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.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
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The Los Angeles Issue
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Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green
Arriving after her longest gap between solo records, Case’s eighth LP is heavy with atmospheric details and new perspective; it wonders yet never wanders.
Wednesday, Bleeds
The Asheville band’s latest set of contemporary Southern-gothic tales thrives on hyper-specific lyrical details as sweet sentimentality disarmingly gives way to visceral walls of sound.
Automatic, Is It Now?
On their polished, hopeful third album, the LA synthpop trio increases the empty sonic space as they move away from the cluttered, rough edges of lo-fi punk.
Jim Sullivan
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Club Owners Weigh in on the Passing of the COVID-19 Relief Bill
Although many deem it too little too late, members of NIVA share where they’re at heading into Phase Two.
December 22, 2020
Clubs in Crisis: The Battle to #SaveOurStages
With artists and venue staff at the forefront of the fight to keep live music alive, we talked to Best Coast, Phantogram, illuminati hotties, and more artists and club owners about the industry’s future.
October 06, 2020
Film + TV
Reflections on the “I Want My MTV” Nostalgia Trip Documentary
The deep dive into the early years of MTV debuts Sept. 8 on A&E
September 08, 2020
The Troubadour
Clubs in Crisis: Artists and Indie Venues on the Future of Live Music Post-COVID
Members of NIVA share their thoughts on RESTART, Save Our Stages, and ENCORES.
July 28, 2020
