Just like their name suggests, the Clash were never a band to back down from a fight. With their very first single, 1977's 'White Riot,' the legendary British punk rockers came out swinging.

The Clash and Sham 69's Jimmy Pursey play "White Riot" at the Rock Against Racism concert in a new clip from a new doc about the 1978 gig.

White riot, I wanna riot White riot, a riot of my own. The Clash’s lead singer Joe Strummer strenuously denied charges that the song was racist. It was, he said, explicitly anti-racist.

In 1977, on The Clash's debut single, White Riot, vocalist/guitarist Joe Strummer sang about wanting “a riot of my own” . He wouldn't have to wait terribly long to get one. In fact, before the ...

White Riot celebrates music as a proactive unifying force, and it’s this spirit that definitely resonates now. Director Rubika Shah and co-writer and producer Ed Gibbs began working on the film ...

The Clash. On April 30, the main act was The Clash, who fired through an 11-song set opening on “Complete Control” and anthem of urban alienation “London’s Burning” through “(White Man ...