Ebook: We are the Clash: Reagan, Thatcher, and the last stand of a band that mattered
Author: Mark Andersen, Ralph Heibutzki
- Tags: Clash (Musical group) -- Biography, Punk rock music -- Great Britain -- History and criticism, Punk rock music -- Political aspects, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice, MUSIC / Lyrics, MUSIC / Printed Music / Vocal
- Year: 2018
- Publisher: Akashic Books
- Language: English
- epub
"The Clash was a paradox of revolutionary conviction, musical ambition, and commercial drive. We Are The Clash is a gripping tale of the band's struggle to reinvent itself as George Orwell's 1984 loomed. This bold campaign crashed headlong into a wall of internal contradictions and rising right-wing power. While the world teetered on edge of the nuclear abyss, British miners waged a life-or-death strike, and tens of Read more...