Issue 44 of Clash Magazine is available today with cover star, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain.

Twenty years from its release, we look back at the classic debut, ‘Bleach’. With new interviews from original drummer Chad Channing, producer Jack Endino and Sub Pop boss Bruce Pavitt.

We also have a feature on the the classic film, 'Quadrophenia', we met up with John Lydon as he returns with Public Image Ltd, and, as they release their new album, 'Only Revolutions', we spoke to Scotland's Biffy Clyro.

Also in the issue are Greg Wilson, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Yo La Tengo, Hudson Mohawke and all the usual top notch regulars including your essential fashion, film and album reviews.

As always we have this month's essential songs bundled up in our Cross Section free download album. Read more and download it HERE - http://www.clashmusic.com/cross-sect...

Find our more about the issue here - www.clashmusic.com/magazine

AVAILABLE AT TESCO, WH SMITHS, HMV, BORDERS & ALL

As promised, this week saw audio streams of both 2562's 'Unbalance' and Mando Diao's 'Give Me Fire!'. Listen to both albums, before their UK releases and in full, on ClashMusic.com now.

The Big Reunion just got bigger with Britain's largest indoor winter music festival expanding its bill yet again. As previously reported, Beardyman and Johnny Foreigner are set to open the festival with sets on November 20th - 21st. Announced this week were further additions including The Holloways and Utah Saints. Find out more - http://www.clashmusic.com/news/hollo...

Further live action will be going down in Liverpool as the free music agenda part of the Liverpool Music Festival was announced with Clash presenting three gigs featuring Wild Beasts, Maps and Bombay Bicycle Club. Find out more - http://www.clashmusic.com/news/liver... - and enter our competition to win tickets to see Kasabian, The Enemy, Seasick Steve and a host of others - http://www.clashmusic.com/win/win-li...

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Student GuideClash and TTuborg Logouborg have compiled a Sounds Of The Cities student guide to make your transition into the life of academia that little bit easier. Feel a bit lost and lonely in your new surroundings? We’ve brought together the best bits of your town by those who know it best. Play your cards right and you may even see your favourite bands in these haunts. Not only that, but we’ve endeavoured to keep you entertained during the onslaught of homework with exclusive interviews from world famous artists and our new favourite bands.

Read it online - http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/cl...

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NEWS

Big news this week was Paul McCartney's planned Xmas gig at London's O2 Arena, his only show this year. Elsewhere Liam Gallagher agreed to a fan question time, Pavement confirmed a gig at the Brixton Academy next year as part of their reunion tour and Julian Casablancas spilt the beans on his forthcoming solo album.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/news

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FEATURES

Another packed week saw Micah P. Hinson write a short story for us, Apse and Seasick Steve provide track by track guides to their new albums, Jon Savage wrote about 80s electro, we hailed Beth Jeans Houghton as a Ones To Watch and interviewed Daniel Johnston and Devendra Banhart.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/features

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REVIEWS

Clash's New York correspondant filed reviews this week from the three days of CMJ 2009 with The xx, Fanfarlo and Mumford & Sons while Seasick Steve claimed Album of the Week with his 'Man From Another Time'. We also looked at the new album from The Strokes' Julian Casablancas, 'Phrazes For The Young', Biffy Clyro, Spiral Stairs, Portico Quartet, Plum and Kings Of Convenience.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews

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Diesel:U:Music

In Diesel:U:Music land this week, we said 'Ole' with a look at D:U:M's recent trip to Madrid, captured for us in glorious video-scope, Lemonade's 'Big Weekend' was awarded Video of the Week, Pulled Apart By Horses dropped by the D:U:M Radio studios and Clash returned to the airwaves for two hours with special guest Kelpe.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/diesel-u-music

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WIN

Competitions added this week boasted prizes including tickets to a number of Liverpool Music Week gigs featuring The Enemy, Kasabian, Seasick Steve and others, tickets to the Homecoming Live event in Glasgow with The View, Teenage Fanclub and more, copies of the deluxe reissue of Tricky's 'Maxinquaye' album, tickets to see Tiga live and a chance to win a free party with Fly53.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/win

AUDIO

Besides the 2562 and Mando Diao album streams, ClashMusic also brought you a new dj mix from Claude VonStroke and five Track of The Day contenders including Dam Funk, Portica Quartet, Ex Libras, Datarock and, from our friends at D:U:M radio, Pulled Apart By Horses.


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http://www.clashmusic.com 9th October 2009

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WHAT'S NEW ON CLASHMUSIC THIS WEEK



The new issue of Clash magaine with Dizzee Rascal hit the streets this week. We also snapped U2 as their 360 tour rolled into tour, Kraftwerk were held aloft and scrutinized, The Flaming Lips open the doors of perception, Editors invite us into their studio, and we conduct a VERY weird conversation with Devendra Banhart. All that plus Fuck Buttons, Peter Hook, Richard Hawley, Muse, The Raveonettes and, er... Slayer.

Read more about the issue HERE - http://www.clashmusic.com/news/new-c...

A new issue means another free Cross Section download album with Lusine, Beth Jeans Houghton, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Kelpe, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Vitalic, Choir Of Young Believers, Micah P. Hinson, 2020 Soundsystem, Mumford & Sons, The Raveonettes and She Keeps Bees.

Download it HERE - http://www.clashmusic.com/cross-sect...

Clash returns to the live stage on the 14th October with another great show planed at the Hoxton Sq Bar & Grill in London. The launch party for the new album from Lupen Crook and the Murder Birds, with support from Underground Heroes, it'll be a night to remember. Stay tuned to ClashMusic for further details and ticket info.


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NEWS

The big news this week came when we spoke to Massive Attack's Daddy G who revealed that they plan to let Burial remix songs from their forthcoming new album. Elsewhere Amy Winehouse's label boss confirmed a new album from the troubled singer while Nordoff Robbins and Ben Sherman announced a special charity auction to sell signed plectrums from Kings Of Leon, Razorlight and more.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/news

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FEATURES

You can read our chat with Massive Attack's Daddy G in full (including that Burial revelation), an interview with dapper gent Josh Weller, then mixed it up with No Age, O. Children and Mumford & Sons. We shone the new band spotlight on Poirer, The Brute Chorus supplied their top ten historical brutes and we asked some of Kraftwerk's famous fans why they love them so.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/features

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REVIEWS

While Air claimed our Album of the Week with 'Love 2', we also turned our Medusa like gaze on the Kraftwerk re-issues, new releases from Counter Records, Hefner, Alice Russell, Kurt Vile, Wojtek Godzisz, Boys Noize and The Brute Chorus and took in live shows from Slow Club in Manchester, the JD Set with Carl Barat and John McClure and Fever Ray and Bear Hands in New York.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews

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Deisel:U:Music

In case you missed Clash's D:U:M appearance we posted the highlights online this week for your enjoyment, with guests Shut Up & Dance and Alessi's Ark performing live in the studio. Also on Diesel:U:Music Radio this week were Roots Manuva, a soundtrack special and, our D:U:M Track of the Day subjects, Detachments.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/gigs

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WIN

Last chance today to win an acoustic guitar from Rodrigo Y Gabriela and tickets to the Big Reunion festival at Butlins with Calvin Harris, Beardyman, Judgement Sundays, Judge Jules, Westwood, Johnny Foreigner and more.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/win


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AUDIO

This week ClashMusic gave you exclusive access to the new Flaming Lips album, 'Embryonic', another exclusive in the form of The Brute Chorus' self titled new album, a dj mix from The Keyboard Choir and five more Tracks of the Day.

Read more http://www.clashmusic.com/audio

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