Watching Trees is set to take place from 2-4 September. Glasgow DJ duo Optimo are teaming up with Ransom Note to launch their own UK festival, Watching Trees. The event is being held to celebrate Optimo’s 25 year anniversary. Watching Trees will take place in the Awre District in the Forest of Dean, with two[…]
The south London venue has announced its upcoming programme for March through to July. Over the next few months, Logic1000, John Talabot, Skee Mask and Yung Singh are all set to make their Phonox debuts. DJ Moxie will conclude her month-long March residency on 25 March. The newly-announced spring and summer series will kick off[…]
The second edition of the Manchester festival takes place on 27 and 28 August. Organised by Manchester promoter and label Animal Crossing, Summer of Love has announced Eris Drew, Margaret Dygas, Nicolas Lutz, tINI, Francesco Del Garda and Craig Richards back-to-back with Ben UFO for this year. Elsewhere on the bill ARPIAR – made up[…]
We’ve just launched Loops for Ukraine, a fundraiser project designed to help support people in, or fleeing from, Ukraine. At Crack Magazine, we’ve asked some of our favourite artists to send over stems in support of Ukraine. Titled Loops for Ukraine, loops from over 20 artists can be downloaded now. Donate what you can, and[…]
The island festival returns on 27-31 July 2022. Ortigia Sound System Festival is set to celebrate its eighth edition this year. Overmono has been announced for the line-up, alongside Kelly Lee Owens, Lyra Pramuk, Yu Su, Loraine James, Laurel Halo and more. Nyege Nyege’s MC Yallah has been booked for a set with Debmaster, and[…]
Otherlands Music & Arts Festival is set to stage its inaugural edition at Scone Palace on 19-21 August 2022. The Scottish festival has added over 40 acts to its line-up, including Bicep, Sherelle, Yung Singh, TSHA, Eclair Fifi, Honey Dijon, Ricardo Villalobos and Folamour. Nicolas Lutz has been booked for a back-to-back set with Craig[…]
Otherlands Music & Arts Festival is set to stage its inaugural edition at Scone Palace on 19-21 August 2022. The Scottish festival has added over 40 acts to its line-up. The new annoucements include live sets from Maverick Sabre, HYYTS, VLURE and Dublin rapper Kojaque. Eclair Fifi, Roman Flügel, and Craig Richards back-to-back Nicolas Lutz[…]
In a new interview with Zane Lowe, Charli XCX spoke about SOPHIE’s impact on her music and life. Charli XCX’s interview with Zane Lowe aired yesterday (17 March), during which she spoke about longtime collaborator and friend SOPHIE. “She changed my life and she changed all of our lives,” the popstar said. “I’ve never met[…]
The German festival has announced its second wave of artists. Melt Festival returns to Ferropolis between 9-12 June. The upcoming edition has been two years in the making, with their previous 2021 event postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions. Newly-announced artists joining the bill include Koffee, Headie One, Ellen Allien, Yung Lean, Eartheater and Marcel Dettmann[…]
The producer and DJ was recently announced as the next artist for fabric’s mix series. Leon Vynehall has shared tracks from his fabric presents mix. The tracks feature Skee Mask, Ehua, Or:la, Gaunt and Avon Bloom. The full 33-track compilation is slated for release on 25 March and features his own track Sugar Slip (The[…]
The Smile have released a new track and video entitled Skirting on the Surface. Directed by Mark Jenkin, the video features band member Thom Yorke journeying through The Rosevale Mine – a tin mine in Cornwall. The grainy, black-and-white video was hand developed using water from the mine. Last summer, Radiohead bandmates Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood teamed[…]
The Brighton festival has shared the line-up for this year’s The Late Escape. The night-time programme will take place over the evenings of the 13 and 14 May at beachfront venues Patterns and The Arch. We’re excited to announce that Crack Magazine will be hosting the Daytimers takeover at Patterns with Yung Singh, DJ Priya[…]
Charli XCX’s new album, Crash, lands tomorrow (18 March). Th former Crack Magazine cover star shared a post on Twitter yesterday, honouring her late friend and frequent collaborator SOPHIE. In the liner notes for Crash she wrote, “This album is dedicated to Sophie”. “This album is dedicated to Sophie” – Charli pic.twitter.com/UwNbxKmXb2 The popstar –[…]
The Belgian festival has announced its second wave of artists. Returning for its seventh edition, Paradise City Festival has added 50 new artists to the bill for 2022. Sofia Kourtesis, Axel Boman and Fatima Yamaha are all set to play live sets, as is DJ Seinfield who will perform his album Mirrors. Other additions include[…]
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 since returning to DJing. This follows on from the launch of his monthly London party Just For You earlier this year, which kicked off on[…]
The recordings were captured at their New Year’s Eve show at Ormside in New York as well as during a performance at Café Oto. The piece featured in the videos, Cities Flower, is taken from Mica Levi’s latest work star star star – a collection of scores and scripts available as a 24-page pamphlet via Café[…]
The Leeds basement club has announced the listings for April through to June. The latest bookings for Wire Club include Hessle Audio co-founder Ben UFO, DJ Plead, Danielle and Shanti Celeste. Wire residents Peach and Objekt are also set to return to the venue, hosting their respective nights Circuit and Wormhole. The next series of[…]
Robert Del Naja – aka 3D – is releasing an additional limited edition print in aid of Ukraine. Following the initial print release last week, Massive Attack’s 3D has launched a second exclusive signed artwork. Proceeds from the prints will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukrainian humanitarian appeal. The signed print is[…]
We’re proud to share news of a collaboration with BIMM, the British and Irish Institute of Modern Music and the largest music institute of higher education in Europe. We’ve curated a series of conversations with some of the most influential and inventive voices in contemporary music, taking place at the BIMM Bristol Passage Street Campus.[…]
The country star is bowing out of the nomination. Dolly Parton has shared a statement online declining her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination. Whilst the singer-songwriter has said she feels “extremely flattered and grateful” for the nomination, she states that she doesn’t feel she has earned the right. “I really do not want[…]
The Collections cover star has released a new single. Charli XCX – real name Charlotte Aitchison – has released the new track Every Rule, and it’s a slow-burning, tender ballad created in collaboration with A. G. Cook and Oneohtrix Point Never. The new track is taken from her forthcoming album Crash, which is slated for release[…]
