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.
Allison Russell, In the Hour of Chaos
Clearly written in the pressure cooker of Trump’s America, the artist’s community-oriented third album battles the darkness with an at-times overwhelming sense of optimism.
The Rolling Stones, Foreign Tongues
The Stones come as close as they ever will to reckoning with their twilight years on a surprisingly effective 25th LP that finds them bringing a fresh spark to their signature sound.
Kelela, New Avatar
The songwriter’s earliest soul and jazz influences can be found swirling throughout her third album, which also expands into the realms of hypnotic electronic music and alt rock.
FLOOD Staff
The songwriter plays her recent single “I Tried” while cruising through the LA suburbs.
Model/Actriz
The Sword, The Raveonettes, Boy Harsher, Martin Rev, and others from Austin’s annual festival celebrating psych rock and beyond.
Doechii
The Marías, Remi Wolf, Lola Young, The Last Dinner Party, Blondshell, Paris Poloma, and more from Forest Hills Stadium.
Turnstile
The “Never Enough Tour” hit Chicago over the weekend with Mannequin Pussy, Speed, and Jane Remover.
As they wrap up a set of West Coast shows, the Portland alt-rockers spin tunes by The White Stripes, The Slits, Throwing Muses, and more.
Behind the scenes shots with Die Spitz, Joey Valence & Brae, Lambrini Girls, Sarah Kinsley, The Linda Lindas, Soft Play, and more.
My Chemical Romance
Wet Leg, Public Enemy, Devo, Scowl, Cage the Elephant, and more from Piedmont Park in Atlanta.
Lambrini Girls
The Brighton duo were joined by Chicago punks Edging at the show earlier this week.
Behind the scenes in Douglass Park with Soft Play, Wishy, Militarie Gun, Shonen Knife, and Harm’s Way.
Noga Erez, Moby, Underworld, Peggy Gou, The Chemical Brothers, and more from Pier 80 in San Francisco.
Green Day
The annual punk and alternative fest celebrated it’s 20th anniversary with IDLES, Jack White, Sparks, Lambrini Girls, and more in Chicago’s Douglass Park this past weekend.
Before they headline the Hollywood Bowl this weekend, guitarist Buck Meek spins tracks by Booker T. and the M.G.’s, Los Machucambos, Joseph Spence, Noname, and more.
Caroline Smith and The Ruffin’ Trio perform the The Rub cut “Mr. Revival” outside of the bar she owns with her husband.
The prog-rock icons played the Atlanta venue alongside Taking Back Sunday and Foxing earlier this month.
The São Paolo–based songwriter shares raw versions of “Ponta da Lingua” and “Law of Nature” from her forthcoming LP Carrossel.
The songwriter plays “Downstairs” and “Halfway to Whole” from his newly released third album, A Quiet and Harmless Living.
Gerard Way and co. brought the “Long Live The Black Parade” tour to Florida with support from Evanescence.
Ahead of the annual event this weekend in SF, the fest’s curator spins tracks from a few of this year’s biggest draws, including LCD Soundsystem, The Chemical Brothers, and The Prodigy.
The San Diego indie-pop trio closes out the second season of our subseries dedicated to the music and arts fest on California’s Central Coast.
The recently reunited post-punk icons are joining us on September 14 for an hour-long takeover featuring the music of Sparks, The Fall, Alice Cooper, and more.
