I rarely commute for work, but I can make an exception. In this instance, my “commute” means traveling to Manhattan from across the Brooklyn Bridge and “work” means sauntering to Le Bain on a Thursday to attend Viper Room — the musically eclectic party series organized by DJ Thank You,…
“Carnal is a normal mode,” sings Baths’ Will Wiesenfeld on his latest single, before continuing: “Fucking all the men in droves.” Aptly titled “Sea of Men,” the unfiltered, new song is a preview of his forthcoming album Gut, due out February 21, and sees the musician writing “from the stomach”…
Rich Amiri has been training for this moment. Since percolating in the 2016 Soundcloud scene, the Boston-raised rapper bubbled up as someone to watch within the internet rap world for a couple of years now with his Future-infused vocal stylings and cover boy looks. “I had to get it out…
It’s arguably Sabrina Carpenter‘s year: releasing her sixth studio album Short n’ Sweet, selling out the US tour that concluded last month in LA and receiving eight Grammy Award nominations. For the Short n’ Sweet era, Carpenter made a strong image for herself as a ’60s-inspired bombshell thanks to the…
When Lizeth Selene made the move from her small beach town to Mexico City, it changed the trajectory of her life. The singer, actress and burgeoning fashion icon has become one of the country’s biggest “it girls,” nabbing a YSL Beauty campaign alongside the likes of Hailey Bieber, Bianca Jagger…
After a four-year hiatus from music, Joey LaBeija is back. The New York-based artist (and lowkey legend) returns today with “less than three,” his first release since 2020’s enemies of progress EP, which featured underground smashes like “unavailable” and “cuffin szn.” While his signature pitched-down vocals are out in full…
On their new collab, “I Want More Money,” actress Chloe Cherry raps over a slow beat as Blaketheman1000 (Blake Ortiz-Goldberg) harmonizes on backing vocals — earnestly singing, “You shouldn’t have to work at your stupid-ass job” and “I wanna pay your rent.” It’s cheeky and catchy, a fun track from…
It’s early November in Los Angeles, and PAPER has plans to meet up with singer-songwriter Bishop Briggs at a local karaoke bar. The unconventional interview backdrop makes sense. The now LA-based vocalist got her start singing in karaoke bars in Japan as a kid, long before her massive hit “River”…
Getting into a party is not unlike making it big in Hollywood. Either you prove your worth, know someone who knows someone, or be so ubiquitous that queues and lists don’t apply to you. Once inside, the next opportunity presents itself: working a room full of Los Angeles’ unruly cast…
Miya Folick was spent after her last album, 2023’s ROACH. The album mined the depths of the LA-based artist’s psyche amidst a sea of synths and guitar, each song landing with the weight of a film’s climactic resolution. “Exhaustion,” after such output, was inevitable, so Folick hibernated and recharged her…