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

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Pub. Date: 2004-11-02
Publisher(s): Perseus Books Group
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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

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