Huck Newsletter
As DOGE stutters, all that remains is cringe
Department of Gargantuan Egos — With tensions splintering the American right and contemporary rap’s biggest feud continuing to make headlines, newsletter columnist Emma Garland explains how fragile male egos stand at the core of it all.
Written by: Emma Garland
“Struggle helps people come together”: Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Huck’s February interview — To hear more about the release of the indie darling’s first collaborative album, we caught up with her and Devra Hoff to hear about the record, motherhood in music and why the ’80s are back,
Written by: Isaac Muk
Are we steamrolling towards the apocalypse?
One second closer to midnight — While the rolling news cycle, intensifying climate crisis and rapidly advancing technology can make it feel as if the end days are upon us, newsletter columnist Emma Garland remembers that things have always been terrible, and that is a natural part of human life.
Written by: Emma Garland
“The world always shuns”: Moonchild Sanelly on her new album, underground scenes and abortion rights
Huck’s January interview — Ahead of ‘Full Moon’, her most vulnerable project yet, we caught up with the South African pop star to hear about opening up in her music, confronting her past and her fears for women’s rights in 2025.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Why did 2024 feel so unreal?
Unrest & Stagnation — With unending mind-boggling news stories, the past 12 months have felt like a spiral into insanity. Is AI to blame or a hangover from the pandemic? Newsletter columnist Emma Garland digests the mess.
Written by: Emma Garland
The White Pube: “Artists are skint, knackered and sharing the same 20 quid”
We caught up with the two art rebels to chat about their journey, playing the game that they hate, and why anarchism might be the solution to all of art’s (and the wider world’s) problems.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Maverick Sabre: “When times get grittier, sounds get grittier”
The Irish singer songwriter sits down to talk about his latest album, Burn The Right Things Down – a yearning, existential journey that is fit for the times.
Written by: Isaac Muk
“A party is a microcosm of a nation”: Caleb Femi on the decline of the house party
To celebrate the publication of his new collection of poems, ‘The Wickedest’, Isaac Muk caught up with Femi to talk more about the work, the future of the shoobs, and discuss why having it large on a Saturday night should be cherished.
Written by: Isaac Muk
The Uncanny Valley: Huck’s April Newsletter
Emma Garland reflects on what we can learn from this years’ edition of Coachella festival – the canary in the coal mine of US pop culture.
Written by: Emma Garland
The same old story? Huck’s March Newsletter
Emma Garland welcomes the long overdue return of original storytelling - and perhaps the death of the endless sequel and reboot era.
Written by: Emma Garland
With love in your heart and skin in the game: Huck’s February 2024 Newsletter
Emma Garland attempts to navigate the cognitive dissonance of the Super Bowl backgrounded by Israel’s never-ending assault on Gaza.
Written by: Emma Garland
We end at the start: Huck’s January 2024 Newsletter
Emma Garland’s first monthly dispatch of the year takes in a bonfire of culture: Pitchfork’s demi-demise, the slow death of music writing and death of venues.
Written by: Emma Garland