Thanks to Mike Sprague and the Rat Bandits for organising this benefit for us on 20 November.
Punk West: featuring local punk bands from the South West
Rat Bandits
51st State
Po-lice
Dane Howells
Faith of the Gods
Tatworth Memorial Hall
Doors Open @ 7:00
Music 7:30 till 11:00
November 20th 2010
Thanks again to Basil Cook for organising yet another benefit for us down under. Here’s more info about the event:
Bombshellzine.com, Drum Media and Renegades Empire presents:
Revolution Rock – A Joe Strummer Tribute Night 2010 is now an annual event for Sydney and is in its 4th successful year in bringing alive Joe’s music and spirit amongst his fans.
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.
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 Annandale Hotel, Sydney on Saturday 28th August.
Bands paying homage for 2010 are: The Domnicks (WA) featuring Nick Sheppard from The Clash, The Rumjacks, The City Lights, Madonna (VIC) and The Tearaways (VIC)
More info:
myspace.com/revolutionrock_sydney
facebook.com/revolutionrockaustralia
The years come around so quickly! Thanks to Mike and all our wonderful friends in San Francisco for arranging yet another benefit for us in San Francisco.
Saturday 21st August 2010
Bottom Of The Hill
San Francisco
Featuring:
The Armagideons
The Hooks
Monkey
and many more …
More info:
http://www.myspace.com/sfstrummer
Friday 25th June @ Soul Cellar, 53 West Marland Rd, Southampton
£5, 8 till Late
In conjunction with Soul Cellar and in aid of Strummerville: The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music
Bands on the night:
* The Flying Alexanders
* Neko Roshi
* The Good Time Charlies
* Lo Fi Poet
* Eat the Document
More info:
http://soulcellar.com/
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
McFaull Promotions Presents – The The Raga Drop
Raising funds in aid of Strummerville.
Line up will be:
Middle Finger Salute
The Jons
Loudmouth Eddi
and special guest DJ:
Traycee Oi! Town
Thursday 25th March 2010
The Gaff
382 Holloway Road
London, N7 6PN
http://www.myspace.com/thegaffclub
Tickets are £5
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/72826
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.
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
