Bad Religion, The Bouncing Souls, Lifetime & Spanish Bombs Members Form Beach Rats & Release Wasted Time EP (Bridge Nine Records)

Beach Rats is a New Jersey-based Hardcore band consisting of vocalist Ari Katz, guitarist Brian Baker, guitarist Pete Steinkopf, bassist Bryan Kienlen, and drummer Daniel "Dubs" Windas. Amongst them, Beach Rats have about 32+ collective years spent recording, touring, and melting faces within countless New Jersey & New York-based Punk/Hardcore bands. Brian Baker alone has played with Bad Religion, Dag Nasty, Dead F**king Last, Doggy Style, Government Issue, Junkyard, The Meatmen, Minor Threat, Pavement (no, not that Pavement,) and Samhain. Ari Katz has spent his time playing with High School Sweethearts, Lifetime, Miss TK & The Revenge, and Zero Zero, while Pete "The Pete" Steinkopf & Bryan "Papillon" Kienlen have both been long-time members of The Bouncing Souls. Drummer Daniel "Dubs" Windas, the greenhorn of Beach Rats, has spent his early years between 1999-2007 and onward playing with A New Enemy, The Arsons, The Break, Joe Coffee, Let It Burn, Spanish Bombs, and To Each His Own. Frontman Ari Katz recently told New Noise Magazine: "dude, we all live in the same area. That's the biggest reason we are doing this; we all live 20 minutes away from each other," when the interviewer mentioned the abundantly used term, "Punk super-group." Katz says the earliest incarnation of Beach Rats dates back to a 2017 tribute show in memoriam of Vision frontman Dave Franklin, wherein he played alongside The Bouncing Souls' Pete Steinkopf & Bryan Kienlen, as well as local drummer, Daniel "Danny" Windas.

"I've been friends with the guys from The Bouncing Souls forever and we all live at the beach, so we just went for it," Ari Katz continued. New Noise notes that "from there, Kienlen raised the bar even more, when he told Katz that Brian Baker of Bad Religion, Minor Threat, and Dag Nasty-fame was living right down the street and looking to start another Hardcore band." It seems as though the neighbors and new-found bandmates simply started playing together with "no expectations" and as Ari Katz says, made sure "it was all about fun and friends and playing music together." Last Friday, Beach Rats unleashed their debut EP, Wasted Time, on Boston-based Hardcore/Punk label, Bridge Nine Records. It's a blisteringly fast, yet melodic 5-track EP reminiscent of Beach Rats' five members' past works, which clocks in at less than 7 frantic minutes, with the "longest" track lasting a mere 01:58. Beach Rats' Wasted Time EP is currently available from Bridge Nine in a number of multi-media formats, including limited edition 7-inch, digital album, 12x18" posters, and "Limited Authentic NJ Beach Badge." Wasted Time's first edition of 300 Red Marble and 700 Brown Marble-tinted 7-inches quickly SOLD OUT; although, a second pressing of 500 Blue Marble and 500 Standard Black Wasted Time 7-inch EP's are currently available for pre-order from Bridge 9's online store and are expected to ship before the end of August.

[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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