“It was like leaving each other little messages”: Iceboy Violet in conversation with Nueen

The ‘You Said You’d Hold My Hand Through The Fire’ collaborators catch up to discuss creating a cathartic project, ambient music as an attitude, and why there’s never been a more exciting time in rap than now.

Listen to a playlist highlighting forms of resistance through music, curated by Saya

DJ, artist, researcher and activist Saya puts together a playlist exploring forms of resistance through music, with sounds ranging from Palestinian trap to dabke, hard drums and kuduro.

In Photos: WHP presents Repercussion

Marking the official start of The Warehouse Project’s 2024 season, Repercussion returned to Depot Mayfield with a stacked line-up celebrating dance music in all its forms.

In Photos: FLY Open Air 2024

FLY Open Air returned to Edinburgh this September with a dance-focused programme featuring a highlight set from Mr. G.

“Then we watched Philadelphia” – Midland in conversation with artist and writer Huw Lemmey

To mark the release of his debut album, ‘Fragments Of Us’, Midland sits down with ‘Bad Gays’’ Huw Lemmey to discuss queer spaces, histories, otherness and togetherness.

In Photos: BEONIX 2024

BEONIX Festival’s third edition was a loud celebration of dance music, emerging DJs and Cypriot culture.

In Photos: MEO Kalorama 2024

Closing the summer festival season, MEO Kalorama’s varied and vibrant programme celebrated this year’s biggest music moments alongside Lisbon’s local scene.

In Photos: Field Maneuvers 2024

Independent festival Field Maneuvers hosted one last dance for its 11th – and what was intended to be last – edition, ultimately convincing organisers to bring it back next year.

“I was trying to be an archaeologist”: SOPHIE’s creative director on working with the artist, understanding her vision and honouring her essence

Tasked with creative directing the visualiser for SOPHIE’s posthumous album, Renata Raksha stepped into everything she’s learnt about, and from, the artist.

Forwards Festival 2024 through five key performances

As a long, damp summer shuffled into the rearview mirror, Bristol’s Forwards Festival offered one last hoorah.

In Photos: Field Day 2024

An impeccable, party igniting Justice set crowned a day of quality music, with the likes of Yves Tumor, Yaeji, Sega Bodega and Romy bringing a celebratory atmosphere to Victoria Park.

Listen to a magical, insect-inspired playlist from 33EMYBW

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

The Crack Magazine Crossword: 15th Birthday Edition

To celebrate 15 years of Crack Magazine — and everyone who’s made us everything we’ve grown to be — we’re reviving our much-loved crossword with a special, one-off anniversary edition.

In Photos: Voodoo Village 2024

The Belgian dance festival delivered a five-stage programme set in serene castle grounds in Humbeek.

Depths and delights beyond the hype: A decade of Aphex Twin’s Syro

After 13 long years away, the megastar of braindance returned with an absolute classic record – and a viral marketing campaign to match – that brought more people than ever into his trailblazing orbit.

In Photos: Caribou live in London

Following the announcement of his first album in four years under the Caribou alias, last week Dan Snaith played his most intimate London shows yet at basement venue The Waiting Room.