"WILD" HEIGHT KEECH Returns with New Album & Cinematic Music Video Feat. Flock of Dimes & Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner (Cold Rhymes Records)

Since re-launching Cold Rhymes Records a few years back around the time of the release of Mind Moves The Mountain (2017) Dan "Height" Keech has stayed extremely busy. Cold Rhymes' roster now includes 83cutlass, Ardamus, Darko The Super, Emceein' Eye Height Keech, ialive/Donovan Days, Jack Toft, Kate Ferencz, MISTER, Off The Meat Rack, P.T. Burnem, Param Anand Singh, (rapper) andrew. Shark Tank, Speak N' Eye, Trauma Lavern, Vans_Westly, and Wounds. The bulk of said recent releases having been produced by Height Keech himself, along with ialive (together, as Necessary People,) art direction provided by Height's sideman MISTER AKA CoolGuyBry, and mastered by C$ BURNS. Earlier this year, Height produced the entirety Ardamus' Astro Blocks with the exception of one beat, "Tunnel Light," produced by Necessary People. Plus, Necessary People made their proper production debut across andrew.'s second Cold Rhymes offering, W.O.T.W. Additionally, I BET WE SEE IT ALL DIFFERENT WHEN IT'S DONE: 15 Cold Rhymes Crushers from The World's Weirdest Year, a sprawling 2020 sampler/comp. entirely produced by Necessary People, with the exception of three tracks produced by Trauma Lavern, BLKrKRT & Airjob + Kite Splash, was unleashed across Bandcamp on August 1st.

Now, Height Keech has returned with his first proper full-length of 2020 entitled WILD HEIGHT KEECH. It was released online as recent as Sept. 4 and boasts a familiar cast of characters, including ialive, Ardamus, Mister, Darko The Super, Goldzilla, P.T. Burnem, Necessary People, and C$ BURNS. Along with newcomers Prowess The Testament, Emily Slaughter, and Jenn Wasner. Well, Wasner isn't exactly a "newcomer," but she's fairly new to Cold Rhymes' familiar cast of go-to characters; she's best known for her esteemed work with both Wye Oak & Flock of Dimes and has previously been featured across Height's own Rock & Roll and Talk Singer. Aside from "World Wind" Feat. ialive, Ardamus, MISTER, Darko The Super, Goldzilla, P.T. Burnem & Prowess The Testament and closer "This Brutal World Is The Only World There Is" Feat. Jenn Wasner is a completely solo affair. WILD HEIGHT KEECH, as its title suggests, is a vaguely Country-leaning Hip-Hop album, which echoes Beastie Boy Mike D's infamous Country Mike's Greatest Hits. Below, you'll find the accompanying music video for "This Brutal World Is The Only World There Is" directed by Justin Barnes with Cate Kompare & Dontae Battle. Height Keech's WILD HEIGHT is now available in both digital and limited run CD (with 3 Bonus Tracks) formats, via Cold Rhymes.

"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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