New York Daily News November 17th, 2003

A mural for Joe: Nearly a year after the untimely death of Joe Strummer, a bunch of his friends - Jim Jarmusch, Steve Buscemi, the punk band Rancid and Niagra club-owner Jesse Malin - have filmed the spray-painting of a mural of Strummer at the downtown club. "It's one of those real Latino-style murals," Malin said. "It says 'Know your rights' and then 'The future is unwritten' on the side. And his name, obviously. And the dates of his life, 1952-2002." Malin added that the video is for "Redemption Song," a Bob Marley song from Strummer's posthumous album with the Mescaleros, the band he started after The Clash. During Sunday's filming, "there were people lighting candles, and I left a bottle of tequila and some daisies for Joe," Malin said. "The mural will be up forever." (Lloyd Grove for the "Lowdown" section)