Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

Boy do we miss Joe Strummer. Just some songs tonight. 

Nothing more. 'Know Your Rights' kicking things off.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

Again, just songs...

'The Guns of Brixton' up next

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

Again, no real reason for tonight's selections, Johnny just thought they might sound real good about now.

'Clampdown' taking us out tonight.

Saturday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

Everybody smash up your seats and rock to this brand new beat

From the all-time top ten album, London Calling, it's 'Revolution Rock' kicking things off tonight.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with GORILLAZ!

When you can add half The Clash on your live version of a song, yeah, you should do that. Gorillaz, and Mick Jones and Paul Simonon from The Clash on this gem, 'Glitter Freeze'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

This song, '(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais' was voted by Rolling Stone as one of the top 100 songs of all-time. Johnny cannot argue with that logic. 

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

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

From the bestest album ever, London Calling here's a song that doesn't hear the light of day enough, 'Wrong 'Em Boyo'

Count us in Mick...

Johnny loves Clash songs on New Year's Eve

And as he's fond of saying, his blog his rules :)

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

Today is Johnny's birthday and since it is he can do anything he wants tonight. All rules are out the window. So, for the first time ever on a Music Series, it's entire albums night! Three great albums in their entirety just for you the Oscoda City Desk reader. We're starting off tonight with Johnny's second favorite album of all-time and an album many critics have in their top five, 'London Calling' a transformative album for young Johnny. 

He hopes you enjoy album night.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

Today is Joe Strummer's birthday. Joe Strummer is one of Johnny's favorite people to have ever walked this earth. On Johnny's Twitter profile he uses the phrase, 'Broadcasting what needs to be cast" which was of course stolen from Joe Strummer at the beginning of the movie, 'The Future is Unwritten'

Interrupting all programs 'This is Radio Clash'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

Did you know then, '(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais' was voted song #437 of Rolling Stone's best 500 songs ever? You do now.  Some of the best song wordsmithing anywhere, take a listen.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE CLASH!

Yes rock fans, tomorrow is the big Oscoda Rock Fest with nine great bands all ready to rock Furtaw Field. So, this being the night before, how about one of the best live versions of a song Johnny has ever heard. The Clash from their visit to the Tom Snyder Show at NBC in 1981 and 'The Magnificent Seven' which, like a commenter on YouTube says, "They're playing like their lives depend on it."

So, everyone coming to Oscoda to play, here's hoping a little of this can rub off on you for tomorrow.