Karl Hyde and Rick Smith share a far-reaching mix spanning Brutalismus 3000, Kraftwerk, Joni Mitchell, Vince Staples, and more ahead of their Pasadena set with Moby this weekend.
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Underworld’s Pre-Brookside at the Rose Bowl Playlist
Words: Randy Bookasta
Photo: Millie Caldon
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Backstage Camera Roll: Stones Throw 30 Festival
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Photos: Stones Throw Staff
Pixies Bring Four Rare Tracks to Streaming, Including Steve Albini Version of “Dig for Fire”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Renaud Monfourny
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Live, in Photos: Nice as Fuck at Theatre of Living Arts
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: David Iskra
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Elke Breaks Down Her Homesick New LP Big Mike Track by Track
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photo: Maria Torres
Phoebe Bridgers Brings “Phoebeween” Pop-Up Shops to LA
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Courtsey @sourcebridgers
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Live, in Photos: Kelela at The Vic
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: MoneyShot4all
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Ex:Re Walks Us Through Each Song on Her Healing New Album Save As
Words: Will Schube
Photo: El Hardwick
Boys Noize Recruits Brutalismus 3000 for New Single “Nächstenliebe”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Ian Buosi, Tom Funk
Justice Announce Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score, Share New Single with Gesaffelstein
Words: Will Schube
Pivot Gang Share “Location” Ahead of New LP Planned for 2027
Words: Will Schube
Photo: THEREALREAVEN
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Deftones, The Strokes, Fontaines D.C., and Slayyyter to Headline Kilby Block Party 2027
Everything But the Girl Announce Blue Reservoir LP, Share “Young and Dumb”
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Eric Hilton Explores His Love for ’60s Bossa Nova on New Single with Natalia Clavier “Alma Boa”
First Look
Watch This Is the Kit Debut Their New Single “Safety Valve” with a Full-Band Studio Set
Long-Lost David Bowie Concert Film to Be Repurposed as Immersive Show
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5 Questions with 40 Watts From Nowhere Music Supervisor Mara Kuge
Neighborhoods
Watch Fenne Lily Perform in a Garden in Brooklyn for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Johanna Samuels Perform in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Grumpy Perform at Coney Island for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Matt Pond PA Perform in Saugerties, New York for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Scarves Perform in Bellingham, Washington for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Amelia Day Perform Two Songs in Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
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Breaking
June McDoom Wants to Get You Into Weirder Music
The NYC-via-South-Florida songwriter discusses her genre-hopping debut for Jagjaguwar, Follow the Light, and how it was born from a struggle to fit in.
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Ryley Paskal
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Blondshell Is Letting Her Hair Down
In our latest digital cover story, Sabrina Teitelbaum discusses how she’s developed a sense of artistic agency that’s allowed her to draw closer to her intended sound on her third album, Violins.
Words: Erica Russell
Photos: Ebru Yildiz
Photo Assistant: Pelin Kılıç
Random Access Memories: The Avalanches on Art, Advertising, and Identity
Australian plunderphonics innovators Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi dredge up the past for the present on their future-forward No Bad Memories.
Words: A.D. Amorosi
Photos: Dean Podmore
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13
The Tenth Anniversay Issue
Celebrate our tenth anniversary with the biggest issue we’ve ever made. FLOOD 13 is deluxe, 252-page commemorative edition—a collectible, coffee-table-style volume in a 12″ x 12″ format—packed with dynamic graphic design, stunning photography and artwork, and dozens of amazing artists representing the past, present, and future of FLOOD’s editorial spectrum, while also looking back at key moments and events in our history. Inside, you’ll find in-depth cover stories on Gorillaz and Magdalena Bay, plus interviews with Mac DeMarco, Lord Huron, Wolf Alice, Norman Reedus, The Zombies, Nation of Language, Bootsy Collins, Fred Armisen, Jazz Is Dead, Automatic, Rocket, and many more.
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Lambchop Shares MJ Lenderman’s Cover of “Weakened” From the Forthcoming Demoed EP
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Skylar Watkins
Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields Reunite Dead Man’s Bones, Share “Lost in the Night”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: courtesy of the band
First Listen
Mondo Cozmo and Jim James Serenade a Mannequin in Video for New Single “White Roses”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Travis Shinn
The Flaming Lips Announce Debut LP for Third Man, Share Lead Single “God Will Control the Werewolves”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Blake Studdard
Playlist
Thao’s Show Me Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Kimberly Ha
Matthew and Lisa Sweet Launch “Music, Art & Mid-Century Treasures” Estate Sale
Words: Randy Bookasta
Photo : Evan Carter
Neighborhoods
Watch Fenne Lily Perform in a Garden in Brooklyn for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Track by Track
Claud Takes Us Track-by-Track Through Their Optimistic Third Album Me and the Music
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Jaxon Whittington
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Chappell Roan’s Super Graphic Spectacular
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Daniela Shella
Kacey Musgraves Announces Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2: Tex Mex Tapes
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Daniel Cavazos
Talking Heads circa 1980 / photo by Michael Grecco
Talking Heads Are Writing a Book Together
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Michael Grecco
Queens of the Stone Age Announce 2027 US Tour with Support From Pixies
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Andreas Neumann
Film & TVFilm + TV Essay
Indie Horror Is in the Midst of a Complete “Woke” Takeover
Words: Bee Delores
Photo: courtesy of NEON
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Queens of the Stone Age, Perfecth
The one-time stoner rockers sound totally at ease on an uncharacteristically relaxed-fit release that puts Josh Homme’s personality front-and-center.
The Zombies, Continue Here [Mono Remastered]
Remastered in glorious mono, this collection of non-album singles and B-sides recorded from 1964 to 1967 finally fills the gap between the British Invasion band’s two original albums.
Fujiya & Miyagi, New Shiny Objects
With their 10th album, the Brighton electronic quartet cross-cut a wide range of ’80s-based tropes and influences into something boldly fresh.
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