Culture
‘You can literally just do it’: Nicola Dinan on intimacy, representation and Bellies
The author of acclaimed novel Bellies talks to Huck about the story’s success, the value of intimacy, and imbuing hardship with humour.
Written by: Jake Hall
‘We’re learning by doing’: Inside the Faroe Islands’ new music boom
Tórshavn’s music scene is attracting musicians from all over the world and reflecting cultural shifts at home as young Faroese artists make themselves heard.
Written by: Martin Guttridge-Hewitt
Meet Glitchers, the band playing punk where you’d least expect it
Gigging everywhere from beaches in Cornwall to the streets of Westminster, the duo are confronting art under capitalism on a pay-what-you-can basis.
Written by: Emma Wilkes
‘Broke people make the best music!’ – how Deijuvhs is reclaiming London
When he’s not supporting Limp Bizkit or going viral on TikTok, the genre-disrupting artist co-runs Hoodstock: the festival giving cultural capital back to young people.
Written by: Niloufar Haidari
The events collective bringing inner-city raves to Cornwall
How a group of school friends battled everything from venue closures to a life-altering brain injury to give Falmouth nightlife a kick up the arse.
Written by: Aylah Marie
They Hate Change are shaking up hip-hop from Tampa Bay to Peckham
Tracy Kawalik meets the Floridian duo connecting the dots between hyper-local music scenes in the US and UK to create a borderless, future-facing sound.
Written by: Tracy Kawalik
Notting Hill Carnival 2023: an oral history of all-female sound systems
As the event marks its 50th anniversary, we speak to some of the pioneering DJs still working to make carnival an empowering and inclusive space.
Written by: Robert Kazandjian
Daddy Issues: Gabriel Krauze
In a new column about fatherhood and masculinity, we speak to the author about emotional availability, the immigrant experience and more.
Written by: Robert Kazandjian
Striking portraits of Birmingham’s punks and goths
Exploring themes of identity, acceptance and individuality, Rizwan Ali’s ‘Punks & Goths’ project is an ode to the city’s countercultural past and present.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Inside the historic mixed-race club in the heart of apartheid-era Cape Town
Popular with party-goers, activists and future leaders, The Base / Jazz Den was a place of joyful defiance during a period of heightened civil unrest in South Africa.
Written by: Miss Rosen