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

The Black Keys, No Rain, No Flowers
The blues-rock duo sifts through wreckage in search of meaning and growth on their 13th album only to come up with answers that are every bit as pat and saccharine as the title suggests.

JID, God Does Like Ugly
After 15 years of writing and developing verses, the Dreamville rapper has become a master of the form on his fourth album as he finds resolution and comes to recognize his purpose.

Cory Hanson, I Love People
The Wand frontman’s fourth solo outing confronts American grift culture with hope and a communal spirit, as his backing players seem to prevent him from turning inward and catastrophizing.
FLOOD Staff

2008. Yasiin Bey photo by Thierry Caro https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mos-Def-Be-Kind.JPG
“I’ve committed no crime, they must be out of their minds.”

2016. Suicide Squad trailer
“We’re bad guys! It’s what we do!”

The extended look aired last night on The CW.

From the forthcoming EP of the same name.

June 9–12 on the farm.

Boulevards / photo by Daniel Topete
The funky son of Raleigh announces his debut album.

An informative night powered by Dell and Windows 10.

Grimes “Kill V Maim” video
The Art Angels standout gets a hyperkinetic clip.

“Chorus” is out January 22 via 4AD.

Andy Ferro / photo by Ashley Boyd Jones
The Ranch Ghost guitarist conjures up a few specters from his tape machine.

Get the dirt on Dirt McGirt.

The chilly track was produced by Stone’s Throw artist DJ Harrison.

UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Glenn Frey Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
The founding member of The Eagles passed away today at 67.

“I’m a job creator, watch this.”

2016. CFM press photo by Denee Petracek
“Still Life of Citrus and Slime” is out April 8 via In The Red.

The sequel about the really, really, really good-looking model is out next month.

School of Seven Bells / photo by Justin Hollar and Clarke Tolton
“SVIIB” is out February 26 via Vagrant.

2015. Sound Board header in red
Our picks for the best tracks out there for the week of January 11–15, 2015. Headphone-tested, FLOOD-approved.

2016. Burnt Palms, “Last Time”
“Back On My Wall” is out February 5 via We Were Never Being Boring.

photo by Sean Murphy
The band’s fourth self-titled album is out April 1.