Culture
Zydeco Cowboys: where hip hop partyin' meets country life
A world of Creole cool — In the Louisiana countryside, trail rides are blowing up: fusing zydeco music with rap, blending the old world with the new. But can traditionalists accept that you’ve gotta evolve to stay alive?
Written by: Gwendolen von Einsiedel
How Dirty Projectors found salvation with a beautiful break-up album
Kaleidoscopic heartbreak — An in-band split left indie maestro Dave Longstreth lost and depressed. But after collaborating with the likes of Kanye and Solange, he's pulled off a remarkable U-turn to up the stakes of an unpredictable career.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Inside the unlikely hip hop scene taking root in Italy
Brothers in the barrios — On the outskirts of Milan, a divided city rife with tension, photographer Roberto Ramirez has uncovered a stigmatised community bonding over the power of rap.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Meet the TV revolutionaries putting queer women of colour front and centre
Introducing 'Brown Girls' — Fatimah Asghar and Sam Bailey discuss their web series tackling love and friendship in Chicago's artistic and queer communities.
Written by: Marta Bausells
The queer tattoo artists reviving the craft's rebel roots
The power of ink on skin — When it comes to queer tattoo culture, the customer isn’t just another blank canvas. This is an empathetic exchange that allows non-conformists to express their identity on their own terms.
Written by: Amrou Al-Kadhi
Irish cold-water surfing, by the people who do it best
Huck x Finisterre — Finisterre brings together five surf pioneers – and their incredible stories – on the northwest coast of Ireland for a dreamy new surf short.
Written by: HUCK HQ
This long-awaited debut album is already one of 2017's best
Defeating self-doubt in style — Sir Was never took himself seriously as a musician, refusing to share his work. But just as opportunity threatened to pass him by, he's dropping a gem of a record that's been 10 years in the making.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Why international volunteering is more important than ever
Huck x Restless Development — Anyone promoting a “Me-First” worldview is missing the fact that the more you engage with the world, the better off you are.
Written by: HUCK HQ
This artist turned 'male 4 male' Craigslist ads into NSFW drawings
No kissing — In '(no kissing)', Dominic Myatt turns the ads in one of the kinkiest corners of the internet into saucy drawings.
Written by: Marta Bausells
The performance artist remixing the human body clock in real time
Huck x Mercedes-Benz — Choreographer, sound designer and visual artist Darren Johnston has created an innovative performance inspired by the human body’s Circadian Rhythms
Written by: Advertorial