Ahead of his new Flannery O’Connor biopic Wildcat, we spoke with the filmmaker about getting lost in acting roles, directing his daughter Maya, and the impermanence of legacies.
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Ethan Hawke Is Building a Sandcastle
Words: Michael Frank
Photos: courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories
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Iron & Wine: Trees Bearing the Fruit
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Ethan Hawke Is Building a Sandcastle
Ahead of his new Flannery O’Connor biopic Wildcat, we spoke with the filmmaker about getting lost in acting roles, directing his daughter Maya, and the impermanence of legacies.
Words: Michael Frank
Photos: courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories
Iron & Wine: Trees Bearing the Fruit
In addition to capturing some behind-the-scenes moments from rehearsals for their upcoming tour, we connected with Sam Beam and a few members of his current backing band to discuss how Light Verse, his first album in seven years, came together.
Words: Kyle Lemmon
Portraits & rehearsal photos: Josh Darr
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The Los Angeles Issue
With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.
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Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes Announce New LP The Doober, Share “Sweet Fire”
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Flaming Lips
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Live, in Photos: High Water Festival 2024 with The Flaming Lips, Fleet Foxes, Noah Kahan, and More
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Justice Still Have Plenty of New Textures to Share
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Inter Arma, New Heaven
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