2023: The Year in Mixes
From club heat to introspective headphone moments via important expressions of protest – this is a look back at 2023 through 25 mixes
2023: The stories behind 8 of the year’s best music videos
The making of 2023’s best music videos, as told by the directors behind the visuals. Featuring Oscar Hudson, Cissi Efraimsson, Yoonha Park, Tom Emmerson and more
Staff Lists: The Crack Magazine team pick their 2023 highlights
The music and moments, new discoveries and trusty items, that got us through the year
Marina Herlop: “It feels like my career is just starting to take off”
This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. Here, Katie Hawthorne chats to Marina Herlop, the classically trained Catalan pianist pushing the boundaries of her voice to gorgeous, uncanny effect
Gift guide 2023: The best Christmas presents for music fans
From rave-inspired perfume to the TraTraTrax scarf, Kylie’s ‘Tension’ candle, the Sports Banger book and Caroline Polachek’s ‘Bunny Is a Rider’ thong
Nikki Nair: “A good pop edit done tastefully can be really exciting”
This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. Here, John Thorp connects with Nikki Nair, the Atlanta-based producer and DJ bringing pop to the rave underground – and leaving pretension at the door
Crack Magazine’s Annual Report 2023
It’s that time again. Crack Magazine’s annual breakdown of the year in music, featuring the best albums and tracks of 2023, along with Christmas gifts and staff picks, mixes and more