In Photos: Junction 2
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.
In Photos: Jazzablanca Festival 2025
Jazzablanca Festival’s 2025 edition took place over ten days in Casablanca, with standout performances from Nubya Garcia, Alfa Mist and Ezra Collective.
DJ Haram is channelling her fury at the state of everything into a hypnotic debut album
After a decade spent confounding expectations, New York-based producer and Moor Mother collaborator DJ Haram shifts course once again on her debut album, ‘Beside Myself’.
In Photos: London Trans+ Pride 2025
Photographer Eliza Hatch was there to capture joy and resistance at Saturday’s London Trans+ Pride march, which broke records as it the biggest event of its kind in the world.
Listen to a playlist curated by multidisciplinary artist GAUNT
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
“A Brummie legend and a hero of magical nihilism” – We asked Warren Ellis, Daniel Avery and more to reflect on the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne
11 artists and lifelong fans reflect on a one-of-a-kind voice that redefined dark music and made the loudest sounds feel deeply human.
Crack Mix 608: Melé
Liverpool-based DJ, producer and Club Bad head honcho Melé delivers over an hour of dynamic percussive sounds for his Crack Mix, moving through hypnotic tribal house, afro house, techno and more.
Pay It Forward: Verraco on Robert Del Naja
TraTraTrax co-founder Verraco on the seismic influence of the Massive Attack co-founder.
ABUL3EES captures the realities of everyday life in occupied Palestine
ABUL3EES is documenting the details of daily life through introspective tracks shaped by Arabic hip-hop, his local scene, and the full spectrum of American rap.
Stone Techno Festival 2025 through five key performances
Held at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Essen, this year’s edition of Stone Techno Festival featured standout sets from Helena Hauff, DVS1, and CCL b2b Priori.
In photos: Blackhaine‘s And Now I Know What Love Is at MIF25
Last week, former Crack Magazine cover star Blackhaine premiered his immersive ‘And Now I Know What Love Is’ performance as part of Manchester International Festival 2025.
Listen to a playlist of tracks Anetha‘s had on repeat this summer
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Crack Mix 607: Al Wootton
Al Wootton brings his signature blend of experimental dub and percussive rhythms to this spacious, slow-burning mix built for the early hours.
Stefan Christoff: “Media is not just about speaking to an imaginary audience, it’s movement-building”
Stefan Christoff is a journalist, musician and activist who contributes numerous programmes to Radio alHara. He advocates for using art as a tool for opening people’s minds.
A new project from BICEP gives voice to Indigenous musicians from the Arctic
Fronted by the Northern Irish dance music duo, ‘Takkuuk’ is an audiovisual collaboration that celebrates Indigenous Arctic culture while confronting the challenges posed by climate change and global pressures.
This year’s Solstice Festival was a three-day celebration of creativity, community and experimental sounds
At its 2025 edition, the festival’s vibrant programme, community feel and otherworldly setting reaffirmed why it has become a yearly pilgrimage for so many.
Soundcamp digs into the idea of “noise” as a form of solidarity
The artist cooperative explores ideas of shared listening and communality through DIY broadcasts of environmental sound – including field recordings from protests and demonstrations.
24hrs/Palestine is building a global network for collective action and resistance
The anti-imperialist, anti-colonial “global radio action” 24hrs/Palestine strives to demonstrate the interconnectedness of political struggles throughout the world.
Open’er 2025 through five key performances
Returning with a line-up that spanned rap, pop, and techno and featured some of the biggest names in music, Poland’s Open’er Festival saw standout performances from Little Simz, Fcukers, Doechii, Brutalismus 3000, and Nemzzz.
Decoder: 10 lessons from the free party scene
‘Free Party: A Folk History’ director Aaron Trinder walks us through the guiding principles and lasting legacies of an often-overlooked chapter of British counterculture.
Monheim Triennale‘s The Festival was a thrilling rush of borderless collaboration and virtuoso performance
In a programme bursting with top-tier talent from across ‘new music’, a small town in the Rhineland welcomed back 16 visionary artists to develop ideas and deliver their signature projects.
“It’s about building a vocabulary”: How Nitin Sawhney created the evocative score for A Tupperware of Ashes
Composer Nitin Sawhney reflects on building the vivid, Bengali-influenced score for Tanika Gupta’s ‘A Tupperware of Ashes’.
In Photos: Kappa FuturFestival 2025
Kappa FuturFestival transformed Turin’s Parco Dora into a techno playground for its 12th edition, with heavyweights like Helena Hauff, Donato Dozzy and Surgeon on the bill.
Radio alHara: Loud and Clear
Born out of boredom during the first lockdown, Palestinian online station Radio alHara has come to symbolise defiance and hope amid the unimaginable horrors of the Gazan genocide, giving voice to creative resistance in Palestine and across the world.
A rural festival in spirit: LISB-ON 2025
Parkland and pine forests set the scene for the intimate Lisbon festival, where local DJs and 4/4 rhythms took centre stage and after parties spilled out into the city.
How Fontaines D.C.‘s biggest show yet came to life on stage
The lighting, production and video designers behind Fontaines D.C.’s monumental Finsbury Park headline show talk two-headed pigs, nu-grunge and lasers at the band’s biggest gig to date.
The story of bubbling house: how a group of teenagers shaped a genre and never got their dues
The sound of one of the Netherlands’ only homegrown diasporic genres blew up clubs without ever troubling the mainstream. Now, its pioneers are finally getting their dues.
In Photos: Block9 at Glastonbury 2025
Genosys, IICON and NYC Downlow returned to Worthy Farm with fierce energy, political fire and a brand-new daytime party.
Best Nights VC is investing in the future of nightlife
Driven by a belief in the importance of community, club culture and shared experiences, Jägermeister’s Venture Capital Investment Unit is supporting the future-facing tech startups reshaping our social interactions.
The story and sound of Glastonbury 2025 in 10 standout moments
From powerful political protests to secret sets from Pulp and Lorde, via Doechii’s expectation-busting Glastonbury debut, here are the moments that made this year’s festival one to remember.