Clash Tribute Album

It didn't take much wrangling to get Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins to honor '70s Brit-punk pioneers The Clash.

Jenkins -- singer for the multimillion-selling pop-rock band Third Eye Blind -- said his group leaped at the chance to record a track for the upcoming project, The Clash Tribute: Burning London. "The Clash are one of our biggest influences," he said. "We love the raw quality of their playing and the sense of experimentation and lack of pretense in their music. They are one of the only bands I think successfully combined politics and music." "The Clash are one of our biggest influences. They are one of the only bands I think successfully combined politics and music." -- Stephan Jenkins, Third Eye Blind singer. Modern rockers and hip-hoppers from new school punk-rockers Rancid to hard-core gangsta-rapper Ice Cube fell right into line and contributed tracks to the album as well. Among the other acts anxious to sing along to Clash tracks were ska-punk sensations No Doubt, rapper Mack 10 and noise-pop artists Cracker. The album is slated to be released March 12.