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
The Rolling Stones, Black and Blue [Super Deluxe Edition]
The group’s 1976 musical chairs of lead guitarists is rarely cited as anyone’s favorite Stones album, though this package reminds us that it’s among their most alive and spontaneous.
The Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [30th Anniversary Edition]
Rising above the odd brand partnerships it came paired with, this opulent quadruple-LP reissue builds off of the already-expansive source material with unearthed live recordings from the band’s creative prime.
The Notwist, Magnificent Fall
This non-chronological batch of remixes and other rarities regales in the utter joy of what must be in the brothers Achers’ heads when they spin gorgeous alchemical gold.
Mike LeSuer
The “SLEEPER HOLD” single gets an EDM rework in the vein of Flume.
The French composer shares the latest cut from “Portrait,” out December 6.
Sophie Allison introduces her new seven-minute single with a video directed by Alex Ross Perry.
The industrial-punk duo unveils the second single from their latest “Gentrification” EP.
Two Inch Astronaut’s Sam Woodring gives the play-by-play on his new solo LP.
After news of their signing with the Boston indie label, the eclectic punk quartet recommend five of their RFC favs.
The self-directed clip sees Alan Palomo taking on American anti-immigrant sentiment.
Youngs shares fourteen tracks she looked to for inspiration on her nocturnal new EP.
Along with an early stream of their singles collection, the Chicago band takes us behind the scenes of each song.
The Denver songwriter’s first single with the label features instrumentation by Tennis.
“Feel You More Than World Right Now” is the first single from the album, out February 21.
The Toronto songwriter walks us through their dreamy debut track by track.
The LA duo feel like themselves again for the first time since 2015’s “California Nights.”
Austin’s annual psych-rock fest is full of big names—but you’re dead to us if you miss these ones.
Nicolle Maroulis sets their sights on a recent ex for their latest pop-punk anthem.
Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.
New Orleans’ self-proclaimed “experimental soft rock” octet break the news via Q&A with ringleader Tyler Scurlock.
The West Coast rapper is dropping “Feet of Clay” tonight, shares its metal-as-hell cover.
The new clip for the “Morbid Stuff” single is truly some morbid stuff.
Band leader Carmen Perry answers questions about her pre-Sports days as Addie Pray.
