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The visceral sci-fi universe Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin created for their latest record, Imaginal Disk, is hardly contained to the music. Here, the longtime creative partners discuss how their stage production and upcoming “album movie” have helped them expand the scope of their vision.

Brothers David and Stephen Dewaele discuss balancing their new album All Systems Are Lying against their endless list of remix, live DJ, and soundtrack projects.

The former Wild Belle vocalist discusses her second solo album My Home Is Not in This World and the sense of belonging it aims to inspire.

In our latest digital cover story, Sasami Ashworth details her journey from playing in a 60-piece orchestra to fronting the solo pop project that reaches new creative peaks on her provocative third record, Blood on the Silver Screen.

In the midst of tragic fires in Los Angeles, we caught up with Poolside’s Jeffrey Paradise, Moby, and others on how the music community has stepped up to help both emotionally and financially.

The group’s guitarist discusses his new, beautifully bound coffee table book I’m with Pulp, Are You?, which pairs band ephemera with Webber’s brutally honest words.

Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote share how their fans and a new set of limitations (not to mention angry Airbnb neighbors) shaped their fourth LP, Viva Hinds.

Following two weekends at Coachella, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay discuss the aesthetics, collaborations, and patient workflow that shaped their fourth album, Hyperdrama.

With the release of the dance-punk band’s first new album in 12 years, Beth Ditto discusses how Rick Rubin, her upbringing in rural Arkansas, and her activity outside of music have helped shape her vision.

From intimate memoirs, to photo-heavy coffee table books, to graphic novel biographies, we look back on 20 of the most invigorating reads of the year.

Love’s Johnny Echols, Redd Kross, Surf Curse, and more local luminaries reflect on LA’s most storied clubs through the decades, from the Whisky to The Smell. 

In our latest digital cover story, Chris shares how his latest album Paranoïa, Angels, True Love gave him the much-needed structure to push through a difficult time.

Nostalgix, Hengameh, Chain Gang of 1974, Kittens, and more share their thoughts on the current moment of revolution being led by Gen Z in Iran.

On the heels of his new Aloha Soul EP, the musician/surfer talks splitting his time between London and Hawaii and learning to approach songwriting as a collaborative endeavor.

Brett Anderson and Neil Codling discuss Autofiction, their rare US tour, and the iconic Britpop group’s second act.

Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives dives into the highly personal subject matter of his sophomore solo album, Second Life.

Phoning in from their tour opening for Harry Styles, producer Ryan Hope discusses the nu-gospel trio’s quick rise to acclaim.

Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland, along with visual artist Jonathan Zawada, discuss the newly released part-two to their experimental audiovisual trilogy.

Ahead of dropping the final record in her Freudian trilogy, the multi-hyphenate creative discusses identity, community, and what it means to be human.

Along with debuting their new short films project, the Norwegian duo and film production company Bacon offer a look inside Profound Mysteries.