Jumbled & Dwell (Bully Preston) Unleash Family Guy-sampling "Bully Kong" Ahead of ROTTEN TONAL ANGER CLINT.'S 40TH BDAY BASH! at Baltimore's The Sidebar (Friday 2/24 at 9:30pm)

"Are you havin' a bully day? I'm havin' a bully day! Is everyone havin' a bully day? Bully! Bully! Yes, bully!" Peter Griffin's great-grandfather Turn of The Century Take On All-Comers Griffin proclaimed during a boxing match with a kangaroo within a 2007 Family Guy episode titled The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou. John "Jumbled" Bachman, Baltimore engineering teacher by day and cartoon-loving beatsmith by night recently utilized the aforementioned bit of Family Guy-culled dialogue and expertly turned it into the introductory sample for "Bully Kong" from his newly-minted rapper-producer group, Bully Preston with long-time collaborator Dwell. "Bully Kong"—billed as "[the] new single from the Bully Preston project"—serves as the second release from Bully Preston, preceded by fittingly-titled "Bang The Bongo" from Jumbled's recent Action Shots EP; Jumbled & Dwell first worked together on Harford and Reckord #002 Keep Diggin' (2009) on which Dwell recorded, mix, and even rhymed on "8 Million Stories." Dwell then went on to appeared on "You Already Know" from Monster Jam, Napalm Def's "Underground" and "If You're Feeling Me (Then Follow Me)" Live from Our Only Escape Vol. 1, "Give Praise" from Our Only Escape Vol. 2, "Train of Thought" with salk. from [I wish it was longer], and a mysterious 2011 Pre-Bully, BULLY Track, "'llatio single."

Jumbled additionally urged me to actively spread the word that there were two more note-worthy singles from Baltimore artists released Monday, Feb. 20th in tandem with "Bully Kong:" Height Keech's Stereogum-premiered "Dead Rider Ride On" from his forthcoming MIND MOVES THE MOUNTAIN and Drew Scott's self-produced "Porcelain" featuring fellow Baltimoreans Hemlock Ernst AKA Future Islands frontman Sam Herring, Eze Jackson, and 83cutlass. It appears as though some sort of proper Jumbled-helmed Bully Preston release is currently in-the-works or nearing release—be it a mixtape, EP, or full-length album. "Bully Kong" was unleashed just in time to whet fans' appetites who might be considering attending "ROTTEN TONAL ANGER 40TH BDAY BASH! come celebrate 40 years of clint's life, failures & f**k-ups!" this upcoming Friday, Feb. 24th at The Sidebar in Baltimore. It's being billed as "grindcore and beats and rhymes" from local favorites JSAKABITB, Bumfeeder, Drugs of Faith, Neck Breather, Durian, Castration Rite, and a Bully Preston-centric headlining set from Jumbled, Dwell & salk. (Clint himself). Anyone interested in potentially attending Clint's 40th Bday Show have been asked to RSVP on John Bachman's Facebook Event page, readily invite their closest friends and mortal enemies, and are urged to arrive at The Sidebar prior to the show's 9:30pm start time for a fun-filled night of Grind/Metal, Grindcore, Powerviolence, Bmore Hip-Hop, and birthday festivities at 218 E. Lexington Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.

"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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