Four decades since the release of this misunderstood classic, the film’s actors, puppeteers, and musicians reflect on its legacy.
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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
In Conversation
Julia Cumming Is Discovering Who She Is
Words: Maia Raymer
Photos: Daniela Shella
Location: Sid the Cat Auditorium
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Join Tiga This Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Photo: Qarim Brown
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
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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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Fai Laci Strive to Make a Positive Impact with “Headlights”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Jamison Wrinn
Stream Easy Honey’s Peak-Summiting New Plaid EP
Words: Kevin Crandall
Photo: Edwin Keeble
“Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86” Exhibit to Open at Skirball Center
Words: Will Schube
Photos: courtesy of Skirball Cultural Center
Kacey Musgraves Announces Fall North American Tour, Mariachi Brothers Set to Join for Texas Gigs
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Kelly Christine Sutton
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Finn Wolfhard Announces New LP Fire From the Hip, Releases “I’ll Let You Finish”
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Islands’ Nick Thorburn and Ratatat’s Mike Stroud Unite as The Creem, Share “Goodbye”
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Zoon Turns Anger Into Positivity on New Single “I Was Younger”
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Live, in Photos: Gelli Haha at Schubas
Vince Staples Announces New Album Cry Baby
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Watch Yot Club Play “Make It Easy” and “Bones” in Los Angeles for “FLOOD Sessions”
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Watch Wrabel Perform in Los Angeles for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Wilby Perform on a Brooklyn Rooftop for “Neighborhoods”
Neighborhoods
Watch Rachel Lime Perform on a Greenpoint Rooftop for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch Maria Taylor Perform in South Pasadena for “Neighborhoods”
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Watch The Strumbellas Perform in Medford, Oregon for “Neighborhoods”
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Film & TV
Bowie, Henson, and the 40th Anniversary of Labyrinth: A Mini Oral History
Four decades since the release of this misunderstood classic, the film’s actors, puppeteers, and musicians reflect on its legacy.
Words: Steve Horton
Photo: courtesy of The Jim Henson Company
In Conversation
Julia Cumming Is Discovering Who She Is
The Sunflower Bean leader talks her debut solo album Julia and how it was shaped by ’70s revivalism without getting lost in nostalgia.
Words: Maia Raymer
Photos: Daniela Shella
Location: Sid the Cat Auditorium
Breaking
April + VISTA Are Anything But Traditional
April George and Matthew Thompson share how leaning into community and putting less pressure on themselves (and learning a few new instruments) led to the release of their debut album, Traditional Noise.
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Jada Imani M
Additional Photos: Foster K. White
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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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Neighborhoods
Watch Wrabel Perform in Los Angeles for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
David Byrne Recruits Natalia Lafourcade and Mexican Institute of Sound for “¿Cúal es la Razón”
Words: Will Schube
Photo Courtesy of: Grandstand Media
Boards of Canada Announce Listening Parties for New Inferno LP
Words: Will Schube
Announcing Limited Edition Mike “Battle Kat” Bauer T-Shirt and Hoodie, Now Available to Pre-Order
Words: FLOOD Staff
Breaking
April + VISTA Are Anything But Traditional
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Jada Imani M
Additional Photos: Foster K. White
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Tempers’ Lucid New LP Delusion
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Jessica Hallock
Track by Track
Gay Meat Takes Us on an Emotional Journey Through Each Track of His Debut LP Blue Water
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Nick O’Reilly
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James Droll Debuts Big Guy & the Very Large Men with New Single Featuring Fancy Hagood
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Caleb Hoh
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Dominique and the Diamonds Reclaim Their Dream on “I Don’t Mind”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Eddie Sleven
Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Announces New Solo Album Mirage – Ballet for 16 Dancers
Words: Will Schube
Photo: SIG
Bon Iver Shares Info on Eaux Claires Festival Performance, Posts Clip of Bob Dylan Rehearsal
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Asher Weisberg
Non-Musical Influences
4 Non-Musical Influences on Touché Amoré’s Grief-Stricken Opus Stage Four
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Sean Stout
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88 Ultra Creates a Sense of Tension Between Distance and Intimacy with “Better with You”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Alexa Maguire
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Kneecap, Fenian
With bigger melodies and broader synth soundscapes, the rage-rave rap trio’s second LP takes an unexpected turn inward as they continue to take the politics of the world at large to task.
youbet, youbet
Penetratingly exact and proudly undefinable, Nick Llobet’s first album since expanding the project to a duo adds more definition to the sinewy, searching palette of their previous material.
Various artists, All These Things I Thought I Knew: A Compilation Tribute to the Late LD Beghtol
This tribute to the late songwriter and Magnetic Fields collaborator is something of a family affair, with close friends and clever familiars gathering to celebrate the artist’s dearly dour discography.
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