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

Regal Cheer, Quite Good
At under 20 minutes, the sophomore album from the endearing Brighton duo is a jolt of punk-rock beauty, blissfully shambolic from start to finish.

Model/Actriz, Pirouette
The NYC-based project’s second album delights in its confident sense of chaos, with vocalist Cole Haden knowing full well there’s no way we’re going to avert our gaze for a single moment.

Car Seat Headrest, The Scholars
Channeling Ziggy Stardust’s glam transcendence, Will Toledo resurrects the album as a grandiose narrative vehicle while marking his valiant stride into the rock canon.
Mike LeSuer

The UK songwriter brings the “Ekundayo” track to life.

After Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull appeared on the band’s single “Limelight,” Bolm shares some tracks that inspired the collaboration.

Ahead of the NYC trio’s 2021 LP, Ryser’s solo venture “Paths of Color” arrives October 22 via Cowgirl Records.

Yesterday’s ominous message from the band’s social media outlets instead wound up being a star-studded Zoom call.

Our Associate Editor’s favorite pre-released singles, album deep cuts, and tracks by unfairly obscure artists from the past few weeks.

Patrick Sullivan talks us through his new LP, out today via Run for Cover.

Alexandra Drewchin discusses her oddly optimistic, acoustic guitar–driven record about healing and rebirth in a moment when we’re fixated on death.

The Nashville songwriter shares the stories behind each of the record’s eight tracks.

We’re just glad someone’s enjoying 2020.

Ahead of her True Romantic Clubhouse stream, René Kladzyk shares a playlist that speak her love language.

Part 2 of “Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy” is available October 2 only on Bandcamp.

Georgetown University’s Hip-Hop Artist-in-Residence shares another track from his forthcoming “Crossroads” EP.

The debut LP sounds more influenced by “Is Rock Dead?” think pieces than it does any of the diverse genres tapped.

A.F. Cortes’ “Brooklyn Is Burning” is still looking to reach its Kickstarter goal.

The film and its OST hit streaming last Friday.

Terra Lopez opens up about the doomed relationships, generational trauma, and music industry bullshit that inspired her latest record.

The Tijuanero shoegazers’ second album drops tomorrow via Felte.

The full “Miss the Feeling” EP drops tomorrow.

Lil Yachty, Big Freedia, and Joey Fata$$—er, Bada$$—will also make appearances in the show’s fifth season.

Jasamine White-Gluz checks in from Quebec with a rendition of the “Motherhood” track.