Underground Emcees Homeboy Sandman & Aesop Rock Partner Up to Generously Spread "Lice" EP Across The World (Stones Throw/Rhymesayers)

Earlier this fine post-Thanksgiving Weekend morning, whilst I was at Boscov's getting my new suit pants tailored, I had a sudden burst of creativity in the form of a clever one-liner to start a tentative review of Animal Collective's cringe-worthy mess of a new single, "FloriDada:" "There's an age-old music industry joke that goes something along the lines of, "if Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke recorded the sounds of himself sh*tting or farting into a mic backed by the band's music, people would likely still buy it.'" But rather than give those talent-less Art-Rock Three Stooges any more unnecessary spotlight, I've instead decided to review veteran underground emcees Homeboy Sandman & Aesop Rock's far more noteworthy surprise-released Cyber Monday FREE EP, Lice. "You're probably scratching your head right now wondering why this EP is called Lice... The truth is, [Aesop Rock] and I always have all these ideas crawling around our brains and we wanted to share them with you," Homeboy Sandman half-jokingly lamented to Westword Monday morning, concerning their self-described "infectious" 5-song EP. "You may find that after listening to the project, it's nearly impossible to get it out of your head. It's only a matter of time before you share it with others," Sandman enthusiastically continued.

While the jointly released Stones Throw & Rhymesayers Ent. EP was in fact unleashed for FREE on a number of platforms, the seasoned emcees added, "if you are feeling charitable, here are a couple organizations we recommend, where you [donations] can make a difference," before linking directly to the home pages of City Harvest and Prep for Prep. Lice EP features an eclectic collection of head-scratching production work from the likes of DJ Spinna, Optiks, Blockhead, Alex "Apex" Gale, and Charles Hamilton (in that order), as well as original "Lice"-minded artwork designed by Jeremy Fish. It's not entirely unlike a modern day, poetically waxed 2-man "Pass The Mic"-esque delivery throughout Lice EP; "Cats had better not include me in group texts. Cats had better watch they free hand during group sex... I'm only tryna help you; I'm only tryna make you understand that you shouldn't do some sh*t that's whack. You should do some fly sh*t instead." Stones Throw further adds that "physical copies of Lice will also be available in limited quantity on tour in the upcoming year," although it doesn't however, specify if Homeboy Sandman & Aesop Rock will head out on a co-headlining jaunt in a similar vein to their previous Sandman, Aesop Rock & Rob Sonic 2015 US Tour.

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Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

Liberty Bell Cracked In 1/2: Ween - "Freedom of '76" (Gene Ween's Final Send-Off)

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