Bar time phone charger The Perkinator snapped up by Google
Anyone cool enough to be mooching about in the VIP area of Soho House festival later this week could well end up using an invention made by Guy Winterflood, former stockbroker and progeny of City...
View ArticleThe History Of Apple Pie Record With Gary Jarman
Check out 'Shake' now... Fusing fuzzy indie pop with heartbreaking melodies, *The History Of Apple Pie's* debut album made an enormous impression on its release last year. Since then, the London group...
View ArticleCate Le Bon To Curate Her Own Festival
It takes place on August 28th... A festival veteran, *Cate Le Bon* recently breezed into Glastonbury for a weekend of graceful live performances. Inspired, the Welsh artist has decided to host her own...
View ArticlePremiere: Lilliput - The Clock
Joyous folk-tinged songwriting... For most, music isn't something which comes naturally. Lennon and McCartney didn't suddenly get up one day and craft hits - they spent years honing their craft,...
View ArticlePremiere: REID - Fractures (ft. Slow Skies)
New EP forthcoming... Intensity in music doesn't necessarily equate to simply being a little dark. It's about the approach, about the vivid nature of the production or the songcraft. Hailing from...
View ArticleMessaging app allows Game of Thrones fans to endlessly 'Hodor'
With new iPhone app Yo, Hodor, users send single-word messages to each other: 'Hodor', the Game of Thrones character who can speak only his own name There's already been an Android keyboard app that...
View ArticleTime: Tattoo Art Today
Somerset House exhibits original artwork from 70 influential tattoo artists. ‘Welcome to my life, tattoo/We’ve a long time together’ wrote Pete Townshend in the late 60’s, a latter line from The Who...
View ArticleVashti Bunyan Unveils 'Heartleap' Details
It's her final album... At one time thought lost to the music world, *Vashti Bunyan's* return has been one of the most artistically satisfying of the post-Millennial wyrd folk boom. 2005's...
View ArticlePremiere: The New Union - Believe In Nothing
Listen to it now... Based in Brighton, the sea air has done nothing to clear *The New Union's* mind. The band are a rattling contradiction, capable of moments of genuine beauty, real clarity with some...
View ArticlePremiere: Maison Sky - It Is What It Is
Dynamic, up front house music... The current house boom has seen underground stars smash into the charts, while virtual unknowns have been transformed into mainstream heroes overnight. It's a confusing...
View ArticleGoat Unveil Second Album 'Commune'
Swedish psych collective return... Fusing intense psychedelia with near Afrobeat levels of funk, *Goat's* debut album made a seismic impact on its 2012 release. Since then, the band's live show has...
View ArticleElectric Wizard Name New Album 'Time To Die'
Psych metal onslaught returns... Well, it was never going to be pretty... *Electric Wizard* confirmed their return earlier this year, with the psych metal juggernaut swinging into a recording studio....
View ArticleListen: Benjamin Booker - Have You Seen My Son?
Ahead of his self-titled debut album... Hailing from New Orleans, *Benjamin Booker* is too punk to be soul, to soulful to be a punk. Guess he's just Benjamin Booker. The American artist's debut album...
View ArticleBonobo Readies Live Album
Check out a preview now... Since the release of rightly celebrated album 'The North Borders' last year, *Bonobo* have been on the road almost continuously. With their fluid live show seeming to...
View ArticleReports: Sam Smith's House Was Burgled During Glastonbury
Definitely not a 'Good Thing'... Scoring *enormous success* in the United States, *Sam Smith* could be forgiven for thinking that things were - finally - going his way. As ever, though, life has a...
View ArticleFink - Looking Too Closely
Directed by Joffrey Jans and Kai Kurve... At heart, *Fink* is a classic songwriting experience. Led by Fin Greenall, the band's line up rarely expands beyond guitar, bass and percussion. Yet the...
View ArticleScott Walker And Sunn O))) Are Working Together
New album due this year... Well, Clash certainly wasn't expecting this when the team arrived this morning... In one corner: *Scott Walker*. A truly unique talent whose career stretches from 60s scream...
View ArticleLive Report: Sunday At Glastonbury Festival 2014
Even more words and pictures… Some of what Clash saw on Glastonbury’s Sunday – *Friday’s highs here*, and *Saturday’s here*. Click the image(s) above to scroll through our gallery. - - - It’s the...
View ArticleGlastonbury 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,...
View ArticleRough Trade To Open Nottingham Shop
Retail group buy stake in Rise... Whoever declared the record shop to be deceased clearly never told *Rough Trade*. The retail group is in fine health, running two London shops (East and West) as well...
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