| Crack | |
| Editor Title: | Editor |
| Editor: | Louise Brailey |
| Category: | Music |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Format: | Newsprint |
| Publisher: | Crack Industries Ltd |
| Founder: | Jake Applebee and Thomas Frost |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Based: | Bristol |
| Language: | English |
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]
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]