Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker Share Socially Distant "Bloody Valentine" Music Video On The Late Late Show (Bad Boy/Interscope Records)

For quite a while now, rapper, actor, and musician Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) has been teasing his so-called "Pop-punk album," Tickets to My Downfall, for quite a while now. It was supposed to be released earlier this year, but has been delayed for obvious reasons and now, has a street date of July 17, 2020. Tickets to My Downfall was produced by blink-182 drummer and Hip-Hop enthusiast Travis Barker, along with SlimXX, BazeXX & RookXX, according to Wikipedia. MGK provides vocals and guitar, while Barker plays drums across Tickets to My Downfall; according to numerous interviews with Machine Gun Kelly himself, the album will, supposedly, feature contributions from blackbear, Goody Grace, MOD SUN, Chris "Fronz" Fronzak from Attila, Young Thug, YUNGBLUD, and The Used frontman Bert McCracken. Aside from the aforementioned tidbits and a viral video of Machine Gun Kelly feverishly dancing/skanking across a table backed by, seemingly, disinterested label execs.

MGK has been flirting with his Rap-Rock/Pop-punk persona for quite a while now, having toured with Fall Out Boy on their 2018 M.A.N.I.A. Tour, collaborating with Travis Barker & YUNGBLUD, X Ambassadors, and Lzzy Hale (Halestorm,) and forging a unique friendship with Marilyn Manson. As part of his Lockdown Sessions series, MGK has covered Rihanna, Oasis & Paramore, as well as original songs incorporating or directly inspired by PVRIS, Shawn Mendes & Mike Posner. Last year, Machine Gun Kelly famously portrayed Tommy Lee in Netflix's silver screen adaption of Mötley Crüe's wildly debaucherous memoir, The Dirt. Plus, for its companion soundtrack, MGK appeared alongside Mötley Crüe themselves on an original track dubbed "The Dirt (Est. 1981.)" While Kelly has been releasing more Hip-Hop-centric singles since the top of the year, it appears as though his latest, "Bloody Valentine" serves as our first official taste of Tickets to My Downfall. Although, we would argue "why are you here" and Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker's spot-on cover of Paramore's "Misery Business" are, likely, cut from the same cloth as Tickets to My Downfall.

"Bloody Valentine" seems to reference Shoegaze pioneers My Bloody Valentine and takes sonic inspiration from Tom DeLonge-era blink-182. Aside from its ties to Pop-punk/Hip-Hop, "Bloody Valentine" is an extremely catchy song in its own right. Last week, we were treated to the official audio from "Bloody Valentine" and this week, saw the release of its official lyric video, but the other night, Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker appeared together on The Late Late Show. "Kels" & "Trav," as they affectionately call each other, treated host James Corden and his late night fanbase to a music video they made for "Bloody Valentine." It's a fairly straight-forward performance-style music video with Kelly & Barker practicing appropriate social distance and even features an appropriate-for-TV self-edit by MGK himself. "Bloody Valentine" & "Misery Business" are both currently available on streaming services. Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker's Tickets to My Downfall drops Friday, July 17, 2020 on Bad Boy/Interscope Records.

"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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