This year saw the concept of collective listening dissolve. Listening habits shifted as people sought comfort or distraction in their own homes. But for every new release that suddenly felt…

A breath is exhaled. A tear lands and spreads across laptop keys. A shattered copy of Junglepussy’s Satisfaction Guaranteed lies on the floor near our feet, a metaphor for broken…

…haven’t given up the fight. Back in ’79, Carlton Ridenhour ran with a Long Island-based mobile DJ crew called Spectrum City, acquiring himself an encyclopaedic knowledge of soul, disco, funk…

…wake of a deadly 7.1 earthquake that rocked Mexico City last September, 2017’s instalment of the Montreal-exported festival was challenged by the cancellation of several artists, necessitated by a date…

Here are the top 100-51 LPs of 2017, according to Crack Magazine. Check out 50-1 here. Visit 2017.crackmagazine.net for more end of year coverage over the coming weeks….

The first time I heard Willow I didn’t know who she was. But I, along with around a hundred others, would be forced to take notice. On the Saturday at…

…(Gerd Janson Edit) 82. Roman Flügel – Jam The Jam 83. Route 94 – fabric 84. Rrose – Glands 85. Second Storey – The Last Record 86. Shackleton – The…

Jimmy Cauty once burnt a million quid. He’s not supposed to talk about it, though – there’s a 23-year moratorium that bans him from talking about anything related to the…

…is often cited as coining the term ‘grunge’, a definition that so many Seattle acts came to hate as it rapidly became a label pinned upon them and their city,…

…features additional contributions from Oneohtrix Point Never, Jam City, Doveman, Sampha, Happa Isaiah Barr (Onyx Collective) and Jack Peñate. Byrne’s also shared a single, Everybody’s Coming to My House, which…

…Point Never, Jam City, Doveman, Sampha, Brian Eno and others. View the list of UK and European tour dates below. Tickets go on sale at 10am (GMT) on 19 January….

…be stepping into the booth for a rare turn at the decks, and also on board to DJ is Jam City, who remains one of the most influential – and…

…first released in 1998 via Columbia and Ruffhouse Records. Crack Magazine will be at the event to host the afterparty following Lauryn Hill’s performance, bringing SOPHIE, Jam City, Octavian, Jimothy…

…an incredible line-up that featured Lauryn Hill, slowthai and Stefflon Don. Crack Magazine hosted the official afterparty of the event, following Lauryn Hill’s performance with SOPHIE, Jimothy Lacoste, Jam City,…

…likes of Girl Unit, Jam City and many, many more throughout the 2010s. These days, Connolly’s focus lies on Dance System. First debuted back in 2014 and revived in 2019,…

…want to become that major label in the South. Def Jam was [once] an indie, then it became a major. Interscope was an indie, became a major. So that’s the…

Original release date: 24 January 2005 Label: DFA Records There’s an interview on YouTube in which LCD Soundsystem founder James Murphy discusses failure. Or more specifically, he describes his former…

For close followers, the intimacy and tenderness of family might be one of the last topics Planningtorock, aka Jam Rostron, would be expected to touch upon. The Bolton-born, Berlin-based producer’s…

2020 is almost upon us. And that means it’s time to pick your New Year’s Eve or NYD celebration. Sure, you can stay in but why sit on the couch…

At the beginning of the month, Crack received an invitation to 2022NQ in Manchester’s Northern Quarter for what was described as an “intimate event” with Kendrick Lamar, at which journalists…

…with the likes of Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Miguel, DJ Mustard and Mike WiLL Made It while inking deals with G.O.O.D. Music, Def Jam and Roc Nation along the…

The collaboration between Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington has taken their prodigious levels of creativity and musicianship to an entirely new level. Crack traversed the Atlantic to witness an intimate…

…Drag City roster. It just so happens that Vile’s been lucky enough to jam with some of his biggest inspirations; legends such as Thurston Moore, J Mascis and the seemingly…

The only time Laurie Spiegel leaves the city is when she visits her childhood home in Chicago. It’s difficult for the electronic music pioneer to make time to leave behind…

It’s time for Crack Magazine’s Annual Report, our chance to take stock of the year in music. Yesterday, we posted our Top 50 albums of 2018. Obviously, any attempt to…

…the day, Skiddle will co-host a number of events across the city, including FiftyFifty Skate Jam: a skate party in Lloyds Amphitheatre with a soundtrack provided by Massive Attack legend…