Van Halen vs The Clash

The guys get a letter asking why Diamond Dave was being so mouthy about a certain band of British punks during Van Halen's headling set at the 1983 US Festival. This leads to an investigation of authenticity, genre death, and lots of Jack Daniels consumption.

SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Rhodes

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/185213

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Calling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jones_(The_Clash_guitarist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen_(album)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diver_Down

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Festival

https://www.loudersound.com/features/us-festival-1983

https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1007bq4/does_anyone_know_why_david_lee_roth_said_that/

Alan Berry documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13JrKjGBnHA

https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/8-382-3637?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-the-clash-say-goodbye-at-the-1983-us-festival-57636/

https://www.spin.com/2023/05/us-festival-40th-anniversary-oral-history/

The initial US Festival 83 press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUUT5sP_egM

DLR at press conference weekend of fest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLKxRAAFGQ4

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-reason-why-the-clash-fired-mick-jones/

Robert Fithen YouTube episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhpaSDYvwaE

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/clash-mick-jones-last-us-festival-1983/

The Clash’s US se