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RGMike

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The Clash -- Punk or not Punk?
« on: February 23, 2005, 12:47:55 PM »
Nice essay on slate.com by Stephen Metcalf, re: the 25th anniv of London Calling

http://www.slate.com/id/2113829/

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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2005, 01:54:16 PM »
give me a break!
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The Clash -- Punk or not Punk?
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2005, 02:29:29 PM »
Also from Slate:

http://slate.msn.com/id/2113927/

Helps if you were once an English lit major with a jones for Faulkner and have read "The Sound and The Fury" at least once.
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