And Another Thing: Ameriie Interviewed
R&B star returning with two new albums…She used to be Amerie, but now she’s Ameriie – and underneath that musical moniker, she’s always been Amerie Mi Marie Rogers, born in Masschusetts to an...
View ArticleThe Best Albums Of August 2014
FKA twigs, The Bug and more…Not all months are made equal, and it’s often the case that August witnesses something of a summertime slump in terms of new album releases of quality. Nevertheless, we’ve...
View ArticleWrite On: Sinead O'Connor
Provocative poet takes control…Write On is the section of Clash where we hand control to an artist of our choosing to write, well, whatever they want, really. Simple concept, maximum results. This...
View ArticleRock And Rules: Wayne Kramer
The MC5 man on the power and salvation of music…Rock And Rules: lessons learned by those who’ve been in and around the music business a while, relayed to you, the reader, to take on board. Pay...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - My Panda Shall Fly x Mau'lin
Ahead of his new Mau'lin collaboration...Less a collaboration and more a bridge between two styles, two varying approaches, 'Push' matches My Panda Shall Fly against Mau'lin.The two met in an East...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Protoje
Words with one of reggae’s highest risers…“Who knows who knows who knows / I just go where the trade wind blows…”Protoje is one of the founding members of a new wave of rising roots reggae singers...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Honeyblood
Stina Tweeddale on their amazing year so far…The year’s been a big one for the blooming, booming sounds of Glasgow duo Honeyblood. The pairing of Stina Tweeddale (vocals, guitar) and Shona McVicar...
View ArticleFoundations: Basement Jaxx's Felix Buxton
Five essential influences…Foundations is where we, usually, speak to an artist about five vitally influential albums that have shaped their own approach to creating music. But then, the other month, we...
View ArticleGood Trip, Bad Trip: Twin Atlantic
On gym popularity and cork injuries…Where have you been, and what did you do there? Is, basically, the premise of Good Trip, Bad Trip. Bands, they get about, don’t they – but what do they take away...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Low Concept
Production duo who gorge themselves on American, Dutch, and German hard techno and house...Forget the Atkins diet or the 5:2 – we’re all for the diet preached by new production duo Low Concept, who...
View ArticleFor No Good Reason: Ralph Steadman Interviewed
Face to face with the artist…Painter, photographer and writer Ralph Steadman is a quintessential renaissance man. His work alongside gonzo visionary Hunter S. Thompson is justifiably the stuff of...
View ArticleAphex Twin's 'SYRO': One Listen, Some Thoughts
Pretty decent, likes...The secret’s out, and it’s been that way since midnight saw an embargo lifted and the me-first culture of the modern music industry hit social channels with a bang. The new Aphex...
View ArticleGod Damn Review The Singles
On The Kooks, Iggy Azalea and more…Rocking forth from the Black Country with no little rollicking riffage, God Damn is Thom Edward (guitar/vocals) and Ash Weaver (drums). They’re about to follow their...
View ArticleWhat Does A Blue Plaque For Wigan Casino Mean, Anyway?
Northern soul venue commemorated…The Wigan Casino has a blue plaque. (Look, here it is.) Thirty years and more on from its final all-nighter, three decades on from the bulldozers ripping apart its...
View ArticleDirector Paul Kelly On How We Used To Live
A poetic telling of London’s post-war evolution…The creative partnership between Saint Etienne and filmmaker Paul Kelly continues with How We Used To Live, their fourth film together. Co-written by the...
View ArticleThe Outcast Meets OutKast: Raury Interviewed
Anti-Touring to sharing stages with the ATLiens…Raury is a special kind of talent. Although age is proving less and less of a factor in the era of beyond-their-years acts like Lorde, Earl Sweatshirt...
View ArticleNext Wave #597: Shura
Sensual synth pop from London…The simplest things are often the most sensual. And the most sensual is always the most effective. But our desires have more to contend with than ever before. Matter over...
View ArticleNext Wave #598: Dawn Golden
Reflective digital melancholy…Beyond a forest of mediocre electro lays the murky, intricate and subtle vibrations of Dawn Golden, his sound weaving around short story narratives that spin tales on...
View ArticleOut Now: Clash Issue 98 With Charli XCX
Alongside Jessie Ware, Indiana, Rae Morris and more...In this issue you’ll find yourself considering the advantages of neglecting any notions of what’s cool in favour of following your gut and...
View ArticleNotes From The Road: Sivu x Paul Thomas Saunders
Tales from their Highland jaunt...A geographically vast, enormously diverse area, the Scottish Highlands is almost a law unto itself.Travelling across its vast expanse, it's possible to encounter...
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