On tour for her second album 'Juniper', Joy Crookes reflects on pushing her sound beyond her comfort zone, her favourite nights out this year, and creating spaces where people can feel free. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

These artists are illuminating the present day with often strange, experimental music that blends traditional and elemental sounds with notions of queerness, ancestry, diaspora and resistance – a quietly radical act that is creating ritual for the here and now. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

The live music bookings industry has long been tangled in red tape and middlemen. GigPig, a UK-based hospitality music marketplace, says it’s time for a cultural reset. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Now focusing fully on her alias, valverdina, the Madrid-based artist is moving away from the city’s indie-pop scene into a more experimental one. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Even after 30-plus years of boundary-smashing, genre-agnostic output, Chicago’s returning motorik post-rockers Tortoise prove there’s always fresh terrain to explore with 'Touch' – a shape-shifting album crafted across cities and pulsing with restless curiosity. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

The Prague-based artist’s new album deals with temporality, presence, and the search for meaning within overstimulated modern life. crackmagazine.net/2025/12/gbcl...

South London's DoomCannon puts together a restorative Sunday Mix with tracks from the likes of Donny Hathaway, James Brown and Kamasi Washington. crackmagazine.net/article/mixp...

Nuits sonores returns to Lyon next summer with Vril & Wata Igarashi, gyrofield, Mala, Lila Tirando a Violeta and more on the line-up. crackmagazine.net/2025/12/nuit...

The photographer and DRIP co-founder Jock Thomson documents the energy of his city's queer scene with photographs that feel sweaty, immediate and alive. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

The Brighton band on their debut album, 'The New Eve Is Rising', being real, and being ready to get called weird. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

EPT Radio enters a new month of global storytelling through sound, featuring mixes from Sinéad, Yaya La Bae, Nina Yamada, Zozo, and Paurro. crackmagazine.net/2025/12/east...

London-based photographer Mariana Pires documents a community keeping Brazil’s samba culture thriving through music, movement, and collective practice. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Jessie Reyez is unstoppable. She’s collaborated with Lil Yachty and Miguel, penned hits for Dua Lipa and, most recently, released her second book of poetry. Now, after years of laying the groundwork, the Canadian-Colombian is stepping into a radical confidence. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Irene Haro, Jock Thomson and Mariana Pires have received a £1,000 grant to develop original photo stories focused on the communities and cultural spaces that matter most to them. crackmagazine.net/2025/11/mpb-...

With roots in experimental performance art and dance, Mexican-American DJ and producer x3butterfly‘s sets are a collision of bass, electro, acid, UKG, techno, and a variety of Latin influences and experimental textures. crackmagazine.net/article/mixp...

Frances Morgan of the Daphne Oram Trust reflects on the composer and musician's radical vision and lasting influence. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

After reuniting with Charli xcx on her new 'Chains of Love' video, choreographer and filmmaker C Prinz reflects on the shared intuition behind their partnership and the blueprint they forged on the 'brat' tour. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Smerz, Joanne Robertson and Blawan are among the names announced for the festival's 15th edition. crackmagazine.net/2025/11/rewi...

JADE, IDLES and Clipse have joined the line-up for the festival’s 23rd edition, which will take place from 1-4 July in Gdynia. crackmagazine.net/2025/11/open...

From 13-15 March 2026, London’s Southbank Centre will explore the question ‘What is jazz today?’ through a series of performances and talks. crackmagazine.net/2025/11/sout...

Jerskin Fendrix emerged from south London’s idiosyncratic Windmill scene before being tapped by Yorgos Lanthimos to compose the scores for 'Poor Things' and 'Bugonia'. His second album is a similarly strange and evocative meditation on memory and grief. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

End of the Road is set to return to Larmer Tree Gardens for its 20th anniversary edition next September. crackmagazine.net/2025/11/pulp...

Digging in to uphold true independent music values for communities and cultures from all over the world, Utrecht's flagship alternative festival was a four-day beacon of innovative music and raw emotion. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

The bassist, producer, DJ and Kilengi Dance Party founder reflects on reconnecting with her Congolese heritage through music, learning through collaboration, and how shared intention can turn a crowd into a community. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Morris Kolontyrsky of cosmic metal band Blood Incantation praises ambient icon William Basinski, who recently opened a show for them in a Chicago cemetery. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

With the theme of ‘echoes drifting between friends’, e/tape's playlist unfolds like an exchange of memories, with spectral voices and warm, drifting textures that invite you to slow down and listen. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

London collective caroline take over the Sunday Mix with a 45-minute selection of warm, reflective tracks made for a weekend spent with loved ones. crackmagazine.net/article/mixp...

In her third feature film, 'Alpha', writer-director Julia Ducournau crafts a family drama that navigates trauma, stigma and hysteria during a global pandemic. Here, she and actor Tahar Rahim reflect on her use symbolism to explore the dynamics of fear and love. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

At this year's Paléo Festival, Flava D delivered a fast and fluid ride through drum 'n' bass and UKG, full of sharp turns and deep grooves. Dive in. crackmagazine.net/article/mixp...

We caught up with These New Puritans' frontman Jack Barnett to talk about bringing their latest album to the stage, finding inspiration in film and collaborating with Caroline Polachek. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

In this 75-minute mix, A.Wild glides between minimal, techno, tech house and more, weaving textures and rhythms into a progressive thread that runs from start to finish. Dive in. crackmagazine.net/article/mixp...

Experimental artist Ziúr and metal legend Iggor Cavalera discuss life-changing music, life-affirming connections, and their complex relationship with home and identity. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

IB Kamara covers issue 172 of Crack Magazine. Words: Amel Mukhtar Photography: IB Kamara

Music and Music Festivals as Change Drivers is a two-year initiative led by Roskilde Festival Group, running from 2024 to 2025 with activities in Denmark, Germany, the UK and the US. crackmagazine.net/2025/11/musi...

The arts festival returned to the Wales Millennium Centre with a week-long programme of live music from the likes of Mabe Fratti, Meredith Monk and Beverly-Glenn Copeland. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

For the third and final episode of ReRooted, The South African musician heads to Eastbourne’s coast for a sound sampling session by the sea. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Field Maneuvers will return to a secret location in Norfolk from 21-23 August next year. crackmagazine.net/2025/10/tick...

'Globoko' is on the duo's most recent album, 'V drevo', which was released on Clockwork Voltage earlier this year. crackmagazine.net/2025/10/swai...

Musician, broadcaster and 'So, Hear Me Out' host Linton Stephens unpacks the classical influences and references on Rosalía’s new single, 'Berghain'. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

TTSSFU, a.k.a. Wigan-born, Manchester-based Tasmin Stephens, situates her bratty alt-rock firmly in the unchecked messiness of life in your twenties: romance, friendship and, of course, regrettable nights out. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Nick León highlights a cross-section of Miami artists defining the city’s past and future, tracing its evolving sonic identity through the vibrant sounds of both new and familiar voices from across the scene. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Einhundert’s three-day exploration of the club experience offered an insight into the creative process of some of electronic music's top producers. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Listen to three key sets from the 2025 edition of Nuits sonores: Helena Hauff b2b DJ MELL G, Justine Perry b2b Paula Koski, and TSVI b2b Surusinghe. crackmagazine.net/article/mixp...

Mexico City’s cult bakery Panadería Rosetta and Handshake Speakeasy join forces for a three-day takeover of Toklas Bakery in honour of Día de Muertos. crackmagazine.net/2025/10/don-...

Tristwch Y Fenywod curate a playlist inspired by the obscure depths of dark rivers and hidden landscapes. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Lunchmeat Festival returned to Prague for its 16th edition with artists including Heith, Rainy Miller and Danny L Harle. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Bristol’s venue-hopping all-dayer returns this Saturday, 8 November with a programme co-curated by Crack Magazine, Team Love, and the Bristol Beacon. From Nala Sinephro to Steve Davis, here are our top picks for the day. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Across five days, MOGA Festival transformed the Moroccan coastal city of Essaouira into a sanctuary for electronic exploration. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

After a health scare forced Lucrecia Dalt to reassess her usually high-velocity life, the experimental composer discovered both obsession and creative liberation in the stillness making her new album, 'A Danger to Ourselves'. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

Mix With The Masters, an award-winning platform for music makers, is set to host a new series of masterclasses at Rue Boyer Studios in Paris. crackmagazine.net/2025/10/mix-...