Crack (magazine)

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Crack
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EditorLouise Brailey
CategoriesMusic
FrequencyMonthly
FormatNewsprint
PublisherCrack Industries Ltd
FounderJake Applebee and Thomas Frost
Founded2009
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based in Bristol
LanguageEnglish
Website crackmagazine.net

Crack is a monthly independent music and culture magazine distributed across Europe.

Founded in Bristol in the UK in 2009, [1] the magazine has featured Björk, MF Doom, Lil Yachty, [2] FKA twigs, Gorillaz and Queens of the Stone Age on the cover. The same team, still based in Bristol [3] are also involved with the curation of Simple Things Festival there. [4]

History

Crack was founded in 2009 by graphic designer Jake Applebee and journalism graduate Thomas Frost. [5]

In 2012, they secured the first independent music magazine interview with Flying Lotus ahead of his fourth studio album Until The Quiet Comes. [6]

In 2015, the magazine launched a Berlin edition. [7] In 2017, they launched an edition in Amsterdam. [8]

In May 2019, they launched their 100th issue with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke. [9]

In 2021 they launched CC Co, a creative agency dubbed 'Crack Creative Company'. CC Co is led by Crack Magazine’s head of content Duncan Harrison, alongside company directors Luke Sutton and Jake Applebee. [10]

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