You may have seen a sweet flyer or a review or a listing or a Facebook or a MySpace about something called 52 Week High and, not knowing what it was, you skipped right past it. That’s cool. I do the same thing — if I don’t already know what it is, it obviously can’t be any good.
Ok, so what do the following bands have in common: Electric Six, The Dead Bodies, Johnny Headband, PAS/CAL, The Beggars, Imposters of The Deep Society, Aquarius Void, Desktop, Bad Rythym, Speedball, Unicorn Magic and some others that I know I’m forgetting?
Well, two things — the first being that you’re not a fan of any of them, and the second being that 52 Week High is a new band comprised of members from those groups. Kind of. It’s Keith Thompson’s songs, run through “Techno” Jon Weier’s production and collaborated on by a number of musicians and finally released by the only label dumb enough to put out a record by a band that’s never played live and that nobody’s ever heard of. OH HAI
Five Three Dial Tone’s back again. Check it up top, wreck it. Let’s Begin. Failing to recognize what a bad idea investing in Detroit is, and following up the financial strain that was Deastro’s “Spritle” (Be the first on your block to have one, kids!), Five Three Dial Tone Records announces their first release of 2010: 52 Week High’s “Eznovah”.
Keith and the boys are celebrating this by playing their first show evar. For their debut performance, the part of 52 Week High will be played by Keith Thompson, Jonathan Weier, Steven Tuthill, Jon Babich, Mike Alonso and Pan!c. I want you to picture Keith from Johnny Headband and Steven from The Beggars sharing frontman duties. I want you to imagine Pan!c from PAS/CAL pianoing bass-ing over Mike Alonso’s heavy-metal drumming. I want you to picture something else that’s pretty awesome and pretend it applies to this band. Doesn’t that sound like LIVE SHOW OF THE YEAR?
What if we make it free?
But what if it’s in Pontiac?
Oh, you’ll just complain? I’m fine with that. Next Friday (February 12) in the Pike Room, for zero dollars, The Rotary Club of Pontiac presents 52 Week High with special guests Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Human Reunion and Darling Imperial. This will not be a “concert,” this will be a party. There is no cover charge. It is all ages. There will be a limited number of debut-show only 7″s. We will go to that shitty diner down the street after the show, and you will have the time of your life.
Want some music? Sweet. You can download eight tracks from 52 Week High right here. Can you hear Adam Cox from Bad Rhythm’s influence? The Croff Family Band’s Rod Jones on sax? See if you can guess the other artists who contributed. Or don’t, I don’t give a shit. Asshole.
Free Download Link: 52 Week High “Eznovah”
first!!
i miss the old flyer already
http://www.thecrofoot.com/events/957.html
Ok, so I e-mailed the crowfoot a week or so ago to see if one of my groups could maybe pretty please get a opening slot on one of them there gigs at the crowfoot/pikeroom/way-the-fuck-out-in-ponticrack room. You know what they told me? It’s a pay to play joint. You sell 20 pre-sale tickets and the other bands sell their 20 per-sale tickets, blah blah blah. Really?
The dude even went so far as to get my name wrong in his e-mail response.
Fuck that place.
So, I’m wondering does this 52 week whatever who the fuck cares band that NO ONE has ever seen play or really heard of outside your hipster glee club have to pay to play?
Hey Rikki, maybe they got your name wrong because you can’t spell the Crofoot. It sounds like you don’t really care, though.
Oh you burned me. Dang. Ouch Internet burn.
hmmm, weve never had to pay to play the crofoot
-jr
I heard a rumor that only shitty bands have to pay to play. Looks like it’s a rumor no more. Sorry Rikki, you’re band could be our life (if by life you mean pile of talentless shit).
Oh shit! more internet burns! Oh the humiliation. How will I ever live it down. Oh yeah, turn off the computer.
I guess this means we’ll never make it into the Detroit hipster hall of Lame. Sort like Fox 2 hall of shame, but since hipsters have none… On the plus side, I’ll save lots of time and gas money by never having to drive to that shitty venue! So it goes.
https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html
Rikki,
You could just give not being a total dick a try, it might get you further.
Party til the AM. F yeah. That diner better serve some bacon!
ME: for someone who hates and the crofoot, hipsters, internet and everything else you’ve been so defensive towards, you’re awfully worked up on the internet over not being able to play the crofoot for a bunch of hipsters.
YOU: ohhh, more interwebz burn!
“You could just give not being a total dick a try, it might get you further.”
That depends….
we’ve opened at the pike room and crofoot ballroom and have never had to ‘pay to play.’ they’ve also been the most enjoyable and friendliest venue to play at in the state of michigan.
that jon techno weirdo shaved his head especially for this performance!
i am having a lot of fun listening to this
TAPAS
i’d rather suck 5,000 black dicks from the deepest anal holes before listening to this shit again.
and yes, they have to be black - my mother won’t approve if not.
…Oh, THAT’S what she was trying to say.
That Keith Thompson guy is a douchebag. Couldn’t stand that Johnny Headband crap, (the music AND his stupid dancing)! How he ended up becomig a member of Electric 6 is beyond me. Now comes this shit…even WORSE than Johnny Headband! Gimme a break. If this is the state of the Detroit music scene these days, it is officially dead in my opinion.
For sure, bro.
Hey what do you think of that video in the post above?
“Hey what do you think of that video in the post above?”
Almost, but not quite, as bad as that 52 Week High shit! Bad enough though to make me wanna go break out my old Hentchmen, Supercharger, Paybacks, Mummies and Rocket 455 records and remember what REAL Rock-N-Roll music was all about. Maybe I’m getting old, but to me, this new stuff blows!
Oh, I already knew what you thought. That was a rhetorical question.
But it was nice of you to give everyone else a baseline for your opinion. I wish more people who leave “What a load of crap!” comments would tell us what they actually like. It puts things in perspective and can even sometimes resemble a rational thought.
Congratulations for getting on the internet dad, but stop writing mean things about my music!
Whenever i hear the term “real rock and roll” it makes me cringe. It almost always dismisses anything made recently and shows a total lack of motivation or interest in music.
However, they still care enough to comment on websites?
If you don’t feel like staying in touch with music than i feel like you shouldn’t try to stay weight your opinions in a public forum because i can name a handful of really great rock records that came out last year.
We can start with the Warlocks.
“If you don’t feel like staying in touch with music than i feel like you shouldn’t try to stay weight your opinions in a public forum.”
I stay in touch with current music just fine, thanks. So from now on nobody can post any negative comments, only positive ones…is that what you’re saying? I like this blog, and sometimes I like the music posted here, sometimes I don’t. What, I can’t have an opinion? Not everybody likes the same things; if they did, it’d be a pretty boring world, don’t you think so? I’ll limit my comments to only the posts that I like from now on…God forbid I’d say something negative about some local band some of you may be friends with, (even if they do suck!)! Now go listen to your Warlocks record!
“God forbid I’d say something negative about some local band some of you may be friends with”
Say something bad about the music then, not the individuals. Keith is an awesome guy, you would know that if you ever met him
I seconded the comment above. Calling him a douchebag is where you displayed your ignorance. Keith ranks high among the least douchebaggy people in this city / scene and clearly was asked to join Electric Six because he is a PROFESSIONAL. You could have said you hated his music or you thought his dancing was for queers or any number of things but deciding he is a douchebag because people find him entertaining even though he wasn’t a member of Rocket 455 actually makes you the douchebag, douchebag.
I ain’t taking anyone’s side in all of this arguing, but do have to say that this 52 Week High stuff is pretty bad! Now you may continue arguing and judging each other folks, (but please stop using the word “Douchebag” so often, I believe it has run it’s course.). Carry on….
this show is gonna be fucking awesome
Super group…ha yeh, love saying that.
Seriouso though-good stuff. I dig the angle dey gots goin’ on.
“I stay in touch with current music just fine, thanks. So from now on nobody can post any negative comments, only positive ones…is that what you’re saying?”
You can have all the opinions you want. It just so happens that my opinion is that your opinion is baseless and annoying.
Seriously, “the REAL rock and roll” what the fuck does that even mean? That statement shows a real lack of perspective.
Seriously? Calling Keith a d-bag? Obviously you don’t know the guy. He’s gotta be one of the nicest, most genuine people around. And a hell of a musician.
Don’t like his music? Fine. But don’t slam the guy.
Jeez.
WE. ARE. FAGS!
why is everybody so mean!
Keith is most certainly one of the very best people in the world. He is an amazing performer and musician. he gives unconditional encouragement. he personifies what rock n roll is supposed to be, regardless of what aesthetic its dressed in. Like the music or not, Keith’s not afraid to try or do anything, and thats why he’ll continue on while many others say alot and do very little.
“he personifies what rock n roll is supposed to be”
According to the original charter or the 1993 revisions?
another vote for keith thompson being one of the very nicest fellows i have ever met in detroit. obviously you do not know him. it’s kind of like calling ghandi a fat greedy fuck or oprah a brokea$$ bitch—it’s very off.
I’m putting in a vote for Keith being a douchebag… just to level this lovefest out!
come on now, anyone who knows keith would laugh at the idea of him being a hipster or a douchebag.
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