Clash DJ Mix - Smash TV
Veteran German production duo spin a curious mixture of house and techno...Smash TV are one of German electronic music's true outposts of creativity, an electronic duo who continually challenge...
View ArticleDoing OK: Clash Meets Wretch 32
The Tottenham MC takes things a little deeper on his new album...Wretch 32 is, by his own admission, an "all-rounder".Gaining experience on the rigs, soundsystems, and pirate radio stations that...
View ArticleThen And Now: Newham Generals' Footsie Interviewed
Palace Pavillion memories, social media MCs, and keeping in touch with the grassroots...Grime MCs are multiplying by the dozen these days, as they continuing to serve us with raw, quality music over...
View ArticleSlow Club vs. Slow Club
Charles Watson reviews each of the band's releases...Slow Club's journey from a ramshackle twee-pop outfit into a wonderfully creative outfit of remarkable depth has proved to be one of British music's...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Solardo
Manchester duo set their sights on Bugged Out in Dreamland...Solardo are part of Manchester's rich lineage of house music.The city was amongst the first in the UK to fully embrace the sounds of...
View ArticleCulture Clash: Twin Atlantic
Scottish heroes discuss their extra-curricular activities...Don't look now but Twin Atlantic are huge.Like, recording in LA with Jacknife Lee huge. Touring in some of the country's biggest venues in...
View ArticleTo Tonder: A Post-Brexit Road Trip
Clash heads to the continent to assess the political fallout...“We thought we’d got rid of you people!”So booms a grinning Belgian journalist as Clash arrives at the Tønder Festival, named after the...
View ArticleTell Me What's On Your Mind: Allah-Las
Crate-digging, radio shows, and perpetual inspiration...September has crept upon us once more, much like the spider-shaped lodgers that are preparing themselves for a seasonal visit to your living...
View ArticleComplete Guide: The Cure
The true tale of Robert Smith's inspired black-clad army...The phrase ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ has rarely applied more aptly to a group than with The Cure. Over the past near forty years...
View ArticleReaction: Fabric's Closure Is A Cruel, Unjust Blow
The ruling against the London club is entirely regressive...It seems almost unreal to discuss Fabric in the past tense – the London club has stood at the forefront of youth culture for 17 years, with...
View ArticleAustin's Electronic Scene Is Blowing Up
Let Xander Harris guide you round the Texan underground...Electronic music is not the first thing that pops into the minds of those casually following Austin music.The city is blessed with a reputation...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Kareful
A key proponent of the wave scene in the mix for Clash...Kareful has emerged as one of the key protagonists of the wave scene, a form of music that exists at the intersection between trap, dubstep and...
View ArticleUnsung Heroes Of Grime
The hidden figures who make the scene what it is...Flash back to just over a decade ago and I, like many others, was on the start of my journey through grime, not knowing what the future was going to...
View ArticleNuff Wheel Ups: Exploring Dubplate Culture
Does digital represent the death of the dubplate?“Pull up that – what is that called? What is that called, Tubs? It’s just a black thing. It’s a dub and there’s nothing [on it].”That was Wiley in 2006,...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Izzy Bizu
How this soulful newcomer overcame initial nerves to release a sparkling debut...For most artists, preparing their debut album is something that their entire life builds towards.Izzy Bizu, though, has...
View ArticleRag'n'Bone Man Reviews The Singles
Hollering newcomer delivers his verdict on the hottest releases...Within just a few seconds of catching Rag'n'Bone Man live, you sense that this is an artist that can't help but speak the truth.Real...
View ArticleKnow The Score: James Dean Bradfield
Manic Street Preacher embarks on an unusual cinematic venture...James Dean Bradfield has always been a music fan.The singer's interviews have forever been peppered with pop culture references, with...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: A Tribe Called Red - 'We Are The Halluci Nation'
A fiery, impassioned return from the Canadian hip-hop crew...A Tribe Called Red are a force to be reckoned with.The Canadian hip-hop crew draw inspiration from their Indigenous heritage - Bear Witness,...
View ArticleTour Diary: The Coral Write For Clash
Nick Power on the band's trip to France...The Coral are having the time of their lives.Older, wiser (well, occasionally) the Liverpool group released new album 'Distance Inbetween' earlier this year, a...
View ArticleInfluences: J Churcher
The sounds that ripple through new album 'Borderland State'...It took J Churcher almost two years of work, almost two years of continual writing, before his debut album clicked into place.Hooking up...
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