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Age & Wisdom: Roots Manuva
"People do all kind of things for all kinds of reasons."Clocking in at the right-side of 40 years old you’d expect Roots Manuva to say “That’s it, I’m done with music now folks” and walk off into the...
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Rock & Rules - Robert Cray
The Grammy-winning Blues guitarist offers his learned guidanceGrammy-winning Blues guitarist Robert Cray offers his learned guidance.LEARN FROM FRIENDS I was inspired to play guitar when I saw The...
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Their Library: Ed Harcourt
Literary influences explored...Six hours isn't a long time - not really.It's the time it takes to watch the original 'Star Wars' trilogy, or the time it takes to travel from Edinburgh to London. It's...
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The Week's Best Mixes - March 1st
A pick of the best...Here at Clash we’ve scoped out some of the best live mixes going this week from those in the know. From straight-ahead techno to spaced-out trap to arabic vibes, there’s a little...
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Trojan Sound System Mix
Deep Culture RootsReggae has always been more than just music.Born from Jamaican independence, it has becomes a means for self-expression, a vehicle for protest - in some cases, almost a self-contained...
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Designing Bowie - Jonathan Barnbrook
Reinventing a legendIn September 2012 Jonathan Barnbrook, the iconic, controversial and renowned British designer was, for the third time, secretly enlisted to design the first David Bowie album cover...
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Man Like Me: Pillow Talk
A track by track guide...Colour. Flash. Brash sections. Dance routines. Near nudity.Man Like Me are lauded near and far for their live show - quite rightly, too. It's bonkers. A mish-mash of colour,...
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Women In Music Journalism
Has the internet changed anything?In 1971, The Faces enjoyed a Top 10 hit with Stay With Me; a thrilling blues-rock stomp of a track which saw Rod Stewart at the height of his gravel-throated powers....
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OTW #483: Paradise
Esoteric Dream-Pop“That’s a really mean question” chuckles Joseph Marshall of Paradise, upon being asked to describe the band’s sound. In a quick chat with the singer just before heading out on a short...
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Mixpak Pressure: Volume Two
Dancehall riddims...Summer is here!Well, almost. The winter months are beginning to recede and wearing a t-shirt outdoors is beginning to be viewed as a viable fashion choice, rather than a death...
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MIK vs Kahn: The Mix
A dominant voice in Grime circles...MIK has been a dominant voice in grimy circles for the last few years, tying together a solid work ethic with bags of personality and a penchant for breaking the...
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Panderings: Pan-Sexuality & Hip Hop
A world without labels?Frank Ocean won two Grammy Awards and Chris Brown didn’t stand up. Adele reportedly told Brown off for his behaviour as media, blogs and entertainment television continued to...
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The Eternal Artist - Grimes Vs. YSL
A New UnionIn 2012 Claire Boucher, AKA Grimes, exploded onto the international music scene with her debut album ‘Visions’; within six months she had become the toast of the music and fashion worlds,...
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DJ Disasters: Alex Niggemann
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...
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Inspirations: Highasakite
Provocative female figures...An entrancing, exotic fusion of jazz, pop, folk and electronics, Highasakite are an empowering proposition.Take new EP 'In And Out Of Weeks'. Crammed full of ideas, the...
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And He Don't Stop - Chuck D
On Twenty Five Years As Public Enemy Number OneChuck D is a busy man. Clash reaches him on his mobile at his home in California “trying to get shit done before my daughter comes home from school.” It...
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The I Love New York Issue - Public Enemy - Flatbush Zombies
Issue 83 / April 2013 Featured in this issue… THE I LOVE NEW YORK ISSUE Public Enemy Taking Us DeeperTwenty-five years after their sophomore masterpiece, 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us...
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ClashMusic DJ Mix Podcast - Psychemagik
A heady cosmic funk tripCrate-digging disconauts Psychemagik guide us through a heady cosmic funk trip in this week’s Clash DJ podcast. The duo have quickly become known for their love of rare, golden...
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OTW #484: Drenge
Boisterous Bedroom RockSheffield has always boasted a rich musical heritage, with groundbreaking acts such as Pulp, The Arctic Monkeys and The Human League launching their careers within the industrial...
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Suuns: Video Playlist
Introduced by Ben Shemie...As far as album titles go, 'Images du Futur' is utterly pretentious, ludicrously ambitious and completely on the mark.Suuns' second album, it matches searing highs to codeine...
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