Lugnut Brand Records Presents: Chris Lujan & Electric Butter & The M-Tet Feat. Joe Baer Magnant Share New Digital Singles (Label Profile)

Chris Lujan is the founder of Pittsburg, California-based Lugnut Brand Records and a talented multi-instrumentalist, who's currently the bandleader of a number of active and now-defunct bands. Lugnut Brand's label roster—most, featuring Lujan's own talents—includes: Thelugknuckles, Majestic Soul, The Incredible Say Whats!, Capriccio, Magnant & Associates, The M-Tet Plus Two, The 238s, Thee Baby Cuffs, DJ Platurn, The Viscous Seeds, Pawn Shop Soul, Princes of Nigeria, Chris Hazelton's Boogaloo 7, Chris Lujan & Electric Butter, Noble Hustle, and, of course, The M-Tet. Last we heard from Chris Lujan, he was expertly covering Childish Gambino, The Isley Brothers, and Shades of Joy with The M-Tet on to separate limited edition 45's for Detroit's Funk Night Records. Now, following two super-limited edition vinyl-only 7-inch singles for Lugnut/Fnr, Chris Lujan & Co. have returned with two brand spankin' new digital singles: Chris Lujan & Electric Butter's "Don't Go Actin' A Fool" and The M-Tet Feat. Joe Baer Magnant's "A Change Is Gonna Come."

"Don't Go Actin' A Fool" is the premiere offering from Lujan's newly-minted solo Instrumental Soul project, which features the musical talents of The M-Tet's own Joe Baer Magnant, as well as Hammond Organ/Fender Rhodes specialist Raynier Jacildo and drummer Micah McClain. "A Change Is Gonna Come," on the other hand, is a cover of Sam Cooke's timeless 1964 RCA Victor single, which is sadly, still just as poignant today; it features what may be one of the last appearances from The M-Tet's "fantastic guitar player," as Joe Baer Magnant is moving from The West to East Coast. However, he will still remain an active member of The M-Tet, gigs will, likely, just be a little more seldom, as Baer Magnant will either have to be back on The West Coast or the rest of The M-Tet would have to travel to The East. In addition to Chris Lujan & Electric Butter, it looks like Lujan has spear-headed the formation of yet another Deep Soul/Funk-leaning ensemble: Gene Washington & The Sweet Sounds. It appears as though Mr. Washington's long-time backing band, The Ironsides, have decided to pass over the torch onto The Sweet Sounds.

Gene Washington's newly-minted backing band now features Chris Lujan, as well as The M-Tet's Joe Baer Magnant, Gary Pitman & Michael Reed, plus, a 2-man horn section consisting of trumpet player Chris Brown and tenor saxophonist Erik Mekkelson. There's currently a 14-song/ever-evolving playlist on Spotify fitting dubbed THIS IS CHRIS LUJAN, which features both "A Change Is Gonna Come" & "Don't Go Actin' A Fool," along with choice cuts from The Incredible Say Whats!, The 238s, Thelugknuckles, Joe Baer Magnant Group, Thee Baby Cuffs, and Majestic Soul. All of the aforementioned Chris Lujan/The M-Tet-affiliated singles are currently available digitally on Lugnut Brand Records' Bandcamp page with physical 7-inch copies of "Gotta Be With You" B/W "Shades of Joy" still available, as well. You can Follow Gene Washington & The Sweet Sounds on their newly-minted Facebook (@gwsweetsounds) and Instagram (gwsweetsounds) pages for continual status updates.

[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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