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Alternative Press Magazine • 07/15/2022

Demi Lovato and Paris Hilton burn rubber on the red carpet in their new "SUBSTANCE" video

Lovato has had enough of the vapidity that surrounds them in "SUBSTANCE." In the music video, Lovato dodges selfies, mocks ancient anti-drug PSAs and even steals a device that looks strikingly similar to Too Hot to Handle's Lana.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/14/2022

Listen to Santigold's hazy new track "Nothing"

"Nothing" is an exercise in lightness. The corners of the track evaporate into warm bodies of vapor and rise until they disappear. Minimal synth percussion sits just behind Santigold's vivid vocals, refracting and lending color to their sheen like light passed through a fine mist.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/13/2022

We can't wait for Finn Wolfhard's new horror-comedy Hell of a Summer

Finn Wolfhard has been extremely busy this past year. 2021 saw the star wrapping filming on Stranger Things 4 and A24's When You Finish Saving The World. Now, Wolfhard is making his directorial debut with the film Hell of a Summer.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/12/2022

Weed, games and millennial chaos turn a house party into a hunting ground in the new Bodies Bodies Bodies trailer

Someone's taking the game a little too seriously in A24's latest trailer for its upcoming horror flick. The new Bodies Bodies Bodies trailer gives eagerly awaiting fans a tiny bit more information about the hurricane house party gone wrong.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/12/2022

Architects are unstoppable on their industrial new track "tear gas"

At the beginning of "tear gas," a faint, reverberant sonar ping portends a cavernous drop hiding behind the roaring instrumentation. Those who manage to listen past the track's rugged outer layer are met with an ever-expanding sound, complete with stalagmites of unyielding percussion and vocals that come to resemble the dank humidity of unseen depths.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/11/2022

You can now buy Halsey’s vibrant paintings from her Love and Power and support abortion funds

Halsey has long been a staunch promoter of reproductive rights. Their latest act of support for the movement is auctioning off five paintings they created on stage during their Love and Power tour.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/08/2022

Balenciaga said it's time to listen to music in style

Balenciaga and Bang & Olufsen's latest collaboration is sure to turn heads. The brands have joined forces to create a hardshell handbag with a high-fidelity speaker embedded within.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/08/2022

See just how cruel Cupid can get in Paris Texas' new "cyanide" video

"cyanide" sits squarely at the point where two lines that promise to never touch intersect. The lethargic groove barely contains a thrumming energy within, and Felix takes every opportunity to nudge the song so that this power bursts forth. His occasional grunts or oddly inflected words are as kicks to the back of a car, wheels caked in mud growling with anticipation at its impending release.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/07/2022

Everything we know about Zoë Kravitz’s sinister film Pussy Island

In Pussy Island, our main character, Frida, is an LA-based cocktail waitress hoping to get in the good graces of tech mogul Slater King (Channing Tatum). As Frida penetrates King's inner circle, she finds his veil of opulence obscures a terribly perverse truth.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/07/2022

The 1975 prove how heartbreaking violin can sound on "Part of the Band"

"Part of The Band" is a magnificently light track that tangles around itself at every opportunity. With long wires of a violin's cry that are punctuated by twinkling acoustic guitar, the track takes on the likeness of a bundle of string lights — innocuous but terribly nostalgic to the right person. Matty Healy deftly reaches through thi

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/06/2022

Did Balenciaga just reinvent the Canadian tuxedo?

The show began with an assemblage of models wearing shining, inky masks slowly parading through the tight space. Their clothing, in a similarly haunting fashion, toyed with the concepts of constrainedly deep blacks, bending light, contrasting colors and lending form to the formless.

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/05/2022

Watch Olivia Rodrigo cover Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” at a UK dive bar

Even after her sold-out show at the Manchester O2 Apollo on Sunday, Olivia Rodrigo wasn't done performing. The singer arrived later that night at Bunny Jackson's, a U.K. dive bar, where she gave a rendition of Natalie Imbruglia's “Torn.”

Alternative Press Magazine • 07/01/2022

AP&R: Mallrat, Jhariah and other rising artists to check out this month

Every month, Alternative Press is sharing some of our favorite new releases. From chiptune-infused arrangements to no-wave groove, this month’s AP&R list spans various genres, bringing you a unique list of up-and-coming artists. Check out these rising artists who will soon become your new favorite below.

Alternative Press Magazine • 06/29/2022

Watch Denzel Curry's jazzy Tiny Desk performance

Curry's understated approach to creating the tracks on Melt My Eyez See Your Future made their transition to live accompaniment that much sweeter. The band, boasting a 10-piece configuration, supplied Curry with each bass groove or trumpet wail the artist needed to recontextualize his discography for the performance.

Alternative Press Magazine • 06/29/2022

Danny Elfman reveals Bigger. Messier. featuring Trent Reznor, Iggy Pop, HEALTH

The new version of "Kick Me" trades the frantic energy of Elfman's delivery for a Shatner-esque delivery courtesy of Iggy Pop. To compensate, the instrumental has soaked up a bit of the erraticism that was squeezed from the old vocals, becoming a near panic-inducing procession of sound.

Alternative Press Magazine • 06/29/2022

Snail Mail covers Superdrag’s “Feeling Like I Do” for Spotify Singles

Jordan's take on "Feeling Like I Do" doesn't stray far from Superdrag's original vision. Its main difference stems from her vocal performance. Jordan's delivery gives the lyrics an air of gentle longing, whereas Mic Harrison imbued the original with a force that sometimes drifts into frustration.

Alternative Press Magazine • 06/28/2022

Sampa The Great announces second album As Above, So Below, drops "Never Forget"

Sampa's interest in Zamrock stems largely from the genre's unnoticed status in its country of origin. In drawing insight from the genre, Sampa celebrates not only how its position in Zambian society mirrors her career but also its similarities to the Black diasporic experience.

Alternative Press Magazine • 06/21/2022

THICK announce new album Happy Now, drop "Loser"

The video features the members of THICK struggling to play baseball. Bats fly from hitters' hands, easy pitches go unhit and a baseball or two finds itself striking players square in the eye. Despite all this, THICK win their game and celebrate by shotgunning Miller High Lifes.

Alternative Press Magazine • 06/14/2022

Watch Julia Jacklin's new "I Was Neon" video

"I Was Neon" is a gorgeous spiral of quiet but needling anxieties. Jacklin finds herself stuck in a loop as she asks, "Am I going to lose myself again?" Her voice lacks the fear her questions are laden with, leading to an oddly comforting existential crisis.

Alternative Press Magazine • 06/09/2022

Daniel Kaluuya has unexpected visitors in last trailer for Jordan Peele’s Nope

In the trailer, Palmer and Kaluuya's characters realize that there are aliens hovering above their property. The two devise a plan to catch the extraterrestrials on camera, hoping the footage will bring them fame and fortune.