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Podcast: Two Minutes Fifty-Nine
Episode: Episode 25: The Cost of Living
Description:
As promised, this week’s episode is a deep dive into the Clash’s 1979 release, The Cost of Living EP, which consists of four tracks:
“I Fought the Law”
“Groovy Times”
“Gates of the West”
“Capital Radio Two”
The EP combines outstanding musicianship with sarcasm and wit in a way only the Clash could pull off. From hard-driving rockabilly to gloom and doom realism to New York-inspired hope for the future, it’s your favorite band at their late 1970s peak.
And while I may or may not have misheard certain lyrics, I must point out that the...