Bartees Strange Returns with Live Forever Deluxe Edition Featuring "Free Kelly Rowland" Remix with Armand Hammer (Memory Music)

Let's just say this: if you're still not listening to Barttes Strange, you're missing out! Strange is a producer and song-writer based out of Washington, D.C. His mother is an Opera singer and His dad served in the military for decades. Strange traveled widely for his parents' jobs—born in Ipswich, England in 1989, his family did stints living in Germany, Greenland, and a number of states across America before he hit his 12th birthday when they settled down in Mustang, Oklahoma. Bartees Strangr released his debut full-length, Live Forver, last year on producer, engineer and song-writer Will Yip's impring, Memory Music, formed in partnership with Run for Cover Records. It was one of the most critically-acclaimed/widely-loved albums of the year garnering widespread praise from the likes of Thursday's own Geoff Rickly, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, The National, Stay Inside, Maneka, and Oceanator.

Strange has since recorded and released remixes for the likes of Bridgers, illuminati hotties, Hannah Georgas, glass beach, Samia, Lorenzo Wolff, Homeschool, and Ganser. Additionally, Bartees Strange has worked on collaorative efforts with Dave Hause, Hit Like A Girl, Broke Royals, Ohmme & Eric Slick (Dr. Dog,) Project Diem, and Spring Silver in recent years, as well. Currently on a US tour with Phoebe Bridgers, Ganser, and a string of solo dates, Strange is still touring behind and actively promoting Live Forever a year after its initial release. Last night, STRANGE (@Bartees_Strange) Tweeted: "Tomorrow the deluxe version of Live Forever drops. there's also vinyl on @Bandcamp again. this is the last time I'll say it, but there is a new version of ["Kelly Rowland"] that'll drop tomorrow and it's dumb good."

And this morning, we received just that, a 13-track Deluxe Edition of Live Forever. Stand-outs "Boomer," "Mustang," and "Stone Meadows" are still there, but this go-'round, we've been treated to two Bonus Tracks and the aforementioned remix. Post-"Ghostly," Live Forever (Deluxe Edition) boasts recent single, "Weights," as well as a brand new, seemingly, updated version of "Flagey God," new re-titled "Flagey God Redux. However, what really stands out here is that remixed version of "Kelly Rowland" Bartees Strange has been teasing, fittingly titled "Free Kelly Rowland" featuring noneother than beloved Indie Hip-Hop rapper/producer duo Armand Hammer AKA E L U C I D & billy woods. It's without a doubt worth the price of the whole album itself. Bartees Strange's Live Forever is now available in digital, vinyl, CD, and cassette formats in both Deluxe & Standard Editions on Memory Music.

"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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