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The Best Music Videos of 2015

Run The Jewels, MIA, — Police brutality, domestic violence, the refugee crisis, dad dancing and hallucinogenic drug experiences were all explored in the music cinematography of the past year.

Written by: HUCK HQ

George Osborne

Why politicians naming their favourite musicians (almost) always fails

Obama announces he’s been jamming to Kendrick Lamar — As the Commander in Chief reveals his song of the year, Huck takes a look at the precarious relationship between politicians and their (alleged) favourite artists.

Written by: Adam White

Music

How Dan Bull became one of the biggest MCs in the UK with no radio play

Good rhymes are good rhymes — Meet Dan Bull, the DIY rapper who topped the charts with perseverance alone.

Written by: Rob Boffard

Film

Teenage Utopia: Skating Through the Lockdown

Skateboarding and unity in Brussels — The Paris attacks pushed Brussels into the centre of Europe's debate about immigration, intolerance and radicalisation. Ursulines skatepark offers a refreshing counterpoint, here kids from all backgrounds skate together in peace.

Written by: Alex King

Music

Kamasi Washington, Leron Thomas and Eska join Gilles Peterson’s super band

Worldwide Awards 2016 — An exciting super band project tops off a stellar lineup for Gilles Peterson’s annual celebration of the best of alternative music.

Written by: Alex King

Travel

A positive lens on Leytonstone

Moving past the headlines — Huck takes a look back at Leytonstone's rich cultural history as it lands in the news for all the wrong reasons.

Written by: Adam White

Photography

Things we learned from iconic music photographer Anton Corbijn’s Berlin retrospective

Images, icons and imperfections — Dutch photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn is most famous for his authentic pictures of famous musicians. In honour of his 60th birthday, a retrospective of his work is displayed in Berlin.

Written by: Yuki Schubert

Music

In Pictures: 30 years of raves, clubs and parties in the UK

Lost in Music exhibition — theprintspace photo lab and youth culture picture agency PYMCA collaborate on Lost in Music, the most comprehensive exhibition of club and dance culture images ever.

Written by: Shelley Jones

Surf

Exclusive video: Surfers turn little French beach town into a punk playground

Carnage from SVRF PVNK — The mad geniuses behind the annual SVRF PVNK Invitational in Hossegor, France, deliver up a nice slice of cross-dressing, underwater beer-drinking celluloid.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Music

Future Bubblers introduce the brightest undiscovered music talent across England

Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Music search for untapped skills — Brainfeeder and Ninja Tune execs join artists LV, Swindle and Sway as mentors for the next generation of leftfield English artists, DJs and producers.

Written by: Alex King

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