Music
All the knowledge you need to throw DIY gigs
Don’t worry if it all goes wrong — Rob St. John and Bartholomew Owl teamed up to create Don't Make a Scene zine, the indispensable guide to doing DIY shows right.
Written by: Alex King
The must-see sounds, sights and eats at Wilderness Festival
2015 Festival Preview — Wilderness' sweeping carnival of arts, music, food and bacchanalia returns to the heart of a mystic English forest. With hundreds of offerings to choose from, here's what not to miss.
Written by: Huck HQ
How War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel waged war on his inner demons
Making the majestic Lost in the Dream took Adam Granduciel to some dark places, but the cathartic songwriting process pulled him back from the brink.
Written by: Jack Kenyon
Busdriver on self-deprecation and the uplifting power of rap
Poetry, protest and Perfect Hair — LA rapper Busdriver is doing hip hop his own way: self-managing a slow-burning but immensely credible career.
Written by: Cormac O'Brien
A merry fortress of alternative music at Citadel Festival
Field Notes — The first ever Citadel Festival announced its presence with a glittering lineup and good vibes in East London’s Victoria Park.
Written by: Ricardo Miguel Vieira
Niger’s Tal National are masters of the music grind
Things That Inspire Me — From slinging their CDs at the roadside to performing two gigs at once, Niger’s Tal National could teach other musicians a thing to two about hustling.
Written by: Alex King
From punk to postman with Vic Godard
Graham Bendel's new film zooms in on Subway Sect — Subway Sect were one of Britain's first punk bands, inspiring everyone from Joe Strummer to The Jesus And Mary Chain. With a new film about the band and their enigmatic frontman coming out in August, we had director Graham Bendel have a chat with himself about it...
Written by: Graham Bendel/Huck HQ
Huck’s intergalactic sounds playlist
Space jams — As Nasa’s New Horizons probe beams back images from its Pluto flyby, we dig out the artists cruising the outer reaches of the sonic universe - featuring Gil Scott-Heron, Sun Ra and more.
Written by: Michael Fordham
Twin Shadow finds musical inspiration in his most uncomfortable moments
Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, George Lewis Junior shares how he found his voice as Twin Shadow when he tapped back into his own vulnerability.
Written by: Huck HQ / Sophie Monks Kaufman
Looking back on the early years of California punk duo The Bots
Groundbreaking music reportage — In 2013 photographer Dan Wilton spent months hanging out with brothers and California punk duo The Bots. Back then they may have been fresher-faced than your little bro, but they’ve never been babies in the world of punk. As Dan's shots go on display at We Want More: Image-Making and Music in the 21st Century at the Photographer's Gallery, we pulled this photo story from the Huck archives.
Written by: Oliver Pelling