K-Lone, object blue and Jamz Supernova announced for Brighton’s Patterns
The seafront venue has revealed its April to July listings. Brighton’s Patterns has announced its next quarter of live music and club night programming. This spring and summe
Junction 2 announces new location and 2022 dates
The house and techno event will now take place from 18-19 June at Trent Park in north London. Junction 2, which previously announced the likes of Avalon Emerson, Yu Su, Jon Hopkins
Rosalía joins TikTok trainspotter Francis Bourgeois for new video
The Motomami artist met the viral Tiktok train aficionado at King’s Cross station. Rosalía features in a new video with Francis Bourgeois. The video sees Bourgeois – who gaine
Night Terrors – Zenith
Night Terrors’ description on Discogs simply states “Band from Seattle, Washington”. Although that statement is factual, it doesn’t necessarily pique one
Listen to the Top Boy Season 2 soundtrack here
The latest season of the hit show is out now. Following the much-anticipated premiere of the new Top Boy season on Netflix last Friday (18 March), Drake – who serves as executive
Dean Blunt shares new freestyle, SLUDGE
The London artist, and former Crack Magazine cover star, dropped a freestyle called SLUDGE earlier this week. Clocking in at just shy of 30 seconds, the video clip features Dean Bl
Optimo and Ransom Note are launching a new UK festival
Watching Trees is set to take place from 2-4 September. Glasgow DJ duo Optimo are teaming up with Ransom Note to launch their own UK festival, Watching Trees. The event is being he
Phonox announces spring/summer series with Yung Singh, object blue and Underground Resistance
The south London venue has announced its upcoming programme for March through to July. Over the next few months, Logic1000, John Talabot, Skee Mask and Yung Singh are all set to ma
Cold Choir – Velvet Surrender
Cold Choir is a duo who I’ve only had the pleasure of encountering once before, which was on the Unearth’d HYPERLINK compilation from Broken Sound Tapes. Considering that I
Summer of Love returns for 2022 with Eris Drew and Ben UFO
The second edition of the Manchester festival takes place on 27 and 28 August. Organised by Manchester promoter and label Animal Crossing, Summer of Love has announced Eris Drew, M
We’ve launched Loops for Ukraine, a fundraiser featuring loops from over 20 artists
We’ve just launched Loops for Ukraine, a fundraiser project designed to help support people in, or fleeing from, Ukraine. At Crack Magazine, we’ve asked some of our fav
Thomas Harrington Rawle & Bjarki skewer corporate care in Affirmation Chamber
The audiovisual artist teams up with the producer and sound artist to plunge us back into the Care More universe, a darkly comedic reflection of our own fractured world. Care More
Holon – The Evolution Of Complexity
Being a massive fan of cyberpunk music, I often find myself staring at two mindsets within the genre. There are those who produce massive club beats for futuristic dance nights fil
Gasoline Invertebrate – Cracked Wax Battery
The amount of projects that Brian Graupner is involved in is astounding to say the very least. When he isn’t blasting out his unfiltered nerdiness in The Gothsicles, he’s colla
Overmono, Kelly Lee Owens and Yu Su to play Ortigia Sound System Festival 2022
The island festival returns on 27-31 July 2022. Ortigia Sound System Festival is set to celebrate its eighth edition this year. Overmono has been announced for the line-up, alongsi
Otherlands Music & Arts Festival adds over 40 new acts to line-up
Otherlands Music & Arts Festival is set to stage its inaugural edition at Scone Palace on 19-21 August 2022. The Scottish festival has added over 40 acts to its line-up. The ne
Bicep, Sherelle and Yung Singh announced for Otherlands Music & Arts Festival
Otherlands Music & Arts Festival is set to stage its inaugural edition at Scone Palace on 19-21 August 2022. The Scottish festival has added over 40 acts to its line-up, includ
Fact Mix 851: Nikki Nair
Techno, electro, bass and breakbeat combine on a club mix from the Atlanta-based producer. Since emerging with his debut release in 2018, Nikki Nair’s trajectory has been any
Charli XCX on SOPHIE: “She changed my life and she changed all of our lives”
In a new interview with Zane Lowe, Charli XCX spoke about SOPHIE’s impact on her music and life. Charli XCX’s interview with Zane Lowe aired yesterday (17 March), durin
Shygirl, Eartheater and Headie One to play Melt Festival 2022
The German festival has announced its second wave of artists. Melt Festival returns to Ferropolis between 9-12 June. The upcoming edition has been two years in the making, with the