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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The sequel to the Britpop-era War Child comp couldn’t have arrived at a better time, with its guest-filled track list embodying the charity’s mission of healing in the midst of global violence.
Shabaka, Of the Earth
The spiritual jazz musician’s third solo album rejects the distant cosmos and murky recesses of history in favor of the strange melodies and wondrous rhythms of human existence.
Harry Styles, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
The sequel to the 2022 Album of the Year GRAMMY winner is another radical genre shape-shift for a pop star who refuses to settle for just another EDM album.
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Neighborhoods
Watch Ane Diaz Play “Fulgída Luna” in Santa Barbara, California for “Neighborhoods”
Filmed on her agave farm, the track appears on her debut album Despechada—out now via LaunchLeft.
August 29, 2023
Join Hot Chip All Week for a Special Portola Edition of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
The indietronica icons are taking over the airwaves ahead of their performance at the San Francisco music festival next month.
August 28, 2023
Modern English
Join Modern English for a Special Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked” This Sunday
The one-day-only “Flashback Sunday” episode lands on the cusp of the English post-punks’ North American tour.
August 24, 2023
Rina Sawayama
Events
Portola Pre-Shows and Afterparties Announced with Rina Sawayama, Weyes Blood, and More
Röyksopp, Thundercat, Purple Disco Machine, SBTRKT, Jai Paul, and more will be taking over the Bay Area for Portola Week 2023.
August 23, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Pixies and Modest Mouse @ Stone Pony Summer Stage
The indie icons—along with Cat Power—closed out the Summer Stage series at the historic Asbury Park, NJ venue.
August 22, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Elijah Wolf Play “We Talked About It” and “Fading” in Saugerties, New York for “Neighborhoods”
Both tracks appeared on the songwriter’s LP Forgiving Season released earlier this summer.
August 22, 2023
Fatboy Slim
FLOOD FM Announces Second Annual “Portola Radio Takeover” in Anticipation of the Music Festival
Every Saturday leading up to the event on the weekend of September 30, we’ll be exclusively playing tracks by artists performing at the San Francisco festival.
August 18, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Toyota Music Den at Outside Lands 2023
Coco & Breezy, Soccer Mommy, Poolside, Grace Ives, Yaya Bey, No Vacation, and more from the fest within the fest.
August 16, 2023
Lorde at Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland. August 12, 2023. Photo by Joshua Mellin
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Flow Festival 2023 with Lorde, Christine and the Queens, Devo, and More
Shots of Blur, Kelela, Tove Lo, Suede, Wizkid, and more from Helsinki, Finland.
August 15, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Nat Myers Play “75-71” and “Duck n’ Dodge” Outside Nashville for “Neighborhoods”
The Kentucky-based songwriter performs two tracks from his Dan Auerbach–produced debut album Yellow Peril, out now via Easy Eye Sound.
August 15, 2023
Megan thee Stallion at Outside Lands in San Francisco, CA. August 13, 2023. Photo by Mallory Turner
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Outside Lands 2023 with Megan Thee Stallion, Foo Fighters, ODESZA, and More
Shots of The 1975, Alvvays, Soccer Mommy, Ethel Cain, Gabriels, beabadoobee, Maggie Rogers, and more from Golden Gate Park.
August 14, 2023
Join Poolside on the Latest Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
The LA-based musician announced his new album Blame It All on Love earlier this month with a yacht-rock-indebted single.
August 14, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Queens of the Stone Age, Phantogram, and The Armed @ The Mann in Philadelphia
Josh Homme and co.’s “The End Is Nero” tour touched down in Philly earlier this week.
August 10, 2023
Events
Portraits from Bleached Fest 2023: Surf Curse, Blondshell, Dayglow, and More
Behind-the-scenes shots from the inaugural two-day festival at Waterfront Park in San Diego.
August 09, 2023
Kendrick Lamar
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Lollapalooza 2023 with Kendrick Lamar, Tomorrow X Together, Suki Waterhouse, and More
Pics of Alex G, Lil Yachty, SOFI TUKKER, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rina Sawayama, and more from Grant Park.
August 08, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch grandson Play “Half My Heart” at a Cabin Outside Buffalo, New York For “Neighborhoods”
The track was featured on Jordan Benjamin’s I Love You, I’m Trying LP, out now via Fueled by Ramen.
August 08, 2023
The Flaming Lips at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA. August 5, 2023. Photo by David Iskra
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: The Flaming Lips @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
Wayne Coyne and co. are on tour celebrating 20 years of their classic Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots album.
August 07, 2023
Join George FitzGerald All Week on a New Episode of FLOOD FM’s “Hacked”
The London-based house musician’s recent Not As I EP gets a physical release this Friday via Domino.
August 07, 2023
EventsLive, In Photos
Live, in Photos: Newport Folk Festival 2023 with Maggie Rogers, My Morning Jacket, Angel Olsen, and More
Shots of Remi Wolf, Indigo De Souza, Jason Isbell, Bartees Strange, and more from the iconic annual fest on the shores of Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island.
August 02, 2023
Neighborhoods
Watch Meltt Play “Soak My Head” and “It Could Grow Anywhere” in Vancouver for “Neighborhoods”
The neo-psych quartet perform two tracks from their forthcoming LP Eternal Embers on Cypress Mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
August 01, 2023
