Shygirl has announced her debut album. Entitled Nymph, the album features contributions from Arca, Vegyn, Danny L Harle, Mura Masa, Sega Bodega, BloodPop®, Danny L Harle, Kingdom and Cecile Believe. Nymph is slated for release on 30 September. Check out the album cover, and pre-order here. Shygirl began teasing new music earlier this month, revealing that[…]
The Swedish electronic music festival returns after a two-year hiatus. Norbergfestival has announced their second wave of artists for their 2022 edition. Loraine James and Exploited Body join the bill alongside Iceboy Violet – who is a frequent collaborator with aya and Blackhaine. Also announced are Gothjafar, ANIMA, Medulasa and Oslo-based musician Knife Girl. Elsewhere,[…]
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 Thin Thing. The video was directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña. On the video’s concept, León and Cociña said: “Hearing the song for the first time, we[…]
The new documentary Wake Up Punk is now available to Supporters, who can screen the film from 9-16 May. Directed and produced by Nigel Askew, Wake Up Punk documents Joe Corré – son of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren – and the moment he burnt five million pounds worth of punk memorabilia on the 40th[…]
We’re proud to present a behind the-scenes documentary look at The Smile’s (Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner) music video for Skrting on the Surface. The single is from the band’s forthcoming debut album A Light For Attracting Attention. Its accompanying video was directed by Mark Jenkin, the Cornish[…]
A$AP Rocky has shared the new track and single D.M.B. – which stands for Das My Bitch. The video stars his partner and mother-to-be Rihanna. According to the press release, the pair depict a classic love story and ride-or-die characters. In the video, A$AP wears custom made grills that spell out ‘MARRY ME’, while Rihanna’s grills are cut[…]
The DJ and producer has taken to Instagram to share her experiences with the Parisian collective and label. In a new Instagram post, Nene H – real name Beste Aydin – said the Parisian label Possession have not paid her for her Beast EP, released via the imprint in 2021. Touching on difficult experiences with[…]
The Italian festival returns to the island of Ortigia, in Siciliy, from 27-31 July 2022. We’re excited to be hosting a stage at this year’s Ortigia Sound System Festival. On 31 July, the Crack Magazine stage will see Anthony Naples play back-to-back with DJ Python, plus sets from Kelly Lee Owens and Yu Su. We’ll[…]
In a since deleted Instagram post, the rapper indicated he’s dropping new music tomorrow (5 May). Yesterday afternoon A$AP Rocky reportedly shared a poster detailing his next release A Ghetto Love Tale with the caption, “THUR$DAY”. Featuring images of him and Rihanna, who are expecting a child, the post also includes additional production credits from[…]
Kendrick Lamar has shared a new photo to his website oklama.com. The photo features a book, titled Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, and two master copy discs. Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers is thought to be the title of his next album. As shown below, the TDE rapper’s next release could be a book and a[…]
Disk Frisk has announced that the shop will open its doors on 14 May. Bristol’s newest record store will be located at 4 Sommerville Road, just off Gloucester Road. To celebrate their launch they’ll be holding a free entry event throughout the day, with the store founders Disk Frisk on the decks alongside Noods Radio[…]
The UK music charity has announced its next round of funding to support aspiring young creatives. Launched last year in collaboration with Butterz co-founder Elijah, the Youth Music NextGen Fund is an initiative aimed towards helping young musicians in the early stages of their career in the music industry. The funding is designed to support[…]
The episode starring the MOTOMAMI artist is out today (29 April). Rosalía is the latest guest to appear on Amelia Dimoldenberg’s interview series Chicken Shop Date. Sharing the news via socials, Dimoldenberg wrote, “My date with la guapa @rosalia.vt is out this Friday.” The Spanish musician released her new album MOTOMAMI on 18 March and[…]
The Italian electronic music and art festival will be held in Turin from 1-3 July 2022. First launched at their 2019 edition, Kappa Futur has confirmed its Art&Techno experience package will return this year. The VIP package includes private visits to local artist Fabio Viale’s studio as well as guided tours of museums, including the[…]
Stone Island is teaming up with C2C Festival to launch an event in Berlin. The event, titled Stone Island Presents Berlin, is set to take place on 19 May at Wilhelm Hallen. The night will feature six performances in total, from PAN’s Bill Kouligas, Beatrice Dillon, Skee Mask, Pelada, Lorenzo Senni and KMRU – who[…]
The talent development programme has announced the Class of 2022. Launched earlier this year by London studios The Qube, the project is aimed at supporting young music creators. The four-week intensive programme kicked off on 19 April with participants receiving mentorship, workshops and artist talks from a wide range of industry professionals. The latest industry[…]
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 50 clubs – Temporary Pleasure have announced their latest project. This will see them transform an empty building in Dublin’s city centre[…]
The German electronic music pioneer has died aged 74. Klaus Schulze’s family confirmed that he passed away, following a long illness, on 26 April. In a statement shared to Facebook, Schulze’s son wrote: “In deepest sorrow we have to inform you that Klaus has passed away yesterday on April 26, 2022 at the age of[…]
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 Prayer, which also features Manchester producer Iceboy Violet. The Preston-born MC and choreographer – real name Tom Heyes – announced the release of Armour II last[…]
For its delayed tenth anniversary celebration, the festival returns to the Rhodope Mountains, in Bulgaria, from 2-5 June. New artists confirmed for the 2022 edition of the festival include Ivan Smagghe, Bruce, Stella Zakri, Alabaster Deplume, Quest, Wayne Snow and Soccer 96. Other acts set to make their debut appearance at Meadows in the Mountains[…]
TW: Sexual harassment, misconduct, abuse According to the BBC, Tim Westwood is stepping down from his Capital Xtra show “until further notice”. Seven allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against the radio presenter this week in a joint investigation from the BBC and The Guardian. The allegations came from seven women – all of whom are Black and[…]
