Welcome to Strummerville

June 11, 2010 3:17 PM

Strummerville is a new documentary by Don Letts.

"Strummerville is a registered charity that aims to create new opportunities for aspiring musicians. Set up by the friends and family of Joe Strummer in the year after his death, the charity seeks to reflect Joe's unique contribution to the music world by offering support, resources and performance opportunities to artists who would not normally have access to them."

(Previously)

posted by Crane Shot (11 comments total)

i will watch this, thank you
posted by radiosilents at 3:22 PM on June 11, 2010

"Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer / I think he might’ve been / our only decent teacher."

Thanks, I will check this out.
posted by joe lisboa at 3:38 PM on June 11, 2010 [2 favorites]

but Lady Gaga's so much more relevant.
posted by philip-random at 3:40 PM on June 11, 2010

Can we give the Gaga and Hamburger crap a rest?
posted by The Hamms Bear at 4:34 PM on June 11, 2010

We miss you Joe.
posted by belvidere at 4:40 PM on June 11, 2010 [1 favorite]

I sat with Joe several times and told him stories about war, when he was interested in ideas about immigration and cross-culturization. We talked about a lot of songs that ended up on the second Mescaleros album that dealt with some of these issues. Wonderful, sweet and lovely guy.
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 4:51 PM on June 11, 2010 [4 favorites]

I'd forgotten about these guys, but they had a table with samplers (and information about the documentary) at Billy Bragg's show at SXSW. It had fallen off my radar, but I'm excited to see the preview. I hope they get the documentary available in the US market soon.
posted by immlass at 4:55 PM on June 11, 2010

Yep, still matters.
posted by cazoo at 5:08 PM on June 11, 2010

Very cool. It's nice to know Joe Strummer's spirit continues to inspire and infect the music world.
posted by mmahaffie at 5:14 PM on June 11, 2010

I'm not sure Strummer's spirit can die, but I sure as hell know it shouldn't.

Thanks for posting this, Crane Shot.
posted by Ufez Jones at 5:45 PM on June 11, 2010 [2 favorites]

We miss you Joe.

Wonderful, sweet and lovely guy.

I'm not sure Strummer's spirit can die, but I sure as hell know it shouldn't.


I've been trying to find every decent interview I can with the man. Utterly utterly amazing, brilliant guy.


JOE STRUMMER WILL NEVER GIVE IN TO THE ZOMBIES OF DEATH!

Joe Strummer lives!
posted by Skygazer at 10:13 AM on June 12, 2010