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James Bay Opens His Sketchbook
Rising songwriter reveals his artistic side...It's trite observation but largely correct: James Bay believes that songwriting is a craft.Something which requires practise, which requires great care and...
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Smoke DZA: NYC's Gatekeeper
Harlem rapper’s Rocky path to the mainstream…Despite having been around for a minute, Smoke DZA’s name isn’t one that those outside of hip-hop circles are familiar with.Having introduced so many young...
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Exclusive Mix: Fujiya & Miyagi's Influential Sweeteners
Brighton dance crew serves a splendid selection...Brighton-based trio of much digital-dancing merriment, Fujiya & Miyagi (pictured) are back with their fifth album, ‘Artificial Sweeteners’,...
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Next Wave #572: A$AP Nast
Emerging from the Mob in sweetly retro style...Tariq Devega never dreamed of a professional rap career – rather, it found him.Initially chasing a career in fashion, rap came hand-in-hand with the...
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Next Wave #573: Marika Hackman
Abstract folk that's exploring a different darkness...It’s the last day of Marika Hackman’s tour, and we’re catching up with the “abstract folk” songstress, excited to play a sold-out London show.“This...
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The Quiet Creative: Clash Meets Avey Tare
Animal Collective member on his Slasher Flicks…The USA is a broad, disparate, incredibly varied series of interlocking towns, cities, counties and states. Simply put: get off the bus in the West Coast,...
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Personality Clash: Sean Lennon x Albert Hammond, Jr
Hanging out, virtually…Solo artist, label boss and producer, the multi-talented Sean Lennon is also one-half of The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger (aka The GOASTT).Best known as guitarist for The...
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The Best Albums Of April 2014
Kelis, SOHN, Damon and more: the month's finest...Just a round up of some of the best albums Clash heard in the month of April 2014. Well, albums that came out in April, anyway. We’re living in the...
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Write On: Ben Watt
Half of Everything But The Girl on rock ‘n’ roll travel…Write On is the part of Clash where we give an artist of our choosing space to just talk about whatever they like. Pretty much. Sometimes it’s...
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Clash DJ Mix - Madam X
...a buzzing, multi-layered grime workout This week on the Clash DJ Mix, we’re proud to bring you The X Factor. The Madam X Factor, that is, as the immensely talented underground tastemaker unleashes a...
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In The Works: Ballet School
Inside the band’s Berlin studio sessions…Having surfaced in 2013, buoyed by a seal of approval from Grimes and driven onwards by a deal with Bella Union, Ballet School made an immediate and lasting...
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Spotlight: Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Marking 20 years since 'Sabotage'...To a boy growing up in the south of England, somewhere just off what would soon enough become part of an ever-elongating commuter belt, New York was more dream than...
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Shield Patterns: On Beyond The Redshift + Exclusive Remix
Newcomers focus on forthcoming festival…New to you? Stick around, you just might like what you hear.Shield Patterns is Richard Knox and Claire Brentnall. The pair has only been an active project since...
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The Clash Film Column: Definitely Not A Moon
It's only Star flippin' Wars...It’s Star Wars! You know, Star Wars! It’s kind of a big deal. Many Tatooine leather-bound books, and all that…- - -That was the week in which…The core cast of Star Wars:...
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Foundations: Groove Armada
Tom Findlay selects five vital LPs...Groove Armada is a project which grew out of a nightclub, the sound of DJs quite literally taking matters into their own hands.Almost 20 years later, the band – Tom...
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Good Trip, Bad Trip: Drowners
New York rockers on tour memories…Clash’s Good Trip, Bad Trip spot asks bands about their very best – and worst – touring experiences, and a little more besides. This time, it’s Drowners’ vocalist and...
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Lola Colt Review The Singles
New tracks from a scary Brooke Candy, Foxes, Beck and more...To you it might be a bank holiday – but the music industry never naps, never pauses its progress for a weekend break in the Brecon Beacons...
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Premiere: The Trouble With Templeton - Rookie
Australian five-piece delivers its debut album...The term 'prodigy' is vastly over used, but Australian songwriter Thomas Calder is, most definitely, just that.Only 23 years old, the musician already...
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A View From The Outsiders: Little Dragon
In conversation with Yukimi Nagano…Ahead of their headline set on Clash’s stage at this year’s The Great Escape festival in Brighton – happening May 8th, details here – we sit down with Little Dragon’s...
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Premiere: The Magic Numbers - Shot In The Dark
Listen to their new single...After spending half his lifetime in the music industry, you could almost forgive The Magic Numbers’ Romeo Stodart of being a little exhausted, bitter… grumpy, even.Yet,...
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