set provides beautifully assembled evidence of that. There’s so much great music that Joe left us in his archive,” says Joe’s widow and the executive producer, Lucinda Tait. “We started this work with ‘001’, so tofocuson Joe’s work with The Mescaleros was the natural second step on ‘002’ because those songs he made with them just seemed to resonate so strongly and reinvigorated his connection with his audience at a level he hadn’t experienced since his days with The Clash.

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He famously once said, “ Without people, you’re nothing.” Through his art, Joe Strummer played his part in shaping the musical landscape of the world and with it left an unrivalled and timeless legacy. While best known as the front man for The Clash, Strummer produced some of the most exciting work of his career with The Mescaleros. Strummer said during this period: “All that’s happening for me now is just a chancer’s bluff. Premier league status in the remastering world. That said, the ultimate delight for Strummer fans is the final album ”Vibes Compass”, which as Henry Rollins rightly points out in the accompanying video review, delivers in ways which many similarly heralded releases often fall short.

Executive produced by Strummer’s widow, Lucinda Tait, and produced by David Zonshine, the richly curated boxset also includes exclusive new interviews with Joe’s friends, collaborators and Mescaleros band mates, plus never-before-seen handwritten notes, lyrics, and drawings by Strummer taken from the Joe Strummer Archive. Dark Horse Records is celebrating what would have been Joe Strummer’s 70th birthday on Sunday, 21 August with today’s premiere of ‘ Fantastic‘, available now at all DSPs and streaming services. While best known as the front man for The Clash, Strummer produced some of the most exciting work of his career with The Mescaleros. “ There’s so much great music that Joe left us in his archive,” says Strummer’s widow and Joe Strummer 002: The Mescaleros Years Executive Producer, Lucinda Tait. “ We started this work last year with ‘001’, so to focus on Joe’s work with The Mescaleros was the natural second step on ‘002’ because those songs he made with them just seemed to resonate so strongly and reinvigorated his connection with his audience at a level he hadn’t experienced since his days with The Clash. George Harrison’s passion for introducing the world to new music expressed itself in May of 1974 when he created his own new label – Dark Horse Records. The label contained a variety of talented artists on its roster, including George himself.There's so much great music that Joe left us in his archive,” says Joe’s widow and the executive producer, Lucinda Tait. “We started this work with '001', so tofocuson Joe's work with The Mescaleros was the natural second step on '002' because those songs he made with them just seemed to resonate so strongly and reinvigorated his connection with his audience at a level he hadn't experienced since his days with The Clash. marks 20 years since the passing of the legendaryJoe Strummer. While best known as the frontman forThe Clash, between 1999-2002 Strummer producedsome of his most exciting work alongside The Joe’s focus on world issues, combined with brilliantly crafted usage of abstract spontaneity and cultural references, mark him out uniquely in songwriting terms. This was a man who spoke to the world around him via a vivid sensory kaleidoscope, one which even in its most intense moments, always allowed a deep sense of humanity to seep through and ingrain itself into his songs.