The punk lifer, archivist, and Cramps vault-keeper breaks down each track on the newly unearthed collection of material recorded with Alex Chilton at Ardent Studios in 1977.
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Henry Rollins Gets to the Meat of The Cramps’ Newly Released Gravest Gravy
Words: A.D. Amorosi
Photos: Richard Bishop, Tiffany Winton, Ross Halfin
In Conversation
Resurrecting Lost Sounds with Jim James
Words: Kyle Lemmon
Photo: Keri Ellen
In Memoriam
“A Rhinestone Shines Just As Good As a Diamond”: Remembering Dolly Parton
Words: A.D. Amorosi
Art: Kii Arens
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Dexys Midnight Runners’ LOVE Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photos: Jake Walters
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NØ MAN Rage Against Fascist Sloganeering on New Single “Zoo”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Kami Michel
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5 Questions with Evil Island
Words: Mischa Pearlman
Photos: Steve Hash
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Darcy Baylis’ Emotronica Influences Playlist
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Elsa Gottvall
Olivia Rodrigo Prepares for Inaugural Daisy Chain Fields Fest with New Mountain Dew Flavor
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David Byrne Announces New 70mm Concert Film Directed by Brady Corbet
Words: Will Schube
Photos: Kimberley Ross
untitled (halo) Announce Debut LP, Share Perfectly Titled Single “Aimee Lou Wood Freestyle”
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Photo: Jester Bulnes
Thao Recruits Dream Collaborator Neko Case for New Track “Catch as Catch Can”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Kimberly Ha
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Henry Rollins Gets to the Meat of The Cramps’ Newly Released Gravest Gravy
The punk lifer, archivist, and Cramps vault-keeper breaks down each track on the newly unearthed collection of material recorded with Alex Chilton at Ardent Studios in 1977.
Words: A.D. Amorosi
Photos: Richard Bishop, Tiffany Winton, Ross Halfin
In Conversation
Resurrecting Lost Sounds with Jim James
The My Morning Jacket frontman chats about his meditative new psych-rock solo album Wowed Out and music’s capacity to heal.
Words: Kyle Lemmon
Photo: Keri Ellen
5 Questions
5 Questions with Ty Segall
The prolific garage rocker unpacks his collaborative new LP Chrome—in addition to filling us in on an aborted musical tragicomedy about a clown he once pitched to Tim Heidecker.
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Denee Segall
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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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Queens of the Stone Age Announce New LP Perfecth, Share Second Single “Insignificant Other”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Andreas Neumann
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Watch The Suffers’ Kam Franklin Perform in Northwest Houston for “Neighborhoods”
Words: FLOOD Staff
Non-Musical Influences
5 Non-Musical Influences on Marci’s Nocturnal New Album Mask Lady and Late Night Girl
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Justin Aranha
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Brice Blanco Is Searching for Connection on New BOKO-Featuring Single “Language”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Jazmine Jaquez
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Smidley Reckons with This Life and the Next on “Murphy Horse”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Brett Torrence
5 Questions
5 Questions with Ty Segall
Words: Kurt Orzeck
Photo: Denee Segall
Perfect Day
Perfect Day in LA: Johanna Samuels
Words: FLOOD Staff
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Tankerlow Take Aim at the Culture of Fame with New Noise-Rock Epic “ERGO/OGRE”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Griffin Ellis
Essay
A Blonded Life: Frank Ocean’s Blonde at 10
Words: Zachary Weg
Photo: Adam Maresca
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The Afghan Whigs Walk Us Through the Inspiration for Each Song on Their New LP Soft Control
Words: Wyoming Reynolds
Photo: Orlando Perkins
First Listen
sundots Approach a New Songwriting Direction with “Distraction”
Words: Mike LeSuer
Photo: Eve Alpert
Beabadoobee Shares “One of the Happiest Songs” from Pylon, “Memories”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Erika Kamano
Sen Morimoto Announces Time Is on Your Side LP, Shares First Single “Overthinker”
Words: Will Schube
Photo: Kaina Castillo
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Mastodon, Marrow Deep
On their eerie, electrifying return, the Atlanta metal icons cut through the mire of grief and come up with a spectacular, pained record that’s among the finest of their career.
Mike D, Thank You
Mike Diamond maintains the close-knit familial vibe and youthful effusion the Beastie Boys forged in 1981 on a debut solo effort full of looped synths and snaggle-toothed raps.
The Linda Lindas, Gotta Get Out
The winsome punks’ urgent third record feels like a fresh revisiting of familiar themes—most notably the ever-present, agonizing ache for political action.
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