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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Bruce Springsteen, Tracks II: The Lost Albums
This new box breaks down seven well-framed sets of sessions spanning 1983 to 2018, essentially designed as full-album capsules of mood previously deemed unfit for canonization.
Gelli Haha, Switcheroo
The songwriter’s debut is carefree, sleazy, fundamentally arresting dance music—a multi-sensory circus serving to wallpaper the halls of dance-pop history with neon, acid-tinged nonsense.
Wavves, Spun
The LA band’s eighth LP eschews distortion in favor of a cleaner pop-punk sound that both spotlights Nathan Williams’ songwriting chops and dulls the project’s compelling eccentricities.
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RECAP: FLOODfest Coachella, CA, 2015
Special guests, grilled cheese sandwiches, and flowing drinks christened FLOOD’s inaugural trip to the desert
April 13, 2015
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Sound City Adds More Acts To May Festival
The Membranes, Gengahr, and more join the UK fest that already boasts acts like The Flaming Lips, Belle and Sebastian, and Dum Dum Girls.
April 13, 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 April 6–10, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.
April 10, 2015
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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WATCH: “SPECTRE” Teaser Hints At Bond’s Mysterious Past
The next James Bond flick is in theaters November 6, 2015.
March 30, 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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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
