My weekend:

I spent all weekend recording with Ian Walker in Lansing. When I wasn't recording, I was hanging out with this guy:



and eating a bunch of these:



and I drank a lot of this:



and I played a lot of this:



There is a music 'zine in Lansing. I mean, like, it was cool and all. But I didn't know any of the bands in it. Because it's for Lansing bands. Lansing is OK, I guess. Quality Dairy, awesome. Rich Tupica writes like he is a real journalist or something. Whatever. He said something like, "Here is what real journalism is" as he handed me the paper copy of the 'zine. Jerk. Oh, he's in some sort of flannel shirt gang, too.

Teh Amazing Trifecta of Underage Rock N' Rollers!

I would like to write about a band that isn't from the Detroit- or Ann Arbor- or Lansing-area. Are there any good bands from any other city in Michigan? Grand Rapids? Traverse City? Oscoda? Marquette? Anyone? I know Saginaw/Bay City/Midland is a black hole/Bermuda Triangle for bands, so don't even try to sell me that crap.

So, maybe some of you have heard that the Darts (Lansing) aren't playing any shows for a while because the lead singer broke his cankle. I almost broke my ankle on the DECK of the DARTS' new place in Lansing two weekends ago (true story).

The Decks? The Darts? What is the difference, you probably wonder. I think The Decks are a little older than The Darts (are members of the Decks allowed to drink legally now?). They both have nice bass players. I think some kids who are a year or two younger than The Darts should start a band called The Dents*. The trifecta would be complete!!! Then they can play a house show together, and the Decks (if they are 21+) can buy everyone booze. I am sooo going to be there. I love 17-year-olds when they are drunk. So impressionable. Yes, I went there. I could have said 16! OR 10!!!

The Darts are putting out (end sentence here) a split with some Detroit-based acoustic/emo/goth chick, recorded by Ian Walker (Moses Supposes**, anyone?). More news about that laterz.


*Class of 2009, make this happen!!!
**I went to their last show ever. Justin Spindler is a dreamboat.