Punk '77 - London '08

"Founding members of the Clash, the Sex Pistols, Generation X and a collection of young bands have revived the spirit of 1970s London punk rock at a series of small gigs in the Clash's old stomping grounds in London's Notting Hill neighborhood. The first show saw ex-Clash drummer Nicky "Topper" Headon take to the stage for encores of Clash classics "Train in Vain" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go." It was the first time the pair had played together for 25 years. Subsequent nights have seen the Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock and Paul Cook step up from the audience to do show stoppers like the Pistols' cover of "Stepping Stone."

Reuters reports on punk fun London party nights where the Tony James-Mick Jones collective Carbon/Silicon rocks out with young kid bands to old Clash and punk classics.

Geez, did Mick Jones just get divorced or what? Carbon/Silicon touring the US, him dancing and sweating with the cool kids in London, rockin' out again...nice. Joe Strummer is smiling up there.

"In 1977, you're on the never never
you think it can't go on forever
but the papers say it's better
I don't care 'cos I'm not all there
no Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones..."