…since 2012’s Jialong, and it’ll be landing on 21 July. The launch party will be taking place on the same day, with deck takeovers confirmed from Mancunian selector Willow, Ross…

…James and Taahliah. Artists who’ve previously headed up the club’s residency programme include Ross From Friends, Palms Trax, Jayda G and Shanti Celeste. Head to the Phonox site for tickets,…

…is spread evenly across four stages. Up top, the business side of techno is well catered for at the open-air Generator stage and the covered expanse of Amp, while a…

The weather has gotten weird. To see you through the fluctuating rainstorms and sunny spells, we’ve picked out five new releases from the past seven days which you can get…

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond – handpicked by Crack Magazine. Check back in monthly for new line-ups, eye-opening curation, stunning locations and…

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…

…anticipation for this three day run, Crack included. If you were to scan the UK charts at the moment you might come across Breach nestled comfortably in the top 10….

Here are the top 15 videos of 2017, according to Crack Magazine. Visit 2017.crackmagazine.net for more end of year coverage….

Rye Wax life-timer and one half of FYI Chris (alongside Watson), FYI Coupe goes tune for tune with Medlar for the latest instalment of the Peckham institution’s crackaud.io residency. Together…

In terms of singles, it’s been another vintage year for rap and hip-hop. Viral sensations, blockbuster loosies and album-standard mixtapes continue to dominate the conversation. As always, some artists have…

…who’ve got an imposing roll-call of acts behind them. The band consists of long-time friends and touring partners Mike Santostefano (vocalist/guitarist in Crimes, ex-Static Radio NJ) and bassist Jamie Morrison…

…a really good episode of Jonathan Ross and uncover the qualities beneath. And in fact, hardly any of the guests make themselves prominent. Grohl doesn’t truly assert himself on his…

With last year’s inaugural Wigflex City Festival, the Nottingham institution went beyond what most club nights ever achieve, practically taking over the entire city for a party that united everyone…

…June 2010, while his friends went on to completely demolish rap’s expired template without him during their chaotic ascent to the mainstream. Then came the revelations that he’d been sent…

…  50. Ace Hood – Bugatti (feat. Rick Ross & Future) 49. Ducktails – Ivy Covered House 48. Jungle – The Heat 47. !!! – Slyd 46. Fat Trel –…

When gazing at the vast expanses of the festival site, it was hard to believe that Green Man received the green light to go ahead over a month before its…

…of his personal brand. While the likes of Rick Ross, French Montana, A$AP Rocky, and – yes – 2 Chainz appear as guests, Rae has wisely resisted any attempts of…

…Fickle Friends continue the sunny vibes with vintage synths and bouncing beats over at the main stage, where Truckers are knocking back pints of strong local cider in the vague…

A deep, minimal bassline pulsates. 808 drums thud, finger clicks snap and hands clap while G-funk synths hover above. Off-beat ‘Hey!’ chants bounce between the gaps and – just before…

Audiovisual artist Sim Hutchins’ work exists at the point where high-concept experimentalism and the knowing wink of meme culture meet, with projects like last year’s Clubeighteen2thirty skewering the myths we…

…days where a sprawling line-up of superstar DJs, some of the most in-demand pop acts and rising artists are hosted across three stages. In the sun-soaked setting of California, the…

The San Diego weekender celebrated its tenth edition this month. Spread across three stages at the Waterfront Park, the sun-kissed Californian event saw in a milestone chapter with some of…

SOPHIE suits the Southbank Centre, where on Saturday night she took a headline slot for Meltdown Festival. At Southbank, slabs of angular concrete slide down into the river, shocked through…

…going on about one of my closest friends. And it was a very, very disheartening thing for me to deal with, and it still is to this day.” But while…

For nearly 20 years now Danny Wolfers has been reshaping the sound of electronic music from his synth-stuffed lab up in the Hague. Best known for his work as Legowelt,…