In Conversation: DJ Premier
An audience with a hip-hop master...“What's going on, brother?”The voice is, unmistakably, DJ Premier. But then, Clash could forgiven for taking a moment to tune in – after all, this is an artist who...
View ArticleInfluences: Public Access TV
Focussing on the art of live performance...New York is a city that comes draped in mythology. It's a mythology that Public Access TV enjoy playing with.From the spiky riffs to the snotty vocals, the...
View ArticleNext Wave #656: Demob Happy
Brighton-based grunge group with a DIY ethic...Demob Happy are "here to wage a war on cultural mediocrity and political complacency."Since forming in 2008, the Brighton-based Newcastle lads have been...
View ArticleSteve Albini On Discovering Punk
From new book 'The Truth Of Revolution, Brother'Punk has always meant much more than simply three chords.It's a philosophy, a way of life - a force that supplies continuing inspiration across the arts...
View ArticleHit The North: AUTOBAHN
Where the pints are cheaper...AUTOBAHN positively sound Northern.Not in a Shaun Ryder copycat way, of course, but more in a 'group of lads who sink pints of bitter before exploring the darker regions...
View ArticleNetsky Reviews The Singles
Ft. Chemical Brothers, Duke Dumont, James Bay and more...If you've left the house at all this summer then the chances are that you've stumbled across the music of Netsky.Bulging from car stereos, piped...
View ArticleHurts Review The Singles
"Mum-rock at its most potent and pure..."Hurts have always strove to make perfectly imperfect pop music.Sonically lush, vocally rich, the duo's songwriting recalls the finest 80s output you can imagine...
View ArticleTrack By Track: Alberta Cross - 'Alberta Cross'
Dive in now...The lengthy tale of Alberta Cross took another twist earlier this year.Snapped up by Dine Alone Records, the project - helmed by Petter Ericson Stakee - went back into the studio to work...
View ArticleSeth Troxler Writes For Clash
Ahead of his DJ-Kicks mix...Seth Troxler has stormed 2015.The extrovert selector has combined expert taste with a penchant for the flamboyant, hosting his epic one day festival Seth Troxler's Acid...
View ArticleMercury Rising: Clash Picks
Which albums will make the cut...Amidst an increasingly crowded awards calendar the Mercury Prize still carries formidable weight.Perhaps that's due to the format - from a shortlist of 12 nominated...
View ArticleNext Wave #658: Leo Kalyan
Sun-kissed and heat-seeking...The first thing Leo Kalyan mentions when we speak is that the sun is out in Hackney. This is more than just coincidence. The music that Leo produces encapsulates the joy...
View ArticleTheir Library: Larry Gus
DFA-aligned artist on his literary tastes...Larry Gus is simply one of a kind.A deeply literate artist, the songwriter's latest endeavour - 'I Need New Eyes' - is a mis-quote from Proust. The follow on...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Amateur Best
It's pretty jazzy...Birmingham-based bedroom producer Joe Flory has been making music for some time.Focussing on his Amateur Best moniker, the electronic musician has gradually been experimenting,...
View ArticleLocked In: Radio's Online Resurgence
The shape of broadcasting in a digital world...Everyone saw it coming, but in June of this year, the world's most valuable company launched a music streaming service. There were plenty of keen-eyed...
View ArticleInterview + Stream: The Milk
Listen to new album 'Favourite Worry'As the old saying goes, a band can take a lifetime to record their debut album. Along the way, though, the process can shape and alter you, pushing in directions...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Chain Of Flowers - 'Chain Of Flowers'
A torrent of fresh ideas...Chain Of Flowers are a Welsh group whose DIY ethos has placed them at the centre of a vital creative network.The six-piece run their own Swine Language tape label, while live...
View ArticleLoose Talk With Kranium
Dancehall star rides the riddim with 'Rumors'...Despite his breakout hit being titled ‘Nobody Has To Know’, everybody seems to know Kranium. The song, recently remixed with rap star Ty Dolla $ign, has...
View ArticleReggae & Dancehall #46: Rico, Bunny Wailer & Kes
The latest news, hottest riddims and absent friends...Roving reporter Reshma B is back once more with the latest hot sounds from the world of reggae and dancehall...- - -News Last month reggae lost...
View ArticleNext Wave #659: NVOY
Lush house textures with a fragrant pop feeling...One of the more beneficial by-products of further education is having an enormous amount of free time. NVOY– James and Connor – crossed paths while...
View ArticleNext Wave #660: Låpsley
An artist of rare ambition...Låpsley has always seemed like a solitary, independent talent. The songwriter’s breakthrough ‘Monday’ EP notched up more than a half million SoundCloud plays, but was...
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