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

Cloakroom, Last Leg of the Human Table
Situationally bleaker yet more instrumentally upbeat, the futuristic post-metal outfit’s fourth album echoes the cultural boom that’s accompanied us to the doomsday present.

The Men, Buyer Beware
Running like a mad merry-go-round of rock genre offshoots, the New Yorkers’ tenth album dials up the noise while maintaining their minimalist punk spirit from their earliest days.

Youth Lagoon, Rarely Do I Dream
Although compositionally impressive, the didactic personal lore of Trevor Powers’ fifth album ultimately upsets the controlled momentum this project has long been defined by.
Konstantina Buhalis

The enigmatic duo will take the stage in Huntington Beach this weekend to play the Darker Waves Festival alongside legacy acts such as New Order, Tears for Fears, and The B-52’s.

How focus on community, DIY ethics, and progressive politics link the burgeoning anti-pop genre to an unlikely predecessor.