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The Los Angeles Issue

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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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.
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Film + TV
WATCH: “Orange Is the New Black” Gets Its First Season Three Trailer

“The world is better in black and white…and red.”

April 09, 2015
WATCH: Night Terrors of 1927 Discuss Production Collaboration and Perform “When You Were Mine” in “At: Guitar Center” Performance

The multi-talented rock supergroup drop by the studio to discuss the conception of their sound.

April 08, 2015

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RSVP: Burton Durable Goods Presents “Camp On” at Burton Store in LA

Join us on April 15 for a live performance by SWIMM and an exclusive DJ set by HOLYCHILD

April 08, 2015

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Sasquatch! Music Festival Solidifies Stacked Lineup for May

The highly anticipated Memorial Day weekend fest has expanded to include a grand total of one hundred and twenty-seven artists.

April 08, 2015

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RSVP: Burton Durable Goods Presents “Camp On” at Burton Store in SF

Join us on April 14 for a live performance by Geographer

April 07, 2015

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RSVP: FLOODfest Coachella, CA, 2015

We’re kicking off the festival weekend with special performances by super-secret guests in the desert and you’re invited.

April 07, 2015
Art & Culture
See the Best Minds of Your Generation* Perform A Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration of “Howl” at the Theater at The Ace Hotel on April 7

*Angelheaded hipsters scheduled to perform include Nick Cave, Van Dyke Parks, Courtney Love, and Will Forte.

April 06, 2015

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Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of March 30–April 3, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

April 03, 2015

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Art & Culture
What We Know So Far About Tidal, Jay Z’s New Music Streaming Service

“I just want to be an alternative. They don’t have to lose for me to win.”

April 02, 2015

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Film + TV
A Few of the Most Insane Moments From the New “Mad Max: Fury Road” Trailer

It’s still a lovely day, despite all the explosions.

April 01, 2015
First Wave (Rain?) of Artists for Capitol Hill Block Party Announced

Ratatat, TV on the Radio, and The Kills headline, with support from Built to Spill, Toro Y Moi, and Jamie xx

March 31, 2015

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Film + TV
WATCH: “SPECTRE” Teaser Hints At Bond’s Mysterious Past

The next James Bond flick is in theaters November 6, 2015.

March 30, 2015

Run the Jewels. FLOODfest. SXSW 2015.

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SXSW 2015: The Portraits

In between terrific sets at our first-ever FLOODfest event at SXSW, photographer Marc Lemoine caught some of the acts performing—and a…

March 30, 2015

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The Great Escape Finalizes 2015 Lineup with 150 Artists

The UK festival is celebrating its tenth birthday with a blowout bash in Brighton.

March 30, 2015

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LISTEN: Jamie xx Shares New Music, “Gosh,” and Details Debut LP

“In Colour” is out June 2 via Young Turks

March 30, 2015

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Events
Burgerama 4: In Photos

Burger Records’ annual extravaganza took over the Observatory in Santa Ana with Weezer, Ty Segall, FIDLAR, Black Lips, and a whole lot more.

March 30, 2015

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More Details Emerge for 2015 Sound City Music Festival in Liverpool

Wayne Coyne and Edwyn Collins set to make keynote speeches, with appearances by Mark E. Smith and Viv Albertine, at conference in conjunction with the music festival taking place May 22–24.

March 27, 2015

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Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of March 23–27, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

March 27, 2015

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WATCH: Dan Deacon’s “When I Was Done Dying” Gets The Adult Swim “Off the Air” Treatment

Dan Deacon is a man whose creative wheels never stop turning. If his insanely fun live shows or the intricate…

March 26, 2015

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Festival Season Is Officially Here as Lollapalooza Announces 2015 Lineup

…and it’s already sold out.

March 25, 2015
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