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.
MIKE, Showbiz!
The NYC-based rapper’s ninth solo album toes the line between lo-fi, soul, jazz, and ambient electronics, adding a newfound sense of resolve to the grief explored on recent release.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The Purple Bird
Created in tribute to his friendship with producer Dave Ferguson, the youthful energy they channel together works well for a no-frills country record that gets so much done with so little.
Kathryn Mohr, Waiting Room
Constricting yet chillingly spacious, the atmosphere of this debut is guided by the achingly human tremble in Mohr’s voice and the tangible weariness of her minimal use of guitar and synth.
Randy Bookasta
See the full list of nominees, including some surprise nods for Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, André 3000, Fontaines D.C., IDLES, and Doechii.
“The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group.”
The duo also revealed their biggest US headline tour to date, kicking off September 18 in Austin.
“This is our fond farewell to 2023. Our PUNK gesture for a better future.”
Fishbone, Shepard Fairey, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, and a “super secret special guest” will also appear at the event benefiting Musack on October 13 and 14.
From car and surf culture to their connections to LA rock, punk, and hip-hop, these artists have had a profound impact on visual art in our city.
The song also features guitar work from Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and percussion by Lauren Brown.
Catching up with the photographer whose iconic images helped to define the birth of LA’s punk scene.
In other news, Gallagher says he and brother Noel are “both the problem” in Oasis feud.
The first live show in Los Angeles since the pandemic unfolded raised funds for PLUS1 for Black Lives Fund and Summaeverythang.
Jane Oranika (aka emerging rap star Chika) has never been a stranger to speaking out, with her voice first gaining…
The remaining members of FoW will reunite for the first time in seven years.
The full-length film can be watched here.
The movie that helped launch the career of a teenaged Nicolas Cage is now streaming.
The track is from their new “Dancing on the People Remix EP.”
Questlove, Flying Lotus, Chance the Rapper, Kacey Musgraves, Flea, and many others on the passing of the soul giant.
Jarvis Cocker, Fred Armisen, Devendra Banhart, Ben Gibbard, Marcos Valle, and many others will perform in support of MusicCare’s COVID-19 relief fund.
Tierra Whack, James Blake, and Jason Isbell take on covers by the likes of Radiohead, Roxy Music, and John Prine.
The band members took turns curating picks from the extensive online archive.
On his birthday, an unearthed Ziggy Stardust show preview and video from Bowie’s historic American debut.