Crack Magazine


Crack Magazine is a monthly independent music and culture magazine distributed across Europe.
Founded in Bristol in 2009, the magazine has featured acts such as Björk, MF Doom, Lil Yachty, FKA twigs, Gorillaz and Queens of the Stone Age on the cover. The team remain based in Bristol, working from Studio 31 on Berkeley Square.
The team behind the magazine are also involved with the curation of Simple Things Festival in Bristol.
In 2015, the magazine launched a Berlin edition. In 2017, they launched an edition in Amsterdam.

History

Crack Magazine was founded in 2009 by graphic designer Jake Applebee and journalism graduate Thomas Frost.
In 2012, they secured the first independent music magazine interview with Flying Lotus ahead of his fourth studio album Until The Quiet Comes.
In May 2019, the launched their 100th issue with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.