Alice Glass on leaving Crystal Castles: ‘The cruelty never ceases to amaze me’
The singer found fame with the electro band before leaving and accusing her ex-bandmate of nonconsensual sex and controlling behaviour. Here, she talks about her decision to go public
April 2018
Dark Mofo 2018 lineup: Laurie Anderson, St Vincent and a festival of 'dangerous thoughts'
After bringing death threats to its curators last year, the Hobart festival returns in June with an expanded program
February 2018
Crystal Castles' Ethan Kath in new allegations of sexual misconduct
Kath denies accusations against him by four unnamed women in a Daily Beast report, following allegations of abuse by his former bandmate
October 2017
Alice Glass accuses former Crystal Castles bandmate of sexual assault
Ethan Kath is also accused of physical abuse and other controlling behaviour, all of which he denies
Crystal Castles: Amnesty review – digital cacophony from synth antagonists
July 2015
The playlist
The playlist: electronic – Alice Glass, Helena Hauff, PLO Man and more
This month there’s exclusive debuts from Hamburg clubland stalwart Helena Hauff and moody duo Black Rain and Shapednoise, and a return to form for a post Crystal Castles Alice Glass
October 2014
Crystal Castles' Alice Glass announces: 'This is the end of the band'
Glass declares she is parting ways with Ethan Kath in order to go solo, for ‘reasons both professional and personal’
August 2013
Lollapalooza day one review: Nine Inch Nails drive their point home
Trent Reznor's eagerly awaited return to the American stage dominated the first day of the Chicago music festival
November 2012
Crystal Castles – review
The experimental duo's brain-splitting volume disguises the fact that Crystal Castles do little more than lace Prodigy rave with cheerleader chants, writes Mark Beaumont
Crystal Castles: (III) – review
The third album from Crystal Castles finds them swapping experimentalism for boring and abrasive trance, writes Hermione Hoby
Crystal Castles: III – review
The most affecting songs on III sound like a band experiencing a very personal kind of misery, writes Tim Jonze
September 2012
From the White Stripes to Japandroids, two-piece bands are now the industry-standard
Sorry bass-players, Crystal Castles and Black Keys have given the music business some money-saving food for thought
December 2010
Music blog
Guardian readers pick the best songs of 2010
This week's new tracks
This week's new singles
May 2010
Crystal Castles sparkle with or without The Brain
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
November 2008
Download Essentials
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