Patti Smith, Nabihah Iqbal and Spellling to play Higher Ground Festival 2022
The new day festival heads to Alexandra Palace on 24 July. Higher Ground Festival has revealed the line-up for its inaugural event this summer. Patti Smith has been confirmed as a
VTSS, DJ Stingray 313 and Wheelman join Otherlands 2022 line-up
Otherlands, the new music and arts festival set to make its debut in Scotland this summer, has unveiled the latest additions to its line-up. VTSS, DJ Stingray 313 and Wheelman have
Neopop Festival finalises line-up for 2022
The Portuguese electronic music festival has announced more acts for its 15th anniversary edition. Peggy Gou has been confirmed for Neopop 2022. Other acts joining the bill include
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII & Thomas Collet reflect on industrialisation and the anthropocene, live at Berlin Atonal 2021
A collaborative audiovisual performance, recorded live at last year’s edition of Berlin Atonal. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, or Barcode, is an enigma. In an effort to shirk the pers
Watch Sote’s mesmerising new video for track Life
We’re excited to be premiering Ata ‘Sote’ Ebtekar’s new video for his track Life, made by audiovisual artist Tarik Barri. The Iranian-American composer̵
The Warehouse Project announces Little Simz and Soichi Terada for 2022 season
The Manchester event series has unveiled the opening shows for its upcoming programme at Depot Mayfield. First up for the 2022 season, inner-city festival Repercussion returns to D
Charli XCX to play Bristol show at Forwards Festival
The Crash star is set to play the new festival on 3 September. Charli XCX joins the bill for Forwards Festival on the Saturday, making her Bristol festival debut. The new weekend e
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Industrial Metal act Carrion unleashes their industrial metal onslaught in ‘Revenant’
Industrial metal project Carrion has unleashed their latest music video for their song ‘Revenant’. The song comes off of their 2021 album “Evangelium HaeresisR
Oliver Sim reveals he’s been living with HIV for 15 years
The xx’s Oliver Sim disclosed his HIV status in a new statement discussing his latest single and his forthcoming debut solo album, Hideous Bastard. Oliver Sim has revealed th
Audio Farm Festival expands 2022 line-up
The Audio Farm line-up just got bigger. The independent festival, which is staged at Hopton Court in the Shropshire countryside, has added a slew of new names to its 2022 line-up.
Fact Mix 860: Manuka Honey
Manuka Honey serves a sweat-drenched selection of the steamiest tracks pulled from the sexiest corners of the Latinx club scene worldwide. DJ, producer and gal-dem’s resident
Music Venue Trust launches campaign for community ownership of grassroots venues
The new initative seeks to tackle the issue of ownership that poses threat to independent music venues. Today (23 May) the Music Venue Trust has launched their new Own Our Venues c
Four Tet releases 3LW-sampling track Looking At Your Pager
Four Tet – real name Kieran Hebden – has finally released his 3LW edit. Hebden has shared the track Looking At Your Pager under his KH moniker today. It samples 3LW’s d
Noise Test announces festival in Croatia this August
The night, which has held residences in London and Bristol over the past 16 years, is holding its own festival. Noise Test was founded in South London on the concept of creating a
Burna Boy joins Flow Festival 2022 line-up
The Helsinki-based festival has revealed more artists to play this year’s edition. Previous Crack Magazine cover star Burna Boy has been confirmed to play Flow Festival. Othe
AceMo, Hudson Mohawke and more pay tribute to pioneering film composer Vangelis
The Oscar-winning Greek composer and synth artist has died, aged 79. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shared the news of Vangelis’ death yesterday (19 May) via Twitte
Ableton launches new Loop Session series
The first online event takes place on 21 May with previous SHAPE Platform artist Grand River. Ableton’s Loop Session has announced a new series which will give insight into d
Buttechno voices support for Clone Records’ decision to stop working with Nina Kraviz
Pavel Milyakov – aka Buttechno – has shared a post on social media supporting Clone Records’ decision to stop working with Nina Kraviz and her label трип Recordings.
VËRYL festival unveils more artists for 2022
The German festival has announced the second wave of acts for this year’s event. VËRYL festival has confirmed Yu Su, DJ Tennis, Refuge Worldwide co-founder Richard Akingbehi
Sega Bodega teases new Sophie Ellis-Bextor track Hypnotized
The NUXXE producer has shared a snippet of new music he’s been working on. In April, Sega Bodega revealed that he’s collaborating with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Wuh Oh on