R.I.P. Singer/songwriter and guitarist Jon Dee Graham, 1959-2026

Sadly beloved Austin singer/songwriter and guitar ace Jon Dee Graham has passed away far too soon at 67. He'll be greatly missed. 

Happy 70th Birthday Don Letts!

Celebrating the 70th birthday of influential culture-clashing UK DJ/filmmaker Don Letts with a couple of interviews and DJ sets. 

R.I.P. Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly's Crickets, 1937-2025

Sadly, Crickets guitarist and songwriter Sonny Curtis – who wrote "I Fought The Law" and the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme – has passed away at 88. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney is a punk rock fan? Watch Nardwuar's interview!

Prime Minister Mark Carney is a big enough fan of The Clash to chuckle about their first drummer using the alias Tory Crimes.  

That time The Clash appeared on French TV in 1977

We're remembering Joe Strummer on his birthday with a clip of The Clash from a French TV show back in 1977. 

Watch Kensington Hillbillys' video for their version of "Straight To Hell"

You can grab a copy of the Kensington Hillbillys' cover of The Clash classic tonight at the Monarch Tavern – just like Paul!

Happy 80th Birthday Peter Jenner!

Celebrating legendary artist manager Peter Jenner's 80th birthday with a discussion of his time with Pink Floyd and much more.

The Clash On The Danforth: 40 Years Later

From Alone and Gone author Nick Smash...

It seems hard to believe but The Clash played their first concert in Toronto at The Rex Danforth Theatre 40 years ago next month.

During the month of February, The Toronto Public Library at Pape and Danforth will be hosting a photographic exhibition celebrating this hugely important event in Toronto's music history. The exhibition will be featuring some of the large format posters as displayed in 'Toronto Calling', the 2010 exhibition curated by Nick and Simon White at Steamwhistle Brewery. 1979 was a good year for fans of The Clash living in Toronto as they played 2 gigs while at the peak of their career. The first was at The Rex on February 20th and the second at The O'Keefe Centre  on September 26th.

CLASH ON THE DANFORTH AT THE LIBRARY will be a multi media format exhibition using large format photos, collage type posters, original artifacts, video screen photos and old school cassette tapes. I'll be getting back behind the lectern and pontificating about how great these gigs were and what they meant to their fans as the punk scene was changing. The opening night will be Friday (February 1) at The Public Library (701 Pape Avenue – just south of Danforth) from 7pm to 8pm.  Copies of "Alone And Gone" and "What You Don't Want Is What You Get" will be available.

Listen to The Clash's performance at The Rex in 1979 below.

Acclaimed Lee Perry doc hits Toronto Friday

Along with being one of the most important figures in the evolution of modern Jamaican music, visionary producer, performer and prankster Lee "Scratch" Perry is also among the most enigmatic.
To try getting a handle on Perry's colourful and often crazy life story where Bob Marley, Paul McCartney and The Clash play support roles, American filmmakers Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough traveled to Switzerland five years ago for a first-hand account of his 70 years on earth. They wound up with The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry a revealing feature-length documentary which puts Perry's far-reaching influence into proper perspective while charting the last 35 years of reggae music and culture.
The Upsetter screens as part of the monthly Undercurrents at the Underground series at Toronto Underground Cinema (186 Spadina) on Friday (October 7) at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 at the door.
 

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