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
The Los Angeles Issue
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Sinai Vessel, I Sing
Caleb Cordes provides a thoughtfully nuanced thesis statement for his heartland indie-rock project as he paints a portrait of an artist working under the long shadow of late capitalism.
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BLK ODYSSY, 1-800-FANTASY
On his third showcase of vivid storytelling under the moniker, Juwan Elcock adds early 2000s pop-rock to his pre-established melting pot of R&B, hip-hop, funk, and jazz.
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Wand, Vertigo
The Cali psych-rockers offer tangible connections between their early, blazing garage bashers and later forays into more progressive terrain with their adventurously cohesive sixth LP.
Joshua Mellin
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Dua Lipa
Plus Ice Spice, 21 Savage, Hozier, Sam Smith, and more from the “Coachella of Poland” in the beach town of Gdyni.
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Plus Vince Staples, Troye Sivan, Slowdive, MØ, and more from the annual fest in Denmark’s City of Smiles, Aarhus.
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Shots of Nick Cave, black midi, Bikini Kill, Sigrid, and more from Helsinki, Finland.
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Olivia Rodrigo, IDLES, Jack White, HAIM, St. Vincent, and more from the iconic UK festival.
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Highlights from the week-long Rhode Island fest, featuring Black Pumas, Waxahatchee, Yola, Julien Baker, and many more.
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The Aussie singer rocked the legendary location inspo for Stephen King’s “The Shining.”
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The band rolled into the Windy City for a foggy Father’s Day celebration.
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The glam singer-songwriter took the stage in a sparkling sequin catsuit.
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Billie Eilish at United Center in Chicago, IL. June 9, 2019. Photo by Josh Mellin
The seventeen-year-old singer easily sold out the spacious 18k-capacity arena.
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Jack White and The Raconteurs played their first show in eight years.
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On this leg of the “Tell Me How You Really Feel” tour, it was straight to the Land of the Rising Sun for the Aussie rocker.
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In 1966, The Beatles weren’t greeted with the usual pandemonium in Tokyo—and since that time McCartney hasn’t exactly had a smooth relationship with the Japanese authorities himself. But Paul, ever the professional, has never been one to hold a grudge.
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Settling into Northern Spain for a week, The xx shined a light on the city’s music, film, and arts scene with a series of shows and parties.