How house music is soundtracking Feral Girl Summer
House music is rooted in disco, and it's making a much-needed comeback. Here's how the genre is soundtracking Feral Girl Summer.
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Just What I Kneaded went from a passion project to a celebrity-favorite bakery
It’s always beautiful to see a small business not only succeed but thrive in its community and become a destination for all walks of life to enjoy. For Justine Hernandez, she found her passion in vegan baking and started from grassroots beginnings, selling culinary creations from her home before taking the plunge to open her first brick-and-mortar bakery, coffee shop and cafe. Afte...
20 concert films that capture the best of live music, from NIN to Paramore
The dawning of our new normal — a world of postponement, rescheduling and uncertainty — showed us just how sacred live shows can be. Whether they’re experienced in person or at home in front of a screen, the collective energy fostered between an artist and their audience is the driving essence of live music. While we may hav...
Bishop Briggs and Sueco are using their platforms to empower people
In issue 399, we featured Bishop Briggs and Sueco as cover artists. During our conversations, the two artists detailed their careers, their inspirations and their vision. They also spoke to the changing nature of alternative music and their ambitious visions for their own career...
The Zombies on their next album, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and more
In September, Alternative Press connected with the Zombies’ Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone. The duo spoke to us ahead of the release of their Veeps performance, Live From Studio Two. The concert was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, which played host to dozens of artists from the Zombies, the Beatles and Aretha Franklin to Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Architects.
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The Zombies to perform livestream from legendary Abbey Road Studios
Music legends the Zombies will offer their first-ever livestream performance via Veeps, Live From Studio Two. The performance will be broadcast Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. ET, and tickets are available for sale here.
For the event, the band will perform at the storied Abbey Road Studios, which has played host throughout its history to artists from the Zombies, the Beatles and Aretha Franklin to Kanye West,
15 music videos that contributed to the uniqueness of the ‘80s
The 1980s were the big bang of music videos—a cosmic explosion of creativity, technology and straight-up weirdness.
With the launch of MTV in 1981, some artists used the visual art form to sell sex, youth and anything eye-catching, while others used it to visually define themselves within the music business.
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11 re-imagined cover songs that became popular
One of the best things about music is when artists put their own unique spin on iconic songs. Sometimes they change the song's original genre, swap in new lyrics or reimagine its intent. Modern artists will always cover classic songs, such as twenty one pilots undertaking "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley or Miley Cyrus performing "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin. But di
11 tracks that perfectly encapsulate their entire era of music
Music often leaves a deep mark on its era. Songs become embedded in our consciousness through their ability to perfectly capture a moment. They are burned even deeper into history through stories, newsreels and documentary footage, circulated by word-of-mouth as well as official documentation...
The scene reacts to Aretha Franklin’s death
The beloved soul singer Aretha Franklin died Thursday morning surrounded by family and friends in her Detroit home at the age of 76, her family confirmed in a statement to CNN. The official cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer.
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