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Next Wave #558: Andrew Ashong
Dreamy soul and jazz sounds from south London...In 2012, Andrew Ashong, a relatively unknown but amiable chap from Forest Hill, teamed up with Theo Parrish, a paragon of Detroit techno, to release...
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Foundations: Death Vessel
Joel Thibodeau's most-influential LPs...Foundations is a simple concept: an artist chooses five albums that mean the world to them, five albums that have inspired them – in music, in life.Here, Death...
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In Conversation: Peggy Sue
Rosa Slade on ‘Choir Of Echoes’ and the positives of pop…Brighton-based trio Peggy Sue have quietly risen through the ranks. Comprising Rosa Slade, Katy Young and Olly Joyce, the trio signed to Wichita...
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In Conversation: St Vincent
On owning your art - just not all of the time...Oklahoma’s Annie Clark, aka St Vincent, was bubbling away on the side lines of experimental pop for years, playing with the likes of Sufjan Stevens and...
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Under Mi Sleng Teng: The Birth Of Digital Dancehall
A tribute to Wayne Smith...In the history of popular music, very few tracks have turned the past on its head, have tried to take what has gone before and turned it inside out.Those early Charlie Parker...
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Gift Of The Gang: Wild Beasts Talk 'Present Tense'
Quartet discusses its fourth LP...Absence makes the heart grow weirder. Or, certainly, more distinctive. Already stylistic standouts within the British rock scene, Wild Beasts’ necessary break for...
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Clash DJ Mix - Medlar
Crisp and colourful grooves from an up-and-coming house producer...Give winter the finger and put some silky spring into your dancefloor steps with a selection of crisp and colourful grooves from...
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Clash Meets BAFTA Winner Will Poulter
Taking teen potential to the international stage…Last year, Clash met young British actor Will Poulter – now 21, then building on his breakthrough role in Son Of Rambow by appearing in the Dexter...
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In Conversation: The Notwist
Markus Acher discusses 'Close To The Glass'...Long renowned for their mutating indie sounds, kissing the cheeks of electronica while keeping an eye on flirtations with post-rock and even hip-hop...
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Electric Selection: 12" Reviews Of February 2014
Ben Pearce, Clap! Clap!, Timbah and more...From house to tech to tech-house and everything that falls under that arbitrary ‘dance’ umbrella, we’ve tirelessly scrutinised a literal ton of wax to bring...
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Sophie Kennedy Clark: Sense And Sexuality In Nymphomaniac
Clash meets the actress following plan B…In the opening chapter of Lars von Trier’s sexually explicit Nymphomaniac, Young Joe’s burgeoning sexual addiction is sparked by the guidance of the experienced...
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The Clash Film Column: Sci-Fi Awe And Sexual Absurdity
Nymphomaniac is the pick of the week…British or not, the Gravity of the situation has been clearly felt…- - -That Was The Week In Which…Gravity won Outstanding British Film at the BAFTAs.This caused a...
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Shadows Of Today: Ten Years Of 'Madvillainy'
Toasting Madlib and DOOM’s collaborative hit…It’s saying something for 2004 that the collaboration of lawless underground big shots Madlib and MF DOOM, as Madvillain, was probably not the biggest deal...
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Supernormal Nocturnes: Hammock Interviewed
The Nashville duo on ‘Oblivion Hymns’…Cut through Alex Turner’s ceremony-closing acceptance speech at this year’s BRITs, and there’s a core concern to be addressed. Not that rock is dead, nor that it’s...
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Clash Reviews The Singles (Of February 24)
Drenge, Deathcats, Moby, RÜFÜS and Thalia Zedek...We do this every Monday you know. Sometimes with guest reviewers, sometimes by ourselves. It’s our ball, and we’re going home.- - -Drenge –...
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Addison Groove Exclusive: Album Stream And More
Listen to ‘Presents James Grieve’…Clash is pleased to premiere the new album from Addison Groove, aka Tony Williams, aka Headhunter. Released on Modeselektor’s 50Weapons label on March 3rd, ‘Presents...
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Life At 140: Celebrating Dot Rotten's Riddims
As the grime artist reveals a seventh set…The first six volumes in Londoner Young Dot’s (now Dot Rotten) ‘Rotten Riddims’ series, released within the space of a little over a month back in the summer...
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Next Wave #559: Bitter Ruin
Elton-championed duo from the southern seaside…Ben Richards, one-half of Brighton-based duo Bitter Ruin, is telling Clash about the band’s high standards.“We’re very picky when it comes down to the...
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Elton John On Film
Our guest editor's greatest movie music moments…With a discography of such quality and depth, it’s inevitable that Elton John’s music has been used in numerous classic movies. We look back at some of...
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Spotlight: Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
Fifteen years on, the rapper’s debut still provokes… A few minutes into his major-label debut ‘The Slim Shady LP’, Eminem asks kids if they want to see him stick nine-inch nails into each one of his...
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