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Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros

After The Clash split in 1986, Joe Strummer spent time playing with The Pogues, appearing in films and hosting a radio show for the BBC World Service, but he'd become something of a lost soul and was largely shunned by the music industry. He found a new lease of life, however, after forming The Mescaleros in 1999, and combined his punk rock spirit with his love of world music, reggae and just about every genre of music under the sun. Debut album Rock Art And The X-Ray Style (1999) turned into a driving, collision of cultures and included tribute songs to Johnny Cash and a cover d...