Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Scrapomatic
photo: Larry Krantz

You like some old school good time music delivered with gusto? Try Scrapomatic, a side-project that was started ten years by Mike Mattison and Paul Olsen, playing R&B drenched songs. The "R" really means "Rhythm". Their latest effort is called Sidewalk Caesars, with a lot of drinking songs included. Yes, it's allowed to tap your feet and do some hand clapping. And just in case you are wondering: Derek Trucks does play on this one. No way he could resist to add some slide on an album on which his singer shines.

Scrapomatic: Sidewalk Caesars

Sidewalk Caesars is released on Landslide Records.

Tracks:
  1. He Called My Name
  2. Drink House
  3. I Want The Truth
  4. Killing Yourself On Purpose
  5. Remember This Day
  6. Hook, Line & Sinker
  7. The Fire Next Time
  8. The Old Whiskey Show
  9. Drunken Spree
  10. Long-Haired State
  11. I Just Want To Hang Around
  12. Long Gone
  13. Good Luck With Your Impossible Dream

MP3: Scrapomatic - He Called My Name

» scrapomatic.com

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Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville

Liz Phair gets the reissue treatment for her classic Exile in Guyville album. She will perform the entire album live:

In celebration of the 15th year anniversary of the groundbreaking album Exile in Guyville and its reissue by ATO Records, Liz Phair will perform the entire album at three engagements: August 27 at Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia; August 28 at 9:30 Club in Washington DC; and August 29 at The Paradise in Boston. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 23 via Ticketmaster.

(...) Exile in Guyville, which was out of print, is again available on CD, vinyl and - for the first time ever - in digital format. The special reissue package includes three never-before-released songs from the original recording sessions: "Ant in Alaska," with Phair simply accompanying herself on guitar, "Say You," which features Phair and a full band, and an untitled instrumental with Liz on guitar. Phair has also just completed a new, 80-minute DVD, "Guyville Redux," for the reissue.

MP3: Liz Phair - Ant In Alaska

» lizphair.com

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