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.
Saint Etienne, The Night
Over 30 years after their debut, the Vaseline-lensed electro-pop trio still titillates without any consideration of boundaries as they continue their recent shift toward spectral-sounding gravitas.
Daft Punk, Discovery [Interstella 5555 Edition]
Reissued in honor of its complementary anime film’s 20th anniversary, the French house duo’s breakout LP feels like a time capsule for a brief period of pre-9/11 optimism.
The Coward Brothers, The Coward Brothers
Inspired by Christopher Guest’s recent radio play reviving Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett’s 1985 fictional band, this playful debut album proves that this inside joke still has legs.
FLOOD Staff
Dan Smith shares how podcasts, his dad’s old notebook, and, of course, caffeine helped fuel his latest project.
Backstage in Vegas with L.S. Dunes, Pierce the Veil, The Wonder Years, 3OH!3, and others.
Leading up to the release of her sophomore solo record, A Love You Cannot Shake, Pascal Stevenson takes us to some favorite spots in East LA, North Hollywood, and beyond.
Jimmy Eat World, Coheed and Cambria, The Used, Dashboard Confessional, and more from the 2000s nostalgia mall-punk fest in Las Vegas.
Emma Hardyman teases the release of her band’s new album Dear Divine with an acoustic performance of the yet-unreleased track “bashful lovers.”
The new wave, goth and post-punk fest returns May 17, 2025 with Madness, OMD, Blancmange, Garbage, Stereo MC’s, Alison Moyet, and the reunion of Aimee Mann’s ‘Til Tuesday.
With her new album Dotr out now, the electronic artist spins tracks by SOFI TUKKER, Fleetwood Mac, Four Tet, Goose, and more.
The FLOOD-sponsored event on October 24 at ACL Live is the result of a nationwide Community College Concert Competition to get out the vote.
The high-concept art-pop musician takes us behind the scenes of her recent hometown release show for Triple Fire in LA.
Taking place October 26 at The Echo, “Raise the Volume” will be co-sponsored by FLOOD.
Plus backstage shots of St. Lucia, Cannons, Chaparelle, and others from the annual festival in Texas.
Jackie Mendez & the Steady 45’s, Boogaloo Assassins, Circle the Earth, and Monalisa will also play the event set for November 9 at LA State Historical Park.
Following the release of her fourth album PALACIO, the Colombian indie-pop songwriter kicks back with a chill day in the Mexican capital city.
The Austin psych-rockers prep for their Halloween Levitation fest slot with a performance of three new tracks from their yet-to-be-announced debut album.
The Swiss deep-house producer takes us from her pre-show rituals through to her festival afterparty appearance at the recent San Diego music fest.
In this exclusive preview, Jeff and Steven McDonald recall getting together with Robert Hecker—the lead guitarist for their much-loved Neurotica and Third Eye albums.
Following the release of her third album The Vandalist, the pop-rap vocalist spins tracks by Little Simz, UMO, Missy Elliott, and more.
The inaugural Huntsville, Alabama festival was forced to cancel day two due to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Behind the scenes with the pop troubadour during weekend one of the annual festival.
The Irish garage-punk band was joined by Slow Fiction in Nashville.