Julia Ducournau: “I need to love my characters, one way or another”

In her third feature, ‘Alpha’, the Palme d’Or-winning director crafts a family drama that navigates trauma, stigma and hysteria during a global pandemic. Here, she and actor Tahar Rahim reflect on her use of dual-timeline storytelling and symbolism to explore the entwined dynamics of fear and love.

These New Puritans: “You want the feeling that it could all collapse any second”

The band’s frontman reflects on finding inspiration in the unexpected and using contrast as a creative tool.

Ziúr and Iggor Cavalera on community, resistance and belonging beyond borders

Ahead of their performances at Le Guess Who? Festival this weekend, experimental artist Ziúr and metal legend Iggor Cavalera discuss life-changing music and life-affirming connections.

Mucho Flow 2025 through five key performances

Delivering on its promise to spotlight cutting-edge avant-garde sounds, Mucho Flow’s artfully curated 12th edition honed in on left-field pop, atmospheric shoegaze and experimental noise.

Semibreve celebrated fifteen years of experimental sound in Braga

For 2025, Braga’s long-running experimental music festival deepened its conceptual focus on listening as a communal creative act.

In Photos: Llais Festival 2025

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.

The perfect day at Simple Things: A Crack Magazine guide

Bristol’s venue-hopping all-dayer returns this Saturday, 8 November with a programme co-curated by Crack Magazine, Team Love, and the Bristol Beacon. From Nala Sinephro to Steve Davis, here are our top picks for the day.

We asked a classical music expert to break down Rosalía’s Berghain

Musician, broadcaster and ‘So, Hear Me Out’ host Linton Stephens unpacks the classical influences and references on Rosalía’s new single, ‘Berghain’.

Listen to a playlist celebrating the vibrant and diverse sounds of Miami, selected by Nick León

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

In Photos: Einhundert’s CODE.SWITCH

Einhundert’s three-day exploration of the club experience offered an insight into the creative process of some of electronic music’s top producers.

Live from Nuits sonores 2025: Listen to the mix series

Listen to three key sets from the 2025 edition of Nuits sonores: Helena Hauff b2b DJ MELL G, Justine Perry b2b Paula Koski, and TSVI b2b Surusinghe.

Beneath the surface: Listen to a playlist inspired by unseen worlds, dark rivers and hidden landscapes, selected by Tristwch Y Fenywod

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

In Photos: Lunchmeat Festival 2025

Lunchmeat Festival returned to Prague for its 16th edition with artists including Heith, Rainy Miller and Danny L Harle.

In Photos: MOGA Festival 2025

Across five days, MOGA Festival transformed the Moroccan coastal city of Essaouira into a sanctuary for electronic exploration. 

Decoding the hypnotic staging and choreography in Mitski: The Land

Shot over three nights of Mitski’s ‘The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We’ tour, new film ‘Mitski: The Land’ captures the album’s haunting beauty in a live setting.

Listen to a playlist of ‘sparkle-pop songs’ selected by Joviale

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.