Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOE STRUMMER!

Few, if any, artists have had such an impact on Johnny with their songs, lyrics and public words than Joe Strummer. Johnny can always find a song with meaning, depth, thought or in this case just some sweet-ass instrumental rock and roll. If you're looking for this song, Johnny thinks the only place you can find it in on the Grosse Pointe Blank soundtrack, which Joe Strummer produced.

'War Cry' getting you out of here and on with your Friday night party plans.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOE STRUMMER!

Fifteen years gone today. Johnny never knows whether to be sad or celebrate Joe Strummer every year on this date. Other than maybe Pete Townshend nobody in music ever meant more to him than Mr. Strummer. Here's a classic performance, one of his last, a mere month and  half beofre his passing but god damn it still sounds hot and fresh plus its one of the best songs ever written.

With the help of the audience here's Joe Strummer, Punk Rock Warlord with Warlord Being One Word, and '(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais.'

RIP Joe Stummer

We lost Joe 14 years ago today. Johnny has never stopped missing him.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOE STRUMMER!

Ooo, Joe Strummer, excellent said Johnny who is also picking the songs tonight. Let's rock out to this instrumental good time number, 'War Cry'

Late night open thread

Ten years gone. It's been ten years today since we lost the musical genius of Joe Strummer. Some things are more unfair than others. Here's Joe with 'Bhindi Bhagee'


Time for Jersey City, After Dark

Joe Strummer Day continues with 'Police and Thieves'

It's Joe Strummer Day here at the Jersey City Desk

Celebrating the magnificent life and contribution to music by this incredible songwriter, performer and voice of a generation whom we lost far too soon nine years ago today...

Late night open thread

If for no other reason than it's back up on YouTube savor this magnificent clip of Joe Strummer performing White Man In Hammersmith Palais at Shepherds Bush. One month later he'd be gone. Joe here at one with his audience really belting this one out.


If anything were to happen to Johnny it's the kind of video he'd like to go out on.

Or if a long overdue vacation finally arrived.

Yes Jersey City Desk fans it's time for Johnny to go hobnob with other wizards in the upper midwest for a while. Something good and right about crisp autumnal nights in the sticks. Sorry Jersey City, we're turning the interns loose on you but we gave them bus fare at least as far as Hoboken. Johnny will be back the weekend of the 24th. Heads up Pennsylvania, and stay the hell out of the left lane.

Time for Jersey City, After Dark

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOE STRUMMER!

Historic audio tonight kids. Here is Joe Strummer playing an encore from his final live show at Liverpool University only a short month before his tragic passing. Phenomenal to hear the crowd signing right along with Joe. Johnny has a theory that when you write amazing and socially blistering lyrics people like to sing your songs outloud at volume.

The new groups are not concerned
With what there is to be learned
They got Burton suits, ha you think it's funny
Turning rebellion into money

All over people changing their votes
Along with their overcoats
If Adolf Hitler flew in today
They'd send a limousine anyway

Joe Strummer with '(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOE STRUMMER!

An instrumental, Joe Strummer? Yeah buddy. Joe was into a LOT of different types of music after the Clash. Brought up that way. Here's an infectious groove called 'War Cry'. Bonus points for anyone who can tell the class what movie this was used in. Now you know what it's called you can add it to your iTunes post haste.

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

"All transmitters to full, all receivers to boost. This is London Calling. This is London Calling. First of all welcome to the program, all peoples of the world. This is Joe Strummer at the controls in Bush House in the heart of London. This land is your land, this world is your world. We're gonna say the unsayable, and play the unplayable. Broadcasting what needs to be cast and if your radio is tuned here your radio is tuned right."

--Joe Strummer from the beginning of the Future is Unwritten

Here's the only band that matters with 'Armagideon Time'

We could talk about petitions in West New York or employee furlough days in Jersey City

Yeah we're not doing that

New York--DON'T STOP--Give it all you got
New York--DON'T STOP

Joe Strummer with 'White Man In Hammersmith Palais'

Today we dedicate the day to the memory of Joe Strummer

December 22, 2002 the world, and by association Johnny, lost Joe. A sudden heart attack claimed Johnny's musical idol and inspiration for so long. He stood for what was right about music and more importantly the music business. He demanded lower album prices for fans. He demanded the warm-up acts on his tours be treated equally with The Clash and when he found out the promoters weren't shared what his band had. Johnny read an article that one night in a bar meeting with magazine reporters he wondered outloud why a player piano/cd playing piano was allowed to exist instead of a musician who was being paid proper money for a live performance.

In his memory we dedicate the Jersey City Desk today.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOE STRUMMER!

From the Chef Aid CD South Park put out, Joe Strummer with 'It's a Rockin' World'

One more thing before bed kids, and pay attention, it's important

On December 22, 2002 Johnny lost his biggest and only real idol, Mr. Joe Strummer. For Joe, and to the memory of rock's greatest idealist, Johnny is gonna dedicate the tune 'Revolution Rock'...


R.I.P. Mr. Strummer, in todays world of musical charlatans, you are a beacon of hope and truth.