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Terrible Noise: The Worst Albums Of 2014 So Far
At least, to these ears, anyway…Before we get into the traditional half-year celebration of what’s been great in 2014 so far – from albums to films, games to fashion – let’s pause to consider, just for...
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Brotherly Bonding With The National
On the new documentary, Mistaken For Strangers...As The National prepared to tour in support of their 2010 album ‘High Violet’ (which, somehow, Clash only awarded a 6/10), frontman Matt Berninger had a...
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Going To Glastonbury? Don't Miss This...
Clash’s musical highlights…At about this time, anyone lucky enough to be going to Glastonbury is desperately scouring through sheets of paper containing line-up times like an office worker in Terry...
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Spotlight: Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
Righteous reminiscence...I might have got carried away. Reviewing ‘You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine’ at the time of its release, in the autumn of 2004, I said of the Canadian duo’s debut LP: “You won’t...
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Swan Song: Mac Miller
Just one day left. Your move, dude…Swan Song invites Clash’s favourite artists to tell us about their ideal last day on this Earth of ours. Here, we’ve Mac Miller, the man behind one of 2013’s...
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Good Trip, Bad Trip: The Pictish Trail
Breakfasts good, arsepieces bad…Furry of face and woolly of hat, Johnny Lynch is the modest mogul behind the much admired Fence Records (until last year) and new label Lost Maps, while also making...
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7 Of The Best: Games Of 2014 So Far
Our favourites, and the reasons why...Games are great, and if you don’t think so, get out. They allow us escape, exploration. They indulge our fantasies, and focus our realities that bit sharper. They...
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7 Of The Best: Albums Of 2014 So Far
The Clash team’s standout LPs…A quick headcount in the office: one, two, three… seven. Well, that’s handy. Now, everyone write about just one favourite album of 2014 so far. Bingo. These are the...
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Clash DJ Mix - Tomas Barfod
...a thoroughly sunny and summery tipSummer is a tricky little bastard at the best of times, but Tomas Barford from Danish synth-pop act WhoMadeWho, seems to have snared it with an exclusive 'Summer...
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7 Of The Best: Music Videos Of 2014 So Far
Listen with your eyes, a while...Plenty of people make music videos. And some of them make us go wow, just a little. Sometimes even a lot. Here are seven of those sometimes…- - -clipping. – ‘Work...
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Manic Street Preachers vs Clash Readers
On politics, tea, B-sides and dresses...Really, it's much more than we could ever have expected.Manic Street Preachers’ new album ‘Futurology’ – their 12th studio set, no less – is packed with the kind...
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Robots In Disgrace: A Transformers Fan's Trauma
Just get it over with…There’s a new Transformers movie out: Age Of Extinction. Reviews so far have been, well, mixed at best. But then, what was anyone expecting? The fourth instalment in a...
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The Clash Film Column: Interview, Declined
Should have sent Arec Barrwin…North Korea in not being amused shocker…- - -That was the week in which...North Korea declared war on James Franco and Seth Rogen.It sounds like a tagline for one of...
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Rock And Rules: Hall & Oates
John Oates provides the advice…John Oates, half of one of pop’s most enduring duos, shares tips on success and longevity as part of Clash’s Rock And Rules series…- - -‘Private Eyes’ (US number one,...
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The Personable Poet: Bobby Womack Remembered
March 4th, 1944 – June 27th, 2014It’s all too easy to feel like you’ve lost a friend when a musical hero dies. Their work has affected you so deeply, and has been in your life so long that they’ve...
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Sébastien Tellier Reviews The Singles
French pop artist addresses Coldplay pap…The dreamy Sébastien Tellier is back with a new album, ‘L’Aventura’, released on July 14th. It follows 2013’s ‘Confection’, awarded 9/10 here. Tellier’s been in...
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7 Of The Best: Films Of 2014 So Far
The silver screen's finest...Seven outstanding cinema releases of the year so far, as chosen by Clash’s film contributors.(Please note that selections are based on UK release dates.)- - -12 Years A...
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Hang On In There: Clash Meets Bobby Womack
On his rocky renaissance…The music world lost a legend on June 27th, as celebrated soul man Bobby Womack died at the age of 70. He’d been due to release a new album, ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’, later...
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Faith No More: The Complete Guide
Exploring the band's engrossing catalogue...If you only know two Faith No More songs, they’re probably the once omnipresent rap-rock prototype ‘Epic’ (1989) and their hit version of ‘Easy’ (1993) – and...
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Glastonbury Festival 2014: The Clash Report
Highlights from the greatest festival in the world...Clash went to Glastonbury. We definitely saw some music. Heard some, too. Here are our highlights:Friday, June 27th (Rudimental, tUnE-yArDs, M.I.A.,...
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