Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather Return with "Forget Me Not" Performance Clip from Upcoming Album SLEEPWALKERS (Island Records)

I'll never forget seeing The Gaslight Anthem at The Mann Center's Skyline Stage in South Philly on a warm September 2014 night with my then-girlfriend Caroline. It was one of the first 10 dates of a 40-date jaunt across North America and Europe behind their latest album, Get Hurt, which little did we know, at the time, would be Gaslight Anthem's final run before their 2015 indefinite hiatus. I don't believe we caught Against Me! but we did catch Jimmy Eat World's phenomenal career-spanning set; to this day, I still recount how Gaslight's set was and still is one my favorite performances I've ever seen—I previously caught a portion of their set at Metallica's ill-fated 2012 Orion Music + More Festival—especially, since drummer Benny Horowitz had an unexpected "family emergency" and Against Me!'s Atom Willard learned the entire set in a matter of mere hours. It was a rather riveting, increasingly charismatic 20-song set from The Gaslight Anthem & Atom Willard, evenly split between electric and acoustic musical accompaniment. Now, it's nearly four years later and The Gaslight Anthem are still on their indefinite hiatus and it honestly, doesn't look like they'll be re-forming anytime soon, but you never know. Brian Fallon is currently gearing up to release his second album in so many years, SLEEPWALKERS to be released February 9th, 2018 on Island Records, while guitarist Alex Rosamilia is playing with his Metal band SERVITUDE and drummer Benny Horowitz recently formed WAX BOTTLES and quietly released a self-titled 6-song Bandcamp EP.

Rosamilia and touring guitarist Ian Perkins (The Horrible Crowes) as well as Catherine Popper (Molly & The Zombies) make up Fallon's backing band, recently dubbed The Howling Weather. "SLEEPWALKERS sees Brian Fallon once again, pushing timeless Rock "N" Roll into the modern era, recasting British Invasion Rock, first generation UK Punk, and American Pop and Soul into a near irresistible sound he's dubbed with a nod and a wink towards The Who as "Heavy R&B,'" reads Fallon's recent BIG HASSLE press release. SLEEPWALKERS was recorded earlier this year at New Orleans' Parlor Recording Studio with GRAMMY Award-winning producer and song-writer Ted Hutt, who previously helmed "the boards" on Gaslight Anthem's 2008 commercial breakthrough, The '59 Sound. "Forget Me Not" is the first single from Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather's SLEEPWALKERS and it wholeheartedly embodies Fallon's self-described "Heavy R&B"/Heartland Rock-evoking sound. "I was thinking how every song doesn't have to be so serious," Brian Fallon says; "it can just be fun. It can just be a song that I would want to play live. "Forget Me Not" came out in just a couple of minutes and actually, ended up being pretty serious—it seems, my subconscious had other plans." Physical copies of SLEEPWALKERS are now exclusively available for pre-order from Brian Fallon's Official Store, as well as tickets for Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather's 48-date, cross-continental North American/European 2018 tour.

"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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