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.




Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
The Los Angeles Issue

Matmos, Metallic Life Review
Composed entirely from the vibrations of metal objects, the compact experimental duo’s new anticapitalist allegory is as unique a prospect as a fingerprint.

Turnstile, Never Enough
The Baltimore hardcore collective distills and expands the essence of their breakout 2021 LP, leaning into the tension between explosiveness and a resulting uneasy stillness.

Hotline TNT, Raspberry Moon
Will Anderson’s debut with a full band exhibits his fondness for crunchy shoegaze while incorporating a stripped-down, folk-referencing sound tinged with melancholic guitar.
FLOOD Staff

The outlaw-pop songwriter performs her 2021 single along with a cut from her newly released God Is Dead EP in Southern California.

Ahead of their anticipated US tour, the French pop artist shares an eclectic DJ set with us.

Stephen Sanchez / photo by Mallory Turner
Stephen Sanchez, ATL Jacob, Gunner Stahl, Blu De Tiger, Em Beihold, London on da Track, Victoria Canal, and more from the three-day pop-up experience celebrating #GRAMMYSNextGen

The second half of the PBS series’ 48th season kicked off at the beginning of January.

The art-pop duo take on O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” in addition to a single from their forthcoming debut LP on a balcony a block from Times Square.

The destination includes an exhibit designed by Cey Adams celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with photography by Janette Beckman, Michael Lavine, B+, Danny Clinch, Greg Noire, and Gunner Stahl.

We’ll be spinning the brother/sister duo of Josh and Amy Dowdle’s vibey set every day through February 3.

The soul icon’s latest solo record Sentimental Fool arrived back in October via Daptone Records.

Steve Bays and Parker Bossley take us back to the early ’00s with their guest DJ set.

The SD-based group performs two songs at the storied Che Café in La Jolla.

The punk trio took their Together, Baby! single to the Clovelly Cliffs on Australia’s East Coast.

The Vancouver-based post-punk revivalist is taking over the station all week with hand-picked tunes.

The Australian songwriter’s 20th studio album I’m Fun! arrived in August via Ten Fingers/Warner.

10 series that lived up to the virality of their screencaps.

Shannon Busch gives an acoustic performance of both tracks from her forthcoming debut LP outside of her recording studio.

10 movies that helped us navigate everything from complicated familial drama to psychotic conspiracy theorists.

Kicking off on Monday and running through Christmas Day, make FLOOD FM your source for great and eclectic holiday music.

10 tracks that look toward the past to push things forward.

The songwriter performs an acoustic take on his recent single in the capital city.

Sloan Struble is taking over the station this week with handpicked tunes.