Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Tuesday's parting shot

Today marks the 18th anniversary of Joe Strummer's death at the age of 50 ... the image here is a screengrab from the video of "Redemption Song" by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros ... which features Dr. Revolt  in November 2003 creating the mural of the Clash frontman that remains to this date (after a few iterations) outside Niagara on Seventh Street and Avenue A...

 

3 comments:

elyse said...

Still so sad about this. He died way too young.

Anonymous said...

18 years already... and still, more relevant than ever.
And it's Sandinista 40th anniversary, maybe the greatest masterpiece of the 80's.

XTC said...

Sandinista is pretty great but I think Strummer's world music with the Mescaleros was the best work he did.