The Stepkids' Jeff Gitelman & Dan Edinberg Co-wrote & Produced Bachata & Trap-influenced "WunderLAnd" for The Cool Kids' Chuck Inglish & Trinidad Jame$ (Sounds Like Fun Records)

"Me, Dan [Edinberg] (from The Stepkids), and Chuck [Inglish] got together and made the instrumental. Me and Chuck were got connected 'cause we were already working... on the Kali Uchis album. Dan was visiting me in LA; so, we got together and made the beat. We were really interested in combining elements... that haven't been combined before. It was the Summertime, so we were feeling a certain way. We hypothesized on what it would sound like to... combine South American [Bachata] music with Trap. Needles to say, when we started making the music, we all got super excited at this new sound... After that, Trinidad Jame$ came in and set the tone for lyrics and melody," producer, guitarist, and song-writer @JeffGitelman wrote within a Twitter-sent statement; "WunderLAnd," the aforementioned track, was released roughly 10 days ago, following Chuck Inglish's instrumental project Texturizer and Blended Babies-produced Ev Zepplin. "The song was ready. The beat, I had the beat in my head for like two years. And it wasn’t until I linked up with The Stepkids, 'cause that’s who I produced the song with–it wasn’t until I linked up with them that I could execute that idea correctly 'cause I’m not the most skilled guitar player and I believe Jeff [Gitelman] is one of the best on this planet. And I felt like with me and him, we got a lot of similar background in what we listen to and what we came up with," Chuck Inglish said within a recent 10/21 Mass Appeal interview.

"So, we’re fusing these two styles together. That type with a more Urban drum sequence. I actually stumbled upon that fusion in a bar in Texas one time somebody was playing; a lot of Spanish music with a new updated Trap beat, like a Future song. I just thought that was the most, that was like the illest sh*t I ever heard, so I wanted to make it! So, I was inspired by something that was off-grid and I wanted to make my own version of it. So, I used that influence to create that soundscape and then, Trinidad came and just gave that. We created that. We all created it at the same time though," Inglish continued. It appears as though "WunderLAnd" may well be Chuck Inglish's last solo outing for quite a while, as after years of relentless fan outcries, he has finally decided to re-form The Cool Kids with his old partner-in-crime, Sir Michael of The Rocks (Mikey Rocks); "We really felt like we hadn't really finished what we started. They took our styles and ran off. [We're] coming back for it all," read a July Subvert Agency press release simply titled "The Cool Kids Are Back." They've since unleashed a quick-strike teaser single, "Running Man" produced by Chuck Inglish & Detroit City, which features Maxo Kream. Jeff Gitelman has recently recorded and performed alongside the likes of Brandy, Karmin, Mac Miller, Kid Ink, Rejjie Snow, Dej Loaf, Terrace Martin, Duckworth, A$AP Ferg, and Outasight, as well as receiving a BMI Songwriter Award for his work on J. Cole's 2014 Forrest Hills Drive. He's currently putting the finishing touches on a solo EP called Hello Gitty, which is expected to be released early next year.

"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

[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)

Chocolate & Cheese (1994) was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. I was in some sort of BMG Music Club , where you'd buy 5 CD's and then get 10 for "FREE." It was all sent through mail order and you picked the titles from some special booklet. I'm almost positive that Chocolate & Cheese's side boob-baring album cover was what initially drew me in... mind you, I was 12-15 and the zany Ween logo/middle finger CD graphic really didn't hurt either. Honestly, I forget how I really felt about it @ the time, but a few years later, my older cousin Josh told me that Ween were this BIG college "jam band." CKY did some sort pf 93.3 radio takeover to promote their new album and played "Freedom of '76" late that night on air. Needless to say, I re-visited Chocolate & Cheese @ about 20-something this go 'round and I fucking loved it! Ween were really weird, yet talented... almost too talented. I can vaguel

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