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William Seidel of Decibully and Lindsay Hayden of Dites Donc talk Radiohead

October 18, 2007
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And you thought we were over Radiohead! Well, we’re not. So here are two more Milwaukee musicians on their experiences with Thom and the boys.

Now, back to my 87-song, Radiohead restricted iPod…

Erika1. What are your Radiohead memories?
Riding around in my buddy’s blue truck during high school.

2. How much would you pay for downloading “In Rainbows?”
Enough.

3. “OK Computer” or “Kid A”?
Both.

4. What’s your most hated Radiohead song?
“Iron lung,” yuck!

5. Three words to describe Radiohead’s music.
Top 40, rock, electro.

6. What do you think of Ed O’Brien’s music?
Who?

7. What would be a better band name for Radiohead?
Radio city music hat

8. Ok, fine, your favourite Radiohead line.
“Squeeling gucci little piggy”

— William Seidel, frontman for Decibully

Erika1. What are your Radiohead memories?
The first cassingle I ever bought was “Creep.” I still have it.

2. How much would you pay for downloading “In Rainbows?”
I think $10 is a fair price for any cd, unless it has really, really fancy packaging, in which case, maybe $20.

3. “OK Computer” or “Kid A”?
“OK Computer”

4. What’s your most hated Radiohead song?
I think it’s the first track on “The Bends.”

5. Three words to describe Radiohead’s music.
A Good Solid Band. That’s almost three. I like them, but I think it’s weird that they inspire such intense fanship. Like, maybe if more bands on the radio didn’t suck so much, then Radiohead would be a nice basic standard of quality you could shoot for.

6. What do you think of Ed O’Brien’s music?
This is a complex question. Do you mean to ask if I like the direction he’s taken the band? Yes, pretty much. I like the blippy stuff.

7. If you were given the chance to sing a Radiohead song with the whole band backing you up (Thom Yorke doing his crazy dancing in the sidelines), what would it be?
“Talk Show Host”. But I think I’d make Thom step off for a minute. I’m an attention hog.

8. What would be a better band name for Radiohead?
Blueshammer

9. Ok, fine, what’s your top 3 Radiohead songs?
I don’t actually know the names of a lot of songs, I tend to listen to their albums as whole pieces. “Paranoid Android” is probably my favorite Radiohead song.

10. Ok, fine, your favourite Radiohead line.
“When I am king, you will be first against the wall.”

— Lindsay Hayden, 1/2 of party animals Dites Donc

Dites Donc! Is The Shizzzzz

September 23, 2007
journalism
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The reason I am still up at 4 a.m. on a Sunday morning is because Dites Donc! is the shizzzz. I am still dancing to their party jams in my bedroom, singing into my hairbrush. And everyone who missed the dynamic duo (whom I have dubbed Milwaukee’s secret weapon) perform at Riverwest Audio Video or whatever three hours ago should cry themselves to sleep everynight for voluntarily missing such awesomeness, including, but not limited to:

1. Seeing a pregnant lady in a glittery black dress jump around the performance area (i.e., video rental floor with the shelves for videos pushed to the side) with her giant belly, and also lay down and do leg lifts and such.

2. Seeing same pregnant lady and her choreographed-dance partner do the “Matrix” dance, where they rotate their torsos like they were avoiding bullets like Keanu Reeves did in the movie, except they’re dancing and they want you to do it too…and everyone did

3. Seeing the Dites Donc! half who was not pregnant, but was wearing a headband made of yarn (you know, that kids’ project called “God’s Eyes”), throw come-hither looks and gestures to our editorial assistant Adam

4. Watching the dynamic duo dress audience members in brown gloves with felt leaves on them so they looked like branches, and the people were trees, and the whole crew standing all together was a forest, and encouraging them to wave their branches in the breeze while they frolicked in the forest

5. And then having these ladies sing and dance in their leotards and flashdance boots about the irony of their feminist song called “I’m On The Pill” while eight months pregnant.

6. And previous to them watch Batten Revue play party jams with a synth and drum kit, in gorilla masks.

I mean seriously I could go on and on but you would think I was making it all up, especially since FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER I DIDN’T BRING A CAMERA TO A SHOW AND I HAVE NO PROOF OF THIS AWESOMENESS. But ask Tuc, Shari and Adam — they were all there. They’re the only people who don’t suck, other than the 30 or so members of the Dites Donc! audience last night.