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Giggs declines offer to appear 'Good Morning Britain', calls Piers Morgan a “pussyole”. crackm.ag/2jYuq6e
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"It's about connecting people" @bts_bighit launched their London exhibition yesterday. We catch up with curator @HUObrist. crackm.ag/2QWEqhA
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Today marks the second anniversary of SOPHIE's death 💔 Listen back to a tribute mix to her, curated by Abyss X 🌹 crackm.ag/3HZNqKk
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One year ago today. RIP SOPHIE 🌹
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Statues of @HeadieOne have popped up around central London. Who's already spotted one? 🙏🏾
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Self-love, interactivity and effortless pop versatility. We review BTS live in London. crackm.ag/2Cc6c2S
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.@FKAtwigs is releasing a new mixtape, 'CAPRISONGS', and it features @JorjaSmith, @0800shygirl, @heisrema and more 🚨 Read the news → crackm.ag/3q9omuJ
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.@carolineplz is no stranger to drama 🕯️ For her next chapter, she’s surrendering to chaos. Issue 140 is out now. Read the cover story: crackm.ag/caroline
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From Lagos to London, @burnaboy is taking over on his own terms ✈️ The global superstar covers our February issue → crackm.ag/Burna-Boy
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Clairo is mining a deeper, inner well of interpersonal love and sonic confidence for her latest album ✨ @clairo covers issue 157 of @crackmagazine Read the cover interview now: crackm.ag/clairo
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Phoebe Bridgers chatting to Hayley Williams ☎️ Treadmills, 100 Gecs hoodies and IRL ghosting with friends and collaborators @phoebe_bridgers and @yelyahwilliams. Watch the full conversation here → crackm.ag/Phoebe-Hayley
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Happy @heisrema release day! 🪐 Familiarise yourself with his 2021 cover story: crackm.ag/RemaWorld
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.@FKAtwigs is our icon of the decade. Read the Issue 107 cover story → crackm.ag/FKA-twigs
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Yesterday we lost the legendary Andrew Weatherall. He played a party for us last year and we asked him about his job. His answer says it all. RIP ❤️
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.@Skepta is releasing a new EP 🔊 crackm.ag/3j4DpCH
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JUST LANDED. REMA VS THE WORLD. ISSUE 121 OUT NOW 🌍 Enter the universe of @heisremacrackm.ag/RemaWorld
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.@zackfox tells us about meeting Beyonce in a sushi restaurant and seducing his lovers with Halo crackm.ag/2raipPg
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Naira Marley. Where a conservative society sees a troublemaker, its disillusioned youth have found a new idol. @officialnairam1 is our Issue 133 cover star. Read the cover story: crackm.ag/NairaMarley
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The age of @beabad00bee is here 🌸⁠ ⁠ For the cover of Issue 112, we meet the bedroom pop star soundtracking a generation → crackm.ag/Beabadoobee-Cover
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Prolific and impossible to predict, Pink Siifu is reimagining the limits of rap. We meet the Alabama-born artist for Issue 127, out now → crackm.ag/3tbQWgI
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.@beabad00bee is crafting the sound of a generation. crackm.ag/2Bh3nPq
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A story about @charli_xcx. The clock's running down on her major label contract – how about one final play for superstardom? ⏰ One of four cover stories in the new edition of The Collections. crackm.ag/CharliXCX
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After years of feeding the mystery machine, @AphexTwin's mask is collapsing. We spoke to Richard D. James. 🌫 Read our Issue 94 cover story here: crackm.ag/aphex Bring the cover image to life with augmented reality: crackm.ag/ar
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Some personal news
.@CrackMagazine's monthly free music/culture magazine returns to print on Friday in more than 500 pubs, shops, cinemas etc. It paused in March 2020 due to the disappearance of its primarily events/festival-based advertisers and kept going with a digital mag and supporters scheme
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Jorja Smith is a voice of a generation. 💘 Read our Issue 89 cover story now: crackm.ag/jorja-smith
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.@zarahsultana described the moment as "maybe the most surreal experience of my life" crackm.ag/3qPNo2v
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Once an unlikely pairing, @FreddieGibbs and @madlib's ongoing collaboration has produced two of the best hip-hop albums of the decade. We took them both wine tasting in London for Issue 104 → crackm.ag/MadGibbs
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I See You. A zine by Crack Magazine curated by @thomyorke. crackm.ag/i-see-you
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Released 5 years ago today. RIP SOPHIE. 🖤
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Ahead of his next solo album, Thom Yorke calls for a shock to the system. Read our Issue 100 cover story now: crackm.ag/thom-yorke
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Rats in hats, mushroom people, moons with teeth. @100gecs don’t care whether you think they’re for real. Step inside the multiverse of the duo tearing pop music's insides out → crackm.ag/issue-113
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Crack Magazine Issue 97. Out tomorrow. 🇬🇧
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.@playboicarti has pushed hip-hop further than it’s ever gone 🌹 The rapper is the first cover star of The Collections, Vol. 2 – a limited edition magazine with four covers. @TheQueenBRI meets the artist to discuss his boundless vision. Pre-order now → crackm.ag/PlayboiCarti
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#SoundsFamiliar 🎵 @MetroBoomin is a master. Listen to how he sampled a 2009 Norewgian pop song for the @trvisXX collab on his latest album. 🔥 (with @whosampled)
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Behind the scenes of our cover shoot with @kylieminogue 💖 Order your copy of the Kylie cover now → crackm.ag/Kylie
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.@Skepta and his mother Ify Adenuga 💘 Read about Ify Adenuga's upcoming memoir here → crackm.ag/3kCGWq9
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🖤 @charli_xcx 🖤 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕰𝖓𝖉𝖌𝖆𝖒𝖊 Read our cover story now → crackm.ag/CharliXCX
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2019 has been @darkskinmanson's year. We met JPEGMAFIA in London for our latest style feature → crackm.ag/2PEoZc7
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Atlanta's darkwave duchess Abra is preparing to claim her throne. Read our cover story here: bit.ly/AbraCrack65
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.@Thundercat has always walked the line between the humorous and heartfelt. On his latest album he perfected that balance like never before. We spoke to the bass player about finding hope in dark places for Issue 111 → crackm.ag/Thndrct
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I See You. A zine by Crack Magazine curated by @thomyorke. Now available worldwide at selected stockists. crackm.ag/2kkp6xU
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.@keiyaa_'s debut album, 'Forever, Ya Girl', was one of the revelations of 2020. But the work is just beginning, and the Chicago-born artist is more than ready. The Issue 117 cover story is out now. Exclusive to Supporters. Read → crackm.ag/KeiyaA
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This year has been a trip for @LSDXOXO_. Emboldened by a period of artistic risk-taking and notable accolades, the game is now on ⚔️ The August issue just dropped. Read the cover story online now: crackm.ag/lsdxoxo
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Fighting fascism and racism in the UK — what you can do this week.
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We spoke to @Hannahdiamond_, @agcook404, @PatrickStump and more about remixing @100gecs for their new album '1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues' 🧙 crackm.ag/Tree-of-Clues
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.@Jbrekkie chatting to @PWElverum 💬 Michelle Zauner meets Phil Elverum (of Mount Eerie and The Microphones) over Zoom for a conversation on his DIY approach, work/life balance and grief. Watch in full → crackm.ag/3gy32Ke
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It's 2017 and we need Mitski more than ever Read our January cover story here: bit.ly/MitskiCover
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To keep going, we need your help. If you like what we do and might be in a position to help, become a Crack Magazine Supporter: crackm.ag/support
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.@FKAtwigs shares another taste of her forthcoming album crackm.ag/2MjxhEz
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.@charli_xcx and the Angels: Mission Complete 🎯 Go behind the scenes on the Charli tour in our exclusive documentary → crackm.ag/2qqA3kn
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SOPHIE (@SOPHIEMSMSMSM) comes to life. ✨ Read our Issue 88 cover story now: crackm.ag/SOPHIE
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.@idlesband's Glastonbury debut was one for the history books. Re-live the chaos in our live galley crackm.ag/2FRjfrh
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.@perfumegenius and @WeyesBlood compare dogs, swap home workout tips and talk about the death of indie. Watch our latest quarantine conversation now → crackm.ag/perfume-blood
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“A song is a poem, a poem is a story, a story is a film – they’re all linked” – Little Simz Something new. Here’s Issue 129. @tnm___ speaks to Kano, Little Simz, Ashley Walters and Micheal Ward about the return of #TopBoy, a force in British culture. crackm.ag/TopBoy
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Rustie's debut album 'Glass Swords' turns 10 this week ⚔️ Here, artist @JonathanZawada tells the story behind the cover and shares some alternative designs → crackm.ag/3oHf09a
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💘 @QueensChristine shot for Issue 93 of Crack Magazine. Revisit the cover story here: crackm.ag/chris 📸: Michelle Helena Janssen
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The first ever Bar Italia cover story – the rest is history. Read it here: crackm.ag/baritalia
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🌞 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓰𝓸 𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓮𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓾𝓷 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓷🌞 ⁠ ⁠ @beabad00bee performs 'Sun More Often' in an exclusive session.⁠ ⁠ Become a Crack Magazine Supporter to watch the full performance now → crackm.ag/Beabadboodee-Live
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Charli XCX has hijacked the pop machine 💎 Read our Issue 92 cover story here: crackm.ag/charli-xcx
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Self-funded and proudly DIY, @raveena_aurora is a quiet revolution. crackm.ag/2LmC6il
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.@charli_xcx's single 'No Angel' is one of Crack Magazine's top 25 tracks of the year. Revisit our Issue 92 cover story with Charli here → crackm.ag/charli-xcx
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.@idlesband are working on their next album. crackm.ag/2GNQWO0
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This month it's the turn of @iamjojo to plot her career coordinates crackm.ag/2jKtIXL
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"I wanted to conceptually bring out the despair that I was feeling in my own life" – @LINGUA_IGNOTA_ Read the Issue 122 interview: crackm.ag/3kjxZma
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Meet @namasendababe, the Stockholm-based ex-punk crafting adrenaline-laced club music inspired by action movies 💎 Read @noirchristine's story now → crackm.ag/3bzuSCI
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Issue 100. Out tomorrow. 📹: Will Dohrn
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“Power can be a really lonely thing.” – @charli_xcx crackm.ag/charli-xcx
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Danny Nedelko’s move to the UK from Ukraine was so successful that @idlesband wrote a pro-immigration anthem about him. The @heavylungsband frontman shares his story in Departures, our new mini-series with @fredperry. 🛤 Read it here: crackm.ag/2SiBaeY
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Congratulations @Skepta for recieving a chieftaincy in his home community of Ijebu Ode in Nigeria today with his parents by his side. 🇳🇬💚
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@kylieminogue from The Collections 🖤⁠ Our limited edition magazine, out soon. ⁠ Pre-order now → crackm.ag/Kylie
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From The Stooges to Vince Staples, Mitski picked out 12 after-show anthems for us with a little added commentary crackm.ag/MitskiPlaylist
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In 2002, @4everBrandy's third album, 'Full Moon', was met with a mixed reception. Twenty years later, we look at how the LP inspired a generation of R&B experimentalists 🌕 crackm.ag/3q3Q2AA
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“'Last Day On Earth' is about all the things I would have done had I known we were going into a lockdown and the world was going to change the way it has" – @beabad00bee crackm.ag/3d0HHX0
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As @moormother, Camae Ayewa has spent years exploring pain and protest through words and sound. Now, she’s shifting her focus to decoding R&B. Christine Kakaire meets the groundbreaking Philadelphia artist for our Issue 123 cover story. crackm.ag/MoorMother
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Kanye don't know the words to Bohemian Rhapsody #Glastonbury
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.@zackfox talks cornrows, hot chicken and meeting Beyoncé in our latest round of 20 Questions. crackm.ag/2raipPg
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AESTHETIC: Explore a retro fantasy world with Kali Uchis bit.ly/1B9HHON
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.@100gecs second record has done it again: 2 Gecs, 2 Furious, 2 Genius. crackm.ag/3yRzOOR
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Little Simz is in it for life. 💚 Read our Issue 86 cover story now: crackm.ag/simz
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