Special thanks to the friends of the fondly remembered Iain ‘H’ Howard who are organising this benefit for us in his honour.
The gig will be held on Saturday 10th April 2010 at The Spencer Club, Albany Rd, Coventry.
Performances on the night will come from:
- Burdock
Roddy Radiation
Voodoo Kings
Sam Smith & Ben Rzezuchowski (acoustic)
Old No. 7 Band
Friday 16th April 2010
Fiddlers Elbow
1 Malden Road,
Kentish Town,
London, NW5 3HS
Featuring:
Shal Nasty
UK Vomit
Viki Vortex & The Cumshots
Baptist
Criminal Brainstorm
£6
Doors open 7.30pm
Sponsored by:
Studs & Punks
Bombsite
To celebrate the UK release a launch event will take place on 5th February 2010 in the heart of Clash-land at Inn on the Green, tucked under the Westway between Portobello Road and Ladbroke Grove. Scheduled to appear on the night are: Dubmatix, DubCats, Wrongtom, Citizen Sound, Chomsky Allstars and Don Letts along with special guests.
In the spirit of Joe Strummer’s connection with Reggae and Dub, Shatter The Hotel explores what he once described as the “rasta - punk interface”. The energy of punk fused with the rebellious sound of dub and reggae.
This collection of songs brings together some of (his) Joe’s friends, and collaborators as well as artists and producers that have been touched and inspired by his music and message. Tracks selected from the Joe Strummer and Mick Jones catalogue have been re-interpreted by artists that come from the UK, Jamaica, Canada and the USA.
Don Letts is credited as the DJ that single-handedly turned a whole generation of punks onto reggae. A friend of Joe’s, he is pictured on the cover sleeve of the 1980 release, ‘Black Market Clash’. He opens and closes this compilation alongside Dubmatix and former Big Audio Dynamite band-mate Dan Donovan with their take on London Calling, the track that propelled The Clash’s influence across the pond to the USA. Dubmatix (aka Jesse King) has toured North America and Europe extensively, collaborating with legendary reggae heavyweights such as Sugar Minott, Michael Rose, and Alton Ellis. Shatter The Hotel’s associate producer names London Calling as one of his favourite albums of all-time so reinterpreting the title track with Dan and Don( )was in his words ‘a labour of love’.
Dubmatix - London Calling (Album Version) [feat. Don Letts & Dan Donovan]
The compilation ranges from straight-up roots dub to contemporary reggae sounds to dubbed out punk and dub-house styles including Lost In the Supermarket by South London producer, Wrongtom (Hard-Fi’s tour DJ and remixer), Creation Rockers’ interpretation of Four Horseman and Rock the Casbah by Nate Wize from Toronto who has DJ’d or performed alongside the likes of MIA, Blondie and Roots Manuva. His version features Jamaican vocalist Ammoye.
Joe Strummer’s friend and biographer Chris Salewicz has provided the sleeve-notes for Shatter the Hotel along with renowned photographer, Adrian Boot who has provided the images of Joe.
Proceeds from the sale of this release will benefit Strummerville: The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music, a registered charity set up by the friends and family of Joe Strummer the year after his death that seeks to reflect Joe’s unique contribution to the music world by offering support, resources and performance opportunities to artists who would not normally have access to them.
For more information please contact:
Mark Matthews (aka Prince Blanco)
Email: shatterthehotel@gmail.com
Web: www.shatterthehotel.com
Tuesday 22nd Dec 7pm - Late
The FlowerPot, 147 Kentish Town Road, London NW1 8PB (FREE ENTRY)
Promoting the work of Jail Guitar Doors & Strummerville
Acoustic Sets from:
Drew McConnell (Baby Shambles)
Sam Duckworth (Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly)
Jonny Neeson & Leon Walker
PLUS VERY SPECIAL GUESTS!!
THE YALLA YALLAS are a fantastic punk rock ‘n’ roll band from Leeds. Their name was carefully and deliberately chosen as a rallying call to unify. “So long liberty, lets forget you didn’t show. Not in my time” a sentiment expressed on an early Joe Strummer recording, one which spurned him on to form The Mescaleros, and one which struck a chord with the band and their audience.. Some members have appeared in other Leeds based punk rock bands The Dead Pets, 3milehigh and The Gushers. Others have built up a solid reputation as solo performers. All of them now share a common goal to bring anthemic mayhem to wherever they play.
http://www.myspace.com/theyallayallas
THE TAGNUTS Cambridge “Gimp-Core” ska punkers are back! After almost a year away The Tagnuts are ready to do it again. This is the hometown night of a UK tour for The Tagnuts that sees them playing across the country. Their unique and energetic live shows have been sadly missed! Good to have you back!!
http://www.myspace.com/thetagnuts
THE TEN-O-SEVENS are real punk rock’n’roll! These four lads combine elements of early punk rock with the sound and attitude of the most obnoxious of garage punk bands. Their songs are fast, loud, nasty, snotty, catchy and sweaty simple chord tight style tunes that will stick to your head like cheap superglue!
http://www.myspace.com/krummylanky
THE DEAD BATTERIES return to the Moon as part of their winter tour with local legends the Tagnuts. They are fast, they have a lot to say, and they say it with venom! Great anarcho punx from Ipswich, don’t miss them!
http://www.myspace.com/thedeadbatteries
There are plenty of great Strummer/Clash related Prizes to be won, as well as the usual stalls selling merchandise and maybe even some late Christmas Prezzies!
Expect punky xmas décor, Last Gang In Town DJ’s playing punk and ska, drink promotions and maybe even a mince pie or two, it’s a Strummerville Benefit and Last Gang Xmas Party/ 6th Birthday all rolled into one! What more could you want for Christmas!!!?
Saturday 19th December
@Man on the Moon, 2 Norfolk Street, Cambridge
£5 adv / £6 door
Doors 7:30pm
Ticket reservations email lastgangintownuk@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/thelastgangintownuk
Heads up people - its on again in 2010
The Annual Joe Strummer Tribute With The Death Or Glory Sound System, Take The 5th and Havana-a-go-go doing their Ramones thing. Profit to Stummerville & Once again at the Komedia Brighton 44 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UN.
This, for us has been a highlight of the year since Dan and Gordon put on the first gig celebrating Joe’s life in 2003. a fantastic event last year - It was great to meet up again with people who have similarly supported the event along the way.
Thanks to Mauro and crew for organising their sixth benefit for Strummerville. The tribute takes place again in Bologna, the town in which The Clash had their first Italian concert on June 1st 1980.
This years bill includes 12 great bands with Rude Boy star Ray Gange spinning a DJ set [details on MySpace]
Also in the evening there will be live painting by artist Giuliano del Sorbo continuing with the presentation of the book “I wanna Riot” with author Luca Frazzi , with a reading on the Clash lyrics by Andrea Merendelli (author and director of Clash To Me).
The night will also pay tribute to the experience of the anti-racist label 2 Tone Records (really loved by Joe Strummer) in the year of his 30th anniversary (1979-2009).
Thanks ever so much to the people at Pirates Press Records and Cock Sparrer for holding a silent auction for a set of autographed Cock Sparrer test pressings! One test pressing for Shock Troops, Runnin’ Riot ‘84, True Grit Outtakes, Two Monkeys, Guilty As Charged, Live n Loud, Back Home and Here We Stand.
As well as a test pressing of the England Belongs To Me picture disc single and The Spirit of ‘76 etched single will be included in the package (as well as a few goodies from Strummerville).
This will all be packaged in a casebound 12″ boxset and autographed by all members of Cock Sparrer.
This is truly a one-of a kind collectors item.
Pirates Press and Strummerville thank you in advance for your offers and contributions, and more so your undying overall support of all our endeavours. We wish you all the best of luck!
The auction begins on Pirates Press Records’ anniversary party on Friday 13th November, and will available on their website (http://www.piratespressrecords.com) starting the following Monday 16th November for those people unable to attend. The auction will end on Thanksgiving Day 26th November at high noon at which point the winner will be announced.
Now in its sixth year the annual Strummerville Benefit at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow is on 22 December 2009. An evening to celebrate the life and music of Joe Strummer.
You can see all the photos taken on the night by visiting Flickr. Thanks to everyone who played on the night and to Westy_45 for sharing the photos with us.
This years bill included :
The Counterfeit Clash
Kevin Harper
The Zips
Dead City Riots
The Older Guys
Last Orders
Thanks again to Mario and the crew in Berlin for their support and another benefit for us on Joe’s anniversary.
Die Bank
Inhaberin Caro Bischoff
Müllerstraße 42
80469 München
Telefon 0 89 / 23 68 41 71
Fax 0 89 / 23 68 41 72
WWW: www.die-bank.com
Info: info@die-bank.com
Strummerville supporters who came out for the benefit in San Francisco were treated to an impromptu performance by our good friend Billy Bragg.
Thanks to Mike for his long standing support in organising the benefits for us and to all the bands and of course to Billy for his love and support.
Strummerville is delighted to be supporting Jail Guitar Doors and their great work and is proud to announce the London Premier of Breaking Rocks - a documentary about the charity on 01 October at the Proud Galleries, Camden, London.
The premier will be followed by live performances from Billy Bragg, Get Cape. Wear Cape Fly. The Rotten Hill Gang featuring Mick Jones, Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) Wayne Kramer MC5, Night of Treason.
A night not to be missed
For Tickets visit http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/
For information visit
http://web.me.com/madinertia/breakingrocks
Thanks again to our great friends in San Francisco for planning another benefit for us this year.
More info:
http://www.myspace.com/sfstrummer
More Info:
Revolution Rock – A Joe Strummer Tribute Night 2009
From front man of The Clash to his work with The Mescalero’s, Joe Strummer was, and still is a massive influence to so many bands and people’s lives worldwide.
Joe sadly passed away at his home in December 2002.
To pay respects to the great man a night of homage happens annually in Sydney and this year the night is taking place at The Hopetoun Hotel, Surry Hills, Sydney on Saturday 19th September.
Bands paying homage for 2009 are: King Cannons (Melbourne), Backy Skank, The Rumjacks and Topnovil.
Revolution Rock – A Joe Strummer tribute night is now an annual event for Sydney and is in its 3rd successful year in bringing alive Joe’s music and spirit amongst his fans.
All proceeds from the event every year go to Strummerville.
www.myspace.com/revolutionrock_sydney
www.myspace.com/snapnight
Today we are very pleased to announce that Simon Rance will be walking 61 miles to help raise funds for Strummerville. The walk starts in Yarmouth, Norfolk on the 21st of July and finishes either on the 23rd or 24th in Worsetad, Norfolk. Simon explains, ”Joe has been a major influence on my life from his music, his politics and his manifesto of life/way of life. I first heard The Clash when I was about 5; my sister was blasting it out of her crappy stereo in our family home.”
You can sponsor Simon by donating directly from this page using the button below, or sign a sponsorship form, they are located at the Strummerville HQ & Dimitri’s Nektar Bar on Latimer Road.
More information about the walk can be found here www.tournorfolk.co.uk
Paul Guscin will be 41 at the time of the marathon and it will be his first!. Paul took up running about two years ago and aims to complete the marathon in under 3.5 hours! The race is on Sunday 4th October starting on the shores of Loch Ness and finishing in Inverness.
Paul is running to raise funds for Strummerville, Paul says “I am running the marathon to raise money for Strummerville because giving young adults access to music and instruments means they should have fun and become more rounded individuals as well.” We are right behind you Paul … “Also, The Clash were my education and for me running a marathon is definitely rock and roll and punk rock! The charity is a great tribute to Joe Strummer.”
You can sponsor Paul on his Loch Ness Marathon run by clicking on the donate button below - you will be taken to our secure Sponsor Paul Guscin and Strummerville Page.
Thank you x
Paul Guscin in training…
The Flying Alexanders host a benefit for Strummerville
in Southampton on 21 March …
On Saturday 3rd January another great benefit for Strummerville at Komedia, Brighton …
Thanks for your support
The 7th annual Clash tribute night at the Mohawk place.
I love this gig because I get to play really loud punk rock, reggae and dub music… just like Joe would have liked! This is always one of my favorite gigs, especially for the fact that I LOVE spinning discs at the Mohawk Place. For you name droppers, I will be playing tunes by the likes of: The Selector, X-Ray Specs, Special AKA. Stiff Little Finger, Stooges, Mickey Dread, Desmond Dekker, the Exploited, Sex Pistols, Bad Manners, the Damned and more! I better start sifting through the CD collection and get prepared, sort of…
The bands (Rebel Waltz & more) consists of various Buffalo musical greats doing sets of Clash sounds which are usually great! Lotsa fun! Hope to see you there. Drink a Pabst! Musicians include John Lombardo, Chris Malachowski and Jimy Chambers to name a few.
“Come out of the cupboards, you boys and girls,” said the invite. Just a handful of revellers turned up to toast Joe Strummer and support Strummerville (the charity set up by his family and friends), but for those lucky few that packed into The Tabernacle on Sunday night, it was an evening to cherish.
Among those who filled the intimate venue were filmmaker Julien Temple, Carbon Silicon bassist Leo Williams, the Rude Boy movie’s Ray Gange and infamous Clash mate Robin Banks. All were set to enjoy performances from three bands connected with the Strummerville cause. First up were the Savage Nomads, fronted by Cole Salewicz, son of veteran journo and Strummer biographer Chris. It could have been disconcerting playing to an empty dancefloor, but the group piled into their angular psych-flavoured post-punk commentaries with disarming confidence. These Arctic Monkeys-esque rascals were followed by Dan Smith’s one-man band routine. An electric piano, assorted percussion, surreal lyrics and a homemade instrument fashioned from what looked like a detergent bottle were all used to bizarre effect.
Before taking the stage, Alex Thompson of The Riff Raff was basking in semi-disbelief that Mick Jones had borrowed his guitar for tonight’s gig. He talked of how his band had come on leaps and bounds since Strummerville had secured them rehearsal time at Camden’s Roundhouse and studio slots at Notting Hill’s Sarm West. Onstage, the six-piece group, including a besuited cellist, whipped up a joyous storm shot with the kind of diverse musical strains which seem integral to artists affliated with the Strummer camp.
The Rotten Hill Gang were something of a revelation, coming on like Dickensian wide boys transplanted into Notting Hill’s yuppie-besieged artists’ community, flying the neighbourhood’s tattered flag with a splash of old school South Bronx vigour. Bassist Gary Stonadge and guitarist Andre Shapps were in later incarnations of Mick Jones’ post-Clash sonic foragers Big Audio Dynamite, but it still must have come as a bit of shock to see their old boss saunter onstage with a beer and a Telecaster, primed and ready to play. Fronted by rabble-rousing street rapper Reds and propelled by the stunning operatic range of Krystin Cummins, the group powered through a fearsome hybrid of thunderous hip-hop-funk grooves, scathing guitar racket and ingenious vocal interplay (think everything from P-Funk chorale to Music Hall).
In 32 years of seeing Mick Jones take stages everywhere, from New York’s Roseland Ballroom to London’s Roxy, I’ve rarely seen him look so relaxed as he did tonight. Swapping his old Clash strut for a relaxed, syncopated stroll, he smiled his way through the set. I first encountered Mick in Mott The Hoople’s dressing rooms and here he is, 37 years later, joining in a raucous update of Mott anthem All The Young Dudes (‘If Beyoncé can do it…’, he reasoned afterwards). For the finale, the ex-Clash man brought out a guest whose reaction mirrored that of the very surprised crowd. Fun Lovin’ Criminals’ Huey Morgan, in town following a tour of Russia and now roped into a take on Andy Williams’ Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, tore the roof off as The Tabernacle was suddenly gripped by that indefinable, electric Strummer vibe, the atmosphere redolent of Joe’s legendary camp fire singalongs.
The festivities were set to continue through the night at the nearby Globe, another old Strummer haunt, at which point MOJO made its excuses and skipped jauntily into the night, bathed in the sort of positive energy glow that came with every one of those old Strummer encounters. You really should have been there.
The Tabernacle, London
Sunday, December 21
http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2008/12/strummerville_christmas_benefi.html
THE ITALIAN TRIBUTE TO JOE STRUMMER 2008 5th EDITION
10.000 Days of Rock’n'Roll
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13th 2008 @ESTRAGON Via Stalingrado 83 BOLOGNA (ITALY)
Joe Strummer was the voice, the soul, the political conscience of the Clash, the greatest rebel rock band of all time. Joe Strummer, like few other rock musicians, understood the social function of the music, his capacity to express a popular language, to become an extraordinary communicative vehicle for the young people.
Through his lyrics, with his music, with his contagious spirit, with his social commitment and his sensitivity, Joe Strummer touched millions around the world. From The Clash to The Mescaleros he always tried to find truth and justice, he always worked for a multicultural and multiracial society.
His life remains an enduring legacy of radicalism, defiance, and resistance.
For these reasons he’ll never be forgotten.
Following the great success of the previous year, The Italian Tribute To Joe Strummer returns with the same characteristic of benefit concert, with more bands and more Clash’s song to play. The tribute takes place again in Bologna, the town in which The Clash had their first Italian concert on June 1st 1980.
We want to give a big thanks to all the bands for their great sense of willingness, and we hope to remember Joe Strummer with the highest passion and affection.
On the Estragon stage we are going to listen to :
A.T.A.M.
GAVROCHE
GUACAMAYA
LA GHENGA DEL FIL DI FERRO
LOS FASTIDIOS
MALAGANG
MODENA CITY RAMBLERS
LOS MONDO BONGOS (Special guest from UK)
PEAWEES
PUNKREAS
RADIO BRIXTON
RAPPRESAGLIA
THE ONE DROPPERS
Very special guest at the tribute is Pablo Cook with Los Mondo Bongo’s. Pablo was Joes close friend and founding member of The Mescaleros, the latest Joe’s Strummer band.
From 4 PM opening with a DJ set Clash oriented, from 5.30 PM beginning of the concert.
Admission : 13 Euro plus a gadget of the Tribute
Also for this year the proceeds will be donated to Strummerville, the association founded by the family and Joe Strummers closest friends.
We are really waiting for you. The organizer : www.radioclash.it www.punkadeka.it
My space page : www.myspace.com/tributojoestrummeritalia
VIVA JOE STRUMMER !!
A Christmas benefit gig for the charity Strummerville is to be staged in London this December.
Strummerville Does Christmas takes place at west London venue The Tabernacle on December 21, the eve of the anniversary of Joe Strummer’s death.
The iconic Clash frontman died unexpectedly on December 22, 2002, of heart complications.
The Christmas gig features live performances from The Rotten Hill Gang, The Riff-Raff, Dan Smith and The Savage Nomads.
Strummerville was founded by Joe Strummer’s widow Lucinda shortly after his death.
The group says it “seeks to reflect Joe’s unique contribution to the music world by offering support, resources and performance opportunities to artists who would not normally have access to them”.