Personality Clash: Austra x Herve
Behind their new collaboration...Katie Stelmanis is the classically trained lead singer of icy Canadian electro-pop quartet, Austra. She loaned her swirling vocals to Herve’s latest track, ‘Save...
View ArticleClassic Album: Patti Smith Group - Easter
“Rumours were that the label was concerned her career would stagnate if there was not a marked progression with the third album.”Patti Smith’s third album, ‘Easter’, hits the ripe old age of...
View ArticleProve It On Me: Androgyny In Music
Bursting out of the gender box...Androgyny 1. Biology Having both female and male characteristics; hermaphroditic. 2. Being neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or...
View ArticleCold Specks - Live Gallery At Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
For Women of the World festivalPhotos by Richie Soans
View ArticleGirl Talk: Kate Nash
"Now I’m liberated, more in control!” Ah, it’s easy to take potshots at Kate Nash! Who is she trying to be, what is she trying to say? Is it any good?! When I interviewed her recently about her new...
View ArticleFelix Martin: Playlist
Hot Chip musician selects some New York / New Jersey house...Born in the clubs of Chicago, house is a sound which has travelled the globe.Spawning all manner of off-shoots, sub-genres and revivals, the...
View ArticleThe Week's Best Mixes - March 8th
A pick of the best...ClashMusic might run its own DJ mix series, but that doesn't mean we're not looking beyond our borders.The team are continually scouring SoundCloud, MixCloud and any other clouds...
View ArticleGraveyard Shift - Flatbush Zombies
Fronting the new Rap apocalypseHip-hop groups are all about the dynamics. Probably more apparent than in any other genre, rap has always exceeded as a platform where verbose identities get voiced...
View ArticleTrack By Track: John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts
An acerbic guide to his new album...Capable of making you laugh and cry within the same song, John Grant is a very unique songwriting talent.But then, looking at his back story it's easy to see why....
View ArticleFor The Strangers: Suede
"...that’s where the magic is.”It really shouldn’t work.Suede’s return – as joyous an occasion as it was – seemed to be geared around an exercise in nostalgia. For fans, it was a rare chance to catch...
View ArticleLife At 140 #7
The month in Grime...February has been another busy and pretty interesting month in the world of Grime. Whilst many are still recovering from Butterz 3rd birthday celebrations at Cable on the 23rd,...
View ArticleWounded Hearts: Iceage
“We did this very much for ourselves and we’re satisfied with what came out.”One of my favourite music pieces is a 1999 interview from Mean Magazine in which Jay Babcock speaks to Ginger Baker about...
View ArticleOTW #485: Lion Babe
Fierce R&B singed with soulJust like the city that bore this duo, their sound is a cultural melting pot. It’s heavily driven by the influences of Lucas Goodman, one-half of Lion Babe and main...
View ArticleLetter Of Intent: Ducktails
"The record is us having fun in the studio but there’s an idea behind it...”Naivety is one of those qualities which is often bandied about but rarely justified. In reality, it’s almost impossible to be...
View ArticlePersonality Clash- Sonic Youth Vs The Men
On loft shows and legendary punk clubsThe Men are noisy, streetwise punk-rockers who formed in Brooklyn’s thriving underground in 2006 and gained acclaim for their DIY ethic and breakneck live shows....
View ArticleReggae & Dancehall #18
The latest goings on...This month’s goings on in Dancehall and Reggae...NEWS Last month we found out that VYBZ KARTEL is taking back to social media despite being behind bars. This month Di Teacha has...
View ArticleDJ Disasters: Alan Braxe
When it all goes wrong...Every DJ has one.A night when everything that can possibly go wrong does - and it does so in spectacular fashion. ClashMusic brings you DJ Disasters, featuring some of the most...
View ArticleElectric Selection - Trouble And Bass
Profile of the New York labelNew York, New York; it’s the colossal cultural mosh pit. And being bombarded from left, right and centre by ethnicities, strung together through a shared appreciation of...
View ArticleClashMusic DJ Mix Podcast - Space Dimension Controller
A cosmic dancefloor odysseySpace Dimension Controller launches us into a cosmic dancefloor odyssey for the latest Clash DJ podcast. SDC – Jack Hamill – has long been on everyone’s radar after a string...
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