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London label Palace has worked with a wide range of brands since its founding in 2009. The label’s tongue-in-cheek designs and Britain-inspired aesthetics have made it the perfect partner for cult brands and bands throughout the last 12 years. Yet throughout all of that, Palace has stayed true to its roots while celebrating the subcultural of its collaborators, with a particular focus on the worlds they love: whether that’s acid house and rave or football and climbing.
As Palace prepares to release its Spring 2021 collection including collaborations with
adidas Originals and Alice Cooper we’ve looked back at 10 of the best collaborative projects from the brand so far.
Pure Grace: Celeste Interviewed “If you make sense of yourself, then you make sense of other people… that’s what I think.”
When 2020 opened it seemed as though
Celeste was about to conquer the world – the only problem was that the world was about to change.
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When Clash catches Celeste on a phone call she’s driving between two appointments. It’s been a hectic week – she’s recorded performances for both
Top Of The Pops and Jools Holland, managing our cover shoot in between. Gracious and patient on set, she remains virtually silent throughout, protecting her voice for two performances that will underline her status as a shining star within UK soul’s divine firmament.
Steps VS Anti-Fascist Action
Steps vs. AFA
3rd August 2000
Top pop band Steps took an unfortunate step into the political arena at the end of June when they were interviewed by the Sunday Express in an article which was later picked up by gay paper The Pink. The band - not known for their political views (or much else of any interest really) - launched into an attack on asylum seekers amongst other things. Lee from the band stated “I think there should be more jobs for English people” while Claire chimed in with “Why are we paying for all these people to come into the country anyway?”. The band then made a tearful plea for income tax to be lowered and the death penalty restored before passing comment on “British people” being given priority for housing. These statements prompted a response from AFA s music department to the NME music paper, and the press release was later picked up by the BBC website and other news agencies.
Right On The Tip Of Burn-Out Bicep s New Album Pushed Them To The Limit Production duo on surviving 2020 and creating their most in-depth, eclectic music.
When the Zoom window clicks in Clash finds club pairing
Bicep â Andrew Ferguson and Matthew McBriar â at peace in the studio. Theyâre a bubbly duo â friends essentially since childhood, theyâve travelled the world together, and their passion for music remains undimmed.
Behind them lie row upon row of keyboards, with bundles of cables piled around the studio. Itâs gear heaven, and clearly somewhere they relish being â after all, theyâve spent a huge percentage of their lives in the past two years in what they label âa little dark basement with no sunlight in Shoreditch!â
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Defected Records is teaming up with DJ EZ for a special 24-hour live stream to raise money for the mental health charity Mind.
After it was awarded
DJ Mag’s Best of British Award for Best Virtual Festival last year, the record label now links up with the UK Garage pioneer to continue its work of utilising the power of music to unite people in 2021.
Renowned for his marathon DJ sets most recently in March 2020 where he partnered with
Boiler Room and MyKindDeed for a 24-hour stream DJ EZ is a true legend in the world of UKG. A musical force for over two decades, his notoriety as a creative mixer makes him one of the best loved acts in dance..