The Dead Weather: Back In Black
Read the full interview from the 'August 2009' cover stars 'The Dead Weather' below Clash is holed up in a hotel in the Tennessee state capital, looking out at the 9am sky. It’s as black as coal. Is...
View ArticleTalk Of The Town - Chrissie Hynde Interview
Chrissie Hynde fell in love with a Welshman and started up a band. For the first time in three decades, Chrissie Hynde is singing from a brand new hymn sheet. Joining forces with her now ex-lover JP...
View ArticleSonic Youth: Twenty Minutes
Sonic Youth were interviewed for the 'July 2009' issue of Clash Magazine. Read the interview below You’ve twenty minutes to question a band on a career spanning three decades, covering the release of...
View ArticleGary Powell On His Love Of Jazz
This month, ex-Libertine and drummer Gary Powell declares his soft spot for jazz music. “I’ve got a massive passion for jazz, which started via my dad and his minimal jazz collection, which I raided...
View ArticleTrack Of The Day 4/1 - MINKS
The word 'gothic' has taken a battering in recent years. Once a European tribe, then an artistic movement the word has become shorthand for self-indulgent teens moping to Robert Smith records. Yet...
View ArticleMuse To Play Gig In Space?
Stadium proggers Muse could be set to take their out there rock into outer space. Muse have always been larger than life. A three piece with a severe Queen complex, the band's live show is widely...
View ArticleChuck Berry Collapses Onstage
Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry is recovering after dramatically collapsing onstage in Chicago. No one person invented rock 'n' roll. Ike Turner, Elvis Presley and more can all stake a claim to...
View ArticleKanye West / Jay-Z Album Due
Kanye West has claimed that his joint album with Jay-Z could be released in "one week". Kanye West is the man of the moment. Dominating news channels in 2010 like no one else, the ever outspoken...
View ArticleBlink 182 Solo Project Details
Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker is preparing to release a new batch of solo material next month. As the old cliché goes, you know a band are running out of time when the drummer starts writing songs....
View ArticleThe Pogues Live
How many times have you been told that seeing The Pogues is one of those things that you have to do before you, or more likely MacGowan, dies? Umpteen times I’m willing to bet. The immortal front man...
View ArticleKitsune Present The New Generation
Kitsune are set to usher in a new generation of French producers with the compilation 'Kitsune Parisien'. Ten years ago, the French music scene seemed dated and stale. Now, though, Paris sits at the...
View ArticleFoo Fighters Complete 'Massive' Album
Dave Grohl has revealed that Foo Fighters have completed work on a 'massive' new album. One of the biggest rock bands on the planet, Foo Fighters have been largely silent for the past three years....
View ArticleDave Sitek Joins Jane's Addiction
TV On The Radio musician Dave Sitek has joined Jane's Addiction to work on their new album. Based in Brooklyn, Dave Sitek has arguably helped to define the sound of American rock music over the past...
View ArticleOnes To Watch 2011 - James Blake Interview
James Blake is nervous, but he hides it well. His long expressive fingers dart from iPod to coffee cup, playing me a tune, spinning me a quote, reading me a poem. Less shit-scared cocky, more...
View ArticleThe Strokes Eye Up March Release
The Strokes could be set to release their new album as early as March this year. It's been a long time coming. One of the decade's defining guitar bands, The Strokes have been silent since the release...
View ArticleKlaxons Win Record Cover Prize
Klaxons have won Best Art Vinyl's best record cover award 2010 for their album 'Surfing The Void'. The art of the album cover seems to be fading away. Before the new-fangled internet came along the...
View ArticleWill Oldham Slates Bill Gates
Hugely influential songwriter Will Oldham has given a masterclass in bizarre interviews, slating Bill Gates in the process. A true outlaw songwriter, Will Oldham pretty much does what he likes. From...
View ArticleListen: Bjork Soundtracks iPad App
Bjork is set to soundtrack a new iPad application which takes fans on a journey across the solar system. Bjork has always been keenly aware of the natural world. The singer has spoken out on behalf of...
View ArticleMike Skinner Kills Off The Streets
Mike Skinner has mused on the demise of his decade long project The Streets. It shouldn't end like this. The Streets have long since fallen from their critically esteemed pedestal, with their new...
View ArticleGang Of Four Talk Adverts
Gang Of Four have spoken about the problems presented by offers to use their music in a commercial context. Few bands have explored the commercial nature of the modern world to the extent that Gang Of...
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