DJ Ragz & Oddisee's Good Company DJ Unown Join Forces for Scrumptious Pasta & Wings Beat Tape (Common Good Records)

Last we heard from Los Angeles-based Common Good Records, they were gearing up to release Drtysoap's festive beat tape, MERRY CHRITHMITH and if you'll remember correctly, co-founder The Ologist AKA J.D. actually, sequenced and arranged Mitchell Kezin's Mitchell's 'SOUL SISTA' Holiday Mix for The Witzard. Following the releases of Te'Amir Sweeney's Tiger Breaks 7-inch and brother Tutu Sweeney's "Party In The Ghetto" B/W "Walking Forward" J.D.'s When Crates Create imprint folded and quickly joined forces with Jason McGuiness' LA-based Analog Burners to collectively, form Common Good Records. Now, Common Good Records are back with their first proper release of 2018: Unown & DJ Ragz's Pasta & Wings, described as "a concept project with a 90's era Hip-Hop instrumental vibe that finds Unown handling the beat duties on the MPC and DJ Ragz cutting up on the turntables." Pasta & Wings is currently available on cassette in get this... either Marinara Sauce Red, Alfredo Sauce White, or Two-Cassette Pack (Colors: Alfredo & Marinara) although, there are limited copies available—but have at it because I already got my Marinara Red tape! Pasta & Wings is currently available for pre-order from Common Good Records. However, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 20th, Pasta & Wings will become available on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, and like-minded digital retailers. 🍝 🍗

DJ Ragz is a world-class DJ and producer, who has issued a number of beat tapes, battle records, and solo releases, dating as far back as far back as the early 90's, with his most recent being his Inside The Crates mixtape on now-defunct When Crates Create. Unown, on the other hand, is a DC-based DJ, engineer, and producer "currently traveling the world and rocking stages on the MPC as part of Oddissee's band, Good Company." Both men are long-time members of DC-rooted Hip-Hop crew Jazz Addixx, along with MC MUDD, who have worked with K-Murdock, Oddisee, Primo The Cinematic, and stmic. Prior to Pasta & Wings, Unown (then, 'The Unown') & DJ Ragz released a 2009 album together entitled DC Airways. For Pasta & Wings, DJ Ragz recently told me, via Instagram Messenger, he and Unown adopted an entirely new recording style, wherein he "recorded doing passes over the whole track, cutting, repeating samples, adding effects live in layers, [etc.] Then, Unown would keep the parts he wanted in and Delete the rest." Essentially, DJ Ragz didn't know what the final mix of Pasta & Wings would sound like, until Unown finished his parts, as well. "We're excited to let everyone know, we're gonna make a lot of these things," DJ Ragz exclaimed, making reference to their similarly-minded food-themed endeavors to be released on Common Good 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...

Jet Planes, Islands, Tigers On a Gold Leash: Lorde - "Royals" (The Weeknd Remixo)

I think it's pretty safe to say that The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) comfortably teeters the fine line between glitched-out smooth New Age R&B and hard-hitting Hip-Hop ; while the same could arguably be said for 16-year-old New Zealand new-comer, Lorde . Her break-out single "Royals" 1/2 jokingly shouts out semi-common bravado-worthy shit like: diamonds, "gold teeth, Grey Goose ... Cadillacs, Cristal, Maybach ... jet planes, islands, [and] tigers on a gold leash." But now, the Lorde/Weeknd connection has been further solidified, as Tesfaye recently managed to conjure up and release his own "Royals" remix. My beautiful girlfriend said earlier, and I paraphrase, that it "makes her wanna dance lol and she could [likely] hear this remix in a future movie!" Following the wide-spread release of her first 2 EP's (Love Club & Tennis Court) , Universal Republic plans to unleash Lorde 's proper debut album, Pure Heroine between ...

Pop Artist & Surfer Chronicle Intriguing Ex-Pornstar In "SASHA GREY."

Seemingly made to co-exist as thought-provoking companion pieces... "LINDSAY LOHAN" directors Richard Phillips & Taylor Steele are back with their most recent Art Presentation, "SASHA GREY." The 90-second short film was shot in early May @ John Lautner Chemosphere House in Los Angeles, CA. Both striking flicks will be shown on a giant floating video screen [ "Commercial Break" ] @ Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Venice, Italy (June 1-5). "Adult acting chops" aside, Sasha (23) seems very intelligent, captivating, free-spirited, business savvy, well-mannered, charming... and dare I say, "average." And I really think that's exactly what Phillips/Steele were trying to convey throughout the course of the piece; Grey's beauty, public draw, sheer likeability, and honesty will surely take her very far in future endeavors... Solidifying her [updated] image as a true "Pop Culture Figure." * Featured soundtra...

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