With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.
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Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
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Lorde, Virgin
The pop star retains the tainted-love throb of electro rhythm on a fourth LP that’s high on affection, low on gloss, and geared toward transcendence and sneaky sexuality.
Frankie Cosmos, Different Talking
Greta Kline’s sixth album finds her clicking with her new band, lending these songs a DIY quality reminiscent of her early demos despite digging into themes exclusive to adulthood.
BC Camplight, A Sober Conversation
The UK-via-NJ songwriter’s blackly comic neo-chamber-pop missive on sobriety still manages to speak to the upbeat without a snip of excess emotion.
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In Memoriam
How Sly & the Family Stone Changed Music as We Know It
10 songs by musicians who were significantly impacted by Sly Stone, who passed away this week at the age of 82.
June 10, 2025
In Conversation
What The High Llamas’ Sean O’Hagan Is Doing Now
After a brush with cancer, the Irish songwriter discusses why his new R&B-tinged LP Hey Panda might be his last with the project—and what he has in store for the future.
March 29, 2024
In Conversation
Ty Segall on Reaching Epic New Heights with “Three Bells”
Along with his wife and collaborator Denée, the prolific garage rocker discusses how communication, inconsistency, and ego death shaped his deeply immersive 15th studio album.
January 23, 2024
Playlist
Merry Christmas from Johnny Mathis
The legendary pop crooner made a holiday mix for FLOOD readers.
December 13, 2023
Bridging Past and Present with Independent Project Records and Press
Label founder Bruce Licher and Shiva Burlesque singer Jeffrey Clark discuss reviving the project over 40 years after it was initially launched, as well as Licher’s striking letterpress design work.
October 24, 2023
In Conversation
Jerry Harrison on the Timeless Appeal of Talking Heads and “Stop Making Sense”
The band’s guitarist/keyboardist discusses restoring the concert film’s iconic soundtrack, reuniting with his band at TIFF, and their journey to funk.
September 11, 2023
In Conversation
Galen & Paul on Always Pursuing the Third Option with Their Debut Collaborative Album
Songwriter Galen Ayers and The Clash’s Paul Simonon share how they avoided repeating old ideas on their new record Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?.
May 17, 2023
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In Conversation
This Will Be Our Year: Colin Blunstone on New LP “Different Game” and Six Decades of The Zombies
The group’s lead vocalist discusses releasing new music while gearing up for the debut of a forthcoming documentary chronicling the legendary act’s early years.
May 08, 2023
In Conversation
Devo’s Gerald V. Casale Continues to Fight De-Evolution with “The Invisible Man”
The new wave icons’ founding member discusses his new RSD Black Friday exclusive EP, decades of resistance, and squid risotto in our recent chat.
November 22, 2022
In Conversation
Greg Dulli on Songwriting, Mark Lanegan, and the Endurance of The Afghan Whigs
The group’s guest-heavy ninth album, How Do You Burn?, is out now via Royal Cream/BMG.
September 09, 2022
In Conversation
Separate Ways: Steve Perry on How a 40-Year-Old Journey Hit Found New Life Via “Stranger Things”
Joined by Alloy Tracks’ Bryce Miller and Troy MacCubbin, Perry discusses why he believes the 1983 hit resonates so deeply in 2022.
July 27, 2022
Redd Kross, Los Angeles, California. 11 May 1987. L-R: Steven McDonald, Robert Hecker, Roy McDonald, Jeffrey McDonald.
In Conversation
Steven McDonald on the 35th Anniversary of Redd Kross’ “Neurotica”
Merge Records is releasing an expanded edition of the band’s 1987 classic on June 24.
June 22, 2022
In Conversation
Ty Segall: Life in the California Hills
Ahead of the release of his latest project Hello, Hi, Segall tells us how life in Topanga stacks up against the time he spent building a cult following within San Francisco’s garage rock scene.
April 27, 2022
In Conversation
Chino Moreno and Shaun Lopez on the Return of ††† (Crosses)
The Deftones frontman and former Far guitarist discuss their first two original tracks together in nearly a decade, as well as the future of the electronic duo.
March 31, 2022
In Conversation
In Conversation: Bill Bentley and The Black Angels’ Alex Maas on the New Roky Erickson Tribute Album
The Black Angels frontman and the producer of “May the Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to Roky Erickson” fondly recall their times with the legendary psych-rock pioneer.
July 16, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth on Uniting for “Utopian Ashes”
The vocalists from Primal Scream and Savages discuss the joys of collaborating on their heartbreaking new duets album.
July 14, 2021
In Conversation
In Conversation: Donnie Looks Back at “The Colored Section”
The vocalist discusses the message and making of his groundbreaking 2002 neo-soul debut.
June 17, 2021
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In Conversation
Music, Joy, and Serendipity: Sérgio Mendes on His Magical 60-Year Career
In our video interview, Mendes talks about treasured moments from his storied life in music ahead of his special debuting on PBS on Sunday.
June 04, 2021
San Clemente comedians Chad and JT — real names, Tom Allen and John Parr — took their (perhaps authentic) surfer dude characters to Huntington Beach last week offering free masks. Their video, both funny and eye-opening, went viral — attracting millions of views. (Photo courtesy of Tom Allen and John Parr)
Art & CultureBreaking
The Laid-Back Activism of Chad and JT
Orange County-based surfer bros employ radical kindness, an “aura of stoke,” and hilarious city council appearances to slyly promote grass-roots engagement.
October 30, 2020
Art & Culture
Art for Our Sake: Amplifier’s Art Machine for Social Change
Founder Aaron Huey and Executive Director Cleo Barnett on how the Seattle-based design lab harnesses the change-driving power of analog art in a digital age.
October 27, 2020
