Inside Wolfgang Tillmans’ Berlin Album Launch Party
German photographer and musician Wolfgang Tillmans knows what a long night can offer. Rising to prominence as the chief artist documenting London’s youth-led counter culture in the ’90s, Tillmans has an uncanny ability to capture the sight and sounds of an evening in the city. It makes sense then that his foray into music would…
Read MoreWhat If the Muppets Stayed Up for Afters?
“I am a hothead,” Amy Mazius, a proud Scorpio, tells PAPER. HOTHEAD is also the name of her new hair accessories brand, and while being a Scorpio comes with its fair share of pettiness (Mazius’ words, not mine!), she says its harder to be mad with a big puffy heart on her head. Her mission:…
Read MoreSt. Vincent Loves Being a Human
“You just love being a human,” St. Vincent says to me with a knowing grin as I walk out of one of the studios of New York City’s Electric Lady. Earlier, I’d joked that her seventh album reminded me of the time I did ayahuasca with a lax shaman in the middle of Joshua Tree.…
Read MoreLuis De Javier Wants You Feeling Like a ‘PUTA’
If you stumbled upon Manhattan’s Ella Funt neo-bistro this past week, you would’ve seen tables of VIPs with the word “PUTA” (translation: “WHORE”) printed boldly across their outfits in emergency yellow and red. Amanda Lepore, Patti Wilson, Steven Klein, Aweng Chuol, Raul Lopez, Uglyworldwide, Richie Shazam, LSDXOXO and more of New York’s wildest fashion set…
Read MoreSans Soucis Magnifies the Sensual on ‘Sexed and Sexual’
San Soucis’ debut album, Circumnavigating Georgia, touches on identity, reclamation, tearing apart patriarchal structures and how anti-Blackness has impacted their life. Each track time travels to Soucis’ teenage years and early adulthood experiences, whether lyrically or sonically, beckoning listeners to re-experience life through their eyes. The London-based, Italian-born singer-songwriter recently released “Sexed and Sexual,” the…
Read MoreJames Charles Is Not Your Experiment
One definition of “insanity” is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. James Charles relates to this, having lived out multiple public cancellations surrounding his pursuits of love, because, as his new song, “Can We Just Be Friends,” proclaims: “I guess that I’m insane/ Are you entertained?” The 24-year-old YouTuber…
Read MoreSound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now
It’s impossible to be across all the new music out each Friday. Luckily, PAPER is here to help you out: each week, we round up 10 of our favorite new songs from artists — emerging and established — to soundtrack your life. From the surreal to the sublime, these songs cover every corner of the…
Read MoreWelcome to Cloutchella (According to Linux)
This is What You Missed Last Month (According To Linux), in which nightlife it-girl Linux takes us behind the velvet rope and into the VIP section of Scene-City. Through her extreme (sometimes exaggerated) lens, Linux gives us the tea on what really happened at every party-of-the-century that floods our Instagram feeds. (A note from the…
Read MoreDJ Lyzza Creates Her Own Lane on ‘Too Slow’
Lyzza doesn’t just want to change the game, she wants to change the entire system that runs it. The globe-trotting DJ sat down with PAPER to talk about “Too Slow,” from her upcoming mixtape SUBSTATE. The track seeps with raw, confrontational energy, mirroring Lyzza’s ambitions for the project. “I wanted to push myself as a…
Read MoreBoys Noize Spins Techno Tennis Tracks for ‘Challengers’
The world is collectively seated for Luca Guadagnino’s tennis flick, Challengers (starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor) — but giddy filmgoers will likely veer towards the dance floor after the credits roll. Challengers boast a techno score by none other than Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the composing duo behind musically…
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