"Carbon/Silicon, the band formed by Mick Jones of The Clash and Tony James of Generation X, will self-release The Carbon Bubble on Saturday, November 14th. The reason for the special weekend release date is that the album will be made exclusively available as a FREE download via their website www.carbonsiliconinc.com."

Carbon/Silicon @ Highline Ballroom, NYC - Dec 5, 2007 (ainyc)

Facts

1. The duo was formed in England in 2002 by two punk rock legends -- Mick Jones of the Clash and Tony James of Generation X.
2. Jones is a strict vegan who does not consume any meat or dairy products.
3. Jones and James first met at a Heavy Metal Kids show in London, which led to their first musical project, London SS, back in 1975.

[Spinner has live Carbon/Silicon video]

Tickets are on sale for an April 4th Carbon/Silicon show at Irving Plaza in NYC. Matt Pond PA is also playing that show and touring with them. The tour starts after SXSW. All dates below....

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DOWNLOAD Carbon/Silicon - What the Fuck (MP3)

Carbon/Silicon is a Garage Rock duo consisting of two punk rock legends: Mick Jones formerly of The Clash and former Generation X member Tony James. The band formed around 2002. [Wikipedia]

This has been on my "to listen" list for a while, and I was hoping to have some opinion before tonight's show at Highline Ballroom (oops). Consider this some last-minute notice and a free MP3. More dates below...

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