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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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This Is Lorelei, Holo Boy

Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos digs into his back catalog of nearly 70 releases shared over the last 12 years, revealing his humble beginnings and the seeds of last year’s breakout LP.

Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 50

This box set repackages the languid yet damaged follow-up to the band’s breakout success, with its true star being the massive-sounding bootleg of a 1975 live show at LA’s Sports Arena.

Blur, The Great Escape [30th Anniversary Edition]

Packed with era-appropriate B-sides, this release celebrates the Britpop quartet in their last gasp of opulent orchestration as they moved into lonely disillusionment and reserved distance.
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RSVP: Current: Upstairs at the Ace Hotel Downtown LA

Featuring guest DJ sets by Matt Mondanile of Ducktails, Benedek + D/A/D

September 02, 2015

Battles // photo by unknown

LISTEN: Battles Defy Pronunciation With “FF Bada”

Precision!

September 02, 2015

Martin Courtney “Northern Highway” video

WATCH: Martin Courtney Explores “Northern Highway” in New Video

“Many Moons” is out October 30.

September 02, 2015

SANTA MONICA, CA – APRIL 06: Josh Gad arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of FX’s new series “The Comedians” held at The Broad Stage on April 6, 2015 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

Film + TV
Josh Gad to Play Roger Ebert in “Roger & Russ”

Will Ferrell to co-star as Russ Meyer.

September 02, 2015

Little Wings press photo

PREMIERE: Catch a Wave With Little Wings in “By Now” Video

Follow Kyle Field up the coast in the video for the “Explains” cut.

September 02, 2015

Animal Collective // photo by Atiba Jefferson

LISTEN: Animal Collective Announce New Live LP, Share “Did You See The Words”

The “Feels” opener gets a live makeover.

September 01, 2015

the domestics. it came to me music video screenshot.

PREMIERE: The Domestics Explore the Joys of Summer in New Video for “It Came To Me”

The band’s self-titled debut record is out now.

September 01, 2015

2015. Lay’s Potato Chips bag collage header

Art & CultureStaff Picks
The Fabulous Forum: Lay’s “Do Us a Flavor” 2015 Finalists

Who will take home the million-dollar prize for just shouting the name of a food product they like?

August 31, 2015

2015. Cold Beat press photo by Abby Banks

LISTEN: Cold Beat Stream Entirety of “Into the Air”

Listen to the San Francisco quartet’s new LP ahead of its September 4 release.

August 31, 2015

HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 11: Director Wes Craven arrives at the premiere of the Weinstein Company’s “Scream 4” Presented by AXE Shower at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on April 11, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Film + TV
RIP: Wes Craven (1939–2015)

The master of horror succumbed to brain cancer yesterday in Los Angeles.

August 31, 2015

Young Empires // photo courtesy Young Empires

PREMIERE: Storm “The Gates” With Young Empires’s Debut LP

Go front-to-back with the Toronto avant-pop trio.

August 31, 2015

Salad Boys // photo courtesy of Salad Boys

LISTEN: Salad Boys Share “No Taste Bomber”

New Zealand’s finest non-comedic musical group air out their angst.

August 28, 2015

Sound Board August

Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of August 24–28, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

August 28, 2015

Alex G “Bug” video

WATCH: Taste Young Love In Alex G’s “Bug” Video

“Beach Music” is out October 9 on Domino.

August 27, 2015

Destroyer “Times Square” video

WATCH: Take a Trip Through “Times Square” (via Enchanted Forest) with Destroyer

Get lost with Dan Bejar.

August 27, 2015

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Art & Culture
Facebook Launches Its own Siri-like Virtual Assistant, M

The new program is powered by both artificial intelligence and real people.

August 27, 2015

Neil Young press photo / by Pegi Young

Saddle Up the Palomino: For Two Nights Only, Neil Fest Is Headed for New York

Ryan Adams, Sharon Van Etten, Charles Bradley, Elvis Perkins, Norah Jones, Body/Head, and plenty more thrashers will roll by, with further additions to come.

August 27, 2015

Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer collage. Lawrence photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images.

Film + TV
Amy Schumer Currently Writing Movie with Best Bud Jennifer Lawrence

The two plan to costar as sisters.

August 26, 2015

Morrissey. FYF Fest 2015. credit Rozette Rago.

Art & Culture
Morrissey to Release First Work of Fiction “The List of the Lost” in September [UPDATED]

There’s no US release date for the novel yet. [There is now; it’s September 24.]

August 26, 2015

Julia Holter // photo by Tonje Thilesen

LISTEN: Julia Holter Shares “Sea Calls Me Home”

Alas, no more visuals of her dog.

August 26, 2015
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