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Katja Luhtala is an Alternative indie rock singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist from Helsinki in Finland. Katja Luhtala The music of Katja Luhtala slides like a warming triple vodka into the bloodstream. A dark and brooding vocal immediately captures the attention whilst the metronomic musical tempos thrum into the head like a mystical spell and the listener remains captivated in the web of music which tells of stories injustices needing to be set right. Musical influences including Patti [...]

On 18 March 1977, The Clash released their first single - 'White Riot' . While The Clash - or at least the initial line-up of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon - had formed the previous Summer, it was the release that first introduced them to the world at large. That it was released 35 years ago today gives us the perfect opportunity to look back at the works of one of the most - and it could easily be argued the single most  - important punk band of [...]