London Calling

This guide follows The Clash through the London where punk took shape. London Calling: The Clash in the Capital charts more than 100 locations across the city in gigs, studios, squats and streets, tracing Jones, Strummer, Simonon and Headon through rehearsal rooms under railway arches, label offices in Soho Square and sessions at Wessex, Trident and CBS. Bus stops that sparked lyrics, cafes that doubled as offices, courtrooms and cinemas, carnivals and park shows - the book stitches together legendary moments with overlooked corners. Each entry gives dates, anecdotes and context, so readers can walk the routes between Westway, Ladbroke Grove, Camden Town, Brixton and the East End. Part history, part city walk, London Calling: The Clash in the Capital captures London as the band lived it - urgent, unruly and permanently turned up.