Episode 77 - Glen Matlock Was a Melt, Next - PREVIEW

To hear this full episode, subscribe to patreon.com/reelpolitik In part two of our celebration of Tom F's favourite band, the Clash, we delve into Clash-affiliated musicians and filmmakers like Tymon Dogg, Don Letts and Alex Cox, go deeper into their final (proper, non-Cut The Crap) album Combat Rock, and assess the political makeup of British punk in the late '70s, as seen through the eyes of Paul Weller's manager/dad: the Clash were socialists, the Pistols were anarchists (apart from Glen Matlock, the foot-washing, Beatles-loving melt), therefore the Jam must be Tories. Jack also laughs at Tom and Yair for losing their hair, which means that if there's any justice in the world he'll go bald tomorrow.