Let Fury Have the Hour : The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer

by D'Ambrosio, Antonino

• ISBN13: 9781560256250
• ISBN10: 1560256257
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-02
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

Joe Strummer's untimely death at the age of fifty in December 2002 took from us one of the truly unique voices of modern music. The quintessential Rude Boy, punker, rebel musician, artist and activist, Strummer wrote some of the most important and influential music of the last century including "Guns of Brixton," "The Washington Bullets," "Spanish Bombs," "White Man in Hammersmith Palace," "London's Burning," "Lost in the Supermarket," and "Garageland." Effectively melding raw creativity with radical politics, Strummer transformed punk rock from its early associations with reactionary, right wing and nihilistic politics into a social movement. From Rock Against Racism to the Anti-Nazi League Festival to supporting the H-Block protests, Strummer and The Clash led the charge for human rights. Let Fury Have the Hour collects articles, interviews, essays and reviews that chronicle Strummer's life both as a musician and a political activist. Included in this collection are essays and interviews by Antonino D'Ambrosio, alongside contributions from Peter Silverton, Barry Miles, Anya Philips, Sylvia Simmons, Vic Garbarini, Caroline Coons, Todd Martens, Joel Schalit and others. This book also includes original lyrics, photography, art, posters, and flyers, and offers the first serious examination of the life of this extraordinary man.

Table of Contents

LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS	xi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xiii
PREFACE: Strange Bedfellows-How the Clash Inspired Public Enemy
By Chuck D	xix
INTRODUCTION: The Future is Unwritten
By Antonino D'Ambrosio	xxi
LET FURY Have the Hour
LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR
The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer
By Antonino D'Ambrosio	3	(16)
INTRODUCTION TO 'THE VERY ANGRY CLASH'
By Antonino D'Ambrosio	19	(4)
THE VERY ANGRY CLASH
By Steve Walsh	23	(14)
GREATNESS FROM GARAGELAND
By Peter Silverton	37	(14)
THE CLASH: ANGER ON THE LEFT
Punk Leaders Set Sights on America
By Mikal Gilmore	51	(8)
THE CLASH IN AMERICA
By Sylvie Simmons	59	(10)
THE CLASH
By Lester Bangs	69	(50)
THE LAST BROADCAST
By Greil Marcus	119	(12)
THE REBEL WAY
THE REBEL WAY
Alex Cox, Jim Jarmusch, and Dick Rude on the Film Work of Joe Strummer
By Antonino D'Ambrosio	131	(14)
BE BOP A LULA HERE'S JOE STRUMMER
By Ann Scanlon	145	(10)
CLASH AND BURN
The Politics of Punk's Permanent Revolution
By Dennis Broe	155	(12)
A BROTHER IN REVOLUTION
Women in Punk Discuss Joe Strummer's Influence
By Amy Phillips	167	(8)
ALWAYS PAYING ATTENTION
Joe Strummer's Life and Legacy
By Charlie Bertsch	175	(8)
WHITE RIOT OR RIGHT RIOT
A Look Back at Punk Rock and Antiracism
By Antonino D'Ambrosio	183	(14)
YOU CANT HAVE A REVOLUTION WITHOUT SONGS
YOU CANT HAVE A REVOLUTION WITHOUT SONGS
The Legacy of Victor Jara and the Political Folk Music of Caetano Veloso, Silvio Rodriquez, and Joe Strummer
By Antonino D'Ambrosio	197	(14)
CLASH OF THE TITAN
By Joel Schalit	211	(18)
A MAN THAT MATTERED
By Kristine McKenna	229	(20)
ROCK WARRIOR
By Dan Grunebaum	249	(4)
WHEN THE TWO SEVENS CLASHED
By Carter Van Pelt	253	(6)
CO-OPTING COMBAT ROCK
Why Joe Strummer and the Clash Are Still a Driving Force
By Luciano D'Orazio	259	(10)
THE WORLD IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR
THE WORLD IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR
Two Creative-Activists, Michael Franti and Tim Robbins Continue Joe Strummer's Legacy
By Antonino D'Ambrosio	269	(14)
GET BEHIND THE STRUGGLE. RIGHT NOW!
By Anthony Roman	283	(8)
CULTURE CLASH
From Brixton to El Barrio NYC
By Not4Prophet	291	(6)
THE JOE I KNEW
By Billy Bragg	297	(2)
GETTIN BACK TO THE BAD SEEDS
The Legend of the Long Shadow
By Antonino D'Ambrosio	299	(10)
NOTES	309	(16)
JOE STRUMMER SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY	325	(2)
JOE STRUMMER SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY	327	(2)
MICHAEL FRANTI SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY	329	(2)
TIM ROBBINS SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY	331	(2)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WORKS CITED	333	(8)
CONTRIBUTORS	341	(6)
PERMISSIONS	347