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

Kronos Quartet + Mary Kouyoumdjian, Witness
Recorded in remembrance of the victims of the Armenian genocide, the quartet’s work with the documentarian-composer is at turns gorgeous, brutal, and awe-stricken.

Rebecca Black, Salvation
An intoxicating blend of Y2K aesthetics and bubblegum pop, Black’s second album is a celebration of her musical evolution from internet laughing stock to hyperpop powerhouse.

Hamilton Leithauser, This Side of the Island
The Walkmen vocalist finds an exquisite balance of raspy, lounge-lizard crooning and angsty art-rocking on a solo album full of distressed lyricism and black humor.
Mike LeSuer

With the Chicago post-punks’ new album Freak Frequency out now, vocalist Greg Obis shares a few highlights from the label he co-runs with Deeper’s Kevin Fairbairn.

The companion piece to last year’s This Is a Photograph is out now via Dead Oceans.

The single arrives ahead of Julian Casablancas’ outfit’s upcoming residency at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall.

The track arrives alongside word of a new LP Ooh Rap I Ya that will drop July 28 via 100% Electronica.

The self-directed visual enhances the cyberpunk universe of the LA musician’s project.

Hear an early stream of the digital-hardcore duo’s latest release, officially dropping this Friday via Ramp Local.

Cult actor James Duval stars in the AOR-inspired clip for the title track from the duo’s new LP arriving June 30 via Dais Records.

The LA trio’s grungy new track arrives ahead of their new album of the same name dropping June 30 via Get Better Records.

It’s the latest guest-filled single from the jazz-rapper’s new LP Animals, arriving this Friday via Warp.

On the verge of touring his twelfth LP Elocution Prattle, Eric Elbogen crafts a tracklist that reflects the music he references before, during, and after making an album.

Sam Bielanski and Matty Morand take us through the influences on their sophomore LP, ranging from The Sopranos and The Velveteen Rabbit to Third Eye Blind and RHCP.

The comedian and musician discusses his debut record under the moniker and shares some of his recent favorite discoveries on the music distribution platform.

Affirming her new LP The Answer Is Always Yes, the Australian songwriter shares 12 of her favorite yay-saying tracks.

The SoCal folk-rock collective announce new LP Swinging Stars, out August 18 on Innovative Leisure.

It’s the title track from the songwriter’s new EP-length collaboration with the production duo, which arrives July 21 via Kill Rock Stars.

The Toronto duo’s debut album Love in a Vicious Way arrives July 21 via Wavy Haze Records.

The Austin-based psych-rockers are also announcing their new album Five of Cups, landing August 4 via Suicide Squeeze.

The Portland-based group’s ninth album Chris Black Changed My Life arrives June 23 via Atlantic Records.

Wolf’s first new music of 2023 arrives ahead of the new show landing on Prime this summer.

The producer discusses linking up with Masta Ace, Black Moon, M.O.P, Ras Kass, and more on his latest project.