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Fri Dec-03-04 04:35 PM
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LET THE FURY HAVE THE HOUR by ANTONINO D'AMBROSIO (Joe Strummer bio) |
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Thought some people might be interested in this:
Nation Books has just published "Let Fury Have the Hour: The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer" by Antonino D'Ambrosio.
LET FURY HAVE THE HOUR The first serious examination of the extraordinary life of Joe Strummer, the legendary lead singer of the Clash.
“Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin, and a pair of bondage trousers,” writes Billy Bragg, and documentarian/activist D’Ambrosio proves it with this gathering of skillfully selected articles and essays on Clash front man Joe Strummer (1952-2002), from the likes of Lester Bangs, Chuck D, Greil Marcus and D’Ambrosio himself. --From Publisher's Weekly review, 11/8/04
"Joe was speaking about things he saw in his life-the things right in front of his face that no one wanted to talk about-and taking his message around the world...Public Enemy is an American group but we address the same issues-political, social, musical-on an international level. I learned the importance of that from Joe Strummer." --From the preface by Chuck D
Let the Fury Have the Hour collects articles, interviews, essays, and reviews that chronicle Strummer's life both as a musician and a political activist. Included are original essays and interviews by Antonino D'Ambrosio, alongside contributions from Peter Silverton, Billy Bragg, Ann Scanlon, Lester Bangs, Sylvie Simmons, Charlie Bertsch, Greil Marcus, Amy Phillips, Joel, Schalit, and others.
Antonino D'Ambrosio is a writer, filmmaker, photographer and musician. He is the founder and director of La Lutta New Media Collective, a media activism and documentary film production group based in New York City. His writing has appeared in The Nation, The Progressive, Monthly Review, Color Lines, the New Labor Forum and other publications.
LET THE FURY HAVE THE HOUR by ANTONINO D'AMBROSIO DECEMBER 2004, $16.95, 368 PAGES, ISBN 1-56025-625-7 To purchase "Let Fury Have the Hour On-line," please visit Nation Books.
To set-up an interview, speaking engagement or public appearance, please contact Ina Howard at / 212-209-5448 / ina@nationbooks.org
For information about upcoming events, radio/press interviews, please visit http://www.nationbooks.com and http://www.letfuryhavethehour.com
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Fri Dec-03-04 04:57 PM
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1. Wow ... thanks for the heads up! |
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This is a must-buy for me.
And oddly enough, "Clampdown" was playing on my iTunes when I opened this thread to read it.
Miss you, Joe.
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Fri Dec-03-04 05:07 PM
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2. "I'm So Bored With the U.S.A." |
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nice one! a must buy.
Yankee soldier He wanna shoot some skag He met it in Cambodia But now he can't afford a bag
Yankee dollar talk To the dictators of the world In fact it's giving orders An' they can't afford to miss a word
I'm so bored with the U...S...A... But what can I do?
Yankee detectives Are always on the TV 'Cos killers in America Work seven days a week
Never mind the stars and stripes Let's print the Watergate Tapes I'll salute the New Wave And I hope nobody escapes
I'm so bored with the U...S...A... But what can I do?
Move up Starsky For the C.I.A. Suck on Kojak For the USA
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Fri Dec-03-04 07:15 PM
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5. Damn, those lyrics are funny. |
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Fri Dec-03-04 05:51 PM
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3. In the middle of that right now |
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Just got passed the Lester Bangs segment. Joe was an amazing artist. While reading it I get alternately depressed and inspired.
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Fri Dec-03-04 06:39 PM
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4. thanks for posting this |
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"The Clash" are one of my heroes.
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Fri Dec-03-04 07:56 PM
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6. kick for Jimmy Jazz n/t |
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