We caught up with the Scottish songwriter in the midst of touring his band’s first two albums, in addition to celebrating the release of his debut novel Nobody’s Empire in the US.
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Look Back in Awe: Stuart Murdoch on 30 Years of Belle and Sebastian
We caught up with the Scottish songwriter in the midst of touring his band’s first two albums, in addition to celebrating the release of his debut novel Nobody’s Empire in the US.
Words: Zachary Weg
Photo: Joshua Mellin
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Glen Matlock on Sharing His Side of the Story with I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
The band’s founding bassist discusses the new documentary based on his 1990 autobiography, as well as the band’s upcoming reunion tour with Gallows’ Frank Carter.
Words: Daniel Kohn
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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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Rico Nasty Reunites with Kenneth Blume (f.k.a. Kenny Beats) for New Single “Rituals”
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horsegiirL, Nature Is Healing
The debut from Berlin-based enigma Stella Stallion is a dance record filled with synths, heavy bass, and the traditional beeps and bloops—yet somehow it also feels organic and alive.
Bedouine, Neon Skin Summer
Flowing out of a period of stillness, Azniv Korkejian’s fourth LP dusts up a world of childhood innocence as it diverges from the folk-pop tradition—and her own catalog—of lovelorn intensity.
Kurt Vile, Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me
The slacker-folk songwriter’s latest is an uncharacteristically fuzzy ode to his hometown that feels like a late-night hang surrounded by the ghosts of his various musical heroes.
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