We spent a pretty large chunk of daylight hours in thrift stores. Not just clothes, oh no.



S.T.Y.L.E on a budget



Kent, Ohio is nothing like Kent, England. For a start it's all train tracks and no grass. Also there's something in the air that makes clowns like these two attempt to fight each other to the death.



Pete ran on NOS for the entire trip. We were disappointed to find that since we were last in the States, SPARKS no longer contains any of the gnarly heart-stopping stimulants it used to due to LAW and is instead now just a can of disgustingly acrid booze. I call BULLSHIT.



Used Kids, Columbus - definitely one of the best record shops we visited on this trip



I have no idea what Al is listening to here but I'm not sure I want to know



Spirits were high just before we realised we'd spent two thirds of our food budget on records



Mark getting pepped outside the Treehouse



Grandad's pizza



The Treehouse was an awesome venue. I nearly knocked myself out on a low hanging speaker because I was distracted by the fucking huge tree in the middle of the room.











St Moses The Black - these guys were amazing and are hopefully coming over to the UK soon, keep your eyes and ears peeled





The fabled tree



Ain't nothing like a post-show fire



The Library Three in full on party mode





Charley St Moses and his playtime cactus



We decided way too late to make a run for some more pizza. The wait was epic but totally worth it. Shown here: a sleepy DJ St Moses and a slightly deranged Todd.





We came across these waxwork tributes to TLIOF outside a guitar shop on the way out of Columbus, such is their legendary status.

WARNING: If you are easily disturbed or of a nervous disposition, I would suggest skipping the next seven photos

















Everyone likes a warm welcome



So psyched was he to arrive in Devo's hometown that Alex burst into spontaneous dance





My least favourite thing about this cat is that it has eyebrows



Drummers vs bassists pool doubles. They only won cos they know how to hit stuff with sticks better than we do.

NEXT: Detroit/Cleveland/Pittsburgh!

R/MD x