After The Clash split in 1986, Joe Strummer spent time playing with The Pogues,
appearing in films and hosting a radio show for the BBC World Service, but he'd
become something of a lost soul and was largely shunned by the music industry.
He found a new lease of life, however, after forming The Mescaleros in 1999, and
combined his punk rock spirit with his love of world music, reggae and just
about every genre of music under the sun. Debut album Rock Art And The X-Ray
Style (1999) turned into a driving, collision of cultures and included tribute
songs to Johnny Cash and a cover d...