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

Kraftwerk, Autobahn [50th Anniversary Edition]
Cleaned up with a new Dolby Atmos mix, Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider’s first foray into pure electronics is still recondite and abstruse (and louder) without sounding superficial.

Japanese Breakfast, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
Finding inspiration in Impressionist paintings and Gothic romance, Michelle Zauner’s glimmering and morose fourth album is a modern portrait of being exhausted in your daily yearning.

Young Widows, Power Sucker
The noise-rock trio’s first full-length in 11 years has all the punch and zip of a debut statement, and even feels a degree or two more thrillingly lean than its predecessors.
Kim March

The pop singer continues to establish her new era ahead of upcoming appearances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and other major fests.

The collection of five queer indie-pop tunes recorded by the touring member of The 1975 is out now via CoolOnline.

“I want my music to offer fans a sense of comforting, peaceful nostalgia,” the singer explained.

Blending elements of classic pop, Americana, and R&B, the trio plans to release their first EP in the coming months.

Before they hit Phoenix this weekend for the annual non-profit event, the Australian duo (who are also set to play FLOODfest SXSW next week) shares their current favorite electronic tunes.

Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell share a few tracks to get us hyped for San Diego’s annual spring electronic music fest this weekend.

The festival stage also promises special guests for both weekends of the annual event in Indio, California.

The songwriter’s second album is out now via +1 Records.

The Welsh pop star will be performing at Coachella in April.

Subtitled Dancefloor Seductions From Italian Sexploitation Cinema, the filmmaker’s new collection will arrive on March 21.

The new single lands ahead of the Vienna-based songwriter’s sophomore album Refined Believer, slated for release on June 20 via Nettwerk.

The photo exhibit spotlighting NIN’s global tours between 1994 and 1996 will take place at the Morrison Hotel Gallery from February 20 – 23.

All proceeds will be donated to the Plus1LA Fires Fund, as well as to local artists in need of support.

The Canadian artist shares how The Chemical Brothers, ANOHNI, Mk.gee, and more inspired her new industrial EDM EP under the titular alter ego.

Nine Inch Nails
Beginning in August, Trent Reznor and co. will perform across North America after hitting the UK and Europe.

The 28-song digital release documents the artists’ Riot Fest afterparty at Chicago’s Empty Bottle back in September.

Teaming up with her mother Maggie Beard’s Support+Feed org, Eilish is helping small businesses in Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, NYC, and LA provide over 30,000 meals to the cities’ communities.

The event will feature music and exclusive merch.

Developed by The Healing Project and Worth Rises, the single aims to raise awareness of the legality of slavery in the US prison system.

The four-song collection is set to arrive on February 7.