Music

Iconic music critic Byron Coley looks for traces of NYC's No Wave in contemporary culture
Opinion

Iconic music critic Byron Coley looks for traces of NYC's No Wave in contemporary culture

Jim Jarmusch, The Julie Ruin, Magik Markers and more — Is the spirit of the Lower East Side's anti-capitalist underground still alive?

Written by: Byron Coley

Frank Turner unplugged at The Round Chapel
Film

Frank Turner unplugged at The Round Chapel

Desert blues in London — Punk troubadour gives HUCK an exclusive acoustic performance of Sweet Albion Blues.

Written by: HUCK HQ

The Martinez Brothers launch DIY label Cuttin’ Headz
Music

The Martinez Brothers launch DIY label Cuttin’ Headz

Huck Indies — New York house innovators The Martinez Brothers stake their claim on the industry with new independent label Cuttin’ Headz.

Written by: Alex King

Techno producer Benjamin Damage describes his Berlin, a free city united by music
Music

Techno producer Benjamin Damage describes his Berlin, a free city united by music

A place to realise a dream? — Hedonism and hard work in Berlin, 25 years after the fall of the Wall.

Written by: Benjamin Damage

Tomorrows Tulips on why the flop of the surfing and music industries is a good thing
Music

Tomorrows Tulips on why the flop of the surfing and music industries is a good thing

You gotta embrace mistakes — Backstage with Orange County surf punks Tomorrows Tulips.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Cuba’s rising creative stars
Culture

Cuba’s rising creative stars

Havana Cultura — DJ and producer Rukaiya Russell shares her favourite young Cuban musicians, photographers and dancers from a creative new generation.

Written by: Alex King

Movement's shadowy sound breaks out from the Sydney suburbs
Music

Movement's shadowy sound breaks out from the Sydney suburbs

Midnight beats — Aussie trio Movement get inspired by the boredom and isolation of long nights in suburbia.

Written by: Alex King

Best DIY culture documentaries
Film

Best DIY culture documentaries

Grass roots art and culture — New York street photographers, DC punk activists and Basque skaters star in the best documentaries about do it yourself culture.

Written by: Alex King

Tim and Barry bring Chicago footwork to London and draw parallels with grime
Music

Tim and Barry bring Chicago footwork to London and draw parallels with grime

New doc at ICA London — Champions of East London underground and founders of online show Just Jam screen new film I'm Tryna Tell Ya in London.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Kurt Vile is not a stoned loner
Music

Kurt Vile is not a stoned loner

Dreamy chords, no tortured artist myths — Philly musician Kurt Vile has an intuitive approach to his shoegazey sounds.

Written by: Cian Traynor

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