A staff writer at the nonprofit focused on the US criminal justice system, Maurice Chammah details his Redemption Songs project and its goal of turning listeners on to various periods and styles of music recorded by the incarcerated.
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The Marshall Project Is Amplifying the Creative Voices of Prisoners
Words: Dan Epstein
Photo: Power of Attorney (Courtesy of Max Ochester)
Allie X Is Embracing All of Life’s Variables
Words: Bryan Reesman
Photos: Lola Mansell
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Backstage Camera Roll: Wednesday at Coachella 2026
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Bowie, Henson, and the 40th Anniversary of Labyrinth: A Mini Oral History
Words: Steve Horton
Photo: courtesy of The Jim Henson Company
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WU LYF’s A Wave That Will Never Break Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Anthony Harrison
Mike D Shares “Switch Up,” First New Music From a Beastie Boy in 15 Years
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photos: Brandon Gonzalez
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Ok Cowgirl Are Back Behind the Bar in Video for New Single “Prepared to Lose”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Sydney Tate
L7 Announce “The Last Hurrah” Farewell Tour
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Robert Fagan
No Doubt Kicked Off Their 18-Show Sphere Residency Last Night
Words: Will Schube
Photos: John Shearer
Boards of Canada Share Two New Singles, “Introit” and “Prophecy at 1420 MHz”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: courtesy of Warp Records
Yard Act Plot Return With You’re Gonna Need a Little Music LP, Share “Redeemer”
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Photo: James Winstanley
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Cat Power Announces 20th Anniversary Reissue for The Greatest
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Paul McCartney Announces First-Ever Duet with Ringo Starr, “Home to Us”
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Watch Wilby Perform on a Brooklyn Rooftop for “Neighborhoods”
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The Marshall Project Is Amplifying the Creative Voices of Prisoners
A staff writer at the nonprofit focused on the US criminal justice system, Maurice Chammah details his Redemption Songs project and its goal of turning listeners on to various periods and styles of music recorded by the incarcerated.
Words: Dan Epstein
Photo: Power of Attorney (Courtesy of Max Ochester)
Allie X Is Embracing All of Life’s Variables
With the recent cancellation of her US tour supporting her latest LP, Happiness Is Going to Get You, the alt-pop star discusses anger, vulnerability, and always being ready to adapt.
Words: Bryan Reesman
Photos: Lola Mansell
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Backstage Camera Roll: Metric at Xanadu Roller Arts
The Canadian indie-electro vets celebrated the release of their 10th album Romanticize the Dive with a roller disco night in Brooklyn.
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Kimberley Ross
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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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Lykke Li Shares “Happy Now” Ahead of New LP The Afterparty
Words: Will Schube
Neighborhoods
Watch City of the Sun Perform in Moab, Utah for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
The Rolling Stones Prep Foreign Tongues LP, Share Two Singles and an Album Trailer
Words: Will Schube
Photo: courtesy of Capitol Records
Charli XCX, The xx, Lorde, and More to Headline Austin City Limits 2026
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Joshua Mellin
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Watch Max Vanderwolf Break Down His Latest LP with Fred Armisen in New Interview Clip
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: John Travis
Hayley Williams, Mitski, Lola Young, and More Announced for All Things Go DC 2026
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Skylar Watkins
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La Sécurité Clean Up Their Lives in Video for New Single “Deny”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Kristin Sollecito
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Lip Critic’s Chaotic New LP Theft World
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Justin Pietropaol
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Backstage Camera Roll: Metric at Xanadu Roller Arts
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photos: Kimberley Ross
Karen O, Beck, Britt Daniel, and More Will Pay Tribute to the Films of Wes Anderson This Summer at the Hollywood Bowl
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Skylar Watkins
FLOOD Sessions
Watch Yot Club Play “Make It Easy” and “Bones” in Los Angeles for “FLOOD Sessions”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Olivia Rodrigo Announces 65-Date “Unravelled Tour,” Taps Die Spitz, Wolf Alice, and More to Open
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Dutch Doscher
JPEGMAFIA Announces New Album Experimental Rap, Shares Its First Experimental Rap Single
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Bella Peterson
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Cola, Cost of Living Adjustment
While they continue to excel at lo-fi post-punk, the Canadian outfit’s third album mixes the angularity and simplicity of their previous LPs with something much lusher and richer.
Broken Social Scene, Remember the Humans
The amorphous Canadian supergroup returns after nearly a decade to unearth a brand new yet wholly familiar artful rock sound with a surprising amount of momentum behind it.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Live at the Paradise Rock Club, 1978
Recorded via two-track by WBCN-FM Boston in time for the band’s sophomore album, this live LP is a rare contact high connected to the sage rage of their earliest punk-rock days.
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