Randy Bookasta

3 weeks ago | floodmagazine.com | Randy Bookasta

The free, FLOOD-sponsored day party on April 26 in LA will feature sets by the Local Natives co-founder and Kaycie Satterfield to benefit MaeDay Rescue. Local Natives co-founder Kelcey Ayer is building on his solo resume with a new single called “Ghosts of Neighborhoods Dogs” featuring Jordana, which arrives next Tuesday. To celebrate, he’s throwing a free day party at Creature Comforts Tap Room & Brewery in Downtown LA.

Nov 7, 2024 | floodmagazine.com | Randy Bookasta

The Recording Academy has often lived in an alternate universe, one where the biggest GRAMMY winners don't align with popular culture trends or general critical music analysis. You can make an endless list of major snubs from culture-changing albums by The Beatles and Stones to Nirvana and Fugees to LCD Soundsystem and Frank Ocean and well beyond. Perhaps the biggest question at this point is: Do award shows even matter anymore? Could the average Gen Zer even tell you any past GRAMMY winners?

Sep 15, 2024 | floodmagazine.com | Randy Bookasta

“The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group.” Since their inception in Los Angeles in late 1985, the story of Jane’s Addiction has been fraught with intensity, tension, excitement, and drama. This weekend that drama reached unforeseen highs.

May 3, 2024 | floodmagazine.com | Randy Bookasta |Shervin Lainez

The duo also revealed their biggest US headline tour to date, kicking off September 18 in Austin. Since gracing FLOOD’s digital cover last August, the genre-defying duo of SOFI TUKKER—Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern—have not slowed down for a moment, with multiple singles and remixes released since then in addition to non-stop touring (including a surprise appearance at the Do Lab stage at Coachella).

Dec 28, 2023 | floodmagazine.com | Randy Bookasta

It's been a busy year for Christine and the Queens. Along with concert dates across the globe—from Coachella to Glastonbury—the sprawling PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE was released in June, featuring co-production by Mike Dean and guest appearances from Madonna and 070 Shake. We spotlighted the album with a FLOOD digital cover story—which included self-portraits by Chris—and the record also landed at #8 on FLOOD's Best Albums of 2023 list.