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.
This Is Lorelei, Holo Boy
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos digs into his back catalog of nearly 70 releases shared over the last 12 years, revealing his humble beginnings and the seeds of last year’s breakout LP.
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 50
This box set repackages the languid yet damaged follow-up to the band’s breakout success, with its true star being the massive-sounding bootleg of a 1975 live show at LA’s Sports Arena.
Blur, The Great Escape [30th Anniversary Edition]
Packed with era-appropriate B-sides, this release celebrates the Britpop quartet in their last gasp of opulent orchestration as they moved into lonely disillusionment and reserved distance.
FLOOD Staff
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 at FLOODfest at SXSW 2019 by Daniel Cavazos
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…
We’re bringing the noise back to the Cedar Street Courtyard in Austin, Texas, from March 12 & 13 with Leikeli47, Priests, Illuminati Hotties, Kari Faux and more.
For one night, the spirit of New Orleans was alive in snowy Park City.
Arcade Fire’s Win and Regine with Preservation Hall Band at Make Change event at Sundance in Park City, UT. January 26, 2019.
“If you go to a village and hear music it’s a sign of life. It’s a sign that something is happening besides pure survival.”
Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Charlie Gabriel. Photo by Danny Clinch
Salesforce’s Make Change is a new series that celebrates music as a platform for change, taking place the first weekend of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City.
Have some panicked last minute holiday shopping to do? Look no further.
Arcade Fire, 2018 by Paul Costello
This fundraising event combines Haitian culture with New Orleans party spirit.
Ten tracks we relied on in an ever-changing year.
Ten shows worth making the time for.
Ten movies we think are wild and weird and worthwhile.
Twenty-five albums to kill your loneliness. Or at least make it suffer a little.
