The Belgian techno and electronic music festival comes to Parc Des Etangs Vijverspark, Brussels from 3-4 September. This year sees XRDS (Crossroads) hold its first event since 2019. For the festival’s fourth edition, it will welcome VTSS, Babounou, Upsammy, Saoirse and DJ Stingray 313. Also confirmed is DSV1 – who we recently spoke to about[…]
The DJ, producer and co-founder of Brick Bandits has died. A pioneer of Jersey club, Tim Dolla is credited as one of the early founders of the genre. In 2002 he and Mike V started up the Newark, New Jersey crew Brick Bandits, which was one Jersey club’s first collectives. Having started out MC-ing during[…]
The new track surfaced on Dean Blunt’s Youtube channel on Friday (15 July). London Tonight Freestyle features production from Blunt with Skepta, A$AP Rocky and Novelist joining him on vocal duties. After the Black Metal II artist shared the track Novelist tweeted, “Dean Blunt leaked our song. A$AP Rocky, Skepta & Novelist.” He also wrote,[…]
The event will be held at Colour Factory in east London on 4 August. Ticketing platform DICE has announced details of its summer party. Jayda G has been confirmed to headline the event and yunè pinku is slated to play a DJ set. The line-up also features producer poolsideconvo, LGBTQ+ party collective Little Gay Brother,[…]
The London day event takes place on 15 October and is set to feature 23 crews from across the UK. Across 10 venues in Hackney Wick, Transmissions from Hackney will host Facta and K-Lone’s Wisdom Teeth imprint, Nottingham crew Wigflex and Amaliah’s Borne Fruits label and event series. There’s also London-based trans collective Transmissions and[…]
The creative European-funded platform has announced its roster of artists for the coming year. For 2022, the SHAPE+ cohort includes Catalan musician Marina Herlop, electronic producer NZIRIA, Lisbon-based duo 7777 の天使 and audiovisual artist Wojciech Rusin. Other artists featured on this year’s roster are experimental musician Ale Hop, Athens-based artist and vocalist Evita Manji, multi-disciplinary[…]
The Bethnal Green venue is having to shut due to rising rent costs. In an Instagram post shared yesterday (13 July) Space 289 announced its imminent closure. The statement explains that in 2019 Transport for London sold off the Victorian Archway where the club is located to American investment bank Blackstone who are now more[…]
The three-day electronic festival will be held from 13-14 August. Brunch-In Weekender has confirmed the likes of Ellen Allien, SPFDJ, Âme and Ben Böhmer – who will perform live – for its upcoming event next month. Other acts set to play include Leon Vynehall, Elkka, Blond:ish, Dubfire, Hadone and KAS:ST. The city festival will take[…]
Each time Hazeline Taffe puts out another body of work, she instills nothing but positivity for the world. Her latest release is another album that is a continuation of her previous one and it’s called The Holy Awakening. As a constantly evolving soul, Hazeline Taffe makes sure to bring different genres to her arsenal and[…]
Young Fathers have released their first new single in over four years. The new song, entitled Geronimo, arrives today (12 July) via Ninja Tune. It came together during a recent series of “open-ended” studio sessions and follows the release of the Scottish band’s third album Cocoa Sugar in 2018. Speaking on the new track in[…]
The star released two new episodes of blonded RADIO yesterday. Frank Ocean has shared episodes 012 and 013 of his Apple Music radio show, alongside new merch and a limited edition poster. The release coincides with the 10th anniversary of his debut album Channel Orange, released ten years ago on 10 July 2012. Episode 012[…]
The new Havana Club 7 design is inspired by the Nigerian artist’s homeland. Former Crack Magazine cover star Burna Boy is collaborating with Cuban rum brand Havana Club to release the limited edition bottle. Taking inspiration from the traditional headwear of South Nigeria, the label features a colourful Aso Oke – a hand-woven cloth created[…]
We’ve partnered with MUBI to offer Crack Magazine readers free access to the new film This Much I Know to Be True. Directed by Andrew Dominik, This Much I Know to Be True is a music documentary and concert film focusing on the creative and collaborative relationship between Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Shot in[…]
The Utrecht festival has revealed four new projects for its 15th edition this November. Le Guess Who? has confirmed Manchester collective GNOD, who will perform at the four-day event and also bring Holy Scum and Moundabout. Mexican DJ and artist Coco Maria has also been announced for the upcoming festival, presenting a live edition of[…]
The festival will be held at a new secret location two hours north east of London from 2-4 September. This year’s edition of Field Maneuvers will feature Parris, Angel D’lite, Eris Drew going back-to-back Octo Octa and Josey Rebelle. Other acts confirmed to play are OK Williams, Shanti Celeste, Elena Colombi, Shy One, FAUZIA and[…]
The Australian musician is creating a film to accompany his recent EP. In a social media post on his Cave Things account yesterday, Nick Cave shared information on the “ambitious idea with a small budget.” Asking for fans to contribute short, phone-captured footage he wrote, “Following the release of Seven Psalms, we want to make[…]
The queer-led DIY venue is hoping to have the space at Snow Lane for 3 more months before having to shut. Gut Level shared the news in an Instagram post at the end last week (1 July). “It is with great sadness that we must announce the impending closure of Gut Level’s beautiful Snow Lane[…]
The Florida rapper previously commented on the two artists’ recent work, tweeting, “Donda and CLB could’ve been better.” In a new interview with Spin, Denzel Curry has elaborated on his criticism of Drake and Ye. Explaining the tweets he wrote in May about Drake’s Certified Lover Boy, Curry said, “I was looking forward to Drake’s[…]
Whether you’re looking for laid-back listening or something to get you ready for a club night, we’ve got you covered over on crackaud.io. Catch up on our selection of June mixes on the platform. First up, don’t miss this mix from Nag Nag Nag’s Jonny Slut which is a part of our Pride series, and[…]
The techno event returns to Depot Mayfield in Manchester this autumn. XXL has revealed the line-up for its next edition. Taking place on 8 October, The Warehouse Project will welcome VTSS, Cera Khin, DJ Stingray 313 and former Crack Magazine cover star Helena Hauff, who will play back-to-back with Marcel Dettmann. Other names confirmed include[…]
TW: sexual assault The rapper spoke about the alleged assault in a recent appearance on the podcast 2 Bears, 1 Cave. In the interview with comedian Tom Segura, Danny Brown claimed that Ninja, one half of South African duo Die Antwoord, had sexually assaulted him at an afterparty following one of Brown’s shows in Paris.[…]
