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

Viagra Boys, viagr aboys
The Swedish post-punks’ fourth album combines half-assed humor with half-assed performances, filling in the void left by guitar-centric punk with demented synth tinkering.

Sunflower Bean, Mortal Primetime
The New York trio’s first self-produced album has a smooth, consistent, quietly confident sound quality that reflects the elegance that’s always been at their core.

BRUIT ≤, The Age of Ephemerality
The French post-rock band lyrically addresses the unthinkable progress and regression of our post-internet age via droning metal and modern-classical sound on their second LP.
Scott T. Sterling

The new music video with her band The Devouring Mothers recreates the 1992 comedy classic as “Jane’s World.”

It will be a mash-up of an old-fashioned block party, a treasure hunt, and a pub crawl—only with lots of weed.

The alt-rock band’s legendary 1989 album just hit a new milestone.

Flying Lotus at FORM Arcosanti 2018.
Solange, Anderson .Paak, and David Lynch are among the high-profile features on the futuristic producer’s forthcoming full-length.

Get your limited edition teddy bears, beach towels, and umbrellas while they last—which won’t be long.

Beck / photo by Luis Moreno
It’s the first track from Beck’s forthcoming full-length, “Hyperspace.”

Tame Impala / photo by Kirby Gladstein
It’s the dreamy and psychedelic R&B track they debuted on “SNL” last month.

The Brooklyn band revs up the bliss on the summery LP that arrives this Friday.

She takes the track into a decidedly dream-pop direction with shimmering guitars and ghostly synth melodies.

Depeche Mode / photo by David Iskra
The twelve-inch single collections bring back the original single releases from both albums.

Priests
The FLOODfest standouts recall NIN ’s “March of the Pigs” with a chaotic visual treatment.

Nine Inch Nails / photo by Joyce Jude
Once it was a joke, now it’s the real thing. Trent Reznor had time today.

The band and Nothing Happens producer John Congleton get deep over a classic board game in this behind the scenes video.

How an international love affair shaped the LA band’s debut album.

Afro-punks Donn T and Chill Moody will release full-length debut “Ethel Bobcat” next week.

The Denver band bring back fuzzy, feel-good vibes from a very dark place.

“He fought & fought & fought, Roger was a fighter.”

The Japanese legends are set to release their first new full-length in two years, “Sweet Candy Power.”

2016. Paul Simon press photo cred Mary Ellen Matthews
The Bay Area festival has out-Woodstocked Woodstock 50 with its Sunday night closer.

Kevin Parker takes it back to feel-good disco with this swirling Saturday night fever dream.