After “WNDR,” Don’t Miss Nova Gholar’s New Single “FRDM”
California-based singer-songwriter, recording artist, and producer Nova Gholar talks about the universal value of freedom in his latest song “FRDM,” a track released with brill
11:11: Clear Thought And Flawless Performance By Jake Oulton
Canadian hip hop artist Jake Oulton takes the road less traveled by and explores life in his latest EP 11:11. Reflecting on his own life, his own journey, Jake opens up about love,
Gábor Lázár announces new album, ‘Boundary Object’, for Planet Mu
Gábor Lázár has announced a new album, ‘Boundary Object’, which will land on Planet Mu next month. The record, which has taken two years to complete with work taking p
Watch The Happy Mondays’ Bez perform on Dancing On Ice to ‘Step On’
The Happy Mondays’ famed percussionist and ‘freaky dancer’ Bez, AKA Mark Berry, has debuted on the ITV show ‘Dancing On Ice’, partnering with professi
Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free to produce live-action comedy with South Park creators
The live-action comedy is an untitled feature film. Kendrick Lamar is teaming up with Dave Free and South Park’s Matt Stone and Trey Parker to produce an untitled comedy. Wr
Coachella announces Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure, ANNA, more for 2022
The full line-up has been revealed for Coachella 2022. The prestigious event, will run from the 15th to the 17th of April, and again from the 22nd to the 24th, with the full line-u
Digital museum project, Everything is Music, nominated for Digital Culture Award
The project has been shortlisted in the Digital Storytelling category. Everything is Music, the location-based digital museum from Crack Magazine, the project’s research lead, an
Lo’renzo To’rez And His Beautiful Art
It’s time to become familiar with Lo’renzo To’rez and his soulful music. The talented artist has released several singles that are all different and yet carry a common melanc
We’re screening three new music documentaries with Norient Film Festival
Supporters can watch for free until Sunday night. We’ve teamed up with Norient Film Festival to screen three brand new music documentaries exclusively for Crack Supporters. Our m
There's a festival in a Scottish palace this summer, Otherlands
A new festival is set to take place in a Scottish palace this summer. Otherlands Music & Arts, the latest venture from the founders of Edinburgh’s FLY festival, is a thre
Orbital’s ‘Are We Here’ remixed by Dusky and Shanti Celeste: Listen
Orbital have shared two new remixes of ‘Are We Here?’. Marking 28 years since the release of track ‘Are We Here?’, which was released in 1994 on the electro
Traxamillion, pioneering hyphy producer, dies, aged 42
Influential Bay Area hip-hop producer Traxamillion has died. He was 42. The San Jose-born producer – real name Sultan Banks – was best known for pioneering hyphy, a gen
Swedish House Mafia share orchestral rework of ‘One’: Listen
Swedish House Mafia have shared an orchestral version of their debut single ‘One’. The EDM trio, comprised of DJs Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, have tea
Nightbird and Vanilla Trap Showcase Metalstep with Electronyze Me Release ‘One Thousand and One Nights’
Today we peek inside the French bass music scene with a metalstep single by Nightbird and vanilla trap. “In this story, a mysterious character progresses, alone in the desert tow
Fact 2021: Commissions and Live Performance
A look back at this year’s Fact-commissioned pieces and live performances filmed around the world. In 2021, Fact launched a new series of original commissions from some of the wo
Frank Ocean drops new music: Listen
Frank Ocean has shared a new song via his Blonded Radio show for Apple Music. The artist’s Christmas special episode of the occasional radio show aired on Christmas Day, and
Clubs in Northern Ireland to close from 26 December
Nightclubs in Northern Ireland will close from Boxing Day as part of new Covid-19 restrictions agreed by Northern Ireland minsters. Yesterday (22 December), Stormont minsters conve
Armin van Buuren shares a chill-out and downtempo playlist for Christmas
Armin van Buuren has shared a chill-out and downtempo playlist in time for Christmas. Following on from his A State of Trance End of Year mix and the launch of a new line in&
Against The Clock: LYZZA
Against The Clock is a series where we give an artist 10 minutes in the studio and see what they come up with. Brazilian-born, Amsterdam-based LYZZA’s fusion of club music a
Cyanbaal – Dark Reflections
Cyanbaal (See’ann -Ball) return with their fourth album Dark Reflections and first with American collaborator and now full-time member Haether Wayward. Previously, Cyanbaal w