Jumbled Recruits ALASKA, Bully Preston, ialive, Luke Sick, Torito & More for Summer Comp. AUGUST HEAT (Harford & Reckord Tapes)

John "Jumbled" Bachman was one of the many talented artists, writers, and Beastie Boys super-fans who contributed to our recent 3-part PB30 All-around Breakdown feature and now, he's returned with his second self-released full-length of 2019, AUGUST HEAT. Jumbled's first long-form project since January 2019's Padre, AUGUST HEAT is just as it sounds: 17 tracks-worth of sweltering instrumental beats and emcee-assisted vocal tracks. "In early June, Jumbled compiled a list of his heat: heavy Boom-Bap beats that meshed together to create an album," explains a press release. John Bachman goes on to define "heat (noun)" as "1. hot beats / raps, 2. oppressively hot or humid weather, 3. pressure" and then, somehow, manages to reference a JAY-Z rhyme from "Light Up" alongside Drake: "Triple entendre, don't even ask me how." Although, originally conceived as a single-emcee affair, AUGUST HEAT soon morphed into a multi-emcee album littered with Jumbled's trademark vocal sample-assisted, perfectly dusty instrumental beats. Despite the brutally hot climate this August in Baltimore and up and down The East Coast, Bachman has spent the majority of his time this Summer moving into a new home with his family; but he attests, "this hasn't dampened his desire to remain musically productive."

Jumbled has recruited a sharp-tongued squad of collaborators both new and old for AUGUST HEAT including Torito, 83 Cutlass, Berko Lover, Moemaw Naedon, Luke Sick, Dot-Com Intelligence, ialive, ALASKA, Bully Preston partner-in-rhyme Dwell, REASUN, and new-comer, Blumajk. Darian Jones AKA Blumajk (@blumajkmedia) appears to be a "Media Instructor, Videographer, and Content Creator" hailing from either Baltimore of Philly with an affiliation to Wide Angle Youth Media. Although, blumajkmedia's YouTube channel only boasts three video uploads, as of publication date, it appears as though Darian Jones filmed UllNevaNo & Jumbled's monumental #4hourtour through Baltimore in support of their 2018 collaborative effort, The Ghost of Len Bias. Blumajk appears here, amidst AUGUST HEAT, on one of the album's closing tracks, "Sixteens," which appears to be his first time gracing the mic. AUGUST HEAT is now available from Jumbled's Bandcamp page on a Name-Your-Price basis and will become available on additional digital streaming platforms later this week. I would strongly recommend AUGUST HEAT for anyone's who's a fan of either Jumbled's work or that of his latest collaborators, especially, anyone who dug his 2016 effort, [I wish it was longer] AKA WIWL. clint. AKA salk. of Dwell & salk./Napalm Def, who previously designed album covers for MAGRUDERGRIND, created the equally sweltering cover for Jumbled's AUGUST HEAT.

"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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