This week, we gave our first impressions of the excellent new David Bowie album The Next Day, which will officially be released on March 12th. Suffice to say, it's his most vibrant album in 30 years, suffused with subtle hooks, weird (but warm) production touches, and an anything-goes spirit. We've plunged into an all-Bowie musical and historical wormhole, which led us to the amazing photo above of Bowie hanging out with Paul Simonon of The Clash after that band's historic concert at Shea Stadium in 1982.
"The Only Band That Matters" was always a bit wary of rock "dinosaurs," but it seems they crossed paths with Bowie several times over the years. And that appreciation went both ways: after Joe Strummer died, Bowie said: "The Clash turned punk into a proper political movement, and Joe Strummer showed recently that he still had much of value to say. It is a terrible tragedy to lose him at this early age."
You can see a video of The Clash performing "Career Opportunities" at Shea Stadium below.
