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.
Weezer, Blue Album [30th Super Deluxe Vinyl Box Set]
This anniversary collection filled with demos, practice bits, and live sessions demonstrates how full-blooded the band sounded even before stepping into the studio with Ric Ocasek.
Girl Scout, Headache
The Swedish quartet bare their teeth on their third EP as they tear through five songs about frustration and resistance, aided by grungy production from Alex Farrar.
Flying Lotus, Spirit Box
This five-song EP offers a sense of where Steven Ellison’s futuristic agenda lies in 2024: between the breezy fusion-funk of the 1970s and the discoid, bouncy house music of the ’80s.
Lily Moayeri
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.
Ahead of her performance at FLOODfest SXSW, Rebecca Lucy Taylor details the trajectory of her solo career and how it supports her unique feminist mission.
Save the Music’s J Dilla Music Tech Grant and Mariachi Grant, supported by Salesforce.org, are helping LAUSD schools get the equipment they need to fuel the next generation of musical innovators.
Ron and Russell Mael and “The Sparks Brothers” director talk about their unique place in music, past and present.
Finding a moment in his busy schedule to chat, Johnson details “The Comeback Special,” a new multimedia package from the post-punks that was three years in the making.
Burgess talks new box set “A Head Full of Ideas,” his “Listening Party” book, and 30 years of The Charlatans.
Josh Lloyd-Watson discusses going indie and returning to their upbeat roots on the duo’s third album.