…music. This is thoughtful and thought-provoking music delivered with a beckon to the dancefloor. Their Selections playlist, shared ahead of their appearance at Stone Island Presents Amsterdam later this week,…

…Müller will head to the German capital for Stone Island Presents Berlin. Staged at Wilhelm Hallen, the event will also host performances from a slew of similarly explorative artists, including…

…Bob Marley, The Sex Pistols, the Stone Roses and Marianne Faithful. Over four decades, Morris’ contribution to concept design and album artwork has influenced the music industry’s approach to artistic…

…the career of a rapper who first exploded out of Staten Island as the masked warlock of The Wu-Tang Clan’s heavy arsenal. To kids who considered themselves disciples in the…

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Here are the 100 greatest LPs of 2016, according to Crack Magazine. Visit 2016.crackmagazine.net for more end of year coverage over the coming weeks….

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…

D Double E is synonymous with grime music in its present state. The scene owes a lot to him. In many ways, he is London’s most evergreen MC. What makes…

This list presents a broad cross section of songs we’ve been borderline obsessed with, along with those we just couldn’t shake this year. Some took the floor from under us…

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…

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know. In April of this year, Arooj Aftab released her third album Vulture Prince – a meditative…

The past few years have seen a gloomy evisceration of what little pride there is to be found in the UK. A resurgence in nationalism – that directly mirrors a…

During a year in which ‘British Values’ – Theresa May’s sinister slogan loaded with undertones of race and segregation – have been established as toxic and exclusionary to people of…

Stone Island will host the preview on 24 October. Deena Abdelwahed, Giant Swan, Slikback and Gang of Ducks will play a Club to Club preview in Milan next Thursday (24…

…release for the imprint, as it’s often been used during changeovers at the festival for the past four years. Contemplative and futuristic, the soundtrack is part of the Stone Island…

In terms of artists who reflect the publicity-shunning self-control of Sade, Drake isn’t the first name that springs to mind. Whereas the British-Nigerian soul star has carefully maintained the secrecy…

Sam Wise is instantly recognisable. His wide grin is on full display as he shares a laugh with his publicists at Nando’s in Brixton – but I’m too far away…

…since joined and departed as lead singer, while their last full-length, Foam Island, was built around interviews they conducted with young people in Huddersfield not long before the 2015 general…

Since the mid-2000s, Peckham rapper Giggs has maintained a towering presence over the sound and shape of British rap. With his instantly-recognisable voice, staccato flow patterns and, of course, the…

…the island vibes and lots of bass,” she continues, “The tracklist is filled with music from friends and my favourite producers – plus some unreleased bits from my album coming…