The Glaswegian artist has released a free-to-download mix via longtime label LuckyMe. Hudson Mohawke has revived his Valentine’s Slow Jams mix series. His new offering landed today (14 February) just in time for Valentine’s Day festivities. Entitled Chapter XI, it’s the eleventh mix in the series and Mohawke’s first new entry since 2017. It was released[…]
The EP leads with a new LSDXOXO single entitled SMD. LSDXOXO has announced a Dedicated 2 Disrespect remix EP. The forthcoming project features contributions from the likes of VTSS, Tygapaw, River Moon and BADSISTA. It’s slated for release on 25 March via the Philly-born, Berlin-based artist’s own platform, Floorgasm. Announced today (14 February), the EP[…]
Snail Mail has shared a new track. Entitled Adore You, the lo-fi song is an early demo version of 2021’s Valentine, which served as the lead and title track off of her latest album. The artist, real name Lindsay Jordan, released Adore You today (14 February) in honour of Valentine’s Day. Both its lyrics and song structure[…]
The Welsh festival will stage its 20th edition in the Brecon Beacons on 18-21 August. Green Man Festival has announced the first wave of acts confirmed for its 20th anniversary event this summer. For its 2022 line-up, the event has locked in Kraftwerk, Metronomy and Beach House as headliners. Michael Kiwanuka will also headline. It’s[…]
India Jordan, Sofia Kourtesis and Manara are among the other artists confirmed for the Cheshire festival. Bluedot Festival, the music, science and culture event staged at Cheshire’s Jodrell Bank Observatory, returns this July for its fifth edition. For 2022, the festival has lined up headline performances from Björk, Groove Armada, Metronomy, Hannah Peel and Mogwai.[…]
Mumdance has turned his website into a portal for musical discovery. The producer has also shed light on his exit from the music industry in 2019. The UK artist, real name Jack Adams, returned to social media today (10 February) for the first time since 2019. In a statement shared to his various channels, Adams[…]
This week, US rap group Brockhampton played two shows at Brixton Academy in south London. It was a bittersweet affair, given that Brockhampton surprised fans by announcing an “indefinite hiatus” back in January. Their London gigs were among their last ever as a collective. They’ll play two more shows in April – stateside, at Coachella –[…]
Watch the new visual in the player above. Caroline Polachek is back with new music. The artist’s latest single, Billions, dropped today (9 February) alongside an accompanying visual co-directed by Polachek and her frequent collaborator Matt Copson. Billions was produced by Polachek and Danny L Harle. The musician has been teasing the new song during recent[…]
Two of Four Tet and Burial‘s previously vinyl-only collaborations, Nova and Moth, are being released digitally this Friday (11 February). Four Tet, real name Kieran Hebden, confirmed the news on social media this evening (9 February). In his Instagram post, he described the offerings as “two of the best tracks I’ve ever been part of”. Check out[…]
The Somerset event will head to its new Dillington Estate home in May. The full line-up for this year’s Shindig Festival has arrived. For its seventh edition, set to take place from 26 to 29 May, the festival is relocating to a new home at Somerset’s Dillington Estate. De La Soul and Roy Ayers are[…]
The annual ceremony took place last night (9 February) at the O2 Arena. Little Simz, Dave, Wolf Alice and more were among the winner’s at last night’s BRIT Awards. The event saw former Crack Magazine cover stars Dave and Little Simz take home awards for Best Hip-Hop/Grime/Rap Act and Best New Artist respectively. Dave is[…]
In a new interview with GQ, Robert Pattinson reminisces over his time spent filming for The Batman. Pattinson reveals that whilst filming on set for The Batman, he turned to music production during his downtime. Much of the filming took place on location, on the outskirts of London, and during this time the actor was dressed in the[…]
The festival returns on 1-4 June 2022. Lost and Found has made an artist announcement for its upcoming edition. Curated by Annie Mac, the programme features a range of genres and artists. Dance music enthusiasts can expect to hear sets from the likes of Bklava, The Blessed Madonna, TSHA, Yung Singh, Helena Hauff, Jyoty, Sally[…]
Paradise City Festival celebrates its seventh edition this summer. The event has made its first artist announcement today (8 February), revealing half of its upcoming programme. Ben UFO has been booked for the programme, along with Shanti Celeste, Octo Octa, Peach, Roi Perez, Shanti Celeste, Bambounoou, Hunee, Powder and more. The line-up features a selection[…]
This year’s festival will run from 1-3 July. Kappa FuturFestival has made its first artist announcement for 2022. The Italian festival returns to the vast Parco Dora in central Turin this July for its longest ever edition. Taking place across three days, the event will welcome a globe-spanning array of dance music favourites. Helena Hauff,[…]
The Scottish event makes its long-awaited return in May. Fly Open Air has announced the full line-up for its next edition. This year’s event is scheduled to take place on 21-22 May at the event’s Hopetoun Hall home on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Scottish DJ and producer Ewan McVicar has been added to the bill.[…]
Bishop Nehru is heading to the West Country. The prolific New York rapper and producer will venture to Bristol’s Trinity Centre for a headline show on 26 March. Nehru shot to fame in the early 2010s with mixtapes such as Nehruvia and strictlyFLOWz. The former – his debut release – featured production from famed hip-hop[…]
Watch Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ Daft Punk performance below. The Winter Olympics are currently underway in Beijing, and French dance duo Daft Punk made a surprise appearance during last night’s (6 February) figure skating team event. US Olympians Madison Chock and Evan Bates took to the ice to perform a free dance set to[…]
Polifonic Festival is moving to Milan for the first time this year. The new Milanese edition will be inaugurated with a line-up featuring former Crack Magazine cover star Jeff Mills. He shares the programme with Awesome Tapes From Africa, Hyperaktivist, Surgeon, Paramida and more. Dengue Dengue Dengue and Dasha Rush have also been confirmed for[…]
The first trailer for This Much I Know to Be True has been released. A first look at the upcoming documentary features an interview with Nick Cave and a performance of the track Lavender Fields. Watch below. Directed by Andrew Dominik, This Much I Know to Be True focuses on Cave and Warren Ellis’ creative relationship. Designed as a follow-up[…]
The 2022 BAFTA nominees have been announced. Keyboard Fantasies, directed by Posy Dixon and starring former Crack Magazine cover star Beverly Glenn-Copeland, has been nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. The documentary was screened as part of Crack Magazine’s Supporters Week programme – a week of films and talks which took[…]
