Massachusetts hardcore band Converge have curated a special love letter to the next generation of the underground in time for Valentine’s Day. Check it out below. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Omana Festival will return for its third edition this September and has announced its first 50 names. crackmagazine.net/2026/02/oman...

Oscar Farrell's new Cue Points mix has landed, check it out below. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

blenchsonne has announced it will return for its fourth edition in May and unveiled its first wave of acts. crackmagazine.net/2026/01/blec...

Brussels-based BRDCST festival has unveiled nearly 50 artists for its 2026 programme. crackmagazine.net/2026/01/brdc...

Bristol New Music returns this April and has announced new names for the line-up. crackmagazine.net/2026/02/bris...

Rewire has announced 30 more artists and projects for its 2026 edition. crackmagazine.net/2026/01/rewi...

On her latest album, 'Devotion and the Black Divine', London-based artist anaiis embraces grace, self-forgiveness and inner-child healing. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

The 40th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag returned to Groningen, Netherlands, with a programme packed with emerging talent showcases, panel discussions and industry conferences. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

Polifonic Puglia has dropped the complete line-up for this year's edition. crackmagazine.net/2026/01/poli...

Tickets are now live for V&A East Museum’s debut exhibition, 'The Music Is Black: A British Story'. crackmagazine.net/2026/01/the-...

Johnnie Walker has teamed up with NTS to launch Keep Walking Live: Manchester, a three-day city-wide takeover celebrating the city’s pioneering music movements.

Jimi Jules has dropped his new EP 'Baby Run' on CircoLoco Records. crackmagazine.net/2026/01/baby...

Field Day is set to return to London’s Brockwell Park on Saturday, 23 May. New names added to the Field Day 2026 bill include Partiboi69, Silva Bumpa and Larimae, joining previously revealed acts like Floating Points (live) and Honey Dijon. crackmagazine.net/2026/01/fiel...

The French electronic festival is back in Lyon for its 23rd edition in May. crackmagazine.net/2026/01/nuit...

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...