Living in the Clampdown

Yesterday was International Clash Day, which began in 2013 when a radio host at Washington-based station KEXP played their music all day on February 7. Band member Joe Strummer once said the Clash was “…anti-fascist, we’re anti-violence, we’re anti-racist, and we’re pro-creative. We’re against ignorance.”

When I saw mention of the day come through my BlueSky feed yesterday, it included a link to a video of the song "Clampdown" (lyrics here), and a local response from Chris Steller, who noted:

FACT: The Clash debuted "Clampdown" in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sept. 12, 1979. Photo taken from the front row that day by Mike Reiter:

Thanks to all of these people for improving my knowledge of the Clash in this moment.