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Ones To Watch - Willis Earl Beal
From the gutter to the stage, this story transcends ‘overnight sensation’. “It sucks your soul dry” begins Willis, explaining the pressured stardom that now surrounds him. It’s a stark contrast from...
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If I Can't Change Your Mind: Bob Mould
As Bob Mould takes his band out on tour to play Sugar’s classic 1992 debut, Copper Blue, in its entirety, Clash speaks to the man about the 20th anniversary reissue, how playing with Foo Fighters...
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In The Works - The Bug
“I think there’s so much fucking naff, half-arsed, middle-of-the-road bullshit clogging up everyone’s ears, hard drives and wave-lengths,” says Kevin Martin, AKA The Bug, “that when something comes...
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Bright Light In Winter: Jeff Parker
Tortoise are aptly named. As a collective, the Chicago group are responsible for producing some of the most forward thinking music of the past twenty years, fusing rock, electronics and avant jazz in...
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Empty Stations: The Hundred In The Hands
The break up record is one of pop’s little clichés. Littering the pantheon of songwriting lore, The Hundred In The Hands managed to avoid the pitfalls presented to them by actually staying together....
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A Love Supreme
Patti Smith is crying. There’s a room full of people, all awkwardly wondering how to react, as a sixty-five-year-old icon of rebellion gently wipes tears from her eyes while recounting a recent...
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Sole Stars - Electric Guest
In the final episode of our Lacoste artist spotlight series, we journey to the sunny Pacific coast for the summer vibes of Electric Guest. When asked if they are nervous or excited about their debut...
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Pulled Apart By Horses: Dot To Dot
Held across three cities, Dot To Dot is a vast, sprawling, ambitious affair. One of the UK's biggest and big showcase events, it returned this year to venues across Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester....
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Pulled Apart By Horses: Guide To Anime
Frequently emerging from live shows covered in blood, snot and entrails, Pulled Apart By Horses must relax somehow. Hooking up with the band at Dot To Dot, the riotous Leeds outfit were quick to...
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Classic Albums: Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace
Long before there was the Queen of Soul, there was simply Aretha Franklin, daughter of Reverend C.L. Franklin, an impassioned Baptist minister whose stirring sermons made him one of the most famous...
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Heartbreaker: The Walkmen
All bands burn at different paces, but the ‘early noughties indie invasion’ from both the US and the UK predominantly seem to, one way or another, have suffered the same fate. Some just ran out of...
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The House That Heaven Built: Japandroids
“It all happens so fast,” sighs Brian King. We’re discussing the way his band Japandroids shot to prominence three years ago; an ascendance with which the affable guitarist is still coming to terms....
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the plot against common sense: Future Of The Left
There’s a rumor that if you push Future Of The Left’s Andy Falkous far enough he turns green and can destroy Cardiff city centre within minutes. Probably not true, but Falkous is certainly a very...
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Pulled Apart By Horses Guest Blog
Coincidences are remarkable things. Take Pulled Apart By Horses. The Leeds band boast amongst their number one James Brown - not the iconic funk and soul performer, merely someone who shares his name....
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Sonar 2012 - Barcelona
The Barcelona based portion of 2012's Sonar festivities takes place from 14th-16th June in the Spanish city with New Order, Hot Chip, The Roots, Lana Del Rey, Friendly Fires and more performing....
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Singles Round Up - 11th June
Heralded as of our Ones To Watch in the current issue of Clash, Mary Epworth tops the pile of this week's single releases with her 'Long Gone', a digital download ahead of next week's album release...
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Ones To Watch - Mary Epworth
For two years, Mary Epworth has been beavering away creating her debut record - a plethora of sounds and styles and a variable spider’s web of wonder. “Every song is written on guitar, but there’s...
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Shut Eye: Stealing Sheep
To paraphrase The Libertine’s ‘The Good Old Days’: if you’ve lost your faith in love and folk oh well blame Mumford & Sons. But do not fear, let us introduce Stealing Sheep, an all female...
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Label Profile: Butterz
"You've got to big up Butterz, without them grime would be pretty boring" says Royal-T of grime's premier label, brand and stable for some of the most exciting producer-driven sounds coming out of the...
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From Eternity To Here - Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes
While the band has a wide net of musical tastes, it’s not that the songs always have to be communal, but it helps,” Alex Ebert, head guru of the Los Angeles-based collective Edward Sharpe And The...
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