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.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski
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Rhys Langston, Pale Black Negative
The LA-based artist’s most comprehensive foray into genre abolition yet is a whirlwind of artistic exploration that sees the songwriter coloring well outside of hip-hop’s lines.
Subsonic Eye, Singapore Dreaming
The Singaporean indie rockers’ jangly fifth record proselytizes the beauty of the natural world, providing hope with deliriously catchy tunes that channel ’90s groups like Superchunk and GBV.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Phantom Island
The Australian band’s growing comfort performing with orchestra musicians results in a bolder, brighter, more engaging, and more direct album than its predecessor.
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PREMIERE: Russian Baths Address Big Questions on “Parasite”
The Brooklyn noise rock duo gives us a first taste of their yet-untitled full-length debut.
March 12, 2019
“Hospice” at Ten: The Antlers Weren’t Cut Out for Fame, and That’s OK
Before they embark on an intimate anniversary tour, we revisit their third album and remember why they were no Bon Iver—which isn’t a bad thing.
March 07, 2019
Deafheaven Are at Their Heaviest on “Black Brick”
The popular (!) black metal group share a B-side too heavy for “OCHL.”
February 27, 2019
Film + TV
With “Roma” and “Happy as Lazzaro,” Netflix May Have Found a New Way of Reading Its Audience
The extremely Oscar nominated drama and its snubbed peer lead a new generation of content from the streaming service, which seems to focus on millennial passivity.
February 21, 2019
PREMIERE: Sharkmuffin Introduces “Serpentina,” the Star of Their New EP
Meet the space dominatrix inspired by a trip to AutoZone.
February 21, 2019
Film + TV
“Space Jam 2” Will Begin Filming This Summer
You don’t even need to ask—we’re all ready for this.
February 20, 2019
Denzel Curry Covers “Bulls on Parade” for Australian Radio
Florida man bravely steps into ring with Rage Against the Machine staple.
February 15, 2019
Let the Clatter Kill ’Em: P.O.S. Talks Ten Years of “Never Better”
On the last stop of his anniversary tour, the Doomtree rapper offers some insight into the evolution of his uniquely punk take on rap.
February 13, 2019
PLAYLIST: Thelma Shares Music for Pain, Rather Than About Pain
The Brooklyn songwriter compiles ten healing songs that helped her make the leap from guitar to synthesizer for her latest record.
February 08, 2019
Charly Bliss Announce “Young Enough,” Share “Capacity,” Brighten Day
The Japanese Breakfast–directed video precedes Brooklyn’s sugariest power pop quartet’s follow-up to “Guppy.”
February 06, 2019
Last Night Was the Perfect Super Bowl Halftime Show for 2003
A CGI Andy Serkis was the only thing missing from Super Bowl LIII’s accidental homage to sixteen years ago.
February 04, 2019
As Always, the New HEALTH Record Is Darker, Heavier, and Dirtier
Before the release of “VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR,” Jake Duzsik talks us through the many phases of his experimental noise rock band—and the single aesthetic that unifies them.
January 31, 2019
PREMIERE: Shady Bug Announces New LP “Lemon Lime” with Fizzy Single “Make It Up”
The St. Louis–spawned fourpiece tease their Exploding in Sound debut.
January 28, 2019
Better Oblivion Community Center Surprise Release One-Sided Interview with Chester Middleworth
Somehow lost in the shuffle of Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers’ new release is the duo’s enigmatic chat with a made-up-sounding interviewer, which served as the record’s press release.
January 25, 2019
Playlist
PLAYLIST: Harlem’s Michael Coomers Sets the Nine Years Between “Hippies” and “Oh Boy” to Music
Hey, did you hear Harlem’s back? The Tucson–bred garage-rockers who gave us such jangly classics as “Gay Human Bones” and…
January 23, 2019
Film + TV
I Just Rewatched All Four “Indiana Jones” Movies on Netflix and Let Me Just Say: What the Fuck?
With the classic adventure series now freely available to everyone with their parents’ login, let’s take a moment and think about how incredibly bizarre these movies really are.
January 22, 2019
Night Beats Have Become a Myth of a Band
The Austin psych rock group’s Dan Auerbach–overproduced third record signifies an end to regional music scenes and adherence to aesthetic.
January 16, 2019
The 5 Best Guitarists Who Are Also Men
Any man can play guitar—but here are five men who are actually pretty good.
January 11, 2019
The WHY?/Lala Lala Bond Is So Pure
With the release of the two groups’ first collaborative recording, the recent tour mates take their already-public friendship to the next level.
January 10, 2019
Art & Culture
Dylan Balliett Wants to Introduce You to His Dylan-Guys
The illustrator and comic book artist walks us through his vision of a world that’s both musical and anti-Seussical.
December 28, 2018
