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.
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.
Adrian Spinelli
Thee Sacred Souls / photo by Émanuel Novak-Bélanger
Thee Sacred Souls, Makaya McCraven, Alfa Mist, and André 3000 helped thread a distinct story at the biggest jazz festival in the world.
photo by Aaron Flunn, Bosnia
The former pro surfer talks Waves 4 Water, the humanitarian aid organization he founded after an interrupted surfing trip to Indonesia.
