All posts tagged "The Clash"

It’s ex-Clash bassist Paul Simonon and Havana 3 A.M.: Do you know where your children are?
We’re sharing this two-hour “as aired” syndicated 1991 “Mother’s Day Weekend Special” a second time — you might have missed it the first go ’round, right? — in order to direct your attention again to Night Flight’s...
- Posted May 15, 2018
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“Punk’s Not Dead”: Old punkers & their progeny discuss whether or not punk has lost its edge
In the early 2000’s, filmmaker Susan Dynner was curious to find out if commercially-successful punk rock bands considered themselves “punk,” and whether or not punk had lost its edge. Dynner attempted to answer some of those questions...
- Posted October 5, 2017
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“Straight to Hell”: In 1986, Joe Strummer paired with the Pogues on Alex Cox’s paella western
In this short episode of the UK television series “Video Killed the Radio Star,” titled “When Joe Strummer met the Pogues,” we hear about the former Clash frontman’s participation in director Alex Cox‘s twisted and eccentric paella...
- Posted July 17, 2017
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“Joe Strummer – Tribute Concert: Cast a Long Shadow”: A loving, heartfelt tribute to the co-founder of the Clash
Joe Strummer – Tribute Concert: Cast a Long Shadow — now streaming on Night Flight Plus — is a loving, heartfelt tribute to the co-founder of the Clash, a man who died at 50, just as he...
- Posted February 17, 2017
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New Sounds from 1986: Big Audio Dynamite lays down “The Bottom Line” in the band’s memorable video
In this sixteenth episode of “Night Flight”‘s “New Sounds” — originally airing on January 17, 1986, and now conveniently streaming on our Night Flight Plus channel — we’re featuring Big Audio Dynamite’s celebrated video for “The Bottom...
- Posted September 24, 2016
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“Rude Boy”: Late ’70s Clash concert footage mixed with racist right-wing roadie rants
“Our Take Off preview begins with Rude Boy, starring the Clash, one of the first films to detail the British punk rock movement,” Pat Prescott says during her introduction to “Night Flight”‘s “Take Off to Rock and...
- Posted July 29, 2016
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“20 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll Style: Punk Rock”: Malcolm McLaren and John Lydon chat with Night Flight in 1988
“Welcome to twenty years of rock n’ roll style, on Night Flight. Tonight, Punk Rock… the first movement to react against rock itself,” says Pat Prescott in her intro to “20 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll Style:...
- Posted April 9, 2016
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Video Killed The Radio Star: An in-depth look at the making of some of the classic 80s-era music videos
Video Killed The Radio Star is a short-format documentary series which delves into a handful of the classic ’80s and ’90s-era videos and the people who made them, through in-depth and anecdotal interviews with music video directors...
- Posted April 4, 2016
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