Music Interviews Carbon/Silicon: Punk Veterans Embrace the Web Fresh Air December 31, 2008 • Mick Jones, former lead guitarist of The Clash, and Tony James, once of the Billy Idol-fronted Generation X, promoted their latest project by giving music away on the Web. They released their first CD in January. Carbon/Silicon: Punk Veterans Embrace the Web Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98870446/98870452" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Cafe Carbon/Silicon: Clash Guitarist Returns WXPN June 26, 2008 • The punk rock legends in Carbon/Silicon — Mick Jones from The Clash and Tony James from Generation X — have been offering their garage-rock inspired music for free online long before Radiohead's pay-what-you-wish release. Hear an acoustic session with the band. Carbon/Silicon: Clash Guitarist Returns
Concerts Carbon/Silicon, Recorded Live in Concert WXPN April 7, 2008 • Between jokes, the punk-rock legends in Carbon/Silicon — Mick Jones from The Clash and Tony James from Generation X — performed live at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on April 7. Hear this co-production with WXPN, webcast live on NPR Music. Carbon/Silicon, Recorded Live in Concert 58:47
Video Sessions Carbon/Silicon Spreads 'The News' at SXSW The Current March 14, 2008 • Carbon/Silicon is a collaboration between The Clash's Mick Jones and Tony James of the Billy Idol-fronted Generation X, but its sound veers more toward danceable rock. See and hear the band play "The News" at the corner of 7th and Red River in Austin, Tex., for SXSW.
Music Interviews Punk Legends Form Rock Band Carbon/Silicon Fresh Air January 29, 2008 • Old friends Mick Jones, former lead guitarist of The Clash, and Tony James, once of the Billy Idol-fronted Generation X, have teamed up in a band called Carbon/Silicon. They've been giving away songs for free on their Web site, but their new album, The Last Post, is an official hard-copy CD. Punk Legends Form Rock Band Carbon/Silicon Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18484452/18484829" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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