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

Ezra Furman, Goodbye Small Head
A glitchy folk-punk opera like a pastoral take on Lou Reed’s Berlin, the songwriter’s quivering-yet-empowered latest sees her knocked down—but never knocked out.

Youth Code, Yours, with Malice
The EBM duo continues to test new waters with their debut EP for metalcore label Sumerian, inviting experimentation on each of these five bone-rattling recordings.

Kali Uchis, Sincerely,
Moving from the synth-dembow-pop of last year’s Orquídeas to dreamy neo-soul, her fifth album sees Uchis adapt the tripling axis of joy, pain, and existential dilemma into cloudy song.
FLOOD Staff

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“Danger In The Club” is out on May 5 via Rough Trade.

Shaky Knees festival 2015
The Atlanta fest has announced its finalized bill of performers for the stacked weekend, adding both nighttime shows and five more acts.

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There’s something comforting in a well-crafted folk song. A strong message conveyed through delicate and detailed instrumentation can leave even the…

Ben and Jerry’s 420
So good, they should be illegal.

Twin Shadow bus crash / photo via Aurora Police Deapartment: https://twitter.com/AuroraPD/status/589083910115463169/photo/1
Driver John Crawford and drummer Andy Bauer are in serious condition; George Lewis Jr. will undergo reconstructive hand surgery.

What the editorial staff of FLOOD will be heading to their favorite record stores to find on Saturday, April 18.

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Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of April 13–17, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

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IMFCON is now accepting registrations for the seventh annual conference and symposium set to take place just north of the border from December 13–15.
The second teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens just debuted at the Star Wars Celebration mega-event in Anaheim a few…

Chromeo / photo by Jasmine Safaeian
Special guests, grilled cheese sandwiches, and flowing drinks christened FLOOD’s inaugural trip to the desert

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The Membranes, Gengahr, and more join the UK fest that already boasts acts like The Flaming Lips, Belle and Sebastian, and Dum Dum Girls.

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Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of April 6–10, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

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

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

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

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

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Join us on April 14 for a live performance by Geographer

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

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

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