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.
Laura Studarus
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The cult pop star loves traveling, and says it has shaped both how she looks at the world and at herself.
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We had a brief catch-up with the Australian band at Spain’s Bilbao BBK fest.
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Between recording + touring their recent album, the SoCal rockers search for long-term solutions to managing waste.
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Inspired by this year’s lineup at Secret Solstice in Reykjavík, we spoke to some of the local scene’s unsung heroes.
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Janelle Monae. Photo by Laura Studarus
Nothing but respect for our queen.
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Talking cycling, soccer, and art with the SoCal indie rockers.
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These lens jockeys are skilled at snapping musicians in the thick of a show.
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Valentine’s Day is a time for love—but more importantly, a time for candy.
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The forces that kept Estonia enclosed on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain are laid out in startling detail.
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The songwriter opens up about the role fate played in his band’s new record (just don’t ask him its release date).
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Sophie Allison talks fate, knowing your angles, and what you can’t learn in school.
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Working with Ryan Adams and Beck, Lewis has a new album almost ready to release. But for now, let’s talk spirit animals.
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The moment the Life Aquatic–inspired dish is delivered, Sigur Rós’ “Starálfur” begins playing.
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The Icelandic Punk Museum features a sizable collection of Nordic punk history dating from the late ’70s to early ’90s.
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The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal exhibit commemorates Cohen with mixed-media installations ranging from a replication of the artist’s work space to interactive Wurlitzers.
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Taking a tour through the lights that shined through a regime.
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You can check out anytime you like, but—well, you know the rest.
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Looking back at the unlikely history of the Beastie Boys–affiliated clothing line.
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photo by James Richards IV
Passes? Check. Everything else? Not so fast.
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To the Five Freeway.