He hasn’t just lived several lives, he lives them simultaneously. Over the past two or three years, he has been quietly experimenting with his sound, playing around with guitar, keyboard and drums.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
He hasn’t just lived several lives, he lives them simultaneously. Over the past two or three years, he has been quietly experimenting with his sound, playing around with guitar, keyboard and drums.
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Read the cover story: crackm.ag/IBKamara
IB Kamara covers issue 172 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Amel Mukhtar
Photography: IB Kamara
Words: Amel Mukhtar
Photography: IB Kamara
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
IB Kamara covers issue 172 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Amel Mukhtar
Photography: IB Kamara
Words: Amel Mukhtar
Photography: IB Kamara
Burnt out and frustrated by a music industry that kept trying to pigeonhole her, Sasha Keable gave herself an ultimatum early last year: if she was still not where she wanted to be in 12 months’ time, she would focus on songwriting for other artists instead.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Burnt out and frustrated by a music industry that kept trying to pigeonhole her, Sasha Keable gave herself an ultimatum early last year: if she was still not where she wanted to be in 12 months’ time, she would focus on songwriting for other artists instead.
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Sasha Keable covers issue 171 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Sophie Lou Wilson
Photography: Elliot Hensford
Words: Sophie Lou Wilson
Photography: Elliot Hensford
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Sasha Keable covers issue 171 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Sophie Lou Wilson
Photography: Elliot Hensford
Words: Sophie Lou Wilson
Photography: Elliot Hensford
David Byrne is driven by curiosity. It’s the constant that has shaped his career – from the neurotic art-rock groove of Talking Heads and his founding of the label Luaka Bop to recent collaborations with Hayley Williams and Mitski.
September 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
David Byrne is driven by curiosity. It’s the constant that has shaped his career – from the neurotic art-rock groove of Talking Heads and his founding of the label Luaka Bop to recent collaborations with Hayley Williams and Mitski.
David Byrne covers issue 170 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Jesse Dorris
Photography: Austn Fischer
Words: Jesse Dorris
Photography: Austn Fischer
September 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
David Byrne covers issue 170 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Jesse Dorris
Photography: Austn Fischer
Words: Jesse Dorris
Photography: Austn Fischer
“I guess my music would be the theory and the book club and the library would be the practice,” she explains. “I try as best I can to live the politics I espouse. I try the best I can to be ten toes down to the things I say. And I don’t always succeed.”
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Read more: crackm.ag/Noname
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“I guess my music would be the theory and the book club and the library would be the practice,” she explains. “I try as best I can to live the politics I espouse. I try the best I can to be ten toes down to the things I say. And I don’t always succeed.”
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Read more: crackm.ag/Noname
Noname covers issue 169 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Paula Mejía
Photography: Rosie Matheson
Words: Paula Mejía
Photography: Rosie Matheson
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Noname covers issue 169 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Paula Mejía
Photography: Rosie Matheson
Words: Paula Mejía
Photography: Rosie Matheson
“Lots of people come and say, ‘You’ve taken a political approach.’ Living in the Middle East, it’s not up to you. It’s not like being in the West, where you take up politics as a hobby or you don’t. You breathe it every day.”
Saaed Abu-Jaber, Radio alHara
Saaed Abu-Jaber, Radio alHara
July 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Lots of people come and say, ‘You’ve taken a political approach.’ Living in the Middle East, it’s not up to you. It’s not like being in the West, where you take up politics as a hobby or you don’t. You breathe it every day.”
Saaed Abu-Jaber, Radio alHara
Saaed Abu-Jaber, Radio alHara
Radio alHara take over issue 168 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Adam Quarshi
Photography: Maen Hammad
Words: Adam Quarshi
Photography: Maen Hammad
July 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Radio alHara take over issue 168 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Adam Quarshi
Photography: Maen Hammad
Words: Adam Quarshi
Photography: Maen Hammad
“Suddenly it was like, ‘We’re allowed to make another album?! This is our job? To be self-indulgent and write songs?’ It was a monumental moment.”
Rhian Teasdale, Wet Leg
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Rhian Teasdale, Wet Leg
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June 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“Suddenly it was like, ‘We’re allowed to make another album?! This is our job? To be self-indulgent and write songs?’ It was a monumental moment.”
Rhian Teasdale, Wet Leg
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Rhian Teasdale, Wet Leg
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Wet Leg cover issue 167 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Shannon Mahanty
Photography: Clémentine Schneidermann
Words: Shannon Mahanty
Photography: Clémentine Schneidermann
June 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Wet Leg cover issue 167 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Shannon Mahanty
Photography: Clémentine Schneidermann
Words: Shannon Mahanty
Photography: Clémentine Schneidermann
"[The themes on the album] all relate to my coming-out story, and they relate to the pain I was carrying to now, that I didn’t want to carry with me any more. I wanted to, like, love it out of me.”
Cole Haden, Model/Actriz
Cole Haden, Model/Actriz
May 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"[The themes on the album] all relate to my coming-out story, and they relate to the pain I was carrying to now, that I didn’t want to carry with me any more. I wanted to, like, love it out of me.”
Cole Haden, Model/Actriz
Cole Haden, Model/Actriz
Model/Actriz cover issue 166 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Zach Schonfeld
Photography: Shina Tser-Shiuan Peng
Words: Zach Schonfeld
Photography: Shina Tser-Shiuan Peng
May 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Model/Actriz cover issue 166 of Crack Magazine.
Words: Zach Schonfeld
Photography: Shina Tser-Shiuan Peng
Words: Zach Schonfeld
Photography: Shina Tser-Shiuan Peng
“We try to make every moment count… This kind of music is about endless possibilities, but people get caught in the same tropes.”
Ben Paulson, Purelink
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Ben Paulson, Purelink
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April 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“We try to make every moment count… This kind of music is about endless possibilities, but people get caught in the same tropes.”
Ben Paulson, Purelink
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Ben Paulson, Purelink
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Purelink cover issue 165 of Crack Magazine
Words: Nina Posner
Photography: Raphaël Gaultier
Words: Nina Posner
Photography: Raphaël Gaultier
April 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Purelink cover issue 165 of Crack Magazine
Words: Nina Posner
Photography: Raphaël Gaultier
Words: Nina Posner
Photography: Raphaël Gaultier
Taking in British counterculture, social realism and – yes – a little bit of Hammer Horror, here's 10 films you could watch this weekend.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Taking in British counterculture, social realism and – yes – a little bit of Hammer Horror, here's 10 films you could watch this weekend.
Selected by Sandwell District, for our Supporters only.
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Selected by Sandwell District, for our Supporters only.
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“I’ve always been about passion, I don’t care about the reception as much. My main goal is to impress myself.”
Nemzzz is our issue 164 cover star ❤️🔥
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Nemzzz is our issue 164 cover star ❤️🔥
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March 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“I’ve always been about passion, I don’t care about the reception as much. My main goal is to impress myself.”
Nemzzz is our issue 164 cover star ❤️🔥
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Nemzzz is our issue 164 cover star ❤️🔥
Read now: crackm.ag/3XuLnbs
Nemzzz covers issue 164 of Crack Magazine 📰
Words: Aneesa Ahmed
Photography: Elliot Hensford
Words: Aneesa Ahmed
Photography: Elliot Hensford
March 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Nemzzz covers issue 164 of Crack Magazine 📰
Words: Aneesa Ahmed
Photography: Elliot Hensford
Words: Aneesa Ahmed
Photography: Elliot Hensford
February 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
“One of my favourite things is hearing the sounds of people partying from afar. Sensations I really liked as a child were hearing the world have fun somewhere. You’re not there, but you can hear it – it’s a way to be there, a different connection that touches me.”
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Read more: crackm.ag/oklou
January 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“One of my favourite things is hearing the sounds of people partying from afar. Sensations I really liked as a child were hearing the world have fun somewhere. You’re not there, but you can hear it – it’s a way to be there, a different connection that touches me.”
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Read more: crackm.ag/oklou
Oklou covers issue 163 of Crack Magazine ❤️🔥
Writer: Megan Wallace
Photographer: Willem Skantine
Writer: Megan Wallace
Photographer: Willem Skantine
January 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Oklou covers issue 163 of Crack Magazine ❤️🔥
Writer: Megan Wallace
Photographer: Willem Skantine
Writer: Megan Wallace
Photographer: Willem Skantine
Marcus Brown – a.k.a. Nourished by Time – began creating his dreamlike, uncanny sound as an escape from the crushing monotony of his day job. What started as a lifeline evolved into an opportunity to reshape his world.
December 12, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Marcus Brown – a.k.a. Nourished by Time – began creating his dreamlike, uncanny sound as an escape from the crushing monotony of his day job. What started as a lifeline evolved into an opportunity to reshape his world.
Nourished by Time is wresting hope from the everyday.
The Baltimore syncretist covers issue 162 of Crack Magazine 💥
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The Baltimore syncretist covers issue 162 of Crack Magazine 💥
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December 12, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Nourished by Time is wresting hope from the everyday.
The Baltimore syncretist covers issue 162 of Crack Magazine 💥
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The Baltimore syncretist covers issue 162 of Crack Magazine 💥
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A Belfast court has ruled that British government acted illegally in withholding funding to the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap because of their political views.
The UK’s Department for Business and Trade said that it agreed the original decision had been “unlawful and procedurally unfair”.
The UK’s Department for Business and Trade said that it agreed the original decision had been “unlawful and procedurally unfair”.
December 2, 2024 at 1:12 PM
A Belfast court has ruled that British government acted illegally in withholding funding to the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap because of their political views.
The UK’s Department for Business and Trade said that it agreed the original decision had been “unlawful and procedurally unfair”.
The UK’s Department for Business and Trade said that it agreed the original decision had been “unlawful and procedurally unfair”.