Pitchfork

Joe Strummer's new album, Global A Go-Go, was released on July 24th by Hellcat, a subdivision of Epitaph. Considering the 11-year wait before Rock Art and the X-Ray Style came out, eighteen months is not too shabby. While not going as far to say that Global A Go-Go is a world music album, Epitaph has said it is "informed by a deep appreciation of other cultures." Of course, this is followed by a grocery list of flavors added to Strummer's punk-informed roots-rock: Caribbean, South American, African, Arabic, Balkan and Celtic influences. But not Lithuanian. Poor underrepresented Lithuania. They have folk music, you know.

The album's lyrical content, for those who still listen to the words, is said to be a slight return to the political slant found in classic Clash. "It's music for people who are beyond the parameters of the demographic fascists who decide what sells and what gets advertised and what gets on the playlists," Strummer said. Good to see the old guy's still throwing around political terms like "fascist." Play nice, Joe. Dates ah'oi!:

10-04 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10-05 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
10-06 Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Marina Hotel and Casino
10-08 Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
10-09 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
10-12 Worcester, MA - Palladium
10-13 Montreal, QC - Spectrum
10-14 Toronto, ON - Guvernment
10-16 Chicago, IL - Metro
10-18 Scottsdale, AZ - Cajun House
10-19 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
10-20 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
11-17 Manchester, UK - Academy
11-18 Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
11-20 Birmingham, UK - Academy
11-21 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia
11-23 London, UK - Brixton Academy

What, no Germany?