Joe Strummer's London Calling
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'Strummer hosted his UK radio show, “Joe Strummer’s London Calling,” through 1998, then again in 2000-2001 (excerpt above). He played his share of Clash songs, as well as—in the later episodes—the occasional track from his last project, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. But aside from the expected punk and reggae, there was no telling what he might cue up next; from the Balkan Folk of Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra to the new wave rhumba of Zaire’s Thu-Zahina, Strummer had one hell of an eclectic collection, which should surprise no one who knows his work, but it’s still a joy to hear him spin his rollercoaster playlists.
And now, you can listen to him spin for eight hours straight if you like. All eight, one hour episodes of Strummer’s radio show are streaming here- http://www.prx.org/series...'
'Strummer hosted his UK radio show, “Joe Strummer’s London Calling,” through 1998, then again in 2000-2001 (excerpt above). He played his share of Clash songs, as well as—in the later episodes—the occasional track from his last project, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros. But aside from the expected punk and reggae, there was no telling what he might cue up next; from the Balkan Folk of Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra to the new wave rhumba of Zaire’s Thu-Zahina, Strummer had one hell of an eclectic collection, which should surprise no one who knows his work, but it’s still a joy to hear him spin his rollercoaster playlists.
And now, you can listen to him spin for eight hours straight if you like. All eight, one hour episodes of Strummer’s radio show are streaming here- http://www.prx.org/series...'
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