A photo recap of this year's edition of Limbo, the intimate Tuscan festival combining electronic music, wellbeing and nature. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
In Photos: Limbo Festival 2026
A photo recap of this year's edition of Limbo, the intimate Tuscan festival combining electronic music, wellbeing and nature.
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The centrepiece of Turin’s Spellbound Festival this year was a sleeping concert inspired by accounts of unexplained sounds heard in the desert. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...
Inside Spellbound’s sleeping concert: An interview with Nkisi
The centrepiece of Turin’s Spellbound Festival this year was a sleeping concert inspired by accounts of unexplained sounds heard in the desert.
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If you enjoy your major indie headliners with a side of swimming, bonfire revelry and kaleidoscopic escapism, set against a backdrop of lakeside and woodland surrounds, Dutch festival Down The Rabbit Hole is one for noting down. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
In Photos: Down The Rabbit Hole Festival 2026
Dutch festival, situated in the lakeside surrounds of Ewijk, returned in July treating revellers to sets from David Byrne, The XX, Avalon Emerson and more
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Listen to a journey through cosmic disco curated by Daniele Baldelli. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
Listen to a journey through cosmic disco curated by Daniele Baldelli
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
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For Philly psych-folk wanderer Kurt Vile, no one does both in-the-moment rock ’n’ roll glory and pin-drop intimacy quite like Neil Young. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
Pay it Forward: Kurt Vile on Neil Young
For Philly psych-folk wanderer Kurt Vile, no one does both in-the-moment rock ’n’ roll glory and pin-drop intimacy quite like Neil Young.
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The music and beer experience will take over five Hackney venues in September with a bill of UK and Spanish artists. crackmagazine.net/2026/07/soun...
SON Estrella Galicia announces Soundhood East London 2026 lineup with Honeyglaze, The Orchestra (For Now), thistle., and more
The music and beer experience will take over five Hackney venues in September with a bill of UK and Spanish artists.
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Listen to a playlist for journeys along country roads curated by Alfa Mist. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
Listen to a playlist for journeys along country roads curated by Alfa Mist
A playlist compiling tracks curated by Alfa Mist for journeys along country roads.
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With their second album, London-based band IMISSMYMOM are holding onto the spontaneity that first brought them together. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...
Rising: IMISSMYMOM are still chasing spontaneity
With their second album, London-based band IMISSMYMOM are holding onto the spontaneity that first brought them together.
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The V&A’s 'Lost Music Venues' display is part eulogy, part call to action and part archive-in-the-making, curator Harriet Reed tells us. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
'Lost Music Venues' celebrates the spaces that sustain British music culture
The V&A’s 'Lost Music Venues' display is part eulogy, part call to action and part archive-in-the-making, curator Harriet Reed tells us.
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Iceage drummer Dan Kjær Nielsen shares the creative spaces and hidden corners that continue to inspire Copenhagen-bred band Iceage. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
Iceage's guide to Copenhagen
Iceage drummer Dan Kjær Nielsen shares the creative spaces and hidden corners that continue to inspire Copenhagen-bred band Iceage.
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From David Byrne’s orange-hued optimism to Nick Cave’s rousing, devotional headline set, Open’er Festival transformed north Poland’s Gdynia into a four-day celebration of music legends and contemporary pop icons. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
Open'er Festival 2026 through five key performances
From David Byrne’s orange-hued optimism to Nick Cave’s rousing, devotional headline set, Open’er Festival transformed north Poland’s Gdynia into a four-day celebration of music legends and…
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La Route du Rock will return to Saint-Malo, France, from 12-15 August. crackmagazine.net/2026/07/la-r...
La Route du Rock returns this August with Fontaines D.C., DARKSIDE, Smerz & more
La Route du Rock will return to Saint-Malo, France, from 12-15 August.
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Filmmaker Nick Dwyer traces the origins, evolution and enduring appeal of Japan's 'ongaku kissa'. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
Decoding... 'ongaku kissa'
Filmmaker Nick Dwyer traces the origins, evolution and enduring appeal of Japan's 'ongaku kissa'.
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As part of a two-part series celebrating the return of the legendary London club night Swaraj, Pathaan delivers a slow-burning mix that revisits the eclectic sounds and spirit of its formative years. crackmagazine.net/article/mixp...
Swaraj – Rewind & Reload: Pathaan
As part of a two-part series celebrating the return of the legendary London club night Swaraj, Pathaan delivers a slow-burning mix that revisits the eclectic sounds and spirit of its formative years.
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Gottwood celebrated a landmark 15th anniversary this year, rewarding its dedicated community with its first-ever 24-hour programme across the Carreglwyd Estate. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
In Photos: Gottwood Festival 2026
Gottwood celebrated a landmark 15th anniversary this year, rewarding its dedicated community with its first-ever 24-hour programme across the Carreglwyd Estate.
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The inaugural edition of The Black Lights embraced Blackpool's faded glamour, transforming venues across the town into stages for radical music from The Caretaker, Klein, Blackhaine and more. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
The Black Lights Festival: An inspired collision of place and sound
The inaugural edition of The Black Lights embraced Blackpool's faded glamour, transforming venues across the town into stages for radical music from The Caretaker, Klein, Blackhaine and more.
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Arca, IB Kamara, Michael Cragg and more share their first takes and experiences with 'CONFESSIONS II' – Madonna's long-awaited, triumphant return to the dancefloor. crackmagazine.net/article/list...
8 artists, writers and Madonna collaborators on 'CONFESSIONS II'
Arca, IB Kamara, Michael Cragg and more share their first takes and experiences with 'CONFESSIONS II' – Madonna's long-awaited, triumphant return to the dancefloor.
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Looking back has never come naturally to Madonna. On 'CONFESSIONS II', she does so without succumbing to nostalgia, delivering her most honest, cohesive and creatively liberated album in over 20 years. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
'CONFESSIONS II': Madonna lets her guard down on the dancefloor
Looking back has never come naturally to Madonna. On 'CONFESSIONS II', she does so without succumbing to nostalgia, delivering her most honest, cohesive and creatively liberated album in over 20…
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For more than a decade, Hackney-born DJ and producer Parris has built a reputation for patient, deeply considered productions and an adventurous approach to DJing that draws from house, dub, techno and beyond. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
Listen to a playlist that captures what the sun feels like, according to Parris
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
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As legendary late-90s and 00s club night Swaraj returns, key figures from the Asian Underground cast their mind back to a transformative moment in British club culture. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...
Claiming Space: How Swaraj changed British club culture
As legendary late-90s and 00s club night Swaraj returns, key figures from the Asian Underground cast their mind back to a transformative moment in British club culture.
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James Leyland Kirby opens up about the strange viral phenomenon of his dementia-oriented project, The Caretaker. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...
The Caretaker: Ballroom Eternal
James Leyland Kirby opens up about the strange viral phenomenon of his dementia-oriented project, The Caretaker.
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The free open-air festival takes over the Schlüter Courtyard across four weekends in July and August. crackmagazine.net/2026/07/durc...
Durchlüften returns to Berlin’s Humboldt Forum with Noura Mint Seymali, BCUC and more
The free open-air festival takes over the Schlüter Courtyard across four weekends in July and August.
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Ethel Cain kicks off the UK and European leg of the 'Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour' with a headline show at Cardiff Castle. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
In Photos: Ethel Cain at Cardiff Castle
Ethel Cain kicks off the UK and European leg of the 'Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour' with a headline show at Cardiff Castle.
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This year, Polifonic returns to Puglia, Italy, for its eighth edition, with two new commissions joining a programme of installations that has grown alongside the festival itself. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
In Photos: Polifonic Puglia's art programme
This year, Polifonic returns to Puglia, Italy, for its eighth edition, with two new commissions joining a programme of installations that has grown alongside the festival itself.
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The London-based duo behind NEW YORK discuss their DIY beginnings, embracing a slower journey, and making deconstructed art pop for late-night scrolling. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...
Rising: NEW YORK make music for walking around the city feeling cute
The London-based duo behind NEW YORK discuss their DIY beginnings, embracing a slower journey, and making deconstructed art pop for late-night scrolling.
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Deep in the Belgian Ardennes, La Nature Festival pairs a secluded woodland setting with four days of bass-heavy, boundary-pushing electronic music. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
La Nature Festival through five key performances
Deep in the Belgian Ardennes, La Nature Festival pairs a secluded woodland setting with four days of bass-heavy, boundary-pushing electronic music.
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After exploding onto the scene in a blaze of teenage fury, Iceage evolved into one of the most compelling and influential bands of the late 2000s, while frontman Elias Rønnenfelt became a genre-hopping journeyman and sought-after collaborator. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...
Iceage: Boys Keep Swinging
Iceage's latest album, 'For Love of Grace & the Hereafter', sees them rediscover an intensity and urgency as only they can.
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Solstice Festival returned to northern Finland this summer solstice for three days of music, art and nature beneath the midnight sun. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
In Photos: Solstice Festival 2026
Solstice Festival returned to northern Finland this summer solstice for three days of music, art and nature beneath the midnight sun.
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Asked to curate a playlist for Crack, Model/Actriz bassist Aaron Shapiro chose to made a soundtrack for an indulgent feast. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
A playlist for the emotional stages of a food coma, selected by Model/Actriz
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
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Bloc Fest’s sixth edition travelled the length of Italy from 8-31 May. crackmagazine.net/article/long...
In Photos: Bloc Fest 2026
Bloc Fest’s sixth edition took place across six cities: Bologna, Florence, Livorno, Rome, Naples and Cilento.
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