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

Blawan, SickElixir
A dense, monolithic collection, the English DJ’s true speaker-blower of a second album sits somewhere between industrial techno, post-dubstep, and IDM.

Snõõper, Worldwide
The Nashville punks’ second album is less sonically gritty than previous projects, but has an added intensity largely stemming from an expanded studio band and sleeker production.

Neko Case, Neon Grey Midnight Green
Arriving after her longest gap between solo records, Case’s eighth LP is heavy with atmospheric details and new perspective; it wonders yet never wanders.
Scott T. Sterling

Armstrong revives the Tommy James classic for the COVID-19 era.

The singer is calling for “too cool for school” acts like The Smiths to follow suit.

The singer sent the track to BBC DJ Jo Whiley for radio play.

Listen to the LA morning show host’s scathing (and sad) on-air farewell.

With so many artists struggling to survive in these COVID-19 times, Bandcamp is doing its part to help.

Paris, France, March 28 2017: Visitors in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, France. The museum houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces.
Virtually visit Musée d’Orsay, the Van Gogh Museum, and more.

Post-show relaxation
Cherry Glazerr, Vagabon, Wayne Coyne, and more are responding to these trying times.

photo by Carlo Cavaluzzi
If you’ve got plans to see a show this month, consider them officially changed.

Este Haim puts down the bass to belt out a cover of “I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet a Woman.”

Sahara / Coachella 2015 Weekend 1 / photo by Max Sweeney
COVID-19 concerns have pushed the desert fests to the month of October.

Listen to some jams, nosh on some rugelach—what’s not to love?

Ferris Wheel / Coachella 2015 Weekend 1 / photo by Max Sweeney
With SXSW 2020 going dark over coronavirus fears, the music world waits to see how another of America’s biggest festivals will fare.

The full original cast will reunite to launch the first Canadian Amazon original series.

Grimes / FYF 2014 / photo by Breanna Murphy
Hate fruit and vegetables, but love caffeine, carbs, and fat? Grimes feels your pain.

A quick look at some of the artists who are just as fired up as the rest of us.

The punk icon is also launching extremely limited edition vinyl in NYC this week.

Major tours and events around the world are being shut down due to the encroaching pandemic.

St. Vincent / photo by Laura Studarus
She’ll probably whip you on the hiking trail in her new line of athleisure, too.

From “Protect Ya Neck” to relax your mind, the rapper/producer/actor/director continues to display range.

The LA native was part of the Paisley Underground plus founded Rain Parade and Opal.