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.
Various artists, Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
These unheard tracks from Dirty Projectors, Daniel Lopatin, and more are hushed and raw, all crafted with the idea of evoking a sense of home to highlight those whose own are at risk.
HEALTH, Conflict DLC
The noise-rockers’ sixth LP is a full-on rush of nihilistic energy, a shattered disco ball serving as the perfect encapsulation of a world decimated by capitalistic greed at the expense of humanity.
Fucked Up, Year of the Goat
Made up of two nearly half-hour tracks, the hardcore experimentalists’ latest is artistically commendable and consistently intriguing, even if it tends to test the listener’s patience.
FLOOD Staff
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.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / photo by Joyce Jude Lee
The NYC-based music festival’s eighth year featured headlining performances by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Travis Scott, Eminem, and Jack White.
Depeche Mode / photo by David Iskra
The new wave legends took Sactown by storm with special guests BRMC.
photo by Kirby Gladstein
The FLOOD 8 cover star played her new album in its entirety for a packed congregation at the converted synagogue venue.
Our latest print edition is our first-ever double issue, featuring four cover stories—on Jack White, Courtney Barnett, Roy Choi (in conversation with Portugal. The Man), and Kate Berlant and John Early.
Sunflower Bean / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Photographer Carlo Cavaluzzi captures Kurt Vile, Dr. Octagon, and more between sets.
Day three of FLOODfest SXSW featuring Porches, Kurt Vile, Speedy Ortiz, and more.
Starcrawler / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Day two of FLOODfest SXSW featuring Starcrawler, Jukebox the Ghost, Lucy Dacus, and more.
Dr. Octagon / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Day one of FLOODfest SXSW featuring Dr. Octagon, Hinds, Cut Chemist, and more.
Tei Shi
In its twenty-sixth year, San Francisco’s week-long music and arts festival is louder now than it’s ever been.
Clock’s a-tickin’, but we’ve got you covered.
Ten shows that kept us watching, through binge and cringe.
Ten movies that defined the year, for better or for worse.
Twenty-five full-lengths that kept us going, one way or the other.
Ten compositions that changed our landscapes, big and small.
Our latest print edition features Miguel in conversation with Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, and an in-depth chat with artist Sage Vaughn.
Eighteen food and drink recipes straight from the stars of the fest’s fourth year.
Featuring in-depth stories on Hundred Waters, Buff Monster, Vince Staples, and Demetri Martin, in addition to our picks and tips for this year’s festival slate.
