The Anaheim Ducks will take the Stanley Cup back to its birthplace when they open the NHL's 90th season and begin defense of their first championship in London against the rival Los Angeles Kings.The two-game series highlights the 2007-08 schedule, released by the league Wednesday.Anaheim,...

Investors in European telecom stocks have worried about rumors the EU soon would cap roaming charges on cell phone calls, hurting profits. That is until new rumors surfaced about possible mergers.The big players, Vodafone VOD, France Telecom FTE and Deutsche Telekom DT of Germany all...

When 2005 is over, the movie I will remember that gave me the most pure and unfiltered joy is Mrs. Henderson Presents. This upscale revelation—brilliantly written by the accomplished playwright Martin Sherman (Bent), meticulously directed by the great Stephen Frears, and stylishly acted by a...

When 2005 is over, the movie I will remember that gave me the most pure and unfiltered joy is Mrs. Henderson Presents. This upscale revelation—brilliantly written by the accomplished playwright Martin Sherman ( Bent), meticulously directed by the great Stephen Frears, and stylishly acted by...

The persistent paradox of the Clash has been that their punk standards demand defiance of the requirements and rewards of the music business, while their artistic standards demand that they work that neighborhood. The persistent wonder of the Clash is how every release is a fresh attack on the complications, compromises and frustrations of their impossible project, how they charge into rock mythology with their integrity intact…. On the picture sleeve of the "London Calling" single, two...

[With London Calling, the] Clash have created a classic rock album which, literally, defines the state of rock and roll and against which the very best rock of this decade will have to be judged. (p. 32) On this new album, the Clash explore the terrain of American music, even as they reshape it to fit their own purposes. Brand New Cadillac may be an out and out rockabilly song that Carl Perkins could appreciate, but the lyrics are as contemporary as, well, women's lib….

From the raw rage of their epochal first album to the fiery precision of this third one, the evolution of the Clash has been one of the most engrossing spectacles in recent pop music. All along they have been voraciously absorbing old styles and techniques and appropriating new ones. Although nothing on "London Calling" quite comes up to the three British singles (particularly Complete Control) the group released between their first two albums, it would take a real nit-picker to find much wron...