Posts by Crack Staff (@crackmagazine)

Meakusma Festival reveals full line-up for 20th anniversary edition

The likes of Josey Rebelle, upsammy, Susu Laroche and Nosedrip have been announced for the…

Lukid

Pressure-filled, heady jungle and breaks are the order of the day in our latest Crack…

Purchase limited edition Crack prints in our Earth Day fundraiser

A limited run of our most-loved nature-focused prints are being restocked, with profits going to…

Mk.gee and late night drives: K-LONE’s Current Edit

From ambient sounds to textured club tracks, K-LONE checks in with a mix capturing his…

Mr Fong Handphone Shop: Mixed by Shelhiel

Kuala Lumpur-based producer Shelhiel provides 45 minutes of glorious, glitching canto and mando-pop edits, taking…

Mr Fong Handphone Shop: Mixed by Shelhiel

Kuala Lumpur hailing producer Shelhiel provides 45 minutes of glorious, glitching hokkien and mando-pop edits,…

WECANDANCE Festival reveals line-up for 2024 edition

Taking place across the first two weekends in August, the Belgian outfit has invited the…

NoFit State Circus announces three Bristol productions this spring

It sees the return of its ever-popular SABOTAGE performance, along with new shows Bamboo and…

Seana Gavin on the fearlessness and freedom of the 90s free party movement

In her new exhibition, ‘Hidden Tracks: A Decade of Free Parties’, photographer and artist Seana Gavin documents 90s sound system culture and the communities that formed around it through photos, diary entries, flyers and ephemera

Sunday Mix: Forest Swords

“Given some of the slower tempos I wanted to let these songs breathe as much as possible, and make it sound like a big exhale into chilly winter air”, Forest Swords says of today’s atmospheric and blissful Sunday Mix

In Photos: Sónar Lisboa 2024

Take a look back at this year’s Sónar Lisboa – which took place from 22-24 March – with our photo gallery featuring Nia Archives, Grove, Oneohtrix Point Never and more

Saskia

“I realise how my musical experience in Bristol has broadened my musical horizons” Saskia reflects on her entry into the Crack Mix series, offering up a heady fusion of subaqueous bass, experimental club kinetics and murky dub

Arooj Aftab, serpentwithfeet and Nabihah Iqbal join Flow Festival line-up

The Helsinki festival – taking place from 9-11 August – has revealed the programme for its Balloon 360° and Heineken stages

“A marmite, love it or loathe it shade”: we asked a colour analyst about Charli XCX’s Brat green

The popstar has said that the album artwork – which has caused contention online – is intended to be an “offensive, off-trend shade of green to trigger the idea of something being wrong”

This forgotten mid-00s MTV series was the original PS2 meme

From Stacy’s Mom in The Sims 2 to BloodRayne singing Evanescence, MTV2’s Video Mods imagined…

11 Artists and Creatives on the Enduring Influence of Madvillainy

In March 2004, Madlib and MF DOOM released Madvillainy – the only record under their…

Sunday Mix: Klein Zage

“A selection of tracks I’ve been gravitating to of late,” Klein Zage says of her entry into the Sunday Mix series, “recorded live on a very rainy, very moody London morning, coffee in hand, designed to help gently ease me out the house”

Cue Points: Desirée Falessi

Ahead of playing Sunny Side Festival, the Strain Records label boss talks us through how she approaches her sets, telling a story through her selections and keeping the vibes sexy and dramatic throughout

9 of Dries Van Noten’s Most Memorable Show Soundtracks

For four decades, Dries Van Noten has been creating immersive sensory experiences on the runway….

Dour Festival adds more names for 2024

Dour Festival has added 50 new artists to the bill for its 2024 edition, taking place from 17-21 July

Rema, Tyla and Nia Archives added to Mad Cool Festival line-up

The Madrid festival has completed its music programme for 2024. This year’s edition heads to the Spanish capital from 10-13 July

Festival Guide 2024

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond – handpicked…

Polifonic Festival completes line-up for Puglia edition

The sixth edition of the festival will take place from 25-28 July 2024 in Valle D’Itria, Puglia

Pelada, James K and Gabber Eleganza confirmed for LOST Music Festival 2024

The immersive music, art and performance festival has announced the first names for this year’s edition, taking place from 5-7 July in Parma, Italy

Tara Clerkin Trio, Richard Dawson and Afriquoi to play HowTheLightGetsIn

The music and philosophy festival – which takes place across the May Bank Holiday weekend – has announced its full music programme

FKA twigs and Two Shell team up for Talk To Me

The track marks the CAPRISONGS artist’s first new music since 2022

BEONIX Music Festival expands line-up

The electronic music festival – which takes place in Limassol, Cyprus – has added more names for its 2024 edition

Listen to a “weighty and moody” playlist from Dis Fig

Ahead of performing at Somerset House Studios for Assembly this weekend, Dis Fig curates a hefty playlist featuring the likes of Senyawa, DUMA’s Lord Spikeheart, Lucy Liyou and a collaboration between DJ SCOTCH BONNET – aka DJ Scotch Egg – and SENSATIONAL

Chicago’s ARC Music Festival announces line-up for 2024

The house and techno festival will stage its next edition in Union Park from 30 August to 1 September

FITNESSS, Ans M and YOKEL x D.Ham x Franco Franco to play Bristol next week

The show, hosted by SNOG, will take place at Strange Brew on 26 March 2024