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

Billie Marten, Dog Eared
The British indie-folk songwriter’s fifth album is aided by a full-band even in its most personal moments, as Marten reflects on indelible scenes from childhood as seen through adult eyes.

Flooding, Object 1
The Kansas City trio ushers in a new kind of tenderness with an EP running the gamut from slowcore to screamo, one that’s vulnerable and violent and completely captivating.

Clipse, Let God Sort Em Out
Paired with familiar high-gloss minimalism courtesy of producer Pharrell Williams, Pusha T and Malice’s first album in 16 years stands up fairly well as an assured re-up of their rap powers.
Will Schube

The songwriter’s fourth album will arrive on March 28 via Geffen Records.

The Smashing Pumpkins leader will perform seven shows in Chicago.

The new sci-fi horror thriller from the multi-hyphenate artist born Steven Ellison will arrive in theaters on March 21.

The band will be playing JBL’s Sound Bodega SXSW Showcase on Thursday, March 13.

The Stranger Things star’s new album will arrive on June 6 via AWAL.

Equally importantly, they also spoke with host Michael Kosta about dogs.

The track was originally released in 2019.

The producer talks stepping into the role of emcee on his newly released second album Leaving Home, a stark reflection on the joys and traumas of coming of age.

The artist will be performing at FLOODFest during SXSW and DJing at Levi’s’ “The 5th Pocket” benefit event in LA on Saturday.

The Local Natives alum wrote the song on a ukulele that was gifted to his newborn son.

The event is scheduled for March 6.

The band’s eighth studio LP will arrive on May 30.

The Danish festival additionally featuring Olivia Rodrigo, Doechii, Deftones, NIN, and much more is set for June 28 – July 5.

The track features drums from Local Natives’ Matthew Frazier.

The deadAir artist will kick off their “Turn Up or Die” tour in April.

The duo are also dropping an extended version of the track with remixes, new verses, and more.

Welcome to My Blue Sky will arrive on April 4 via Polyvinyl.

The eighth episode looks at the American homelessness crisis.

The Brooklyn band’s sophomore effort will arrive on May 2 via True Panther and Dirty Hit.

The collection features recordings of empty studios and performance spaces.