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

Alan Sparhawk, With Trampled by Turtles
Far more mournful than his solo debut from last year, the former Low member’s collaboration with the titular bluegrass band is drenched in sorrow, absence, longing, and dark devastation.

Cola Boyy, Quit to Play Chess
Despite bristling with Matthew Urango’s familiar cotton-candied disco, the late songwriter and activist’s sophomore album also opens the floodgates to everything else he seemed capable of.

yeule, Evangelic Girl Is a Gun
The London-via-Singapore alt-pop songwriter continues to experiment on their fifth album, with the heaviest and weirdest moments also feeling the most authentic and energizing.
FLOOD Staff

The new Levi’s flagship store celebrated New York with performances from Ms. Lauryn Hill, Q-Tip, Julian Casablancas, De La Soul, Raekwon, and Chic, plus DJ sets from Questlove and Nick Zinner.

Our biggest print edition yet features four cover stories across two collectible versions, as well as stories on John Carpenter, Spiritualized, Dawoud Bey, boygenius, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, and much more.

Find out if Mars is a wack planet or not in episode two of the webseries “Wu-Tang In Space Eating Impossible™ Sliders.”

Conversations with five cultural influencers and corporate executives who’ll be attending WORLDZ 2018.

A$AP Rocky / photo by Adrian Santos
After a year’s hiatus, the Bay Area festival returns, albeit in a new location.

Owen Ashworth doesn’t wanna be your dog, but he wouldn’t mind hearing the song you wrote about your pet.

Beck / photo by Luis Moreno
The Eddie Vedder–curated SoCal festival featured all of your favorite artists covering all of your favorite songs.

Phoenix / photo by Laura Studarus
Fifty artists. Three nights. 177 traffic citations. 5,280 feet above sea level.

We’re returning to Sin City for a Life Is Beautiful pregame featuring St. Vincent (DJ set) and more to be announced.

Rock and roll, bitch, HoV BK was into it.

Prep for your next festival destination with an XMU-curated playlist featuring St. Vincent, Arcade Fire, Jack White, and more.

SiriusXM’s Alt Nation DJ and music programmer Jeff Regan breaks down eight rising festival artists you don’t want to miss.

Florence + the Machine / photo by Adrian Santos
Eleven years after its debut, the Golden Gate Park extravaganza continues to push away the fog.

The Growlers-curated festival returns with a brand new energy—not to mention a resurrected Ramones.

St. Vincent / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Japanese Breakfast, St. Vincent, and Just Loud tore up the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel for FLOODfest’s fourth year.

Featuring Annie Clark in conversation with Phillipa Price, and Arcade Fire in conversation with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, plus Lizzo, Sunflower Bean, Jungle, and more. Presented by Toyota and SiriusXM.

Plus, enter to win a trip to Chicago to go to Lollapalooza as well.

In celebration of our eighth print issue, Roy Choi offered up food wisdom for the ages.

photo by Cindy Barrymore
Kicking off their month-long East Coast arena tour, the English experimentalists brought their operatic live show to the Madhouse on Madison.

From Amen Dunes to Yo La Tengo, twenty-five releases from this year that are leading the pack.