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.
Various artists, Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
These unheard tracks from Dirty Projectors, Daniel Lopatin, and more are hushed and raw, all crafted with the idea of evoking a sense of home to highlight those whose own are at risk.
HEALTH, Conflict DLC
The noise-rockers’ sixth LP is a full-on rush of nihilistic energy, a shattered disco ball serving as the perfect encapsulation of a world decimated by capitalistic greed at the expense of humanity.
Fucked Up, Year of the Goat
Made up of two nearly half-hour tracks, the hardcore experimentalists’ latest is artistically commendable and consistently intriguing, even if it tends to test the listener’s patience.
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.
Mannequin Pussy / photo by Daniel Cavazos
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.
Redd Kross on set of “I.R.S.: The Cutting Edge” taping at Windows of Hollywood, Hollywood, California. 17 August 1987. L-R: Jeffrey McDonald, Roy McDonald, Robert Hecker, and Steven McDonald.
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.
