No Control- This Dead City!

No Control has been in the works for WELL over a year at this point. A finalized line up and a fresh recorded demo is just the ticket to keeping Joe's sanity. Hah. Im very excite! It feels really cool to finally be a part of music driven by issues in the world. I mean.. Synt was about girls being crazy, punch it! was about zombies and being sweet, and who knows what the fuck shepherd was about. Its almost 3am so without further adieu... here's the demo with artwork and lyric content. I hope you'll listen as alot of energy was put into this!


No Control- This Dead City

So Ive had a little streak of bad luck. Got into an auto accident so the van is no longer with us =/ but its just a van and Im lookin at it as motivation to make more money. So between a new car and a too fast for conditions ticket, my wallet is taking a bit of a hit. As a result,Ive just been playing it low key. Watching movies in my room will forever be my favorite past time.

Tonight is a different story though! TUI for some reason or another got a flight delay in detroit. So after title fight, strike anywhere, and four year strong play the magic stick.. I get to trot downstairs in this 50 cap room to watch TUI. I am moshing. Although Im pressed for money, I asked myself.."Am I gonna remember not going cause Im a little strapped for cash? or am I gonna remember a night of awesome friends and awesome bands.. when some kids threw together an insane show in less than 24 hours and everyone is moshing through the walls?" Perspective is great.

Such a dark comedy. Reminds me how much I love Robin Williams.

Watching

Some Nerve

Just like anyone else, I have thoughts and opinions on alot of things. Some I think can be debatable and some I think are no brainers. All dependent on you and your lifestyle. Unlike alot of people, I was able to record my opinions on a shitty punk demo.

In just over four minutes, I feel like I was able to get things off my chest and find even more solid ground on certain outlooks in life. In six tracks, Ive written things meant to be funny, meant to be serious, or just an awkward combination of both.

I'm not sure who reads this anymore but you should think about lending your ears for a short while. There are lyrics included in the .zip folder as well!
Credits go to Dan Soap, Josh Groulx, Nick Fonzi, Matt Kowalski, and Katie Cabala for all the help in the short amount of time recording this nonsense.


Some Nerve- Demo 10

Q: How do you know you're a total loser?

A: When you're in on a friday night and your grandma is still out partying.

She's awesome isn't she folks?

Seems like all I've been doing lately is watching Josh play call of duty. It both sounds sad and is sad. haha. We've been enjoying eachother's company for five years now so were not afraid to do lame shit if need be. BF4L. Im in need of some serious conversing but have been coming up short. Any of my good 'one on oners' are either a slave to the 9-5, not living in Bay City, or probably just getting their intellectual fix else where(i say that like i have it to offer). Dont get me wrong.. I have my fair share of good listeners.. but Im overdue for some sort of feedback. Whether that feedback is +/- is up to them I guess.

I feel like Ive forgotten how to talk to girls. Part of me doesn't even give that much of a shit. Ive tried striking up conversations with some new faces for the heck of it, but I just end up being a little disappointed. I'm honest when I say all I really look for in these brief encounters is just to learn something new (about the person, myself, the world) that I find valuable. I haven't yet. Maybe I just don't want to? idk.

Driving to Romeo tomorrow night for practice and a show the following day. Have I ever mentioned how much Ive grown to appreciate driving? Ill skip over that rant! Bolololo


Watching

Thus far, the New Year has proven to be sort of uneventful. Were only a week in, though. I'll give 2010 the benefit of the doubt. Ive done a good job keeping busy with friends for the most part which is super helpful with retaining sanity. Now all I need are a few more of them and ill be set.

The from hell show was great! I guess not really the show itself. That was pretty cool. The whole ordeal of climbing in a shitty van with 8 other dudes and driving a distance is nothing short of awesome. I need more of this stat!

My grandpa had surgery, today. He always manages to sneak this kinda shit up on me. Im always last to know. I get that he probably wants to keep everyone from being worried and all. There is something about that guy that makes him come off deeper then how he acts. I wonder if ill ever be able to put a finger on it or not.. I also went and had mexican with my sister today. In my desperation for open conversation, she was able to pull through. 19 years of being my best friend and counting..

All and all my mood isn't exactly where I want it to be. But I think I'm making some progress. I swear my fucking cats are against me.

Rehasher- Off Key Melody

I'm so frustrated with my small situation I'm stuck in right now. I'm running on windows 2000 and pretty much everything Ive got for Christmas requires an OS that isn't old as piss.. To me, updating my entire computer sounds like a huge risky commitment. I need to do it though. Aye Corrumba. I just want to be able to hook up a printer and get some stuff to make stencils. Its not a tall order by any means!

I just got a gym membership which I'm pretty excited about. Exercise is great.. But, working out just isn't as therapeutic for me as it used to be in high school. You could definitely see that as good or bad in certain ways. I'm allowed to settle in the gray area from time to time. Ive just leaned towards things more..can i say.. emotionally stimulating? (that looks dumb typed out. ill roll my eyes at it later) Just seemingly insignificant stuff like; making patches, watching movies, learning something new, and even staring through my computer screen when music is playing, has never gotten me so excited as it has been lately. It's an awesome feeling. I want to share it with someone. Or at least try to get them on muh level.

Talked with a good friend of mine, last night, who I rarely get to see. We always seem to feed off of each others stories, outlooks, and overall attitude, any time we talk. Even in a passing conversation with this guy I feel like I learn something about him and myself alike. Last night proved that affect was still in motion.


Ive strayed away from this printer bullshit long enough. I need to figure it out. I need put in a movie instead of getting distracted by the interwebz.


Unwed Sailor- Faithful Anchor

On my drive home today I did a mini reflection of my year. The words I can use to describe it are limitless but for the sake of what I'm thinking about, Ill choose 'driving'. One full Euro tour, two full U.S. tours, consistent drives to Detroit each week, and even and handful of Grand Rapids trips to top it off. Plenty of time on the road. Depending on who you ask, spending majority of your year in a car can easily be mistaken for a waste. Well waste or not, Ive fell in love with all of it. The hours of driving, gas stations, being able to listen to a record front to back, and just having enough time to sort your thoughts.

This time last year, I was getting everything sorted to leave the country.. I wish I had anything going on that I could remotely look forward to like that. I'm hoping I can make my way back up this tour ladder. Being home doesn't cut it for me if that's the only place I'll be.

I'm fine with being a loser. I just wish it was out there.

Not trying to get too dark here.. but isn't life just a filler until we die? That's what Ive had in my head all day long. I'm afraid something like school debt or some bullshit 9 to 5 is going to consume it and next thing I know.. I'm tired and this is all over analyzed anxiety but that's what I have this online journal for anyways. right? All I want when I'm old is to sit and be able to indulge someone with all Ill have to say about what Ive done and what Ive learned. Talking about Delta college or being a manager at Old Navy will only bore the both of us. I feel like even the slightest degree of this thought process tends to make people nervous. Its fine.. it makes me nervous too.

I miss having a conversation. Which is why I'm typing one out to myself. ha. The number of people who care what I have to say seems to decrease over time. Meh..

I really am happy! For the most part anyway. Shits not supposed to go your way.. and I think I'm fine with that. I'm going to do something of worth this next year. It probably wont be conventional. Probably wont look good on paper. Probably wont put money in my bank. But I'll definitely remember it.. that's what makes it so exciting.

In response to a seperate post..bololololo

Morrissey- You are the Quarry