Friday, April 20, 2018

MayDay 1971

These are photos taken by activists/reporters for the DC area paper Washington Area Spark.  The Mayday protests were part of several days of protests sponsored by various antiwar organizations.  These groups included the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice, Socialist Workers Party, and the Mayday Tribe, whose slogan was "If the government won't stop the war, the people will stop the government."

https://www.flickr.com/photos/washington_area_spark/sets/72157648989188025/

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Clash Album released April 8, 1977

The first album by The Clash was released in 1977 in the UK on this day.  One hundred thousand were imported into the US and sold out.  Eventually a US version was released.

The Clash UK.jpg