Let Fury Have the Hour Joe Strummer, Punk, and the Movement that Shook the World

by D'Ambrosio, Antonino

• ISBN13: 9781568587196
• ISBN10: 1568587198
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-06
• Publisher: Bold Type Books

Summary

Joe Strummer was the archetypal citizen artist. As a member of The Clash, Strummer composed some the most important rebel music of the twentieth century. Fusing raw creativity with a humanist global sensibility, he helped convert punk rock from its early associations with reactionary and nihilistic politics into a movement of creative response and world citizenship. Let Fury Have the Hour--the inspiration for D'Ambrosio's extraordinary documentary of the same name--is a unique collection of original writing, interviews, essays, and visual art. Included are essays and photographs by D'Ambrosio and pieces by Chuck D, Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, DJ Spooky, Shepard Fairey, and more, together illustrating how Strummer's work inspired a movement.

Author Biography

Antonino D'Ambrosio is the founder and director of La Latta New Media Collective, an independent media justice and production organization based in New York City. His writing has appeared in the Nation, Monthly Review, Clamour, and many others. In 2001 the New York Times described the work of La Latta as "creating true democracy" through independent media. Antonino D'Ambrosio lives in New York City.