“It’s this feeling that you might stumble upon something brilliant by pure chance”: Iceland Airwaves 2024

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Iceland Airwaves, artists from Reykjavík’s eclectic music scene joined acts from across the globe – including Bar Italia, Magdalena Bay and Lambrini Girls.

Iceland Airwaves announces more artists and speakers for 2024

Ravyn Lenae, Prewn and more join the line-up for the festival’s 25th anniversary edition in November.

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RALLY 2024 through five key performances

Still relatively small and only in its sophomore year, the festival has quickly cemented itself as one of the best day parties in London.

Iceland Airwaves announces more names for 2024

The festival returns to downtown Reykjavík for its 25th edition from 7-9 November Iceland Airwaves…

RALLY festival reveals second wave of artists for 2024 edition

The likes of Two Shell, Move D and HiTech have been added to London day festival bill, which takes place in Southwark Park on 24 August.

Iceland Airwaves expands line-up with Overmono, The Vaccines & more

The festival will be returning to Downtown Reykjavík for its 25th edition from 7-9 November.

Bar Italia: The Rest Is History

Intentionally or not, Bar Italia have cultivated an air of inscrutability with their approach to being a rock band that, depending on your POV, is standoffish, wry or just the right side of pretentious. As they bid the underground goodbye, the time is apt to find out who they really are

Stream Crack Magazine’s Top 25 Tracks of the Year

We’ve put together a handy playlist of our top tracks of 2023, featuring Bar Italia, Olivia Rodrigo, Jorja Smith, Verraco, Overmono and more

Bar Italia announce new album, The Twits, and share lead single, My Little Tony

The follow-up to ‘Tracey Denim’ will be released on 3 November via Matador

Bar Italia: Tracey Denim review

Keeping faith with the halcyon days of pensive, mid-90s US slacker rock, Bar Italia’s scuzzy third album is right at home on the label that helped propel the sound the first time around