Teenage Frames
Fighting Words/factory Man
Coming in at #15 in the Detroit cover series from I-94 Recordings, is the poppy punk of the Teenage Frames. Teenage Frames have been in this rock and roll game for 30 years. They first came on the I-94 radar in the '90s where they would make regular visits to Detroit from their Chicago home. They even had a song 'Back To Motor City.' Sometime shortly after 2000 the band moved out west to Hollywood (swimming pools, movie stars). The Frames just released what is perhaps their magnum opus 'Everything Has Lead To This.' The A-side is one of the hits from that one, specifically mastered for vinyl by Detroit's Jim Kissling. 'Fighting Words' is a perfect anthem for these divisive times. Their choice of a Detroit cover song was quite serendipitous. Back 25 years ago they used to enjoy gigging with Detroit band The Gutterpunx. They even demoed one of their songs, 'Factory Man,' to cover way back when but never got around to it. Going back and knocking out a finished version years later they have come full circle because "Everyone Needs Some Detroit in Their Rock and Roll!"