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

Billie Marten, Dog Eared
The British indie-folk songwriter’s fifth album is aided by a full-band even in its most personal moments, as Marten reflects on indelible scenes from childhood as seen through adult eyes.

Flooding, Object 1
The Kansas City trio ushers in a new kind of tenderness with an EP running the gamut from slowcore to screamo, one that’s vulnerable and violent and completely captivating.

Clipse, Let God Sort Em Out
Paired with familiar high-gloss minimalism courtesy of producer Pharrell Williams, Pusha T and Malice’s first album in 16 years stands up fairly well as an assured re-up of their rap powers.
Margaret Farrell

Big Thief is nominated for two Grammys this year: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song.

The Grammy-nominated musician releases the follow-up to 2020’s “Industry Games.”

The single is from her forthcoming album “Monsters,” out May 7.

“Like a Stone” is out April 23 on Father/Daughter Records.

The single is a precursor to their surprise album “This Is This,” out Friday.

Arcade Fire / photo by Andy Sawyer
The festival is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas during September 17-19.

The massive archive includes live performances, tour posters, and her mom’s Excel tour spreadsheets.

Their first single since their 2019 debut album “Jinx” arrives with a video.

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“I’m not a Mother but I have Children” is out June 18.

CHIKA takes on Billie Eilish, while Bridgers covers the late John Prine.

Lucy Dacus is a really good friend. Please be my friend, Lucy.

The track arrives ahead of their self-titled album, out April 30 via Lemonade Records.

Her debut EP “How Did We Get Here” is out now.

Inspired by her experience touring alone, the track feels incredibly potent in this difficult moment.

The track arrives ahead of the compilation “Intermission,” dedicated to the late producer.

Annie Clark discusses the album, which coincides with our current crumbling world, in a Twitter Q&A.

Jilian Medford opens up about writing her third album while in an intensive therapy program and learning to be proud of her work.

Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s take on “A Crime” is now streaming.

Break up with your boyfriend if he has a violent cat named Ethel…or wait it out, who knows.

The Norwegian singer-songwriter is dropping her debut album “if I could make it go quiet” on April 30.