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.
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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The Beastie Boys filming the “Pass the Mic” video / photo courtesy of Mario Caldato Jr.
Twenty-five years later, “Check Your Head”‘s influence still looms large.
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In addition to a cover story on “Silicon Valley”’s Thomas Middleditch, our latest print issue also features an extended celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beastie Boys’ “Check Your Head.”
From Radiohead’s unforeseen crowd-pleasing to “Kung Fu” Kenny’s cinematic themes
Israel’s vibrant art scene is front and center in the second episode of our video series touring the cities that inspire the world.
Have you heard of this band Radiohead?
photo by Ziv Sade
Must be nice to have talented fans.
photo by Ryan Hunter
The well-traveled DJ/producer/label-boss is showing people how to travel with a new line of bags and luggage.
photo by Ip Hoi Wan
Taken from the album of the same name, out June 9.
The group’s latest is out March 31 via Burger.
FRENSHIP / photo by Matthew Kanzler
Black Lips, Karen Elson, Middle Kids, and more helped us take over Cedar Street.
The New Jersey quartet are releasing “Down on the Sunset Strip” on Friday.
photo by Ziv Sade
“Shout It Out” is out now via Digital Monkey.
To celebrate FLOODfest at SXSW, we wanted to offer up something for everyone—regardless of whether you can make it out to Austin.
photo by Justin Borucki
Taken from last year’s “Our Love in the Light.”
Reggie Watts / photo by Ryan Hunter
There was charred bone-in ribeye, foie sauce, potato aligot, a group of creative minded friends and a music man who’s freestyle technique blazed the path through sound and food.
We’re teaming up with our friends at Deep Eddy to officially say smell ya later to 2016.
We’re bringing the noise back to the Cedar Street Courtyard in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, March 16, and Friday, March 17.
The Austin post-rock ensemble takes flight.
Jake Ewald takes on “Palmcorder Yajna,” from “We Shall All Be Healed.”
From the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming “Now I Feel Adored.”
