Issue 124 Launch: Grace Sands

Pumping house and euphoric grooves from London legend Grace Sands, recorded live at our Issue 124 launch party at NT’s Loft

Downtime: Flora Yin-Wong

London-based DJ, musician and writer Flora Yin-Wong comes through with a list of wide-ranging cultural recommendations

We are hiring a Junior Graphic Designer

Could you be the newest addition to our design team?

Jimi Hendrix’s life and legacy is unpacked in this new podcast

The podcast features Dr John Cooper Clarke, comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Jenny Kleeman

Honey Dijon, Disclosure and Jayda G to play at DGTL ADE

The likes of Cinthie, The Blessed Madonna and Gerd Janson will also play at DGTL ADE this weekend

Steve Albini has discussed his “role in inspiring ‘edgelord’ shit”

The US musician and producer acknowledged past actions in a lengthy Twitter thread

Bristol’s The Love Inn to reopen this week with Hodge, Alya L and more

The Stokes Croft venue is back open from today (14 October)

In photos: Epizode Albania 2021

Dean Blunt smokes blunts and plays guitar in urban hymns video

The new video combines the two tracks MUGU and STOOZY

Sunday Mix: Caterina Barbieri

A mesmerising Sunday Mix, filled with the kind of transcendental wonder you’d find in the Italian composer’s own work. Featuring tracks from Suzanne Ciani, Burial and more

Charlie Bones announces new radio show

After quitting his NTS breakfast show in August, Charlie Bones has announced his return to radio by asking fans to support his new Do!!You!!!World project

Danielle and Daisy Moon announced for Into The Wild party in Bristol

The Mix Nights co-founders are playing at Loco Klub this Friday (8 October)

Boiler Room has been bought by Dice

The news arrives just days after Dice announced that it had raised $122 million in venture capital funding

Listen to a Crack podcast with The Bug

The podcast version of our Supporters Talk with The Bug is now available to stream…

Dr Lonnie Smith, master of the Hammond organ, has died

The musician was 79 years old

James Murphy responds to Jonathan Galkin on DFA Records dismissal

The LCD Soundsystem frontman addresses the claims Galkin made about being fired from the label

Listen to a mood-boosting playlist from Mr. Mitch

The south London producer and Gobstopper boss selects tracks from Anz, Ross From Friends, Sofia Kourtesis and more

Richard H Kirk: 17 artists on the life and works of the Cabaret Voltaire founder

Friends, musicians and collaborators pay tribute to the late innovator. Featuring Mute Records’ Daniel Miller, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, Nik Void, Surgeon, William Basinski and more

Sunday Mix: Muzi

The South African musician rummages through his back catalogue to present this mix of funky rhythms and buoyant dance music

Off Key label relaunches after 10-year hiatus

Chris Jarman, aka Kamikaze Space Programme, has rebooted the drum’n’bass imprint

Lee Gamble

80 tumultuous minutes of pulsing club selections

Space Afrika, Grove and RP Boo join No Bounds Festival 2021 line-up

The Sheffield festival will stage its next edition from 15 to 17 October

Sónar announces line-up for S+T+ARTS Festival and SónarCCCB 2021

More acts have been added to the programme for the AI and music festival, and two-day event

Bicep, The Blessed Madonna and Yung Singh announced for Warehouse Project’s Phase Two line-up

The Manchester party series has announced the schedule for six new shows

We’re screening rave documentary The Sound of Belgium this week

From Friday, Crack Supporters can access a free screening of ‘The Sound of Belgium’, a music documentary about the unique rave culture that produced New Beat, EBM and the mighty hoover sound

Listen to a Crack podcast with electronic explorer Sasu Ripatti

The podcast version of our Supporters Talk with Sasu Ripatti is now available to stream…

IMOGEN

Tough techno and steely selections from the producer IMOGEN

End of the Road 2021: A wonderful chapter bookmarking the return of the festival season

20 Questions: Yung Baby Tate

Talking pet peeves, clubs and unsolicited dick pics with the 25-year-old rapper, singer and producer

Our monthly magazine is now distributed emission-free to stockists across the UK

Crack Magazine has partnered with emission-free transport platform XeroE on UK distribution