Music
Mastering the Flow: An interview with musical powerhouse Colin Stetson
Exceptional Experimentation — While taking a bath, experimental multi-instrumentalist and composer Colin Stetson talks to Huck about the pressures of being a prodigy, defying preconceptions and his physically punishing live performances.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Live Report: Discovering Cape Town's house music scene
Shining a light on underground upstarts — Producer Mohato Lekena uncovers the latest party in the Stay True Journeys series, a showcase of emerging electronic artists and pioneers from around the world.
Written by: Mohato Lekena
Ten mesmerising collaborations between musicians and directors
Sound + Vision — Electronic duo Solar Bears and filmmaker Michael Robinson have teamed up for one of this year's best albums so far. In the spirit of collaboration, Huck asked them to rate each other's favourite partnerships between filmmakers and musicians.
Written by: Cian Traynor
For the Record: After 10 Years, one of Cuba’s first female DJs returns home
This is DJ Leydis — DJ Leydis was born in Cuba, but made the dangerous journey to the U.S., leaving her young daughter behind to follow her dream. She's now been allowed to return to Cuba, and dreams of bringing her music to the people she had been missing for so long. This is her story.
Written by: Amberly Alene Ellis
Kirkuk's only metal band are defying ISIS in Iraq
Death and metal in a divided state — Forged in the crucible of oil-rich and conflict-ridden Kirkuk, the story of Iraqi band Dark Phantom is pure metal. But in a city littered with Isis sleeper cells, going underground is no affectation. It’s a means of survival.
Written by: Campbell MacDiarmid
Five songs of underrated genius, as championed by Lust for Youth
Under the Influence — Danish synth-pop trio Lust for Youth have reached a turning point in their career, letting their melodies and lyricism emerge from the darkness of previous albums. Here they select a handful of cutting-edge productions that have inspired them in one way or another.
Written by: Cian Traynor
What's beneath the bullshit at South by Southwest
James Joiner is no stranger to SxSW - he's worked the Austin festival for over a decade and snuck in plenty of times before. He looks back at another year, and asks what's really pulling in the crowds: corporate sponsorship, new music junkies, or the tacos, parties and wild stories you take home after another year.
Written by: James Joiner
The Cuban musicians you need to be checking out right now
Put 'em on your iPod, Barack — As part of Huck's Cuba Week, looking at the rebels, punks, artists and creatives at the heart of Havana and beyond, we've thrown together a playlist of the Cuban musicians you really ought to be listening to. Impress all your friends by checking them out first.
Written by: Adam White
Does Slayer have the most diehard fans in the world?
Stories of life-long obsession — As Slayer release a gruesome new music video, thirty-five years after they first formed, Huck goes in search of the diehard fans who have signed up for life.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The surreal cityscapes of alternative comic artist Brian Chippendale
“Generally evil stuff happening to innocent youth” — Artist and musician Brian Chippendale is a drummer in the chaotic noise duo Lightning Bolt and author of Puke Force - a riotous comic tribute to big city life.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon