Photo JENNIFER ROCHOLL
In case you hadn’t noticed, self-titled released our spring issue through the App Store last month (featuring streaming music on every spread) and have been archiving its exclusive stories online ever since. Here’s a complete breakdown of what’s inside and a taste of the top-notch photography that sets us apart from other digital publications:
- Shlohmo, RL Grime and Groundislava show us around the WEDIDIT office, with cameos from D33J, Ryan Hemsworth, Purple and more
- William Bennett shares his life story, from the nihilistic noise of Whitehouse to the rabid polyrhythms of Cut Hands
- Kindness dips into the deeply personal record collection
- Vince Staples reps Long Beach in a lengthy Q&A
- Ariel Pink interviews his favorite new SoCal band, The Garden
- Nancy Whang surveys her scene-stealing work for LCD Soundsystem, the Juan MacLean, Soulwax and more
- Afrikan Sciences breaks down the madcap jazz of Don Cherry
- Sick Feeling explain how to (not) gamble your life away at a horse track
- DeJ Loaf speaks her mind on basketball, Julia Roberts and being an introvert
- Geoff Rickly curates a fake art show
- Weyes Blood teaches us how to live off the land
- Youth Code takes us on a tour of LA’s Silverlake neighborhood
- Viet Cong develops a double-exposed photo inspired by Panda Bear
- Peaking Lights goes crate-digging on a budget
- Foxygen fills out one of our Mad Libs sheets
Plus a pop culture guide written by Mastodon, Vladislav Delay, A Place to Bury Strangers, Petite Noir, Porter Robinson (pictured above), Steve Gunn, Torn Hawk, Clark, Noveller and more
