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…

…gazed all the way down to earth; onto the city and all the roofs below, and all the water and mud that had gathered on those roofs, and thought to…

…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…

…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,…

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…

…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,…

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…

…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…

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….

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…

Our edit of the best albums of 2022 – from thrilling debuts to long-awaited returns, via luxuriant homages, breakup albums, post-hardcore sound collages, and vivid depictions of place and time….

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…

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…

…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…

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…

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…

From the rise of UK drill to AI-augmented music, to post-genre explorations via pirate radio stations, here are the 50 albums that captured the many faces of 2019

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…

…of black and Latino members had made the uptown sections of New York City a veritable warzone, with groups like the Black Spades and the Ghetto Brothers territorially carving out…

ADVAITIC SONGS (Drag City) 16/20 When metal pioneers Sleep finally hit the sack in 1998, former members Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius mobilised Om to transport the listener on a…