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We speak to Ryan Lanji, founder of London-based queer Bollywood club night HUNGAMA, who also shares an exclusive playlist curated alongside NAFS.Space’s Drew Demetry
Across the music industry, artists, labels and platforms are donating funds to help support the people of Ukraine. Here’s a list of resources, with links to charities and organisations
A rolling playlist of the best new music, curated and regularly refreshed by Crack Magazine
We speak to Dhelia Snoussi – co-curator of the Grime Stories exhibition at the Museum of London – about the link between grime and gentrification
The Chicago alt-rock trio pull us deeper into their world with a playlist curated for dancing, cooking and walks through your neighbourhood
Swagger Like Us is an event series and artist hub based in the Bay Area. We talk humble beginnings and party memories with co-founders Kelly Lovemonster and davOmakesbeats
The field of immersive audience experience begs the question: do transactional exchanges (you-perform-I-clap) belong in festival models of the future? The way Sam Wiehl sees it, it’s a dynamic that begs revision
Can the environmental impact created by attending a music festival, especially when its virtue is purely hedonistic, really be justified?
A quintessential Swagger Like Us set from party co-founder davOmakesbeats
Peequal co-founder, Amber Probyn, discusses the future of safe spaces at festivals and how urinals designed for women may be the solution
A longtime favourite steps out under a brand new alias. This is DJ Cuddles (a.k.a. Mr. Mitch) with his Crack Mix debut
A 12-track record that is as unrelenting as it is lush, and a worthy standout among many excellent records leading the revival of socially-aware rap in 2022
Queer House Party is setting the pace for accessible and inclusive clubbing. We speak to founding members and resident DJs Harry Gay, Wacha and passer, who also share a sweat-inducing set
Wall-to-wall dancefloor bangers from the Queer House Party crew. The hour-long b2b2b session was recorded live at Body Movements 2022
London’s heatwave continues to the Colour Factory in Hackney Wick
The Norwegian composer and saxophonist crafts a subdued and pondering mix for the weekend. This Sunday Mix is dedicated to the late Ryan Muncy
Could We Be More is a triumphant debut that urges you to lock into each beat, groove and chord the band conjures up
Carly Rae Jepsen is a pop sensation. Ten years after the sugar rush of Call Me Maybe, she’s still finding new ways to transform intimate emotions into collective bliss
Medusa is one of China’s most popular queer parties. Renowned for its glitter-soaked theatrics, the party’s founders drop by with a playlist that embodies the spirit of the Shanghai night
The Serbian DJ and producer picks blissful tracks from artists who graced this year’s Exit Festival