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

Sly & the Family Stone, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
This unearthed 1967 live gig from Redwood City, California features raw, soulful R&B covers recorded with a roomful of memorable voices that audiences would soon grow to love.

Alex G, Headlights
Alex Giannascoli’s major-label debut earnestly embraces dated musical tropes only to turn them on their heads as they soundtrack explosions of messy emotional honesty.

Billie Marten, Dog Eared
The British indie-folk songwriter’s fifth album is aided by a full-band even in its most personal moments, as Marten reflects on indelible scenes from childhood as seen through adult eyes.
FLOOD Staff

A round-up of what we’ve been digging as of late.

JPEGMAFIA at Pitchfork Festival. July 21, 2019. Photo by Joshua Mellin
It was a scorcher, featuring sets from Charli XCX, Stereolab, HAIM, CHAI, and many more.

Mannequin Pussy
Give a listen to some of our favorite songs and albums from last month.

On the grounds in the Woodlands with Young the Giant, X-Ambassadors, Sir Sly, NoMBe, Klingande, Yoke Lore, Bea Miller, and many more.

Featuring cover stories on Animal Collective and Alex Honnold on one side, and Jeff Bridges and Swoon on the other.

Featuring cover stories on Jeff Bridges and Swoon on one side, and Animal Collective and Alex Honnold on the other.

Themed around sustainability + the natural world, this print issue features four cover stories plus Weyes Blood, Big Thief, Gary Clark Jr., Philippe Cousteau Jr., and more.

From American Football to Weyes Blood, twenty-five releases from this year that we stand behind without wobbling.

Featuring stories on Local Natives, SASAMI, iLoveMakonnen, and Johnathan Rice.

The National at Panorama / photo by Joyce Jude Lee
The songs and albums from last month you should listen to immediately.

by Mallory Turner
Intimate shots of Superorganism, Judah and the Lion, Shame, Hozier, and many more.

Khalid / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
Give a listen to some of our favorite songs and albums from last month.

Featuring stories on Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells, Jessica Koslow of Sqirl, Hannah Hooper of Grouplove, and Maria of The Marías.

Crowd / Coachella 2015 Weekend 1 / photo by Max Sweeney
Tune in for “Coachella Curated,” which incorporates special segments with Tame Impala, BLACKPINK, and more.

Crowd / Coachella 2015 Weekend 1 / photo by Max Sweeney
Both weekends of the SoCal desert fest will be beamed live around the world, including sets from BLACKPINK, Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish, and Lizzo.

Lizzo / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
In our opinion, these were the new tunes worth your while during the first month of spring.

Leikeli47 at FLOODfest at SXSW by Daniel Cavazos
Dungeon Family, Leikeli47, Kari Faux, and more point rap in the right direction.

Photographer Daniel Cavazos captures Dungeon Family, Priests, and more between sets.

Broken Social Scene
Illuminati Hotties, White Denim, Broken Social Scene, and more turned up the heat at the Cedar Street Courtyard.

Big Boi / photo by Rozette Rago
It’s time to pay respects and recognize the real March madness: SXSW in Austin, Texas. FLOODfest is ready to make…