Clash (magazine)
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Clash is a popular music
and fashion
magazine
based in the United Kingdom. Its magazine title is published 12 times a year. It has a circulation of around 40,000.
The magazine alternates between modern bands such as Coldplay
, The Prodigy
and Oasis
as well as hip-hop artists like Jay-Z
, Kanye West
and Beastie Boys
, who have all had cover spots in recent issues. It features reviews of music, films and high-street fashion as well as interviews with music stars and sections on new music. The magazine won the Best New Magazine award in 2004 at the PPA Magazine Awards and has won further awards in England and Scotland.
The publication is based around the larger Clash brand, which extends to live events around the country and festival partnerships (such as RockNess and Get Loaded in the UK, and Dour in Belgium), and the website ClashMusic.com.
The Clash Live brand's London activity incorporates a once-monthly club night at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, a once-monthly free-entry event at the Notting Hill Arts Club (the Clash Saturday Social @ RoTa), and a bi-monthly free-entry show at Camden's Lock Tavern, which has played host to acts including The Magic Numbers
and The Kooks
.
Clash has hosted parties at the annual South By Southwest
music conference in Austin, Texas and the Snowbombing
festival in the Alps.
Clash magazine has comprehensive fashion and film sections, featuring a wealth of features and interviews. ClashMusic.com runs a monthly film digest featuring magazine content alongside web-exclusive comment.
In September 2008, the magazine received a grant of £230,000 from the Scottish government, to develop its online presence.
Full credits available in Clash magazine.
and Gallows
, as well as emerging and left field artists, appearing alongside content that ties in with magazine-featured artists. The website features a single and album of the week every Monday. It runs a Track of the Day feature from Monday to Friday.
, Bloc Party
, Portishead and Radiohead
amongst others, culminating in Arcade Fire's Funeral
being named number one.
ClashMusic.com was nominated for a pair of awards at the 2008 BT Digital Music Awards.
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
and fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
based in the United Kingdom. Its magazine title is published 12 times a year. It has a circulation of around 40,000.
The magazine alternates between modern bands such as Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
, The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
and Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
as well as hip-hop artists like Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
, Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
and Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
, who have all had cover spots in recent issues. It features reviews of music, films and high-street fashion as well as interviews with music stars and sections on new music. The magazine won the Best New Magazine award in 2004 at the PPA Magazine Awards and has won further awards in England and Scotland.
The publication is based around the larger Clash brand, which extends to live events around the country and festival partnerships (such as RockNess and Get Loaded in the UK, and Dour in Belgium), and the website ClashMusic.com.
The Clash Live brand's London activity incorporates a once-monthly club night at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, a once-monthly free-entry event at the Notting Hill Arts Club (the Clash Saturday Social @ RoTa), and a bi-monthly free-entry show at Camden's Lock Tavern, which has played host to acts including The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...
and The Kooks
The Kooks
The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...
.
Clash has hosted parties at the annual South By Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
music conference in Austin, Texas and the Snowbombing
Snowbombing
Snowbombing is a popular week-long winter sports and music festival held annually in the spring at the Austrian ski resort of Mayrhofen.The event has been run since 2000 when it was first held at the French resort of Risoul as an après-ski nightclub promotional exercise started by English promoters...
festival in the Alps.
Clash magazine has comprehensive fashion and film sections, featuring a wealth of features and interviews. ClashMusic.com runs a monthly film digest featuring magazine content alongside web-exclusive comment.
In September 2008, the magazine received a grant of £230,000 from the Scottish government, to develop its online presence.
Staff
- Editor: Simon Harper
- Deputy Editor: Matthew Bennett
- ClashMusic.com News Editor: Robin Murray
- Reviews Editor: Nick Annan
- Fashion Editor: Pavla Kopecna
- Film Editor: Ben Hopkins
- Staff Writers: Edith BowmanEdith BowmanEdith Eleanor Bowman is a Scottish music critic, radio DJ and television presenter. She is mostly known for hosting the weekday afternoon show and from September 2009 weekend morning on BBC Radio 1 and for presenting a variety of music related television shows and music...
, Alex HillsAlex HillsAlex Hills is an English composer of contemporary classical music.He was born in Cambridge.He studied composition with Michael Finnissy at the Royal Academy of Music and completed his doctorate with Brian Ferneyhough at Stanford University...
, Ben Murphy, Adam Park, Tristan Parker
Full credits available in Clash magazine.
ClashMusic.com
ClashMusic.com launched in early 2008. The website often encompasses a wider variety of genres than its parent magazine, with pieces on heavier bands like MastodonMastodon (band)
Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1999. The band is composed of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor...
and Gallows
Gallows (band)
Gallows are a hardcore punk band from Watford, England. The band was formed in 2005 after the disbandment of founding member Laurent Barnard's previous band, My Dad Joe. Gallows' debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, was distributed in the United States by Epitaph Records, and they were subsequently...
, as well as emerging and left field artists, appearing alongside content that ties in with magazine-featured artists. The website features a single and album of the week every Monday. It runs a Track of the Day feature from Monday to Friday.
Clash Essential 50
On 30 March 2009, ClashMusic began publishing the Essential 50 – fifty albums which the website considered "the 50 greatest, most significant, downright brilliant albums of Clash's lifetime". Made up entirely of albums released in the past five years, the list was published in sections of three, with the top ten being released individually between 15–24 April 2009. The list contained Arctic MonkeysArctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
, Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
, Portishead and Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
amongst others, culminating in Arcade Fire's Funeral
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor...
being named number one.
Awards
- Magazine of the Year – PPA Scotland Magazine Awards 2008
- Consumer Magazine of the Year – PPA Scotland Magazine Awards 2008
- Consumer Magazine Editor of the Year – Scottish Magazine Awards 2007
- Best Magazine Design – Scottish Magazine Awards 2007
- Music Magazine of the Year – Record of the Day Awards 2005
ClashMusic.com was nominated for a pair of awards at the 2008 BT Digital Music Awards.