The SNL, Wednesday, and Portlandia star takes us through his favorite driving spots, tasty taco eats, and an ordinary work day in the City of Angels.
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Lighting: Kevin Sikorski
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Art : Jamie Hewlett
Announcing FLOOD 13: The Tenth Anniversary Issue with Gorillaz and Magdalena Bay
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Perfect Day
Perfect Day in LA: Fred Armisen
The SNL, Wednesday, and Portlandia star takes us through his favorite driving spots, tasty taco eats, and an ordinary work day in the City of Angels.
Words: Kyle Lemmon
Photos: Sheva Kafai
Breaking
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The alt-rock quartet talk leveling up from touring with friends and self-releasing music to opening for Smashing Pumpkins and teaming up with Transgressive for their debut LP, R Is for Rocket.
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Carianne Older
Lighting: Kevin Sikorski
Digital Cover
The House Gorillaz Built
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett celebrate 25 years of their massively successful multimedia project with input from collaborators Posdnuos of De La Soul and Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon, and also reflect on their latest conquest: their spiritual new record The Mountain.
Words: Lyndsey Parker
Art : Jamie Hewlett
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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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Peaches Signs with Kill Rock Stars, Confirms Release Date for No Lube So Rude
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IDLES Drop Caught Stealing Remixes From Interpol, Nick Zinner, and Lip Critic
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Photo: Daniel Cavazos
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Photo: Colin Shields
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Photo: Ralston Finney
Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., and Florence + the Machine Announced for Reading and Leeds Festival 2026
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Joshua Mellin
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Lapgan Reimagines the Work of Mos Def with Lapgan Is Ecstatic
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Photo: Saksham
FLOOD’s Guide to Record Store Day Black Friday 2025
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5 Questions
5 Questions with SPRINTS
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Backstage Camera Roll
Backstage Camera Roll: Indigo De Souza and Mothé
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FKA twigs, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Sturgill Simpson to Star in Boy Harsher’s New Movie
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Depeche Mode, Memento Mori: Mexico City
The live album tied to the new-wave icons’ new concert film shows how a lifelong band persists through loss while maturing their dusky music and a deep connection to their audience.
Prince & The Revolution, Around the World in a Day [40th Anniversary Edition]
Besides its crystal-clear sound, the draw for this expanded singles collection is its curios such as the 22-minute “America” and Prince’s serpentine contribution to the We Are the World album.
La Luz, Extra! Extra!
Reworking tracks from 2024’s News of the Universe LP, Shana Cleveland emphasizes themes of change, non-determinism, and acceptance on an EP that aptly feels a little lonely.
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