0 0 0 12B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend MIagazie - Thursday, March 27, 2003 0 II SATURDAY Continued from Page 2B to necessarily sound just like that, but I wanted to express myself in that way, hear something and not necessarily like it, but be completely intrigued by it. You couldn't disregard it as something that wasn't worthwhile; you could see the value in it somewhere, even if you could- n't feel it immediately. TMD: Who do you look up to? FT: Everyone that I've ever played music with, every one of my friends in a band is someone that I look up to just for performing. With everyone in Michigan making music right now, it's an exciting, exciting time right now. But it's almost exciting to the point where you have to work harder to make something good, not giving into any sort of bandwagon. You know what I mean? TMD: Like changing your name to "The Saturdays?" FT: Exactly. BARANEK Continued from Page 2B ing the Dirtbombs and the Stripes has indirectly helped us. I am very thankful for all they've done before us. But I never started this band to get signed, we knew as a band that it's all about the music. And that is where the coolness of being from Detroit seeps through. TMD: Can you talk about the evolution of the band's sound? Early on you were pegged as mods, but you seem to have a much broader range now. EB: I was a mod when I was 16. I'm no longer a mod. But part of the challenge with my writing is try- ing to combine rawness with a pop sensibility. Now it's like 'Hey, you guys aren't garage rock.' Well no shit we aren't, we never said we were. It's everyone else in the press and too much lazy journal- ism that promotes it. It's too easy to be a band that only plays riffs but tries to sell them to the public as songs. And I see this everyday. It's disgusting. It's all about the songs, when are bands gonna get that? TMD: What does Jim Diamond (the Dirtbombs) bring to the table as a producer? EB: It's funny, 'cuz it's just Jim. Jim is the greatest guy I've worked with, and I can't see myself working with anyone else. It's not like he has a certain sound; he basically lets bands do whatever they want. When we get stuck for a harmony part or an organ riff, he'll throw in some great ideas. What I like about him is you'll find him listening to crazy Spanish guitar music or some weird Brazilian chant stuff. He isn't just into stupid punk rock, and that's his charm. TMD: What are your plans for the next record? EB: It will have more dynamics. More slower stuff, some moodier songs. A bit of a darker feel on some songs as well. Not all of it is written, but we have about seven or eight songs ready to go. TMD: Do you have any advice for the few people left in Detroit who haven't been interviewed by NME about how to deal with the rabid British music press? EB: Basically, just have fun with them. Play with them. I would make stuff up just to see if they would interview it about me later, and they would!! I would make up bands and then a few weeks down the line some dork from the NME would ask me about them. If you don't respect me, then I don't care about you. The Sights play Saturday night with the Datsuns at the Magic Stick in Detroit. Courtesy of PolyVinyl Saturday does look good to these guys. - -A - 02/03 spring season $10 Rush Tickets on sale 10 am-5 pm the day of the performance or the Friday before a weekend event at the UMS Ticket Office, located in the Michigan League. 50% Rush Tickets on sale beginning 90 minutes before the event at the performance hall Box Office. ums *1 . Susan Graham Graced with a seamless and remarkably creamy sound, Susan Graham Malcolm Martineau piano has emerged as one of Fri 3/28 8 pm the most sought-after Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre singers of our time. Tak'cs Quartet The Takacs Quartet returns with the popular and Muzsikas Hungarian gypsy en- semble, Muzsikas, for Sat 3/29 8 pm a program of chamber Rackham Auditorium music with Hungarian influences. Muzsik s sWith seven perform- ers, including two star Featuring Marta Sebestyen folk dancers, Muzsikas Su n3/celebrates its 20th Sun 3/30 4 pm anniversary as the Rackham Auditorium uTravelingAmbasadors of Hungarian Folk Music." The ensemble has been featured in a number of film scores, including The English Patient, which won an Oscar for music. 764.2538 I www.ums.org A valid student ID is required. Limit two tickets per student, per event. Rush tickets are not offered if an event is sold out. Seating is subject to availability and box office discretion.