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

Aminé, 13 Months of Sunshine
The emcee’s third solo album blends house, hip-hop, and the East African sun to give listeners a deeply personal look at the journeyman rapper’s Eritrean-Ethiopian heritage.

Stereolab, Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Their first new album in fifteen years spins on an axis of subtly infectious refrains and gently askew rhythms—it’s avant-garde art-pop as something radically old yet experimentally new.

Sparks, MAD!
The Mael brothers’ 26th album purrs with sincere longings dedicated to romantic splits, though ultimately remains true to the duo’s idiosyncratic melody and tongue-in-cheek lyricism.
Scott T. Sterling

At the Drive In at Riot Fest / photo by Brigid Gallagher
The Mars Volta/At the Drive-In singer calls out a host of scientologists as “midnight vultures” and “black cube thugs.”

Grimes FYF 2014. HEADER VERSION. Credit Breanna Murphy.
The artist responds to the general consensus that she launched social media accounts for her unborn baby.

The Homeward Bound charity show in LA will benefit PATH (People Assisting The Homeless).

Jhené Aiko at Camp Flog Gnaw / photo by Rozette Rago
The R&B singer turns up the heat with her first song of the new year.

Kacey Musgraves
They’ve got a real problem with playing women artists, and now the women are fighting back.

New Order in Wynwood, Miami 2019.
The new wave band is being celebrated for “leaving its mark in the Miami Beach and worldwide music scene.”

The emo-goth rockers are sending out coded messages—and fans have theories.

The latest visual from “Herstory in the Making” combines two album tracks into one bold statement.

His sophomore album “En Garde” is out January 24.

The vinyl revival of the 2010s reminds us that what’s old is still new if you’re young enough.

Grimes / photo by Daniel Cavazos
She made the announcement with a topless photo.

The graphic designer behind iconic album imagery for Cocteau Twins, The Breeders, and Pixies leaves a legacy unparalleled.

photo by Andy Sawyer
A soundtrack for dealing with post-“Blade Runner” future shock, featuring The Faint, De La Soul, Wilco, and more.

photo by Adrian Santos
Kaytranada, “Parasite,” DaBaby, and “Fleabag” are just some of the former president’s favorites of 2019.

The Long Beach rapper shares a lyric video that doubles as an ad for his new streaming service.

Childish Gambino
The two will converge on the Fairfax District to raise money for Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign.

JARV IS (aka Jarvis Cocker) / photo by Kirby Gladstein
The UK is striking back against the elections by sending the 2006 tune to the top of the charts.

The longtime Wu-Tang associate was the older cousin of RZA, and can be heard on many of the group’s projects over the years.

No, your mind is not playing tricks on you. This is happening.

After the ass-claps heard around the world, Lizzo’s body-shaming critics are being drowned out by very big voices.