Art Inhuman: Dan Schenker Creates A.I.-generated Artwork Inspired By Paramore Coinciding with New Album This Is Why & Upcoming North/South American, UK & Ireland Tours

Hayley Williams, Hayley Williams(2), and Paramore - "All I Wanted" (CREDIT: Dan Schenker)

Art Inhuman is a collaborative effort between Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) artist Dan Schenker and writer Matt Horowitz. Dan takes band names, lyrics, and song names and with the help of an A.I. manipulates them into what he feels best represents them visually. If you have a suggestion for an upcoming addition to this series, Tweet Matt at @SharpChedder856 and/or Dan at @heydanschenker and Tag the band or artist you'd like us to feature next. This project spawned from Dan's decades-long love of music. Dan had been a fan of the band FOLLY since early high school—for the blend of Punk, Ska, and Hardcore they seamlessly wove, for the energy their music made him feel, and for the almost disproportionately poetic lyrics and topics they covered. So, when Dan thought to input some of his favorite lyrics, song titles, and album titles into Midjourney, the results were staggering. He posted them to Facebook, which caught the attention of the band, who were fascinated by the project. After the band asked to re-post Dan's work, he connected with music journalist Matt Horowitz (TheWitzard.com, NOECHO.net, IDIOTEQ.com, and more) and Art Inhuman, their semi-regular project making A.I.-generated art for some of their favorite bands, was born.

And, we're back... with the first official Art Inhuman collumn feature of 2023! So, as many of you may well know by now, Paramore dropped their long-awaited sizth studio album, This Is Why, just this past Friday. It's just about a fully reunited iteration of Riot!-era Paramore featuring, of course, frontwoman Hayley Williams, guitarist/keyboardist Taylor York, and recently re-joined drummer Zac Farro. This Is Why was produced by famed Punk, Hardcore, and Pop-punk producer Carlos de la Garza (Bad Religion, hellogoodbye, Jimmy Eat World,) who, also, produced Williams' COVID-era solo albums, Petals for Armor & FLOWERS for VASES / descansos, from 2020 and 2022, respectively. This Is Why (the album) was preceeded by "This Is Why" (the single,) along with additional pre-album singles "The News" and "C'est Comme Ça." Now, having sat with and listened to This Is Why over the weekend, we'll forewarn you: this is not the sugary Pop-punk leaning Paramore you may be expecting. This Is Why seems to be much more akin to Dance-punk/Indie Rock, such as Block Party, Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, and even Williams' solo work, as well as Farro's own solo releases as HalfNoise. It still has sonic touchstones of the "old" Paramore, but just give it a chance and an honest listen and see what you think for yourself! Paramore's This Is Why is out now on Atlantic Records.

Paramore - "Ain't It Fun?" (CREDIT: Dan Schenker)

Paramore - "Brick By Boring Brick" (CREDIT: Dan Schenker)

Paramore - "This Is Why" (CREDIT: Dan Schenker)

Paramore - "Hard Times" (CREDIT: Dan Schenker)

Paramore - "Monster" from Transformers: Dark of The Moon (CREDIT: Dan Schenker)

Paramore - "The Only Exception" (CREDIT: Dan Schenker)

Paramore - "That's What You Get" (CREDIT: Dan Schenker)

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

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"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

All-around Breakdown: Sean Martin Discusses Debut Instrumental EP Introducing The Magician As No More Magic (Residual Effects)

Sean Martin is a multi-versed musician, producer, and tattooer hailing from Connecticut. As a guitarist, song-writer, and/or producer he has worked with a variety of well-known artists including Hatebreed, Cold Cave, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae, Twitching Tongues, Cage, Kid Cudi, House of Blow, Head Automatica, XO Skeletons, Jet Fueled Horses, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and more. His versatility and flexibility within music allows him to blur the lines in-between the confines of Hardcore, Electronic, Metal, and Hip-Hop. Martin is, also, a skilled tattooer at Brass City Tattoo located in Oakville, Connecticut promoting the traditional approach to the craft. Founded by Martin himself between 2020-22, No More Magic combines ominous melodies with downtempo beats to create a dizzying dream-like atmosphere. Paying homage to the golden era of Hip-Hop while forging ahead down its own dark road. For fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, and DJ Shadow. No More Magic's Introducing The

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