Final Album From Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros Due In May

MTVNews is
reporting that Joe Strummer's final
studio recordings will be released on an as-yet-untitled album in May as a
follow up to 2001's "Global A Go-Go" (review).
While many of the songs for the record will be from his final studio sessions
with the Mescaleros, Epitaph has indicated
that some material Joe recorded outside the band may also be used. This includes
a track titled "Long Shadow" that Strummer
recorded with Beck / Johnny Cash guitarist Smokey
Hormel. The Mescaleros will enter a studio within a week to determine which
tracks have completed vocals and start mixing the album. The former Clash
singer/guitarist passed away on December 22 at the age of 50.