LAIR MATIC
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LAIR MATIC'S ASSEMBLY
It started as an idea of mine back on July 17, 2011. I well knew what the Docs had told me, yeah cancer, blah, blah, you're gonna die soon. Six months in fact, give or take a few. They said. So I thought to myself, what the hell? What if I tried to record some songs that I had written and was writing at the time? I thought it would be cool to record with the my musician and friends from the past. I don't know of anyone who has had that attitude about the whole thing. I'm sure there are many, but I was just thinking. But like so many thoughts and ideas that I've planted in my head over the years, I didn't think much more about it. I mentioned to a few people. And then it all connected.
I proudly introduce you to LAIR MATIC'S ASSEMBLY. This will be band number twenty-one for me and I am fucking done with it. This is it. LMA is planned to be a collaboration of musicians and this is the current lineup that I love. It clicks, despite all the travel and time constrants involved. Besides myself on vocals and guitars, there's Nick Summa (lead guitars, vocals) from the Floyd Band, Cheese Borger (bass) from the Pink Holes and 2Bobs, and Steve-O, (drums) from Death Of Samantha. All Cleveland punk legends. An honored priviledge for myself to be working with these guys. And they're are fucking dear loved friends.
We are recording four songs at Electrobeast Studio, engineered by Malcolm Ryder and Jasmine Mace. The songs are coming along great, done by the end of the month. We're working with a record label for release.
A documentary is being filmed to capture it all as it happens. I'm working with wonderful people.
It's quite a trip, as I say often, it's still soaking in for me. It's real and I'm living it and to hell with this dying crap and cancer itself. We're working on a couple of live shows in mid-November.
And so it is. All info will be updated on this website (ha! Just trying to get ya back!)
Please stay in touch. LMA will show ya a good time.
www.ustream.tv/channel/lairmatic
Will be streaming live this Monday, September 26 at 10 p.m (EDT). Still working on the production end of it, hell, it's just me yakking away. Tune in! And getting the archives in order for those who can't watch at the time. Turn onto ustream, let me know if you're gonna be "attending" Look forward to talking with ya!
This is the cover artwork of the upcoming release by Mydyscs/ My Mind's Eyes Records. It's a fifteen song CD, which includes recorded songs dating from 1981- 2010. The tracks includes cuts by Faith Academy, The Offbeats, Hangover Falls, and five solo recordings. The cover art was done by Greg Bailey, from a photograph by Steve Wainstead. It seems like it took forever to get this together. It includes a cool booklet with essays, song documention and lyrics. Only touching the iceburg of music that exists. But a great compilation from over the years, which was the actual intent to begin with! Available early this Autumn, of course ya wll be able to buy here!
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS, 1980
To be released on the Matic Exclusive Records Label, this CD contains 15 tracks recorded in 1980 by the Broncs. Pagan bassist/songwriter Tim Allee debuts as a guitar player in this pop punk experience. Lair sings and lead guitar, while AK'47's guitarist Rand Primos switches to bass for this! Bart Hildebrant on drums rounds up the lineup. Most histrionic of cuts is the six-minute version of "Love March From From The Broncs" where Tim plays guitar with unsettled emotion and heart. Available at select distributors, local CLE record shops, and here at the store.
