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.
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Butthole Surfers, After the Astronaut
The noise rockers’ long-shelved follow-up to Electriclarryland arrives as a fascinating artifact of a band caught between self-sabotage and the lure of commercial pop accessibility.
Sierra Spirit, Rodeo Clown
On her latest EP, the Native songwriter blends personal and ancestral histories with soft-plucked steel string and powwow drumming to create a shimmering portrait of her heritage.
Warning, Rituals of Shame
The pummeling hypnotism of the doom-metal band’s first new material in 20 years still feels perfectly matched to Patrick Walker’s pained howls and Vantablack-hued emotions.
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Staff Picks
FLOOD Essentials: November 2019 feat. Jim Sullivan, FKA Twigs, Deerhoof, and More
Our recommendations from turkey month.
December 03, 2019
Staff Picks
The 2010s: Artists Pick Their Top 10 Albums of the Decade
We asked Charly Bliss, Best Coast, Grouplove, Local Natives, and more to tell us the records they loved most this decade.
November 27, 2019
Angel Olsen at Levitation in Austin, TX. November 7, 2019. Photo by Daniel Cavazos
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Levitation 2019
Angel Olsen, The Flaming Lips, Chelsea Wolfe, Dinosaur Jr., and more brought their psychedelic sounds to Austin this past weekend.
November 12, 2019
FLOOD Essentials: October 2019 feat. Nick Cave, Wilco, Kim Gordon, and More
Here’s what’s good.
October 30, 2019
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Austin City Limits Festival 2019, feat. Tame Impala, Lizzo, and The Cure
Electrifying sets from Thom Yorke, Kali Uchis, King Princess, and more.
October 07, 2019
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2019 by David Iskra
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2019
Featuring sets from Emmylou Harris, Fantastic Negrito, Robert Plant, and more.
October 07, 2019
FLOOD Essentials: September 2019 featuring Jenny Hval, Pixies, Vivian Girls, and More
Recent stuff you should get into.
September 30, 2019
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: The Strokes Feat. Eddie Vedder at Ohana Fest 2019
New York’s fab-est five hit the Doheny State Beach stage with a special appearance by Eddie Vedder.
September 30, 2019
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Jenny Lewis at Ohana Fest 2019
She was one of the headliners at this year’s Dana Point, CA coastal fest.
September 30, 2019
Events
CONTEST: Win a Pair of VIP Tickets + Meet and Greet Ladytron in Boston or New York
Wanna see the electropop icons IRL? Of course you do.
September 19, 2019
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Massive Attack Brings “Mezzanine” to San Francisco
In addition to cuts from their classic 1998 album, the Bristol trip-hop duo surprised their audience with plenty of covers.
September 09, 2019
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Metallica Rocks S&M2 with the San Francisco Symphony
The band celebrated the twentieth anniversary of “S&M” in SF this weekend.
September 09, 2019
FLOOD Essentials: August 2019 featuring BJ the Chicago Kid, King Gizzard, Taylor Swift, and More
A round-up of what we’ve been digging lately.
August 28, 2019
Digital Cover
FLOOD: The Passion Issue #3
Featuring stories on Carly Rae Jepsen, Jamila Woods, Jónsi of Sigur Rós, and Helado Negro.
August 21, 2019
Backstage Camera RollEvents
Backstage Camera Roll: The Marías at Outside Lands 2019
We spent two days with The Marías behind the scenes of the annual San Francisco festival.
August 21, 2019
Backstage Camera RollEvents
Backstage Camera Roll: Cherry Glazerr at Outside Lands 2019
Clementine Creevy and the band frolic behind the scenes of the annual San Francisco festival.
August 15, 2019
People actually showed wtf
Backstage Camera RollEvents
Backstage Camera Roll: Wallows at Outside Lands 2019
The rising LA indie band provides a glimpse behind the scenes at the annual San Francisco festival.
August 13, 2019
Childish Gambino
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LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Outside Lands 2019 with Childish Gambino, Paul Simon, and More
Record crowds descended upon the San Francisco festival also featuring Kacey Musgraves, Wallows, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Better Oblivion Community Center, and more.
August 12, 2019
Events
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Flow Festival 2019
The Helsinki music fest saw Solange, Blood Orange, Mitski, Father John Misty, and more take the stage.
August 12, 2019
Kacey Musgraves
LIVE, IN PHOTOS: Lollapalooza 2019
Featuring Kacey Musgraves, Mitski, Tenacious D, and Shaq as DJ Diesel.
August 05, 2019
