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Born To Do It: Millennial Albums Come Of Age
"Let's all meet up in the year 2000..."The year 2000 always felt auspicious, as if it meant something a little different from most.Looking back, it probably did. One of the final periods before the...
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2018 Could Be The Year Scottish Hip-Hop Makes Its Mark
Inside one of the country's most creative scenes...Last summer, a teenager from a wee Scottish town went viral for a freestyle video. In isolation, this wasn’t extraordinary: for many aspiring emcees,...
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Glassjaw
Why the seminal post-hardcore group matter more than ever...The last time Glassjaw released an album an unpopular Republican President was riding roughshod on civil liberties, punk was being bought out...
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Clash DJ Mix - CC Honeymoon
It's a 'Tales Of The Night' selection...There's a rhythm to a night out.The preparation, the communication, the meeting up, the dancing and the lights and the noise... and finally the journey home.It's...
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Eat The Beat: Born Ruffians On The Power Of Rhythm
The band's new album 'Uncle, Duke & The Chief' is incoming...Think you know Born Ruffians?Think again. The Canadian three-piece went into sessions for their new album determined to look anew at...
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No Platform: Coachella And The Economics Of Dissent
Following the money trail wherever it may lead...Many regard the quiet lull between Christmas and New Year as an opportunity to relax, reflect, and recuperate, but for one maniacally messianic...
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4x4 Forever: Clash Meets Conducta
“There’s always room to better yourself as an artist...”Even between coughs, sniffles and a raspy throat, Collins Nemi, aka Conducta, is disarmingly charming. “I’m in bed,” he says, parenthesising that...
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In Conversation: Sampa The Great
"We don’t think in boundaries for any project..."Sampa The Great is absolutely fascinating.On record, onstage, and in person, the Zambian-born and Australian-based artist seems to explode with new...
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The Dirty Dozen: 12 Albums We Need To Hear In 2018
Sifting through the rumour mill...2018 is only a week old but already the release schedule is looking completely packed.The rumour mill is going into overdrive, with virtually every artist who didn't...
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20 Years Of Glasgow Underground With Kevin McKay
The raves, parties, and tunes that forged the influential label's sound and ethos...Glasgow's clubbing pedigree is now the stuff of legend, with the city's international reputation assured.It wasn't...
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18 For '18: Meet The Artists Ready To Slay This Year
It could be our strongest ever list...2017 was a helluva year.Political and economic chaos, coupled with the widespread uncovering of abuse through #MeToo, added a dark, sombre tone to the past 12...
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In Conversation: Mogwai
Stuart Braithwaite and Barry Burns speak to Clash...A lot can change in twenty years. Two decades on from the release of ‘Young Team’, the post-rock masterpiece that spawned a thousand imitations,...
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Good Trip, Bad Trip: The Barr Brothers
Brad Barr answers our touring quiz...The Barr Brothers have always been a wonderful live experience.The Canadian group's fresh, folk-hewn take on songwriting is born for the concert effect, with their...
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Phantom Conversations: Clash Meets Bibio
The Warp producer discusses his enthralling new ambient project...When Clash attempts to track down Warp producer Bibio just before Christmas we’re met with a number of obstacles. “He’s busy,” we’re...
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Clash Meets Shame
Hooking up with the South London wrecking crew...London is a city that changes on a daily basis. Much-loved landmarks become building sites, clubs become luxury flats, and young people get squeezed...
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Live In The Moment With Me: Clash Meets Majid Jordan
OVO Sound duo Majid Jordan reflect on their quest to make timeless music…From the second you press play on a Majid Jordan song, you’re transported into another world. Whether your initial experience...
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Twilight Oscillations: 10 Years Of The Cave Club
Rhys Webb looks back on the vital London freakout den...London freakout den The Cave Club is a place for true believers and bemused passers by to bask in the undulating sounds of the first psychedelic...
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In Conversation: Isaac Gracie
On creativity, the importance of good mental health, and his debut album...When Clash finally catches Isaac Gracie he's only just woken up.But then, the frenetic pace with which the songwriter has...
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Snapshots: The Best Albums Under 30 Minutes
Because sometimes you simply don't have the time...Time seems to move quicker than ever before.It’s 2018 already for Christ’s sake. With that being said, in this day and age, nobody has time to stop...
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In Anticipation: Courtney Marie Andrews On Her New Album
'May Your Kindness Remain' arrives later this year...From an early age Courtney Marie Andrews had a burning desire to create.Running away to seek out fresh paths, she started playing live shows as a...
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