Jumbled Returns with Third Bmore Club EP YOU DON'T KNOW?! with Berko Lover & Posthumous Miss Tony Feature (Harford & Reckord Tapes)

John "Jumbled" Bachman is a Baltimore-based "teacher, husband & father, beat-maker, and dish-washer," who personally describes his music as something falling "somewhere between Madlib & Mike Watt." We've thoroughly enjoyed and previously featured every Jumbled release since 2016's [I wish it was longer] AKA WIWL, including Action Shots EP, The Ghost of Len Bias EP with Baltimore emcee UllNevaNo, Bully Preston's full-length debut THE INSULT, and holiday-themed Hip-Hop comp. Merry Christmess on The Witzard. Now, Bachman, the proud new father of a beautiful baby girl, has effectively returned with his latest release, YOU DON'T KNOW?!; not entirely unlike his two 2015 EP's, Club Classics and BOOM! YOU DON'T KNOW?! is a long-in-the-works sample-based Bmore Club-leaning collection. For those who may be unaware, Baltimore/Bmore Club music is "a Breakbeat genre; a blend of Hip-Hop and chopped, staccato House Music, it was created in Baltimore, Maryland, United States in the late 1980's by 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell, Frank Ski, Miss Tony (known as Big Tony, after he ceased presenting in drag,) Scottie B. and DJ Spen," according to Wikipedia.

"Baltimore Club will always be sample-based music. Taking Dance grooves and pairing them with high-tempo drums have shaped this genre for decades. Jumbled approaches Baltimore Club the same as the people that [have] influenced him: Scottie B. Rod Lee, and KW Griff (and many more,)" John Bachman writes within an album press release. YOU DON'T KNOW?! showcases not just one, but two collaborations from frequent Jumbled collaborator Berko Lover, as well as a posthumous collaboration, by way of sample, with Bmore Club originator Ms. Tony AKA Miss Tony AKA Big Tony on "Don't try it." Littered amongst the three aforementioned vocal-led tracks are 10 additional sample-based instrumental tracks, all tediously created and fine-tuned by Jumbled over the course of the past year. "YOU DON'T KNOW?! is Jumbled's assertion into the Baltimore Club scene. While it seems there aren't many new (local) artists, the music lives on," John Bachman asserts. Jumbled's YOU DON'T KNOW?! EP is currently available on Bandcamp, along with his solo and collaborative back catalog. A super-limited run of YOU DON'T KNOW?!/Club Classics/BOOM! combo-CD's will be available for purchase at Jumbled's next gig: MODEM at The Crown in Baltimore this upcoming Thursday, July 12, 2018.

"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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