''Clash'' is a

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and website based in the United Kingdom. It is published four times a year by Music Republic Ltd, whose predecessor Clash Music Ltd went into liquidation. The magazine won awards including the Best New Magazine award in 2004 at the PPA Magazine Awards, Magazine of the Year at the 2011 Record of the Day Awards, and others in England and Scotland.

History

''Clash'' was founded by John O'Rourke, Simon Harper, Iain Carnegie and Jon-Paul Kitching. It emerged from the long-running Dundee, Scotland-based free-listings magazine ''Vibe''. Re-launching as ''Clash Magazine'' in 2004, it won Best New Magazine award at the PPA Magazine Awards and Music Magazine of the Year at the Record of the Day Awards in 2005 and 2011 respectively. At the turn of 2011, ''Clash'' took on an entirely new look, ditching its previous glossy feel and music-led design for an altogether more artistically-led approach. In 2013, it launched a Smartphone channel, the iOS Apple Magazine app of which went on to win 'Best Music Magazine' at the Digital Magazine Awards. In February 2014 it expanded into Android handsets. In November 2014, the magazine published its 99th edition, but then withdrew from print publication in favour of moving to an online-first operation. The Web-based service continued throughout the magazine's absence from the news-stands. In late 2015 it was announced that ''Clash'' would return to print as a bimonthly magazine from February 2016, beginning its revived run with a 100th issue special.

Positioning

The publication draws on the larger Clash brand, which extends to live events around the country and festival partnerships/parties (such as RockNess,

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), and the website, ClashMusic.com. 2011 saw Clash partner Levi's and

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to bring Primal Scream to London's Electric Brixton for one of their final shows with the former

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. The Clash Live brand's London activity used to incorporate a once-monthly club night at The Lexington, part of their tastemaking Ones To Watch section, which has played host to acts including Swimming, Three Trapped Tigers, Alpines and Wild Palms. More recently, this activity re-branded to be called 'Next Wave' in order to reflect internal changes in the magazine and now enjoys a residency at Hackney's new

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ClashMusic.com

ClashMusic.com launched in early 2008. The website often encompasses a wider variety of genres than its parent magazine, with pieces on left field acts like Gonjasufi and Perfume Genius, as well as emerging artists, appearing alongside content that ties in with magazine-featured artists. The website features numerous ongoing features such as "DJ Disasters", "Rapture & Verse" and "A Letter From...". It runs a Track of the Day feature from Monday to Friday. The website underwent a redesign in October 2012, bringing it in line with the look of the print magazine.

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 and 24 April 2009.

Awards

*Music Magazine of the Year – Digital Magazine Awards, 2013 *Magazine of the Year – Record Of The Day Awards, 2011 *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 – PPA Scotland Magazine Awards, 2007 *Best Magazine Design of the Year – PPA Scotland Magazine Awards, 2007 *Music Magazine of the Year – Record of the Day Awards, 2005 *Best New Magazine – PPA Scottish Magazine Awards, 2004 ''Clash'' was nominated for Best Music Magazine and Best Podcast at the 2008 BT Digital Music Awards.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clash (Magazine) Music magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines published in Scotland Online magazines published in Scotland 2004 establishments in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 2004 Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom