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The Lost Ingredient: Albert Hammond Jr.
The Strokes guitarist finds himself again...It’s the day after the night before. Five years since their last live date in the capital, The Strokes filled London’s Hyde Park, topping a muscular day of...
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Next Wave #646: Gwenno
Polticised, dystopian Welsh synth-pop...Former Pipette Gwenno Saunders has come a long way since her girl band days. Gone are the love songs, replaced instead by a Welsh language concept album based on...
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Maverick Sabre Reviews The Singles
The week's releases assessed...A genuine hit single is a difficult beast to pin down.Pop history is littered with glorious failures and unexpected triumphs - put simply, there really are no rules to...
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Premiere: Adam Freeland - Live At Sacred Ground Festival
Live and direct from a 'techno village fete'...Adam Freeland has come a long way.Initially part of his local scene in Hertfordshire, the producer gained first national then international fame, smashing...
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Next Wave #647 - HÆLOS
Spectral, emotive electronics...Sometimes things just work.Arthur Delaney, Lotti Benardout and Dom Goldsmith have made music separately for years, but when they first stepped into the studio together...
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Clash DJ Mix - Amirali
Dark Matters founder strikes an individual note...In one fell swoop Amirali became one of the most sought after producers in the game.'Beautiful World' - released via Crosstown Rebels in 2012 - was a...
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Pega Monstro's Guide To Lisbon
Dream-punk duo discuss their home city...Lisbon has a unique flavour.A historic port, the city has accepted people of all creed and colour for centuries. A hotbed of culture, the area has produced all...
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Culture Clash: Flyte
Island newcomers get cultural...There's much more to Flyte than meets the eye.New single 'Closer Together' may well have a shimmering sense of melody and snappy hooks, but the instrumentation, the...
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Something Like Happiness: The Maccabees
The making of 'Marks To Prove It'London can often feel like a vast, fluid, homogeneous whole – a myriad of streets, a mosaic of buildings and a flood of people, people, people.Life on the ground,...
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Pesky! Review The Singles
It's a tween-age rampage...Following a long and tiring week of lessons, numerous after-school clubs, scouts, dance, music lessons and homework, Pesky! got together after school to offer up their...
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Magick Moments: Deadboy Interviewed
Production, spatial politics and more...Deadboy has never sat comfortably in any niche.The South East London producer's music has always absorbed too many influences, too many techniques to sit easily...
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Tramlines: Five Hidden Gems
Up and coming talent from Sheffield's musical bonanza...Rather than waffle endlessly about how good (nearly) everyone was who I saw at Tramlines, I’ve picked five stellar sets from over the weekend...
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Spotlight: The Jam - All Mod Cons
Exploring an iconic moment in British culture...In 1978, to a backdrop of tribal youth cultures and economic crisis, The Jam answered years of snobbish disregard from the London-based punk elite when...
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Behind The Scenes: Nick Brewer
On the shoot of 'Talk To Me'...Nick Bewer is going to blow up.The London lyricist has spent the summer months storming across the country, with an ever-growing army of fans following in his wake.New...
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The Law Of Attraction: Mikky Ekko
"You don’t get many opportunities to make a difference..."Two nights ago Mikky Ekko was out having a night cap in a Shoreditch hotel when he overheard Hakushu being ordered by a woman at the table...
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Foundations: Tom DeLonge
Blink-182 star opens up...Tom DeLonge has always been a vital member of Blink-182, a key part of what makes the band tick.Sadly, though, a cloud remains over the guitarist's involvement. Increasing...
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Sundara Karma Write For Clash
Are clubs the new churches?Sundara Karma are young - scarily young.Still in their teens, the fresh-faced group have stormed across the summer, with new single 'Flame' set to be released on August...
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In Conversation: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Ruben Nielsen on the creative process...The acclaim lavished on Unknown Mortal Orchestral's second album 'II' may have pushed the band to a new level, but it also furnished them with a number of...
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Aftermath: Dr. Dre And The 'Detox' Myth
Hip-hop's most potent lost classic...The year was 2002 and a 38 year old Dr. Dre had just floated the idea of ‘Detox’. if all went to plan this third and final album would cement his legacy, win a few...
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Influences: William Fitzsimmons
The sounds which shaped new mini-album 'Pittsburgh'...A sense of place lingers prominently within William Fitzsimmons' work.The singer has a strong idea of his roots, of the traditions that enfold both...
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