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Vampire Weekend And Chromeo's Guide To Love, Part 3
On body image, breaking up, and Drake...Plato said, “At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.” And this is true enough of Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and Dave 1 of Chromeo. Connecting the...
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Swan Song: Brody Dalle
‘Brody Dalle-Homme: ASS KICKER…’One day to go, so what are you doing? Brody Dalle is off to Spain…- - -Brody Dalle, ‘Blood In Gutters’, from ‘Diploid Love’- - -Where would you like to wake up? Costa...
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Good Trip, Bad Trip: Pond
Perth-based rockers on their road trips…Good Trip, Bad Trip asks our favourite musicians about their touring lifestyle, and the highs and lows that come with it. Along the way, hopefully we’ll all...
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Go Wild In The Country: Wild Beasts Interviewed
Kendal's flamboyant finest talk to Clash...Four childhood friends from Kendal made an extravagant, flamboyant, uncompromising musical debut. Eight years, four albums and a Mercury nomination later and...
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Next Wave #586: Tove Lo
Raw, emotive pop from Sweden…Exploding onto the radar with her debut single ‘Love Ballad’ in 2012, Swedish pop-star Tove Lo finally released her debut EP, ‘Truth Serum’, earlier this year.“It’s a bit...
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Illuminating Electronica: Alex Banks Interviewed
Brighton producer in conversation…It seems awful to say this, but without two near-fatal motorbike accidents, Alex Banks might never have become Monkeytown’s newest signee.“There’s a weird theme,”...
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Reggae & Dancehall #33: Popcaan, Lady Saw, Beenie Man
News, reviews, and exclusive interviews…The last month’s brightest and best from the world of reggae and dancehall…- - -DJ KHALEDNEWSAfter simmering quietly for some time now, the tension between...
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Exclusive DJ Mix: Mumbai Science
To raise your dancefloor spirits…DJs and producers are, to all intents and purposes, scientists of the non-chemical variety. Belgian boys Jonas Kiesekoms and Maarten Elen, aka Mumbai Science, have been...
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Don't Go To Pieces: Reflections On Hope Of The States''The Lost Riots'
Marking its 10th anniversary…‘The Lost Riots’ isn't an easy album to write about. Numerous frameworks for context, descriptives and comparatives gush out, sure, but for anyone who had more than a...
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New 'World' Order: Porter Robinson Interviewed
The pixelated past of EDM’s future…Talking to Porter Robinson is something of a tightrope gig. I’m called, on the morning of our proposed conversation, by somebody from his PR team who wants to make...
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Foundations: Howling Bells
Juanita Stein reveals five influential albums…Howling Bells are back, and it’s a pleasure to have them. The Australia-formed, London-based foursome’s new album, ‘Heartstrings’, marks the dark rockers’...
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Clash DJ Mix - Nightmares On Wax
Furiously funky mix...A furiously funky – and occasionally sweetly soulful – journey today, from one of the earliest, longest-serving and most prolific artists on Warp Records: beat-maker...
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Flicks That Kick: A Clash XI Of Football Films
Hang on, no Escape To Victory…?After a near eternal wait, the World Cup is upon us. No matter what team you support, it’s time to dream. Could this be a glorious swansong for your eternally...
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American Dreamer: Lana Del Rey Interviewed
Fear and luxury on the 'Ultraviolence' trail…California has a very direct and unforgiving steam beer called Anchor. But in Hollywood nobody drinks Anchor, because they prefer fresh peach Bellinis.Since...
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Write On: Mastodon
On their Moby-Dick masterpiece, ‘Leviathan’…Ten years ago, before they went entirely supernova, Atlanta metal titans Mastodon released ‘Leviathan’, an album inspired by Herman Melville’s 1851 novel...
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Next Wave #587: together PANGEA
Brattish garage punk with a dirty sense of humour…Certain sounds, certain styles just seem to engrain themselves into the landscape of some areas. California, for instance, has a rich punk lineage, one...
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The Clash Games Column: The Winners Of E3 2014
Super Smash Bros., No Man's Sky, more...Clash used to cover games. Then, it stopped. Now, with the dust settling on another year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3) in Los Angeles, we figure it’s...
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Their Library: Cerebral Ballzy
Honor Titus on Jean Genet and more favourites…Their Library invites artists we like to discuss their reading habits. This time, we’ve Honor Titus of New York punk crew Cerebral Ballzy. The lead singer...
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Yann Tiersen: A Toast To Infinity
In conversation with the French musician…“Oh, I was nervous; it’s always more important, more pressure, to play at home,” says Yann Tiersen, a few days after doing just that, in an unforgettable...
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WIFE Reviews The Singles
Covering Klaxons, The Kooks, and a ‘Good Kisser’…This week’s batch of new-release tracks comes reviewed by Irishman James Kelly, aka Tri Angle-signed artist WIFE. His debut WIFE LP, ‘What’s Between’,...
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