Clive Martin
The Hype List 2016
Meet the tastemakers and creatives pushing the boundaries, challenging perceptions and fucking what you know.
NOS Balloons, Shotter Bags and Squat Parties: Understanding the New Urban British Teenager
People say subculture is dead, but they just need to look at the new tribe of teenagers wearing bucket hats and shotter bags, throwing parties in disused depots and inhaling a lot of laughing gas.
Clive Martin Remembers Three Years of Big Nights Out
From Cambridge student shit shows to basement metal nights, fetish clubs to indie discos, he spent three years drinking through various subcultures.
What Ever Happened to Metrosexuals?
They slunk off toward fatherhood, bankruptcy, and chronic cocaine addictions.
Brands and Celebrities Have Taken Control of 'Cool' and Left True Innovators in the Lurch
It seems almost anybody, or any brand, can suddenly reboot themselves as a swagged-out standard bearer of cool.
The Death of British Lad Culture: How the UK's Dumb Young Men Finally Grew Up
Just three years ago, there was a palpable sense of fear in the British media about the horrors Lads were capable of. Now, they've all but disappeared. What happened?
Inside Eastern Europe's Wild, Competitive Voguing Scene
The New York ballroom scene has spread to a European incarnation that mixes straight, gay, black, white, men, women, young, and old. Photographer Ewen Spencer has been following its parties.
London Is Tearing Itself Apart Because of Coffee Shop Sidewalk Signs
Capitalism, classism, and a forced sense of quirkiness are colliding on the streets of the UK capital.
People Who Should Never Be Allowed to DJ at Parties
Meet the people guaranteed to ruin any party they enter.
There's More to the Death of Traditional Football Than Those Half and Half Shirts
They've got the internet raging over the demise of the beautiful game, but they're just a symptom of bigger issues threatening the sport.
Examining the Two Men Who Perfectly Represent London's Great Cultural Divide
Famed foodie Jay Rayner and rapper J Hus tell us all we need to know about the changing face of the UK capital.
Grime Producer Faze Miyake Wants to Bring Culture Back to Raves
Clive Martin and Faze talked grime, fashion, drugs, and clubs in a few of London's tackiest shops.