Change The Beat: Blondie's "Rapture" Name-checked Emcee & Hip-Hop Pioneer Fab 5 Freddy Re-emerges for First Recorded Verse In 34 Years, Vex Ruffin's "The Balance" (Ben Marlowe)

"The video began taking shape a year ago. Fab [5 Freddy] and I have been friends for a while now and we connected with Peanut Butter Wolf. Wolf thought Vex Ruffin would be a great fit with my animation style. The video and song have strong connection to Fab's earlier Hip-Hop NYC roots. I started as an experimental animator, so this was a great chance for me to get real crazy with it. Giving a nod to the early 80's experimental films that the sound is inspired from," director and animator Ben Marlowe wrote within an email Wednesday afternoon, concerning his latest creation, "The Balance." Marlowe says it was "filmed, then created using a [combination] of hand animation and special effects" over the course of the past year. "The Balance" is Vex Ruffin's first properly released sampling of new music since his self-titled (alternatively known as ¢) 2013 Stones Throw debut full-length; while it additionally serves as one-time Yo! MTV Raps host, Hip-Hop forefather, and 1980's street art pioneer Fab 5 Freddy's first single in a staggering 34 years, his first since 1982's "Change The Beat." Stones Throw's first and only cold sent-signed artist, Vex partnered with the LA-based imprint to quietly release an album, two FREE on-site EP's, one EP for sale, a cassette-only EP, a postcard 45, and a 7-inch recorded with label mate James Pants.

"I liked the way this idea organically developed and I began to see my involvement as a sort of art performance piece. The track reminded me of cool Dance records that downtown NY DJ's played back then in the 80’s at places like The Mudd Club, The Garage, Area, Danceteria, and Nell's where I hung out, so I put myself in that mindset when working on my lyrics for this song," featured emcee and close personal friend of director Ben Marlowe, Fab 5 Freddy revealed within a mini-Stones Throw press release. Vex Ruffin's as-yet-unannounced, seemingly Hip-Hop-inclined sophomore album isn't the only album he has in the pipeline awaiting release on Stones Throw's 2016-17 schedule, it appears as though he produced an entire album for masked emcee, Koreatown Oddity; "It's great to see something come together like when Koreatown Oddity shared the bill with Vex Ruffin several years ago and they kept in touch and eventually started recording together and I liked what I heard and asked them to do an album together for Stones Throw and now, years later, they have a dope album FINISHED and a great video directed by Alfredo Lopez with Eric Coleman as the [director of photography]," Stones Throw label head and founder Peanut Butter Wolf wrote within a July 27th Facebook post penned on the heels of "F**k Dinosaurs."

[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

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

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

All-around Breakdown: Sean Martin Discusses Debut Instrumental EP Introducing The Magician As No More Magic (Residual Effects)

Sean Martin is a multi-versed musician, producer, and tattooer hailing from Connecticut. As a guitarist, song-writer, and/or producer he has worked with a variety of well-known artists including Hatebreed, Cold Cave, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae, Twitching Tongues, Cage, Kid Cudi, House of Blow, Head Automatica, XO Skeletons, Jet Fueled Horses, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and more. His versatility and flexibility within music allows him to blur the lines in-between the confines of Hardcore, Electronic, Metal, and Hip-Hop. Martin is, also, a skilled tattooer at Brass City Tattoo located in Oakville, Connecticut promoting the traditional approach to the craft. Founded by Martin himself between 2020-22, No More Magic combines ominous melodies with downtempo beats to create a dizzying dream-like atmosphere. Paying homage to the golden era of Hip-Hop while forging ahead down its own dark road. For fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, and DJ Shadow. No More Magic's Introducing The

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