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.
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Wavves, Spun
The LA band’s eighth LP eschews distortion in favor of a cleaner pop-punk sound that both spotlights Nathan Williams’ songwriting chops and dulls the project’s compelling eccentricities.
Skegss, Top Heavy
Clashing with expectations, the rowdy Australian duo dive into an older, deeper, more refined sound with this EP that positions them as stronger musicians and storytellers.
Mister Romantic, What’s Not to Love?
John C. Reilly’s latest role as a lonely vaudevillian singer of Great American Songbook standards sees him unwrap each melody and lyric without irony or snarky dispatch.
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Rico Nasty Conjures “Magic” on Her Latest Single
It’s the rapper’s first release since news of her forthcoming album “Rx.”
June 30, 2021
The Weeknd’s HBO Series Is About a Pop Star and a Cult
The acclaimed singer is starring in the show, which he’s co-writing with “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson.
June 30, 2021
Magdalena Bay Gives Us a Glimpse of Their First Album with “Chaeri”
The duo’s debut “Mercurial World” is out October 8 via Luminelle.
June 30, 2021
Pendant Signs to Saddle Creek, Shares Exhilarating Single “Blood Rite”
Chris Adams shares his first new music since his 2019 debut album “Through a Coil.”
June 29, 2021
Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s Big Red Machine Return with “Latter Days” feat. Anaïs Mitchell
It’s the lead single from their new album “How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?,” out August 27.
June 29, 2021
Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay’s LUMP Character Returns in “We Cannot Resist” Video
It’s the third single the duo has shared from their album “Animal,” out July 30 via Partisan/Chrysalis.
June 29, 2021
Courtney Love and Olivia Rodrigo Spark Debate About Creative Homage vs. Theft
Love commented on the promo photo for Rodrigo’s forthcoming live concert film.
June 28, 2021
Squirrel Flower Crash Lands on Planet Earth
Ella Williams discusses her sophomore album “Planet (i)” and the beauty and terror of nature which inspired it.
June 28, 2021
Parquet Courts Announce New Album with Lead Single “Plant Life”
“A Sympathy for Life” is out October 22 on Rough Trade Records.
June 28, 2021
Hardcore Fans Awake to New Turnstile EP “Turnstile Love Connection”
It’s the Baltimore band’s first non-collaborative release since 2018’s “Time & Space.”
June 28, 2021
Playlist
Courting Share Their Picks for the 10 Best Kanye West Tracks
The Liverpool-based group back-up their Yeezy namedrop on “Grand National” with a playlist.
June 25, 2021
Timothy Jerome Parker a.k.a. Gift of Gab Passes Away at 50
As a solo artist and as one half of Bay Area duo Blackalicious, Parker was an undeniable innovator in the rap underground.
June 25, 2021
Track by Track
Tiberius b Talks Nostalgia and Childhood Regression in Their Track by Track Breakdown of “Stains”
The EP is out now via Zelig Records.
June 25, 2021
BAYLI and ILoveMakonnen Join Forces for a Runway Soundtrack on “Sick!”
It’s the Brooklyn-based musician’s first single since signing to Snafu Records.
June 25, 2021
Ho99o9 and Pussy Riot Tell Chumps to “Mind Yo Bizness” on New Collab
The rap duo’s guest-heavy mixtape “Ho99o9 Presents Territory : Turf Talk Vol. 1” is out today.
June 24, 2021
Tirzah Announces Sophomore Album with Gripping Single “Tectonic”
“Colourgrade” is out October 1 via Domino.
June 24, 2021
For Her Concert Film “In the Air,” Aerial East Provides Solace
Watch the NY-based songwriter perform tracks from her debut album “Try Harder” and a rendition of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.”
June 24, 2021
Gavin Turek Stays Golden in Her Video for “Illusions”
Her debut album “Madame Gold” is out July 23.
June 24, 2021
On “Punishment,” The Effens Point Out When Caregiving Can Turn Parasitic
The Toronto group is releasing their “Eventually” EP on July 30 via Hidden Pony/LootBag Records.
June 23, 2021
Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson Announce Ambient Album “Refuge”
The duo shared two tracks off the full-length scheduled for August 13 via Dead Oceans.
June 23, 2021
