Conway The Machine & SONNYJIM Join Forces for Scrumptious Death By Misadventure EP (Daupe! Media/Shady Records/EatGood Records)

Conway is a Buffalo-bred emcee, Wrestle-Rap enthusiast, and one half of Hall N' Nash with his rapping brother Westside Gunn. Last year, both Conway FKA Conway The Machine & Westside Gunn and their Griselda Records (GxFR) imprint/roster signed an exclusive deal with Eminem's Shady Records/Universal Music Group. Following a string of critically-acclaimed releases and Wrestle/Rap-inflected guest appearances, Westside Gunn & Conway have temporarily "split" to issue a number of solo and collaborative releases: most recently, Westside Gunn's March-released, Mr. Green-produced FLYGOD Is God... All The Time EP and Conway's just-released, SONNYJIM-helmed Death By Misadventure EP. SONNYJIM is, of course, a UK-based emcee and producer whose name you may very well recognize from his recent collaborative outing with Chicago sharp-spitter Vic Spencer, Spencer FOR HIGHER. "Death By Misadventure sees Conway firing on all cylinders, bringing his hard-edged street cinema to perfectly compliment a platter of super-grimy soundscapes served up by SONNYJIM," Daupe! Media boasted within a recent press release.

Premiered late last week over at Passion of The Weiss, Conway The Machine & SONNYJIM's Death By Misadventure EP went on sale to the general public just this past Monday morning, but unfortunately, for most, as expected, Daupe!'s array of multi-formatted limited edition records and tapes SOLD OUT in a matter of minutes. However, Daupe! forewarned eager collectors and crate-diggers: "As usual, we can expect Bandcamp to crash, when the vinyl goes on sale; be at the ready to hit 'Refresh' over and over and over." I, much like countless fans world-wide, didn't get to score one of Daupe!'s blood-splattered plate-shaped vinyls... but they have conveniently uploaded Death By Misadventure in its entirety on Bandcamp on a unique Name-Your-Price basis. Conway & SONNYJIM's Death By Misadventure EP is, actually, a rather sparse, yet extremely satisfying affair: 4 tracks, 1 intro, 1 remix courtesy of Budgie, and 2 features from none other than Roc Marciano and SONNYJIM himself. Entirely produced by SONNYJIM—aside from Budgie's "Cristal & Cereal" Remix—Death By Misadventure was Mixed & Mastered By: Taharka (@taharkamusic) and Executive Produced By: The Purist (@ThePurist) with a characteristically gory, blood-stained Cover Illustration Designed By: The Obscurist (@obscuristworks) and Design & Layout from Mr. Krum (@mr_krum).

"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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