Four Tet teases release of 3LW edit
Four Tet – aka Kieran Hebden – has hinted at the release of a highly sought-after track. Hebden has taken to Instagram to post a video of his unreleased 3LW edit, captioned wit
Bambounou and Osheyack to play new Kaunas festival Optimismo
Optimismo is a new festival heading to Kaunas, in Lithuania. The new event will take place at a former industrial site and across various venues in the city on 3-5 June 2022. Prese
DJ Python, POiSON ANNA and Sky H1 join Meakusma Festival programme
The Belgian festival returns for its first edition in two years. Taking place from 1-4 September, Meakusma Festival has unveiled the full programme for 2022. Newly-announced acts i
David Lynch responds to rumours of a secret new film debuting at Cannes
The filmmaker, artist and musician has responded to rumours that he has a surprise new film showing at Cannes Film Festival. This week, rumours emerged that David Lynch was premier
Playboi Carti says next album is called Music, hints at Lil Uzi collaboration
In a new interview with XXL Playboi Carti spoke about his next album, Kanye, A$AP Rocky and Lil Uzi Vert. The Whole Lotta Red rapper has revealed that the current working title for
Rare footage of Jay-Z’s Hot 97 Summer Jam performance surfaces online
A video of Jay-Z’s legendary performance at Nassau Coliseum, New York, has surfaced online. For the first time, footage of the rapper’s Summer Jam appearance in 2001 is
FKA twigs directs and stars in new short film PLAYSCAPE
FKA twigs has released a new short film entitled PLAYSCAPE. The film was directed by twigs, who also stars in the video. The concept behind the new visual is the art of play, and
End of the Road adds Ross from Friends and Soccer Mommy to 2022 line-up
The Dorset festival has announced more acts joining the bill and released the final tickets for this September. Battles, Soccer Mommy and Ross From Friends have been added for the
Giant Swan share tour documentary Flight of the Giant Swan
Flight of the Giant Swan – which we previously screened for Crack Supporters – is now available to watch in full. The short film follows the Bristol duo on their 2019 tour in s
Josey Rebelle, cktrl and Dry Cleaning join Grace Jones’ Meltdown line-up
Grace Jones has added more acts to her Meltdown Festival line-up. Josey Rebelle joins the programme, along with former Crack Magazine cover star cktrl, Dry Cleaning, Greentea Peng,
Otherlands Music & Arts Festival adds more acts to 2022 line-up
The Scottish event returns on 19-21 August 2022. Otherlands Music & Arts Festival has added five acts to the 2022 line-up. Biig Piig joins the programme, along with Joesef, Reb
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
Kelly Rowland responds to Yung Lean and FKA twigs video, Bliss
The Destiny’s Child singer has responded to one particular scene in FKA twigs’ and Yung Lean’s video. Last Friday (18 April), Yung Lean released the video Bliss,
A new grime exhibition is coming to the Museum of London in June
Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream explores the history of grime and features Skepta, Jammer and Roony “Risky Roadz” Keefe. Opening on 17 June, the Museu
Blackhaine, dBridge and Grove announced for No Bounds 2022
The electronic and dance music festival has revealed its first wave of acts. Returning to Sheffield for its sixth edition, No Bounds will welcome the likes of Grove, Nia Archives,
Donald Glover says Atlanta season four is “even better” than three
Donald Glover spoke about the fourth and final season of Atlanta in a new piece for Interview Magazine. The Atlanta star interviewed himself for a new feature published online
Ryuichi Sakamoto shares new recording, Zero Landmine 2022, to support Ukraine
The Japanese composer has released an instrumental version of his collaborative 2001 single Zero Landmine. Ryuichi Sakamoto formed the project No More Landmines with late journalis
Yung Lean joins forces with FKA twigs for new video Bliss
The Swedish rapper has shared his new mixtape Stardust today (8 April). The release is his first full-length project since 2020’s Starz and features collaborations with Skri
Little Simz, PinkPantheress and Dave nominated for Ivor Novello awards
The nominations have been announced for the 2022 Ivor Novello awards. This year’s nominations include two nods for Top Boy star and musician Little Simz, whose release Someti
IDLES and Portishead announce Bristol fundraiser show for Ukraine
The bands have announced a one off benefit concert in collaboration with War Child UK. IDLES and Portishead will perform at O2 Bristol Academy on the May Bank Holiday (2 May). This