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| Frog in the Sand |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 13:13:41
From Billboard, 1/30/06
Director Julien Temple, best known for his Sex Pistols documentary "The Filth & the Fury," is working on a new movie about the life and career of the late Joe Strummer. Via a slew of archival audio and video footage, interviews donated by journalists and recordings of Strummer's BBC Radio show, the Clash legend will essentially narrate the film.
Now in the very early stages of production, the project plans to incorpoate new interviews with members of the Clash as well as members of Strummer's pre- and post-Clash bands, the 101ers and the Mescaleros, respectively.
Temple was a longtime friend of Strummer, whom he first met during the 101ers years. He's making the film with the blessing of Strummer's widow, Lucinda.
"We didn't have a memorial concert or anything for him," Temple tells Billboard.com. "So this is something that I wanted to do. Three years on, it's easier for me and all the people involved to deal with it actually."
Strummer died of a congenital heart defect in December 2002, just three months before the Clash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The following year, his third album with the Mescaleros was posthumously released.
Strummer's honesty is what makes him a great film subject, according to Temple. "He was very connected to other human beings, and he never lost that in the way some stars do," he says. "He believed that music could change people's lives, and he proved that in a way that most people don't get near. He touched all types of people all over the world, and that came from his honesty and his warmth."
North American journalists and filmmakers with audio or video footage of Strummer are being encouraged to contribute their recordings to the project. To do so, email Sam Dwyer at sam.dwyer@virgin.net.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001920921
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| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 02/02/2006 : 09:41:40
Am I mistaken or are some of the members of Chumbawamba from Crass? |
| Monsieur |
Posted - 02/02/2006 : 06:16:39
And every gimmick hungry yob digging gold from rock 'n' roll
Grabs the mike to tell us he'll die before he's sold
But i believe in this-and it's been tested by research
he who fucks nuns will later join the church
Death or glory becomes just another story
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 02/02/2006 : 03:14:31
quote:
Originally posted by HeywoodJablome
...listening to a band who's members didn't really have any musical ability, screamed a lot and thought everything in the world (except themselves ofcourse) sucked. And they didn't like showering much.
If there was something to it, it sure as shit went right over my head.: )
Damn kids with their ...rocking and rolling!
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They said that we were trash,
Well the name is Crass, not Clash.
They can stuff their punk credentials
Cause it's them that take the cash.
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
| Carl |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 23:11:48
I saw this on the teletext, but I did'nt read it. I thought it would be be an actual movie about him!
 pas de dutchie! |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 22:47:49
Yeah, right after high school I had a few friends that were totally immersed in this Crass ideology which as far as I could tell meant listening to a band who's members didn't really have any musical ability, screamed a lot and thought everything in the world (except themselves ofcourse) sucked. And they didn't like showering much.
If there was something to it, it sure as shit went right over my head.: ) |
| BLT |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 16:50:53
I became disillusioned with Cr@ss when I realized that I owed them a living. I'm tired of working to support unemployed musicians.
Cyberhugs are for pussies. |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 16:42:14
Did Strummer actually ever commit to building such a thing? Or was it just an idea of his that these Crass anarcho-punks turned into a promise so they could have more things to whine about?
Death Church is a pretty good record though.:) |
| BLT |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 15:44:09
That heart attack will teach him for not giving us that radio station.
Cyberhugs are for pussies. |
| Frog in the Sand |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 13:39:56
quote:
Originally posted by Fartbone
here's some lyrics from rudimentary peni.
"Rotten To The Core"
Have you Realised that Rock Stars
Always seem to lie so much?
John Lydon once said he cared
But he never really gave a fuck
Said he'd use the money he made
So that people would have somewhere to go
But now he lives in the USA
and Snorts Coke after the Show.
Why is it that Rock Stars
Always seem to lie so much?
Joe Strummer once said he cared,
but he never really gave a fuck
Said he'd use the money he made
To set up a radio station to make the
Airwaves full of something more than Shit
Have you noticed we're still Waiting?
You must realise that Rock Stars
Always seem to lie so much
Some will always tell you that they care,
But they don't really give a fuck,
Still you suckers don't ever learn
That rock stars deal in money not truth
It's good Buisiness to exploit you
Just look at Lydon or Strummer for Proof.
Rudimentary, indeed.
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| Fartbone |
Posted - 02/01/2006 : 13:21:30
maybe they can mention his bullshit lies in the film as well.
here's some lyrics from rudimentary peni.
"Rotten To The Core"
Have you Realised that Rock Stars
Always seem to lie so much?
John Lydon once said he cared
But he never really gave a fuck
Said he'd use the money he made
So that people would have somewhere to go
But now he lives in the USA
and Snorts Coke after the Show.
Why is it that Rock Stars
Always seem to lie so much?
Joe Strummer once said he cared,
but he never really gave a fuck
Said he'd use the money he made
To set up a radio station to make the
Airwaves full of something more than Shit
Have you noticed we're still Waiting?
You must realise that Rock Stars
Always seem to lie so much
Some will always tell you that they care,
But they don't really give a fuck,
Still you suckers don't ever learn
That rock stars deal in money not truth
It's good Buisiness to exploit you
Just look at Lydon or Strummer for Proof.
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