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

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Phantom Island
The Australian band’s growing comfort performing with orchestra musicians results in a bolder, brighter, more engaging, and more direct album than its predecessor.

Murder by Death, Egg & Dart
Each song on the Louisville-based gothic-Americana band’s final album is its own requiem, a tender farewell accepting of its fate.

The Bug Club, Very Human Features
Another collection of relentlessly charming and eccentric garage rock, this fifth album doubles down on the Welsh band’s signature stylized-raw production and unusual lyrics.
FLOOD Staff

The thrash metal icon passed away yesterday at the age of 34.

IDLES
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Singer Dave Bayley and “Dreamland” video director Colin Read answer questions for our “FQA (Fan Questions Answered)” video.

Whitney crack a smile backstage at Pitchfork Music Festival / photo by James Richards IV
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2 Chainz / photo by Joyce Jude Lee
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Lonnie Holley
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Sloan Struble performs “Can I Call You Tonight?” and “Fuzzybrain” from his home in Austin.

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down / photo by Rozette Rago
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Twenty-five records that have kept us sane while sheltering in place.

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The Raconteurs vocalist/guitarist plays the title track from his new solo album for FLOOD’s outdoor live video series.

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Celebrate Freedom Day with Public Enemy, Erik B & Rakim, Common, and more.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Charlie Gabriel. Photo by Danny Clinch
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