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15 Years Of 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill'
British rapper Amplify Dot on her favourite album…From the bottom to the top, and back down once more, Lauryn Hill’s had a turbulent time in the public eye since breaking into the pop world as...
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Clash DJ Mix - IS TROPICAL
Colourful synth-pop wormhole...It’s a colourful synth-pop wormhole in this week’s Clash DJ Mix, courtesy of electro-indie upstarts IS TROPICAL.That’s right, we’re letting a band, with actual...
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Personality Clash: Idris Elba x Akala
Actor and rapper, in conversation...Two people, one conversation. Which Clash records, transcribes, and then presents as this sort of article. We’ve done it before, and we’ll do it again. Just you...
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OTW #520: Haiku Salut
Tarantino waltzes and alt-folk creativity...Someone, somewhere, once said something along the lines of: it’s always the quiet ones. And Haiku Salut, an instrumental trio from Derbyshire, certainly seem...
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Gang Colours Reviews The Singles
"Sometimes it’s nice to just shake your whammy fanny..."Hampshire producer Will Ozanne, aka Gang Colours (pictured), made one of 2012’s most wonderfully understated electronica albums, ‘The Keychain...
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The Vinyl Revival - From The Frontline
Author Graham Jones on the indie shop’s return…Last month, Clash reported that sales of vinyl were on the rise, and impressively so. The first half of 2013 saw sales of the format increase by over 33%,...
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Reflections On Youth & Young Manhood
Kings Of Leon’s Debut At 10…One of the biggest bands in this here musical world of ours, Nashville's Kings Of Leon, will release album number six, ‘Mechanical Bull’, in September. This summer also...
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Talking Sampling With Jaguar Skills
On the right and wrong way to bump another’s beats…Sampling. It’s all around us, even when we don’t realise it. In our pop songs, our disco hits, our hip-hop bangers. And sampling’s long been a part of...
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OTW #521: Marika Hackman
A bit folk, but a bit more...You can’t fault the girl’s confidence.“Music has always been something that I’ve wanted to do, and I’ve always trusted that I’d end up doing it some day.”So begins Clash’s...
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Mercury Rising: The Newcomers Who Can
Clash lists 10 nomination-worthy British debuts…On September 11th, the Barclaycard Mercury Prize will announce the shortlisted 12 albums that will compete – if compete is the right word – for its...
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Track-By-Track: Outfit - Performance
Inside one of the debuts of the year...Outfit’s ‘Performance’ is one of Clash’s favourite British debut albums of 2013 so far. Come to think of it, it’s one of our favourite LPs of this year, full...
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Foundations: Washed Out
From Boards Of Canada to Beach Boys...Clash sits down with Washed Out (real name Ernest Greene) to chat about his Foundation(al) albums: five recordings which shaped his musical outlook.- - -Washed...
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Clash DJ Mix - Subb-an
Hardly unknown, and playing Unknown...For Clash's latest DJ Mix, we've called on the talents of a still-rising star, a DJ and producer who, since earning himself the accolade of 'Best Breakthrough DJ'...
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American Beauty: Julianna Barwick Interviewed
On her new album ‘Nepenthe’ and more…The music of Julianna Barwick has always been mesmerising, a slowly shifting shimmer of undulating melodies and indiscernible, layered vocals. It’s an angelic...
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Passionate Ones: Clash Meets Crocodiles
They’re sleeping in your trash. Possibly…Just 14 months have passed since the release of Crocodiles’ third LP, ‘Endless Flowers’, but with album number four, the San Diego-spawned duo of Brandon...
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OTW #522: Wilsen
Spellbinding folk-pop...It’s a well-trodden path and a highly competitive environment for young bands trying to break out, but for those able to handle the pressure, moving to New York can prove a...
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Frank Turner Reviews The Singles
"It made me want to stab myself in the face..."This week’s guest reviewer is punk-poet extraordinaire Frank Turner. Turner’s fifth studio LP, ‘Tape Deck Heart’, was released in April 2013 and charted...
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Diamond Geezers: Clash Meets Run The Jewels
El-P and Killer Mike in conversation...Run The Jewels is Atlanta’s Killer Mike and Brooklyn’s El-P: rapper and producer, MC and co-MC, guys with similar tastes and of the same age… best pals.The pair’s...
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EASTnotEAST - Birthdays, London (August 8th)
Featuring Bipolar Sunshine, Benin City and Tuesday Born...Clash cousin night EASTnotEAST recently made the move to London venue Birthdays, one of the diamonds in the (vintage) necklace around Kingsland...
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Out Now: Clash's Latest Issue
Featuring Mac Miller, King Krule, F*ck Buttons… The new issue (87) of Clash magazine is available now – purchase it online via the options below, or pick it up from your local stockist. Clash is...
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