A FORMAL DEDICATION: “CHECK YOUR HEAD” TURNS TWENTY-FIVE GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING: AD-ROCK AND JOHN DOE ARE—ER, WERE—“ROADSIDE PROPHETS” FUNKY BOSS: EVAN BERNARD ON THE GREATEST HITS OF NATHANIAL HORNBLOWER DON’T STEP OUT OF THIS HOUSE IF THAT’S THE CLOTHES YOU’RE GONNA WEAR: ELI BONERZ ON X-LARGE STREETWEAR THE BEASTIE BOYS’ GUIDE TO LOS ANGELES A NEW DAY DAWNING: HOW “CHECK YOUR HEAD” INVENTED THE BEASTIE BOYS THAT’S A RECORD ’CAUSE OF MARIO: BEHIND THE BOARDS WITH THE BEASTIE BOYS KEYBOARD MONEY MARK IS STILL HAVIN’ IT
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POW: TWELVE RECORDS THAT INFLUENCED “CHECK YOUR HEAD” IT DOES GO WELL WITH THE CHICKEN: WINE PAIRINGS FOR “CHECK YOUR HEAD” THE MAGAZINE OF CHAMPIONS: ON THE SHABBY BRILLIANCE OF “GRAND ROYAL” MAGAZINE VIEW FROM THE EYE OF THE STORM: A CONVERSATION WITH GLEN E. FRIEDMAN
THIS ISSUE OF FLOOD IS DEDICATED TO ADAM “MCA” YAUCH. PUBLISHER ALAN SARTIRANA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MARTY SARTINI GARNER ASSOCIATE EDITOR NATE ROGERS ART DIRECTOR MELISSA SIMONIAN CONTRIBUTING EDITOR DANIEL HARMON COPY EDITOR LAURA STUDARUS CONTENT MANAGER ANDREW VAN BAAL INTERNS KAREN GARCIA, JAMIE LAWLOR WRITERS DAMIAN ABRAHAM, NATASHA AFTANDILIANS, A.D. AMOROSI, EVAN BERNARD, MIKE HILLEARY, JOSH HURST, HELEN JOHANNESEN, ILANA KAPLAN, KYLE MACKINNEL, LYDIA PUDZIANOWSKI, DOMINIC SINACOLA, MIKE SPRY, ERIC STOLZE, JASON P. WOODBURY IMAGES KENT ANDREASEN, KOURY ANGELO, GLEN E. FRIEDMAN, COLE GERST, SPIKE JONZE, ELÉNA POTTER, RACHELLE SARTINI GARNER ANTHEMIC AGENCY MICHAEL BAUER, ANA DOS ANJOS, JACQUELINE FONSECA, CHRIS GEORGE, JASON GWIN, ED JAMES, CHRIS MURRAY, TAYLOR NÚÑEZ, RICARDO RIVAS VELIS, KYLE ROGERS
GRATITUDE Wendy, Sebastian, Lucia, Scout, and Savannah Sartirana. The Carolina Sartiranas, The Ragsdales, Marcela, Curtie, and Monica Mason. The Rifkin, DeMott, Paikos, Cook, Tamo, Thaw, Chretin, and Kayland families. Shane Small, Michele and Lana Fleischli, Kevin Held, Amber Howell, Ron Laffitte, Adrian Moreira, Aaron Axelsen, Jeremy P. Goldstein, Adam Starr, Erin Yasgar, Andrew van Baal, Lee Diskin, Brian Hirsch, Damian Abraham, Jeremy Mohr, and Mark Kaplan. Derek, Donna, and Paul T at Goldenvoice, Scott Greer, Ian Rogers, Christy Willingham, Jordan Miller, Cole Gerst, Ivan Minsloff, Michelle Ritorto, the ladies at REACH, Jen (get her some f’ing vodka) Jay, Joan Coraggio, Tara Saremi, Phil (Foster the) Teeple, Leanne Milliken, Thomas Antonucci, Shay Shay K. | Rachelle and Samson Sartini Garner, Clare Billeaud, Herman Garner, Judy McCaffery, Jared Sartini, Kim Sartini, Pat McGuire, Evan Bernard, Glen E. Friedman, David Swinson, Abby McCormick, Brooke Black, Shira Knishkowy, L’Agence, Sweet and Tender Greens, Trader Joe, Trick Daddy, B.G., Spitz Sunflower Seeds, Bennington Slugsworth, Esq. | Ziggy, Bert, Henry, and Ralph | The Simonian Family, Sugar and Spice, The Steiners and Mowgli | Blue, Rose, Darcy Extra special thanks to Mike D, Mario C, Money Mark, Glen E. Friedman, Beastie Mania, Spike Jonze, Peter Smith and John Silva at SAM, NeueHouse Hollywood, and Thomas Middleditch for making this issue possible.
COVER SHOT BY GLEN E. FRIEDMAN | TABLE OF CONTENTS PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIO CALDATO JR.
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