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.
Ariana Grande, Petal
The pop star’s eighth record finds roots in resilience, twisted romance, and unsparing musings on fame, though it never quite ascends to the extravagant spectacle it sets the stage for.
Syd, Beard
The producer and songwriter’s third album unfolds like a slow-burn romance that prioritizes subtlety over spectacle, though its unbothered warmth can feel frustratingly one-note.
The Durutti Column, Renascent
Sixteen long years since his last album, Vini Reilly makes a welcome return with a low-key album that’s still rich and lovely, unpretentious and open-hearted.
Jesse Cline
The LA garage pop band’s singer/guitarist Lydia Night provides commentary + guitarist Genessa Gariano offers illustrations.
The two sat down at a Detroit nail salon (of course) to discuss healthcare and police brutality.
The lineup also features Billy Idol, Perry Farrell, Wayne Kramer, and more.
Hello Deli: Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (Alex Borstein) nosh and schmooze in Season 2 of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Return to the low, low prices of 1959 in celebration of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
The young ukulele talent is taking over our Instagram tomorrow.
Their collab is called “Hot Girl Summer,” because of course it is.
His Purple Mountains tour was supposed to kick off this weekend.
JJUUJJUU / photo by Kirby Gladstein
This year’s surrealist music fest will be nostalgia-fueled.
Lil Pump / photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
This year’s Chicago fest lineup features Mitski, Kacey Musgraves, The Strokes, Tame Impala, and more.
A$AP Rocky at Camp Flog Gnaw / photo by Rozette Rago
He’s been released from custody until the verdict.
The sisters are definitely having a hot girl summer.
Her full-length “IMMUNITY” is out August 2 via The Fader.
The Museum of Weed opens August 3 in Los Angeles.
Did Travis kill all of these people, or what?
Tinariwen / photo by Christopher Douglas
The guitarists from West Africa are being attacked on social media ahead of a North Carolina show.
The Wizard’s Cauldron promises to school you in magic + mixology, mimicking one of Snape’s not-at-all-traumatizing potions classes.
The famous movie theater chain opens tonight in the city where movies are made.
Preview: The Peach Pit Is Back | BH90210
There will be milkshakes, nostalgic photo ops, and maybe even The Flaming Lips.
The Grammys producer is stepping down; thank u, next.
He tweeted that he’s down for the Area 51 raid and released an animated vid for “Old Town Road” in support.
