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Surf

Surfing’s History Men: Derek Hynd and Rusty Miller

Shooting the shit with two surf legends — Traversing eras, personalities, nations and technologies – all on Rusty’s front porch. This article originally appeared on Freunde von Freunden.

Written by: Craig Allsop

Bike

BlackBlock: New zine capturing BMX in striking black and white

Zine Scene — Photographer Joe Williams’ BlackBlock zine connects riders in the UK’s South West with the emerging scene in Latvia.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

How Magic Mushrooms could hold the key to curing depression

Are hallucinations the secret to happiness? — New research shows psilocybin, the active ingredient in Magic Mushrooms, to have huge potential for treating depression.

Written by: Alex King

Art

Huck unleashes a terrifying creature upon Shoreditch

The False Beast has risen — Illustrator Toby Melville-Brown kicks off our 71a Gallery window artist takeover project with False Beast.

Written by: Alex King

Music

Dark Matter: An interview with Andrew Bird

Seriously exposed — After retreating from music to start a family and grapple with hardship, pop auteur Andrew Bird is ready to do something he’s never done before: step out from behind his cryptic songwriting and expose his life to the world. In a career-spanning interview, we find out why.

Written by: Steven T. Hanley

Activism

Why I'm raising £415 to pay a Kurdish man's egg throwing fine

From where I stand — In February 2016 Feridon Rostami threw 90 eggs at the UK Home Office in London, and now he faces a £415 fine. Charlie Gilmour has vowed to raise all the cash for him. Here's why.

Written by: Charlie Gilmour

Music

How music transformed Malawi prisoners into Grammy-winning artists

Sounds of the Zomba Prison Project — A notorious Malawi prison has produced an unlikely success: a critically acclaimed album brimming with the power to heal.

Written by: Adam White

Skate

Blondey McCoy talks old skate videos ahead of hyped Adidas Away Days London premiere

Classics on eve of new classic — As Adidas gear up to premiere their first full-length skate video in London, local team member Blondey McCoy gives us some insider info on the film and remembers some of the greats that came before.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Art

Never-before-seen Banksy pieces to go on display in Rome

War, Capitalism and Liberty — Rome’s prestigious Palazzo Cipolla museum presents the biggest exhibition yet of Banksy’s era-defining work.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Photography

Photographer documents man’s destruction of the natural world

Wild beasts reduced to ghosts in the city — Photographer Nick Brandt’s epic panoramas in Inherit The Dust highlight man’s destructive presence in places animals used to roam.

Written by: Alex King

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