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The Los Angeles Issue

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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Midlake, A Bridge to Far

The Denton folk-rockers’ second album since returning from a hiatus flits effortlessly between psychedelic rock, folk, and hazy jazz as Eric Pulido continues to steer the ship forward.

Khruangbin, The Universe Smiles Upon You ii

Recorded on the 10th anniversary of their debut, the trio forgoes reliving past glories in favor of quietly ruminating on what’s gone on between these two points, detonating everything in sight.

Saintseneca, Highwallow & Supermoon Songs

The cosmic Ohio band’s sprawling fifth album represents the best of the late-’00s indie-folk scene, with Zac Little proving that he very much earns his suspenders.
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Kendrick Lamar video “Alright”

LISTEN: Kendrick Lamar Punches a Guest Verse into Funkadelic’s “Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?”

#FunkyFriday

September 25, 2015

Grace Mitchell “Bae” video

WATCH: Comb the Streets of Paris with Grace Mitchell and S.Pri Noir in the “Bae” Lyric Video

The Oregon singer and French emcee live la vie en rose.

September 25, 2015

Flaming Lips Heady Nuggs header

Flaming Lips Reissuing “Clouds Taste Metallic” as Massive Deluxe Boxed Set

Gonna need a lot of gummy skulls to contain this thing.

September 25, 2015

Sam Smith “Spectre” theme song

Film + TV
LISTEN: Sam Smith Shares New Bond Theme, “Writing’s On the Wall”

Kinda wish it sounded more like Tom Petty.

September 25, 2015
PREMIERE: Spray Paint Call Out to “Signal Master”

Dopers out October 23 on Monofonus Press.

September 25, 2015

coke weed.

PREMIERE: Coke Weed Give Us a “New Jive”

The band’s fourth LP “Mary Weaver” is out October 10.

September 25, 2015

Big Grams / Fallon

WATCH: Big Grams Perform “Fell in the Sun” on “Fallon”

Big Grams is out today.

September 25, 2015

Big Grams // photo by Timothy Saccenti

Art & CultureFilm + TV
FLOOD 2 is Now Available for Physical Purchase and Free Download

Featuring cover stories on Big Grams and BoJack Horseman, interviews with Kurt Vile and Bill Bryson, a chat with Wolf Alice, art from Kate Micucci and Mel Kadel, hijinks from Baseball Card Vandals, drinks recipes from LA’s The Varnish, and much more.

September 25, 2015

Janet Jackson in 2011 // photo by Amy Leiton/Creative Commons (MUST SAY CREATIVE COMMONS)

LISTEN: Janet Jackson and Missy Elliott “Burn It Up”

Kitty-cat meow meow meow meow meow!

September 24, 2015

2015. Sound Board dark green

Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Depending on where you live, you’re either basking in an autumnal glow or roasting like a pig on spit. America! It’s…

September 24, 2015

Portugal. The Man at FLOODfest / photo by Thomas Tran

Events
FLOODfest Vegas 2015

Staying cool by the Foxtail pool with Portugal. The Man, SWIMM, and Pearl Charles.

September 24, 2015

Kobayashi // eating a goat to defeat the curse of the Chicago Cubs

Art & Culture
WATCH: Competitive Eating Champion Kobayashi Wolfs Down a Goat in an Attempt to Reverse Chicago Cubs Curse

You read that correctly.

September 24, 2015

Young Rival // no photo credit

PREMIERE: Stay Out of the Bars in Young Rival’s Hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, Unless You Want to Meet “Scruples”

The Hammer!

September 24, 2015

2015. Truth trailer screenshot

Film + TV
WATCH: Robert Redford Moves from Watergate to Rathergate in the “Truth” Trailer

Cate Blanchett costars in the journalistic drama, out October 16 in limited release.

September 23, 2015

2015. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Edward Snowden on StarTalk podcast. Cred Carlos Valdes Lora

Art & Culture
LISTEN: Edward Snowden Joins Neil deGrasse Tyson on His “StarTalk” Podcast

The two sat down (remotely, of course) for a discourse on a variety of inter-planetary topics.

September 23, 2015

2015. Trevor Noah press photo for The Daily Show by Byron Keulemans

Film + TV
Trevor Noah Announces “The Daily Show”‘s First Week of Guests

Ryan Adams will be Noah’s first musical guest.

September 23, 2015

Big Grams // credit unknown

LISTEN: Big Grams Release Soul-Thumping Single “Goldmine Junkie”

The third track to be taken from Friday’s “Big Grams” EP.

September 23, 2015

\\GT// photo by Wes Frazer

PREMIERE: Take a Tour of the Dirty South on \\GT//’s “Rails”

The Birmingham trio’s debut, “Beats Misplaced,” drops October 16.

September 22, 2015
Art & CultureEvents
RSVP: L.A.M.B. x Burton in Los Angeles

Join us on Wednesday September 30 for an exclusive DJ set by Smiles Davis.

September 22, 2015

The Big Short trailer screenshot 2015

WATCH: Hide Your Bank Statements, Hide Your Loans in the Trailer for “The Big Short”

The star-packed adaptation of Michael Lewis’s 2010 best-seller is out on Christmas Day.

September 22, 2015
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