New ClubHistory project documents over 80 closed Berlin clubs
The project is a collaboration between the berlinHistory app and Berlin Club Commission. Launched yesterday, the new feature in the app offers a tour of now-defunct venues across t
Akiko Haruna embodies yearning and melancholy with Yakusoku
A highlight from the producer, vocalist and movement artist’s 2021 project, Be Little Me. Over the last few years Akiko Haruna has emerged as a unique talent, shaping a backg
The Smile share animated video for Thin Thing
The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming debut, A Light For Attracting Attention. The Smile have shared a stop-motion, black and white animated video for the track Thi
What’s In Our Inbox? #79
BlakLight : Out Of The Void (The Remixes)Synthpop duo BlakLight has released a brand-new double remix and companion album to “Into The Void”. You will find two remixes
Fact Mix 857: Sarra Wild
A euphoric trip through jungle, R&B edits and Lebanese pop from one of Glasgow’s most vital DJs. “I’m not good at recording mixes,” Sarra Wild says at the start of thei
Temporary Pleasure launch crowdfunder for new Dublin club
The DIY collective are raising funds to build a new temporary club in Dublin. In response to the crisis faced by nightlife in Ireland – which has left the country with fewer than
Blood Orange features on Blackhaine’s new EP, Armour II
The multidisciplinary artist and rapper has shared the full details of his upcoming EP, Armour II. Former Crack Magazine cover stars Blackhaine and Blood Orange have teamed up for
AVA Festival announces opening event, afterparties and day splits for 2022
The Belfast festival has shared the details of its upcoming programme. for their upcoming edition. Having previously confirmed the likes of Bicep, LSDXOXO, Jon Hopkins and Sherelle
Caribou and Bonobo to play The Warehouse Project’s opening concert
The Manchester venue’s opening concert will take place over the August bank holiday weekend. Kicking off the season of events later in the year, The Warehouse Project has con
Poison the Vicar – Affront
Poison the Vicar is the solo project of Brandon Gordon. Based in Shanghai, Gordon mixes industrial, EBM, darksynth, darkwave, and more into a cohesive slaughterhouse of hardened el
Nia Archives calls out MOBO Awards for absence of dance and electronic music category
The artist has shared a handwritten open letter addressed to the MOBO Awards. Published on Nia Archives’ social media earlier today (14 April), she began, “I’m wr
Most Dismal Swamp slides into a mixed reality k-hole with MUSH
An extended and addled meditation on ‘gangcrafting,’ community-driven building projects within multiplayer online games, MUSH is equal parts film essay, cursed ASMR and
PinkPantheress and Willow Smith to release collaboration next week
The former Crack Magazine Collections cover star has confirmed a release date for her single with Willow. In January, PinkPantheress hinted at the collaboration via TikTok. Now, sh
Theo Triantafyllidis & Slugabed Present: Still Life With Platypus
Still Life With Platypus, a Fact original commission, sees Theo Triantafyllidis and producer and sound artist Slugabed navigating a series of increasingly complex and surreal vanit
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
Joy Orbison releases new track Pinky Ring
Joy Orbison has dropped a new track today (16 March). The still slipping vol.1 artist has shared his latest release, Pinky Ring, and it’s inspired by the energy he’s felt s
SHAPE Platform is taking over crackaud.io this week
We’re teaming up with SHAPE Platform to premiere new audio and visual works from 16 European artists over the next two weeks. On 16 and 23 March Crack Magazine will host a SHAPE
Sarah Davachi, Coby Sey and No Home announced for Bristol New Music 2022
The biennial contemporary music and sound festival will take place between 5 and 8 May. Today (10 March), Bristol New Music has shared the full line-up for the festival’s upc
female:pressure survey finds percentage of women on line-ups has almost tripled
female:pressure have shared their FACTS 2022 survey today (8 March). The international network’s FACTS survey is an ongoing project which launched in 2013. This year is their
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis announce documentary release date
This Much I Know to Be True is set to hit cinemas on 11 May. Directed by Andrew Dominik, the film focuses on Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ creative relationship. Shot in London and