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 Locust, The Peel Sessions [Reissue]
Recorded in 2001, originally released in 2010, and newly remastered, there’s a bristling energy that runs through this EP that maximizes the weird terror of these 16 bursts of grindcore.
Mac Miller, Balloonerism
This unearthed material collects a cohesive set of world-weary character studies examining the slippery slide of self-medication—even if it’s only an interpretation of the late artist’s vision.
Frank Black, Teenager of the Year [30th Anniversary Edition]
Bolder, weirder, and less Pixies-like than his solo debut, this vast collection of contagious pop vibes and oddball character studies remains Black Francis’ finest musical moment on his own.
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Potent Smells Help Transviolet Escape the Reality of a Dumb Party on “Clean Laundry”
The single follows last month’s “Drugs in California.”
April 23, 2021
Jesse Marchant Looks Back on a Near-Fatal Childhood Incident on “An Accident (From 3 Perspectives)”
The latest record from the Canadian multi-instrumentalist formerly known as JBM arrives June 25.
April 22, 2021
Dana and the Wolf Make the Best of Bad Situations on “It’s Too Late”
The track arrives ahead of the Burbank-based duo’s debut LP “LA Fade.”
April 22, 2021
Celebrate 4/20 the Foo Fighters Way (Waking Up Stoned in the Desert and Descending Into Hell)
The Foos’ video for “Chasing Birds” is a reminder to stay hydrated.
April 20, 2021
La Femme Host a Dance Party to End All Dance Parties for “Nouvelle-Orléans”
The new music video for their track off this month’s “Paradigmes” is vibrant nightclub bliss.
April 20, 2021
Art & Culture
National Geographic Announces Earth Day Eve Streaming Event feat. José González, Rostam, Maggie Rogers, and More
Read a brief exclusive Q&A with González on his involvement with the April 21 event.
April 19, 2021
The Deslondes’ Riley Downing Shares Lovelorn Single “I’m Not Ready” Ahead of His Solo Debut
The album arrives May 14 via New West Records, with a tour kicking off May 1.
April 19, 2021
Arcade Fire Redefine the Term “Quarantine Record” with “Memories in the Age of Anxiety”
There’ve been too many songs about loneliness lately—and not enough 45-minute ambient singles written for meditation apps.
April 15, 2021
Jaguar Jonze Inhabits Her Music’s Cyberpunk World in Her “TESSELLATIONS” Video
The track arrives ahead of her “ANTIHERO” EP, dropping this Friday.
April 14, 2021
Ron Gallo Offers Sports Their First Remix Job with Their Take on “CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS”
The Oklahoman “band of wizards” rework the track from Gallo’s recent LP “PEACEMEAL.”
April 09, 2021
Sparta’s Jim Ward Announces Solo Album “Daggers,” Shares First Single “Paper Fish”
The post-hardcore songwriter’s LP will arrive June 11 via Dine Alone Records.
April 08, 2021
Art & Culture
Portugal. The Man and Roy Choi Reunite for KCRW and Good Food’s Virtual Event Series “Sound Bites”
The FLOOD 8 cover stars reconvene for the free three-part series’ first installment.
April 07, 2021
Action/Adventure Sign to Pure Noise, Share Video for New Track “Poser”
The Chicago-based group’s “Pulling Focus” will arrive April 30.
April 07, 2021
Sufjan Stevens Announces New 5-Volume LP Set “Convocations”
While the whole project drops May 8, you can hear the first album, “Meditations,” this Thursday.
April 06, 2021
Tastemaking Series School Night Announces Twitch Series “School Night at Home”
Starting April 5, the show will feature upcoming acts from Philadelphia to Galway.
April 02, 2021
Track by Track
mehro Breaks Down His “SKY ON FIRE” Project Track by Track
The LA-based songwriter details the seven songs that make up his intimate EP.
March 31, 2021
Brad Sucks Enlists Jason Lytle for the Grandaddy-esque “In It to Win It”
The single arrives head of the Ottawa rocker’s first album in nearly a decade.
March 31, 2021
Hybrid Reveal New Single “Flashpoint” with an Unsettling Sci-Fi Short Film
The electronic four-piece set the tone for their new album, expected this summer.
March 29, 2021
Track by Track
The Juliana Theory Walk Us Through “A Dream Away,” Their New LP of Reworked Favs
Returning from a 15 year hiatus, Brett Detar and Joshua Fiedler share how these tracks have changed over two decades.
March 26, 2021
Grace Mitchell Returns with the Colorful Single “Mango”
The LA-based songwriter shares her first single in three years.
March 25, 2021
