Cool Hunting

WAV is a heady mix of relatively unknown music and left-of-center politics, published out of Los Angeles, California. Its most recent issue, with a profile of DJ Rap (referred to as "arguably the world's #1 female DJ") and a piece about the other video directing Gondry (Olivier, Michel's geeky bro), there's plenty in its pages to keep the avid culture hound's attention. A casual writing style and eclectic layout belie the glossy's youth (this is only their fourth issue), but that's often the case from what's likely the output of a no-sleep work ethic of an underpaid and understaffed independent publisher.