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.
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Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
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Preoccupations, Ill at Ease
The Calgary post-punks couldn’t sound more comfortable in their own skin on their ironically titled fifth album, which seamlessly alternates between joyful and haunting moods.
Provoker, Mausoleum
Production from Kenny Beats heightens the LA trio’s signature gloominess on their third album of mournful 19th century gothic narratives and mirthful 1980s horror nostalgia.
Various artists, True Names: A Benefit for Trans Youth
Worry Bead Records compiles tracks from Squirrel Flower, Remember Sports, 22° Halo, and more conjuring a wistful world of lo-fi elegance while raising funds for a very worthwhile cause.
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Art & Culture
Single Day Tickets and Schedule Announced for Sophomore Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas
With so many arts and culture festivals popping up around the country, it’s hard to distinguish which weekend offerings are…
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Art & Culture
Miranda July Upgrades Old-Fashioned Telegrams With New App
Writer-director-actress Miranda July doesn’t believe technological communication should replace human interaction, but she also knows that phones are something we…
September 02, 2014
From left to right: Hannah Murray as Cassie, Olly Alexander as James and Emily Browning as Eve in Stuart Murdoch’s…
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WATCH: Stuart Murdoch Talks Movie Magic and His Filmmaking Debut, “God Help the Girl”
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2014. The New Pornographers, “Brill Bruisers” album art
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The New Pornographers, “Brill Bruisers”
Their sixth full-length Brill Bruisers takes another wild stab at salvaging the vigor present during the group’s invincible stretch from 2000’s Mass Romantic to 2005’s outright classic Twin Cinema.
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RECAP: Urban Outfitters Live: White Lung Brings Punk to Hollywood’s Space 15 Twenty
In the third installment of their brand-new music series, Urban Outfitters Live presented Vancouver natives, and all around badasses, White Lung.
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Future Islands performing at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on 8/21/2014/ Photo by Alix Spence
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Future Islands at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles (8/21/2014)
Samuel T. Herring and Future Islands do what they do best: make you dance.
August 22, 2014
2014. “Nightcrawler” trailer.
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WATCH: Jake Gyllenhaal Pushes The Limits Of Freelance Journalism (and Sanity) In “Nightcrawler” Trailer
No, this is not a Marvel movie, but that doesn’t make this Nightcrawler any less interesting and action-packed. There’s a…
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2013. Darkside press photo by Tim Jones.
LISTEN: Dave Harrington and Nicolas Jaar Announce An End To Darkside “For Now,” Offer Final Shows and Two B-Sides
Multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington and electronic musician Nicolas Jaar have announced an end to their collaboration project Darkside, posting on Facebook:…
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WATCH: Wander In The Mystery Of Charlie McDowell’s “The One I Love” Trailer
Making his directorial debut, Charlie McDowell (the son of Malcom McDowell and Mary Steenburgen) has brought us something magical with…
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Outside Lands 2014: In Photos
Outside Lands Festival 2014 August 8–10 Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California Taking place right in the heat of summer, crowds took…
August 11, 2014
Blood Orange [header] at Lollapalooza 2014 / Photo by Misha Vladimirskiy
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Lollapalooza 2014: The Portraits
Behind-the-scenes at Lollapalooza 2014 with Blood Orange, Jungle, Temples, Chromeo, London Grammar, and more. Photos by Misha Vladimirskiy.
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Second by Bryan Lee O’Malley
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Bryan Lee O’Malley Just Released His First Graphic Novel Since “Scott Pilgrim”
If you’re one of those who wore out your copies of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s brilliant Scott Pilgrim series (and perhaps…
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Digital Download: 2018 FLOOD Festival Guide, Presented by SiriusXM and Toyota
Featuring cover stories on St. Vincent and Arcade Fire.
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2018 FLOOD Festival Guide: Arcade Fire
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2018 FLOOD Festival Guide: St. Vincent
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2014 promo photo for Third Man Publishing wing
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Jack White’s Third Man Records Adds a Publishing Wing
Jack White’s Third Man Records is merging the worlds of music and literature by opening a new publishing wing. To…
July 22, 2014
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Tim and Eric Go on Tour, Bring Dr. Steve Brule Along, Too
It’s been ten years, I repeat ten years, since Tim and Eric did a live show tour, so it’s about…
July 14, 2014
2014. Beck press photo by Peter Hapak.
Beck Releasing “Song Reader” featuring Jack White, Jeff Tweedy, and More
At the end of 2012, twenty of Beck’s original compositions were released solely as a stunning set of sheet music,…
July 09, 2014
2014. “Seinfeld” emojis.
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Seinfeld Emojis May Be Coming to a Phone Near You
Continue your conversations about nothing with these Seinfeld emojis that could (potentially, maybe) be coming to your phone. The popular…
July 09, 2014
2014. “Starred Up” press photo
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WATCH: Powerful Performances Behind Bars in “Starred Up” Official Trailer
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