Noboru Kikuchi photo exhibition “CLASH The CLASH” held

『CLASH The CLASH』

It was in January 1982 that The Clash landed here for their first and final Japan tour, just once. After that, they stayed in Japan for about 10 days and performed a total of 9 performances. At this time, Noboru Kikuchi was the only photographer who was closely following the band and continuing to take photos. Mr. Kikuchi was given permission by vocalist/guitarist Joe Strummer, who is the face of the band, to shoot anything he wanted, and he photographed members of The Clash literally everywhere. In addition to the live stage, we also took many off-shots, such as backstage, hotels, and around town. It can be said that the photos capture a cross-section of the times, such as the shot of Joe Strummer and the Rollers in Harajuku.

You can observe many of these shots at the photo exhibition ``CLASH the CLASH.'' Prints from the exhibition are also for sale, so if you are interested, please feel free to pick them up.

In 1977, The Clash was a band that emerged from London, where the punk movement was raging. They further deepened and developed musically while retaining the punk rock mentality. Even after gaining international success with the album ``London Calling'' in 1979, their progress continued, and in May 1982 they released the album ``Combat Rock'', which included many hit songs. However, various problems occurred both inside and outside the band before and after its release, and drummer Topper Headon left the band. Therefore, many people consider this album to be The Clash's de facto last album. In other words, the images of the four of them in January 1982, fixed in the prints in this photo exhibition, were images of The Clash in their heyday, at the very end, at the very last moment. is.

Joe Strummer is there. Topper Headon is still alive and well. Mick Jones on guitar/vocals. Bassist: Paul Simonon. These four members of The Clash are the best lineup anyone knows. Their sense of combining a variety of musical nourishment such as rockabilly, folk, reggae, calypso, and funk with punk had a tremendous influence not only on the later stages of the rock world, but also on the "street" culture of the 1990s and beyond. Gave. Be sure to enjoy the heroic figure of the band, which has been called ``one of the most photogenic bands in history.''

Sho Kikuchi Profile:
My main job is a photographer, but I also work as a DJ. He has a huge collection of "music" photos that he has been taking for about 40 years since the late 1970s. ``the CLASH'' ``Japansplash'' ``WildStyle'' etc.etc. It was 5-6 years ago that I started spinning records as an ``sometimes DJ''. Lee Perry is 80 years old, and Kikuchi is 70 years old, so I think he can go a little further...