Ahead of her performance at Lunchmeat Festival in Prague (taking place 22-28 September), Ouri has curated a playlist to unwind to. Her Selections choices span glitchy electronic beats, blissed out dreamy vocalists and atmospheric soundscapes. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Bristol-based DJ and producer Josi Devil serves up over an hour of bass music exploration via deep cuts and unreleased tracks for his eclectic Crack Mix, exploring dub, techno, garage, ambient and more. crackmagazine.net/article/mixp...

The Spanish festival returned to Santiago de Compostela this September with a programme centred on immersive audiovisual installations, club nights, and cutting-edge electronic music. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

The festival will take place in Bern, Switzerland, from 20-23 November with Erika de Casier, John Glacier, Smerz, and more on the line-up. crackmagazine.net/2025/09/full...

Blackpool-born creator of uncanny sonic (and visual) worlds, Joanne Robertson, explains the influence of Germany’s multidisciplinary abstract artist Jutta Koether. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

ROBOT Festival has revealed the full line-up for its 16th edition, which will take place from 9-11 October in Bologna, Italy. crackmagazine.net/2025/09/robo...

As they gear up to release their first album on the UK label Domino, Upchuck are tearing through Europe with a righteous onslaught of fury and mischief. It’s time to buckle up. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

The festival's RAYE-headlined day saw performances from JADE, Tyla, and a last-minute set from FKA twigs. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

This autumn, avant-garde festival Mucho Flow returns to various venues across the Portuguese city of Guimarães for three days of experimental electronics and performance art. crackmagazine.net/2025/09/nick...

The series of events will take place from 9-12 October at Rex Club in Paris, while the book, titled Nul si découvert, is set for release on 8 October. crackmagazine.net/2025/09/rex-...

Ahead of a string of autumn festival dates, here Rainy Miller curates a playlist that represents a “soundtrack to anemoia – the feeling of nostalgia for a time or experience that you haven’t personally lived.” crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Skepta's Big Smoke Festival returned to Crystal Palace Bowl last month for a two-day takeover, as part of this year’s South Facing Festival series. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

The Rewire x Korzo concert series returns on Friday, 3 October at The Hague’s Korzo Theatre. crackmagazine.net/2025/09/shap...

As the iconic synth gets a fresh lick of paint from designer Swifty, songwriter-producer Laura Misch describes her enduring love for Novation's Bass Station II. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

With their disorienting debut mixtape 'Lightning Hit the Trees', London-based collective PARADE harness the freewheeling energy of their longstanding friendships and eclectic tastes, gliding between free jazz, noise-rap, trip-hop, and more. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Whether piecing together fragments of the past or sculpting serenity from distortion, Rasti’s music leans into transition and transformation. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Mixer, producer and writer Amy Sergeant reflects on the skills that have shaped her career so far, and the Mix With The Masters seminar that deepened her confidence in both her instincts and abilities. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Ahead of a festival appearance at Palomosa next weekend, Loukeman slows things down with a playlist meant for quieter moments – music for sitting by a fire, or letting time stretch out beside a lake in northern Canada. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

The experimental music festival returns to Riga, Latvia, from 3-4 October. crackmagazine.net/2025/09/skan...

The Montréal hip-hop trio are tapping into personal experience and the lesser-spotted influence of early 2000s rap-R&B link-ups to create something timeless. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Sam Austins’ rise hasn’t been straightforward. A period of houselessness followed his isolated teenage years, while label rejection forced a rethink. Then, 'Seasons' went viral – and a new chapter was written. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

The Norfolk-based festival brought the heat for its 11th edition, with standout performances from Big Ang, Kode9 and more. crackmagazine.net/article/live...

RALLY returned to South London’s Southwark Park for its third edition, spotlighting left-field pop, stirring live jazz and esoteric house, with standout sets from Moin, Geordie Greep and Nosedrip b2b Orpheu the Wizard. crackmagazine.net/article/live...

In her new book, 'Shouting Out Loud: Lives of The Raincoats', author Audrey Golden traces how the band’s shapeshifting sound and uncompromising attitude have inspired generations of music and movements, from Sonic Youth to riot grrrl to queercore. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Inspired by the communality of the club, james K’s vision of connection coalesces on her latest album 'Friend' – a pop-forward hybrid evoking both nostalgia and futurism. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

We Out Here returned to Dorset with a four-day programme spanning music, talks, art, wellness and more. Sets from Samrai, Nala Sinephro and KOKOROKO were among the highlights. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Addison Rae, Turnstile, 070 Shake and more will play the Australian festival in December. crackmagazine.net/2025/08/beyo...

Jeshi swaps east London for leafy Richmond Park for a sampling session. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Scottish smallpiper Brìghde Chaimbeul reflects on the influence that Canadian-Scottish musician Martyn Bennett had on her mesmerising sound. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

David Byrne covers issue 170 of Crack Magazine. Words: Jesse Dorris Photography: Austn Fischer

Taking place from 11-14 September in Spain’s Santiago de Compostela, KAVARI, Purelink, Niecy Blues, and more join the line-up for WOS Festival. crackmagazine.net/2025/08/wos-...

We Out Here returns to Wimborne St Giles in Dorset from 14-17 August, with Nala Sinephro, Batu, Kokoroko, and Loyle Carner on the bill. crackmagazine.net/2025/08/what...

Loraine James, Space Afrika, Richie Culver, Gaika and more pencilled in for three-day pioneering art and music event. crackmagazine.net/2025/08/spat...

Slikback, Rainy Miller, estoc, Kodiki, and more join the programme for the Prague-based festival from 22-28 September. crackmagazine.net/2025/08/lunc...

Sicily’s Ortigia Music Festival turned the island into a dreamlike soundscape in early August, with a line-up including Modeselektor, Max Cooper, and Bambounou.

The anonymous London collective’s genre mashing sound is a vehicle for their observations on sex, shame and doormats.

HARD Summer returned to LA’s Hollywood Park with an A-list roster for its 17th edition, with Joy Orbison, Four Tet, and Fcukers on the bill.

The architecture and rave collective bring boy racer culture and Y2K era soundsystems to the Barbican’s Feel The Sound exhibition with a new project, Joyride. Founder John Leo Gillen talks about the idea behind it: cars and clubbing. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Noname covers issue 169 of Crack Magazine. Words: Paula Mejía Photography: Rosie Matheson

Returning for its 16th edition from 9-11 October, ROBOT Festival is set to take over multiple venues and areas throughout Bologna. crackmagazine.net/2025/08/robo...

The Warehouse Project returns to Depot Mayfield in Manchester with a new programme running from September to November 2025. crackm.ag/4m2djxN

After spending her twenties travelling the world and having her career dictated by others, Nigerian-American singer-songwriter Annahstasia is finding her truest form as an artist on her new album, 'Tether' – in the city she has always called home. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

From local favourites and rising names to international artists and crowd-pulling headliners, Switzerland's Paléo Festival delivered a vast and varied programme with highlights from the likes of Moonchild Sanelly, Toccororo, and Asmâa Hamzaoui. crackmagazine.net/article/live...

With its blurring of documentary, fiction and musical film genres, Pavements is a conceptual counter to bland rock docs and legacy biopics – and nearly as contradictory as the band it celebrates. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Dar Disku, Chloé Caillet and Simo Cell were among the highlights at this year’s edition of the beachside festival. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Revered for championing nu-disco, house, and soul-infused dance music, The Disco Express will take over the second stage at this year’s Love Motion at South Facing Festival. crackmagazine.net/2025/08/sout...

Junction 2 returned to London's Boston Manor Park for its ninth edition last weekend, with Helena Hauff, Midland and Mount Kimbie on the bill. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Jazzablanca Festival’s 2025 edition took place over ten days in Casablanca, with standout performances from Nubya Garcia, Alfa Mist and Ezra Collective. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Set to return to Bristol for its 11th edition in collaboration with Crack Magazine, Team Love and Bristol Beacon, independent festival Simple Things has completed the line-up for its main festival day on Saturday, 8 November. crackmagazine.net/2025/07/simp...

London Trans+ Pride saw 100,000 people join Saturday’s march, making it the biggest event of its kind in the world. Photographer Eliza Hatch captured the day: crackmagazine.net/article/long...