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The Tenth Anniversay Issue

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.

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Anna Calvi, Is This All There Is?

The British songwriter returns with a four-song EP defined by theatrical arrangements and an actorish guest list featuring Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Perfume Genius, and Matt Berninger.

Various artists, Red Xerox: Chicago Youth Beat 2020-2025

Spotlighting the diversity of Chicago’s underground scene, this comp is as much a symposium for genre-defying trailblazers as it is a no-skips playlists capturing the city’s budding youth-beat movement.

Cut Worms, Transmitter

Produced by Jeff Tweedy, Max Clarke’s fourth album tampers down the luster of past records, grounding aspects of the indie-folk songwriter’s music that once seemed impossibly pristine.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – APRIL 26: Allen Toussaint performs during the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 26, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by C Flanigan/FilmMagic)

RIP: Allen Toussaint (1938–2015)

The New Orleans R&B legend passed away on tour in Madrid.

November 10, 2015

2015. Sket One Show header

Art & CultureEvents
RSVP: Resurrection: A “Star Wars” Influenced Art Show by Sket One

Join us at the FLOOD gallery for an incredible night that takes you to a galaxy far, far away.

November 09, 2015

2015. Hinds press photo by Aaron Serrano

LISTEN: Hinds Get Playful on New Single “San Diego”

“Leave Me Alone” is out January 8 on Mom + Pop.

November 09, 2015

2015. Ace words current Nov

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RSVP: Current: Upstairs at the Ace Hotel Downtown LA

Featuring a live performance by Mereki and a guest DJ set by KYWO.

November 09, 2015
PREMIERE: All is Not Well in The Icarus Line’s “El Sereno” Video

From last month’s “All Things Under Heaven.”

November 09, 2015

2015. Air + Style LA lineup header

Art & CultureEvents
Shaun White Releases the Sophomore Lineup for Air + Style Los Angeles

J. Cole, HAIM, and Big Grams will hit the stage while world-class snowboarders hit the slope.

November 06, 2015

Sound Board Black and white

Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of November 2–6, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

November 06, 2015

TÜLIPS // photo by Zane Roessell

PREMIERE: TÜLIPS Stave Off Autumn with Bright and Brash “Doom & Bloom” LP

Out next Friday on Lollipop.

November 06, 2015
Film + TV
WATCH: Quentin Tarantino Introduces Viewers to “The Hateful Eight”

Spend the holidays with someone you hate.

November 05, 2015

2015. Dilly Dally The Touch video screenshot

WATCH: Dilly Dally Go Grayscale in Video for “The Touch”

“Sore” is out now via Partisan

November 05, 2015
WATCH: Meow the Jewels Go Peak Kitty for “All Meow Life” Video

We’re really getting our $40,000 worth.

November 05, 2015
LISTEN: Khruangbin Take Us to Thailand (via Texas) in “Two Fish and An Elephant”

Most tranquil.

November 05, 2015
LISTEN: Santigold Announces “99¢,” Shares “Can’t Get Enough of Myself”

At that price, who could?

November 05, 2015

2010. Providence restaurant exterior. Photo by Eugene Kim / Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/eekim/5206321482/in/photolist-8W4KZu-dtTsTE-9pQWk-hb8gSf-cNAYCo-hb5RPD-hb5Zfw-hb63cm-hb5WmL-hb9FbK-hb5R3i-jFtPW-jFtKP-687Cfr-jFtDz-jFtHM-jBqSN-bEzrvw-aG1ZmH-87rqMJ-6ykdst-8DeM4-aG1ZRi-aG1Ze4-aG1Zyc-jBqZD-aG1ZGg-aG211R-jBqxb-jFtM1-jFtFt-jFtNt-jBqWq-5ZFkaC-9YRRfM-oomZao-bUDQLz-8dcgY2

Art & Culture
Jonathan Gold Reveals His New List of the 101 Best Restaurants in LA

Providence nabs the top spot for the third year in a row.

November 04, 2015

Spike Lee in Chicago

Film + TV
WATCH: Spike Lee’s Satirical “Chiraq” Gets a Trailer

“I will deny rights of access and entrance.”

November 04, 2015

Shannon and the Clams video

WATCH: Shannon and The Clams Slam Some Brews, Meet Woodland Creatures in “It’s Too Late” Video

Alas, no Totoros.

November 04, 2015

Joanna Newsom on Later… with Jools Holland

WATCH: Joanna Newsom Takes “Leaving the City” To “Jools Holland”

The “Divers” track is stripped down to just harp and voice.

November 04, 2015

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 20: Jon Stewart poses in the press room at the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

Film + TV
Contract of Zen: Jon Stewart Signs Deal with HBO

The four-year agreement will find the former “Daily Show” host producing “short-form digital content,” however which way that manifests itself.

November 03, 2015

Muse. Revolt screenshot.

WATCH: Muse Soundtracks a Futuristic Cyber-Punk Battle in new “Revolt” Virtual Reality Video by VRSE

Download the VRSE app for the full 360 degree experience.

November 03, 2015

2015. “Girls” Season 5 teaser

Film + TV
WATCH: Lena Dunham Gets Down in New “Girls” Teaser

The HBO show returns on February 21.

November 03, 2015
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