Jonathan Castro

Jonathan Castro has wild visions

Talking community, maximalism and the joy of impurity with the designer behind this year’s Simple Things artwork

Giant Swan

Whities tap Giant Swan for next instalment of EP series

‘Whities 016’ will land on Nic Tasker’s label on 14 September

Helena Hauff © Vitali Gelwich

Simple Things Festival announce massive 2018 line-up

The multi-venue Bristol event confirms Helena Hauff, Slowdive, DJ Stingray, Jimothy Lacoste and more for its upcoming edition on 20 October

Simple Things 2017: Wild Beasts

After over a decade, the four-piece indie outfit are disbanding. On the Crack stage at Simple Things, they delivered one of their final farewell shows

Simple Things announce Kelela Bristol show for 2018

Hot off the release of her debut Take Me Apart, the RnB artist will be heading up SWX on 23 February

Simple Things 2017: IDLES

A highlight of our year, IDLES’ channeled raw punk energy into their triumphant homecoming show at Bristol’s Simple Things Festival

Simple Things 2017: Marie Davidson

Relive the dancefloor deconstructions from electronic and spoken word artist Marie Davidson at Bristol’s Colston Hall for Simple Things

Simple Things 2017: Omar Souleyman

The unforgettable finale to Bristol’s Simple Things Festival with celebrated Syrian artist Omar Souleyman

Skullcandy x Mixpak

Here’s what went down when Mixpak took over Skullcandy’s stage at Bristol’s Simple Things Festival

© Vitali Gelwich

Simple Things EXT. complete winter programme

Fatima Al Qadiri, Pan Daijing, GAS and more have been announced for extended schedule of events

Simple Things announce winter shows

Mogwai, Fatima Yamaha and GoGo Penguin will be performing in various venues around Bristol

Selections: Leftfield

Leftfield’s Neil Barnes reaches for a set of widescreen dancefloor jams in this exclusive playlist

Everything to see at Simple Things 2017 if you never need a rest

Prepare for Saturday with a full itinerary of all the best music available across the programme according to Crack Magazine

Simple Things EXT. announce final guests kraftwerk:rewerk

The new musical experiment is helmed by The British Paraorchestra and Army Of Generals

Simple Things Festival announce free Ninja Tune panel discussion with Coldcut and The Bug

Simple Things Festival announce free Ninja Tune panel discussion with Coldcut and The Bug

Listen to Crack Magazine’s annual Simple Things playlist

Our favourite tracks from this year’s Simple Things artists – in one handy playlist

Idles

Simple Things announce Crack Magazine stage

Crack Magazine will be hosting the main stage at Colston Hall on 21 October

Carla dal Forno to release new EP on Blackest Ever Black

The Garden drops on 6 October. New live dates have also been announced for October and November

Omar Souleyman, Leftfield, John Maus and more join Simple Things line-up

The full line-up for Bristol’s Simple Things Festival has been announced

Simple Things announce first wave of acts for 2017

The Bristol festival returns to host a diverse mix of local and international talent across the city

Simple Things announce live date from The Avalanches

The Australian purveyors of sampledelica touch down on June 20

Wire share the first track from Silver/Lead – listen

Groundbreaking post-punk band Wire are back with the follow-up to 2016’s ‘Nocturnal Koreans’.

Todd Terje announces Bristol live show

Bristol festival Simple Things have announced a one-off live concert from Todd Terje. The Oslo…

We asked artists about their simple things at Simple Things

The essential touring items of Powell, Anna Meredith, Throwing Shade and Madam X

Staying In

What to consume from the comfort of your duvet-clad paradise

Live stream Death Grips and John Carpenter’s Simple Things sets this weekend

We’ll be live streaming from the Crack Magazine stage at Simple Things festival this weekend….

Death Grips and Warpaint to play the Crack Magazine stage at Simple Things

The Crack stage returns to Bristol’s Colston Hall for this year’s Simple Things Festival The…

Simple Things Festival complete 2016 lineup

Grime stalwart Kano, Squarepusher’s new Shobaleader One project and Charlotte Church’s Late Night Pop Dungeon…

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Dopplereffekt and more to appear at Simple Things EXT.

Simple Things announces week-long EXT. programme for 2016 including shows, discussions and art installations Simple…

Lena Willikens

Slippery atmospherics and off-kilter electro from the Cologne-based selector