Links

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros Websites

Strummerville.com - The official website for Strummerville - The Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music. Check their news and events page for the latest happenings with the charity.

Strummersite.com - The official Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros website. They have a mailing list that you can join to get updates as they arrive and an excellent gigs history as well as various pics of the Mescaleros present and past. Every fan should have this page bookmarked!

Tymondogg.com - Check out Tymon Dogg's new website and his latest album "Guantanamo"! Bookmark it!

Visionofahomeland.com - This excellent site has been dubbed "Home of the Mesacaleros". Ant keeps us up to date with the latest news on Mescaleros from all incarnations of the band. Bookmark it!

Black Market Clash - This excellent site has one of the most complete listings of Clash gigs and reviews and is the definitive Clash bootleg site. It also has a very complete listing of Strummer shows so go there today!

Joe Strummer Database - Strummer fans Jon P and Nik have put together an excellent website which contains stories and pics from various Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros gigs dating back to 1999. Currently under construction.

The Joe Strummer Resource - One of the very first Strummer websites, this was up before Joe's recent comeback has recently been updated to include new links to Strummer sites.

Hell-Cat.com - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros record company website. Check out the "News" section for news on the band. This link takes you to Hell Cat's front page where you can select Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros from a pull-down menu. Check out the many other excellent Hell Cat bands while you're there - including The Slackers, The Distillers, Rancid and many others. You can also visit Epitaph's Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros biography page which has similar content by clicking here.

Radio Clash - Check out the best Italian Clash website put together by fans in Italy. You don't have to know Italian to enjoy the excellent pics and bios, but of course, it's a plus if you do! These are some hard core Strummer fans!

The Clash Bootleg Site - Sven's site has a lot of good links as well as information on trading and collecting many Joe Strummer nad the Mescaleros shows and old Clash gigs.

Sharoma.com - Clash Bootleg Site - The amazing Robin Sharrock's website is chock full of good bootleg lists and other info. Check it out!

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros On-Line Communities

Satch's Forums - Satch's Forums have a long tradition on the internet and are an extremely active place where you can go to various forums to disucss different topics. You will need to register but registration is free. Check out Satch's Clash website by clicking here.

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros Biography Pages

Aversion.com - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros biography page from a punk website. There are links to article and reviews.

Hollywood.com - A biography of Joe Strummer with his filmography from Hollywood.com

Portaldorock.com.br - A biography up to "Global A Go-Go" of Joe Strummer in Portugese.

Rollingstone.com - Joe Strummer biography page with links to pictures, articles and trivia.

Sonymusic.co.jp - Sony Japan's Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros Biography page. This link is intersting click on the "Information" link in the top left hand corner, you will see they have copied interviews from Japanese magazines with Joe onto their page.

Political & Worthy Causes Links

Justice for Kirsty - This is a website for Kirsty MacColl (Joe worked with Kirsty during his work with the Pogues). Her family is raising funds to fight the legal battle resulting from her tragic death. Please contribute if you can and spread the word.

Amnesty International - The worldwide human rights organization working towards justice and freedom for people from all countries. Joe played a few Amnesty Internatoinal gigs in the late 80's.

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund - Joe played a benefit show for the fund in November of 2002.

Fire Brigades Union - Joe's last London show was a benefit for the Fire Brigades Union who were on strike. You can pick up a copy of Goerge Binette's "The Last Night London Burned" on their website.

Free the West Memphis Three - Joe participated in an album to raise money to free the West Memphis Three. Click on the link to find out more about their case.

World Music Resources

Easy Star Records - New York's very own reggae re-issue label. They have the best from roots, reggae and dancehall classics to new local acts.

Jammyland - Are you looking for that old school reggae, dub and roots vinyl record? Then Jammyland is your kind of place. Located in the East Village in New York City, this is the kind of place you spend lots of money and time in. You can order on-line from their catalogue and it's home of the Crazy Baldhead Sound System so check it out today!

Rough Guides Music - Hands down the best resource for music guides for all types of music. They also have compilation CD's that match the various books. Their Rough Guide to World Music Vols 1 + 2 are an amazing resource as well as their volumes on Rock, Jazz, Country, Reggae, and Classical among many others.

Songlines World Music Magazine - This is an indespensible part of a world music lover's diet. One of my favorite magazines, it also contains a column from Andy Kershaw every issue as well as reviews of the very latest artists on the world music scene.

The Beat Magazine - This is an excellent bi-monthly magazine that covers reggae, african, carribean and world music. They have excellent reviews of the latest releases from artists all over the world as well as up-close and personal interview with various artists.

World Music Network - If you're looking to start your world music collection or just want to hear what the artists from all over the world sound like, this is your spot. If you go to their Listening Post you will be able to select an album of interest and have a listen!

Recommended Artists

A Tribe Called Quest - Joe has been known to talk about "Tribe" in interviews as one of his "old skool" favorites.

Andres Landero - Columbia's very own Andres Landero was a major inspiration for Joe on "Rock Art and the X-Ray Style". I was finally able to locate some Andres Landero here. Go to www.tropimusic.com so get some of his music!

Brian Setzer Orchestra - Check out one of the all time greats of Rockabilly who formed "The Stray Cats". Joe played a show with him in August of last year. You'll often catch Strummer fans with good taste jamming to the Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Stray Cat rock in Bulawayo"!

Fugazi - Joe considers this to be one of the only true punk bands left. Give Fugazi a listen and you will soon know why.

Ian Brown - Former singer with the Stone Roses, Ian Brown's solo work is notable for it's eclectic mix of various musical genres. Ian Brown was on the same bill as Joe for the Move Festival on July, 12th in Manchester as well as T in the Park.

King Tubby - The King of dub. King Tubby's ever eclectic mix of sounds an rhythms earn him the uncontested crown of dub. My favorites include his work with the "Soul Syndicate".

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Argentina's Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are highly recommended. Check out their music and pick up a copy of their cover of The Clash's "Revolution Rock" when you get a chance.

Manu Chao - Many have compared Joe Strummer's work on "Global A Go-Go" to Manu Chao's recent stuff. His music is highly recommended. If you liked "Global A Go-Go", then you will probably like Manu Chao.

Mikey Dread - Mikey Dread's work with the Clash is very well known. He worked with them on "Black Market Clash" and "Sandinista!" among other projects. His unique voice and radio show "Dread at the Controls" earned him a place in Jamaicam music history. Check out his website for more info on this reggae legend.

Nina Simone - Known as the "High Priestess of Soul" Nina Simone's music covered topics from songs about racism like "Mississippi God Damn" and civil rights with songs like "Why? The King of Love is Dead" "Baby Brown" and "Images". She also did notable covers of Bob Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" and Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne". Her unique mixture of jazz and blues as well as her legendary status makes Nina Simone a recommended artist. She is listed as an inspiration for the Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros album "Global A Go-Go". "Nina Simone over Sierra Leone!"

R.L. Burnside - This old blues singer has some of the best straight up, in your face blues around. Check out his new album. Burnside played with Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros which was later on HBO's Reverb. Martin Slattery has also worked on some of RL's albums.

U-Roy - Some consider U-Roy to be the inventor of DJ-ing. Working with King Tubby in the 60's and 70's he began to talk over musical tracks to create a style of music that was all it's own. Joe references U-Roy on the track "Global A Go-Go", "For some anti-gravity mixing, with two dub plates of U-Roy..."