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.
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, Tragic Magic
Pairing early modern harp and vintage analog synths, the duo cope with disaster by forging soothing atmospheric compositions fueled by their unique creative connection.
Westside Cowboy, So Much Country ’Till We Get There
The buzzy Manchester group’s new EP doubles down on affability with five tracks of straightforward indie rock coursing with charm and easy-going, edgeless quirks.
Xiu Xiu, Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1
These covers capture the broad spectrum of artists who’ve inspired Jamie Stewart over the past 24 years—and prove that Xiu Xiu is able to even make Robyn sound unwaveringly dark.
Scott T. Sterling
Watch a vintage video of Bowie talking to reporters after his March 1976 arraignment.
Radiohead at Lollapalooza 2016 / photo by James Richards IV
Thom Yorke and company promise not to save any of your information in the process.
Outkast / Photo by Alan Sartirana
The OutKast rapper posted the recipe in support of Meals on Wheels Atlanta.
In a year unlike any other, music of the past was eerily present (and prescient).
Tyler, the Creator and Tinashe guest on the Compton artist’s reaction to, well, everything.
The shell of a Nine Inch Nails synth and Eddie Van Halen’s axe also found new homes.
Foo Fighters and Mexican eatery Casa Vega are collaborating to help local restaurant workers.
Cave chooses artistic integrity over listener sensitivity.
Head into the weekend with the new collab, as well as a new single from Local Natives’ Kelcey Ayer.
Along with announcing the event’s lineup, Danny shares a video for the “uknowhatimsayin¿” single “Savage Nomad.”
Dolly Parton (album cover)
The country icon invested $1 million into saving lives.
The Austin-based guitarist used the moment to make a powerful Black Lives Matter statement.
Groups like The Specials, The Beat, and The Selector are remembered in a yet-to-be-titled series from “Peaky Blinders” writer Steven Knight.
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Because Bowie died before the gift was sent, the eerily prescient painting now hangs in Butler’s bedroom.
Janelle Monáe’s new alter ego has us buzzing with questions.
Artists across the country are mobilizing voters to help keep democracy alive.
The live music scene is alive and well in Houston, apparently.
Gibbs reveals a special Halloween day pop-up event in Los Angeles.
Marc Maron appears as the one music exec who believes in a pre-Ziggy Bowie.
It’s the second single from the band’s upcoming album, “Genesis.”
