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Topper Headon

Topper Headon - Drummer - The Clash - 1970's-1980's

Topper Headon: the hidden “genius” in The Clash

An incredible touch.

Reuben Cross
May 15, 2026
Five musicians who were overqualified for punk music

Five musicians who were overqualified for punk music

DIY or die…

Ben Forrest
Jan 25, 2026
The Clash - 1980s

Every The Clash album ranked

What’s your favourite?

Jack Whatley
Jun 4, 2025
The Clash - 1980s

‘Cut the Crap’: How did The Clash come to such a chronic end?

“We were tired.”

Ben Forrest
May 28, 2025
The Clash - 1980s

‘Punk Is Dead’: Did The Clash sell out by signing to CBS?

“Signing that contract did bother me a lot.”

Ben Forrest
May 21, 2025
The Clash - 1982

The only band that matters: The 10 most underrated and overlooked songs by The Clash

Some deep cuts.

Ben Forrest
May 5, 2025
The Clash - 1980s

‘Rock the Casbah’: Topper Headon’s Clash classic

The drummer’s defining moment.

Ben Forrest
Mar 5, 2024
The Clash - 1980s

The day The Clash were arrested for terrorism

An altercation that sealed a bad-boy reputation.

Jordan Potter
Feb 14, 2024

The drummers that inspired The Clash’s Topper Headon to pick up the sticks

Headon’s favourite drummers.

Tyler Golsen
Mar 31, 2022
The Clash (from left), Joe Strummer, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon

The very literal truth behind The Clash song ‘Lost In The Supermarket’

A highlight from the record.

Eoghan Lyng
Feb 12, 2022
Joe Strummer The Clash

What’s That Sound? The lemonade bottle in The Clash song ‘Straight to Hell’

Incredible stuff.

Arun Starkey
Oct 2, 2021

The best song from every The Clash album

Perfection

Jack Whatley
Mar 25, 2021

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