Gone but not forgotten.
Your flags we keep flying,
And your legacy of hope and freedom
Your wise words – we try to heed them,
In campfires and concerts and in the hearts of those who need them.
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – Redemption Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F10tP5HIpaA
One love,
Strummerville x
This is Strummerville Sessions, a 3 part TV series, directed by Don Letts and presented by Jaime Winstone on Channel 4.
Filmed over the past few months the series focuses on six Strummerville bands captured at our festival campfire tour, our Westway Round The UK tour and at our Notting Hill Carnival Party.
Episode 1: Featuring Rum Shebeen & The Riff Raff
Episode 2: Featuring Beans On Toast & Molotov Jukebox
Episode 3: Featuring The Supernovas & Thee Deadtime Philharmonic
All the bands featured in this series are on our DIY pages. Visit the following links for more info and free downloads:
Beans On Toast
Molotov Jukebox
Rum Shebeen
The Riff Raff
The Supernovas
Thee Deadtime Philharmonic
One love,
Strummerville x
Beans On Toast, the gravel voiced troubadour from Braintree, wrote this track ‘Tour Blog’ whilst on the road during our recent Westway Round The UK tour. We love it!
Big love, Strummerville x
More about Beans On Toast
http://www.myspace.com/sexdrugspolitics
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
Rum Shebeen / I’m An Old Punk
Shot at Strummerville HQ
Rum Shebeen / Tropical
Our summer anthem
