With the tape deck cranked up, I gleefully shouted along to the Clash’s “White Riot ... climate in mid-’70s in England only complicated matters further. Despite all the hoopla over ...

There are remembrances on the record in all its (death or) glory scattered around today, many of which mention the Clash being “The Only Band That Matters.” It’s a label that’s been ...

But then that’s where the Clash come in to fill that void.” Andersen agrees, but remains uncomfortable with that “only band that matters” moniker. “Maybe they aren’t the only band that ...

While some musical groups fade into mere memories, that was never going to be the case with The Clash, once famously dubbed “the only band that matters.” More than two decades on from their ...

Whenever anyone references The Clash — the incendiary punk rock band that exploded onto the London scene in 1977 and became huge everywhere a few years later with London Calling and Combat Rock ...

The band continued expanding into funk and even new wave, but their career spun out quickly with a lineup change and an ...

Although the triple album sprawl of 1980’s Sandinista! from The Clash – the self-styled “only band that matters” – may seem like a more obvious candidate for inspection under the prog ...

The Clash may have been "the only band that matters" during their heyday, but when talks of an eventual reunion came about, it wasn't the money that mattered. Bassist Paul Simonon confirmed as ...

The Clash is simply iconic with memorable riffs ... In celebration of the only band that matters, our ranking of its 20 best songs is here.