3 Feet High & Rising: Ancona, Italy's Gentlemens Evoke Iggy & The Stooges, The Rolling Stones & The Black Keys On HOBO-FI (Area Pirata Records)

"This album [expresses] the gathering of the band's journey across the past two years; a journey full of encounters, people, music, places, and coincidences. All [of these] adventures are permeated in the band's sound, like the memories of a tough hobo. There are hobos who ride trains [and] others ride roads. The HOBO-FI rides Rock "N" Roll from a Blues train to all the lonely Punk ways," self-described "GARAGE / LO-FI / power BLUES" Ancona, Italy-based band Gentlemens (sometimes, referred to as "The Gentlemens") wrote within a brief, albeit perfectly descriptive, emailed statement. I first spoke with Gentlemens pseudo-frontman Giordano Baldoni about a year ago, June 2015, after either I discovered them or they discovered me via Twitter; his initial email included this interesting little tidbit, "We are a little and unsigned band from Ancona (Italy), we like to play live, and our main favorite bands are the Garage bands from Detroit or... The Oblivians;" to which Baldoni added, in closing, "PS: the name of the band is absolutely ironic!" I personally feel as though Gentlemens sound something like an unholy union of The Rolling Stones, The Black Keys, Iggy & The Stooges, and Detroit native Jack White's long-defunct The White Stripes mixed with a generous dose of suave Italian Rock "N" Roll steez (fittingly defined by Urban Dictionary as, "plain old style with eaaaaze").

"THE GENTLEMENS are a swarming, mighty, Rock sound/band that reside out of Ancona, Italy. This fantastically impressive Italian rocker trio oozes nasty "movin' & groovin'" Bluesy Rock "N" Roll music zaps with huge gulps of Punk/Garage Rock charms, as well as Surf and British 60's Rock root splendours. They bring edgy, incredibly tight-sounding "shake, rattle & roll" vibes..." FORKSTER Magazine scribe Timothy John Forker wrote within a fragmented chunk of Gentlemens' on-site BIO. It quite interestingly credits members Giordano Baldoni (G.F.) and brothers Paolo Fioretti (P.F.) and Daniele Fioretti (D.F.) as all playing "GUITAR/DRUMS/VOX," which, I guess, isn't entirely unheard of... I mean, Blink-182 has always had two frontmen singing tandem vocals and The Eagles' Don Henley has always prided himself as being a singing drummer for years. Earlier this week, Giordano sent me a couple links to The Gentlemens' latest video and lead single from their upcoming album HOBO FI, "Howlin' at The Moon." It appears to have been shot at a, for lack of a better term, "seedy hole-in-the-wall" Italian club venue (which I'm sure is a very classy establishment!) Gentlemens have now partnered with independent Italian imprint, Area Pirata Records to properly release the follow-up to their 2013-15 Bandcamp-released LESS SAID, THE BETTER and UNBURIED HEAVY PILLS EP, the aforementioned HOBO-FI, which will become available on CD/LP this upcoming October 10th.

[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

"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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