We’ve Only Got Porn

No one is enough. Not one of us, no matter how talented or fucking intense or beautiful is enough. No, not for anyone. You are not enough for me, and I – I am not enough for you. I’m starting to think that I was born empty and whatever was supposed to fill that space has fucked off laughing with the hottest girl I’ve ever known. I will always be empty. I just have to live with it.

Listen, if need dictates each of our connections, then what the fuck is this problem about simply caring for someone enough not to hurt them? Seriously, I’m asking here. Am I doomed to this? I mean, animals use instinct to get them through the day and you don’t see them needing to build 10 million dollar spas on 500 meters of the most blinding white sand on the Pacific Ocean. How can we ever be satisfied if our instincts tell us THIS is just not enough?

And if we’re never satisfied, how can we ever be happy? And by “we”, I of course, mean “me”. I once wrote a long time ago “If you don’t love me, you need help.” Well, baby, I’m the one who needs help these days. And I have had it with these fucking days.

Back Stage At The Record Launch

Back stage with Sally and Melsha we wonder where the tray of cocaine is. Here I have the girls but I forget the fucking drugs. Damn! We laugh at the irony of life.

The girls remark at the really un-glamorous condition of the back stage. I tell them about CBGB’s in NYC (RIP). Ramones throwing up on the ceiling and a toilet on a pedestal. Truly a punk throne for such mad kings as have never been seen since.

Such ripped and torn eyes from California look at me with an excuse that there are many boring places there, never mind Hollywood and Vine or the illegal thought processes. Oh, Sally, I have a feeling wherever you are, it is plenty interesting. [Read more →]

Connections

Men and women and women and women and men and men and on and on it goes. Sometimes it’s… magic. Sometimes it’s a horror show. But for a brief, shining moment it’s fucking perfect. It was, wasn’t it?

It was fucking perfect for a second.

Passion is always dying, see? That’s its charm. That’s why it’s addictive and that’s why it chose us. The Ashes we are: we, who are also always burning up, dying so wonderfully, consumed by flames of desire and woe. We are so sad and beautiful, aren’t we? What a wake we’ve got going here on our planet.

Fire-fans in the two performers’ hands are hot on my face even though I cannot see them – I feel them, I smell the fuel. Melsha and Sally. They are both dark beauties, gothic and gorgeous. Sally says backstage later, “There’s nothing about me that hasn’t been ripped or broken.” I like her immediately. But right now I try to see through the cowl of my cassock the two lithe female forms, ghosts of my imagination, moving through my journey to passionate death… fire leaping from their fingers. Zasta and I are giving the two women pulse and rhythm and they, in turn, become fucking perfect for one burning moment. (will have a vid soon, but for now here’s a pic below) I can honestly say, I’m happy.

7 Days Earlier:

I’m not happy at all. Fuck.
The only thing I know about the launch for sure is that TGON is going to perform the record and there’s some Fetish Acrobats that are interested in performing too. The latter concerns me only in its execution. The concept – a guy rigging up a girl to a pulley system and she basically flies above the stage in a sort of bondage dance – I like. [Read more →]

Interview On CHOM 97.7 FM

Hey guys! Just a quick post to let you all know we got an interview coming up on CHOM 97.7 FM (Montreal). And you’ll be able to listen to it by downloading the podcast of the show. Huge thanks to Mike Metal! :)

You can check out The Metal File page on CHOM here.

See ya on Wednesday at the album launch!

The Gods Of Now – CD Release Party!

The CD release party is on October 22nd in Montreal, and believe me, you want to be a part of this!

Here are the infos:
4848 St-Laurent, Montreal
It’s at 8pm and it’s $8! There will be fire performers, fetish acrobats, complimentary wine and a lot more kick-ass stuff! Be there! :)

I’m Not IN The Business, I AM The Business

Life is balance. Half of the time I’m wondering what the hell is wrong with me and the other half I’m amazed at how much I love your fucking ass.

But right now – the rain has pulled all the dust from the air. It smells like the first kiss you ever had with the coolest person you’ve ever met.

And then it’s all down hill from there.

The hate of winter is near.

And speaking of hate I went to the Liberal Party of Canada fund raiser at the PUSH Art Gallery on St. Laurent. No I don’t hate the Liberal Party or any party (maybe the Yogic Flyers but that’s just cuz their too damn happy to be alive). I just hate people. And this isn’t good for social situations like this. It makes me stand by myself. A little cloud of self loathing for even being there swirling above my head.

Justin Trudeau was the guest of honor – he showed up in cell-phone form because he was on the Campaign trail in North Bay – understandable – but a little bit funny too. His lovely wife held him up for all to hear (Pregnant women are so goddamn hot don’t you think?). I was drinking down as much free wine as I could. I wondered if the people there ‘d ask me to stop. I kind of wanted them to. I would have said “It’s alright, I’m an artist. It’s my job.”

But there were Cultural Industrialists there that could have easily claimed the same thing. But really how can a 84 Billion dollar a year business have anything to do with art? Someone is making money somewhere – but it sure as fuck isn’t the artists.

And if you ever thought about voting – try this shit jacket on for size. This 84 billion dollar a year business of culture is supposedly going to be funded, in some fucked up Conservative Party theory, by 24 million dollars per year. Oh but it gets better – they’ll only give that 24 million (which is about the same amount as Stephen Harper spends on his summer cottage) to those few who are conforming to party standards and values of art. Let’s all sing together “Deutschland, Deutschland Uber Alas!” [Read more →]

List Of Upcoming Shows – September Tour

Hey folks, here’s a list of our upcoming shows for our September Canadian Tour! Please bookmark this and check back as we’ll update the list when more shows get confirmed!

Also, if you’re going to be in one of those cities when we play, come hang with us and have a drink!

September:

• 2 Sep 2008 20:00 The Zoo Winnipeg, Manitoba
• 4 Sep 2008 20:00 Taphouse St-Albert, Alberta
• 5 Sep 2008 20:00 Rendezvous Pub Edmonton, Alberta
• 6 Sep 2008 20:00 Burnsy O’Flanagans Leduc, Alberta
• 10 Sep 2008 20:00 Biltmore Vancouver, British Columbia
• 12 Sep 2008 20:00 TBA Kamloops, British Columbia
• 13 Sep 2008 20:00 The Thirsty Dog Calgary, Alberta
• 18 Sep 2008 20:00 The Club – Regina, SK
• 20 Sep 2008 20:00 The Zoo Winnipeg, Manitoba
• 22 Sep 2008 20:00 The Black Pirates Thunder Bay, Ontario
• 23 Sep 2008 20:00 Lock City Grand Theater Sault Ste-Marie, Ontario
• 25 Sep 2008 20:00 Kathedral Toronto, Ontario
• 26 Sep 2008 20:00 Cafe Dekuf Ottawa, Ontario
• 27 Sep 2008 20:00 The Alex Brantford, Ontario

October:

• 22 Oct 2008 20:00 Salla Rossa Montreal, Quebec
• 24 Oct 2008 20:00 The Reverb Toronto, Ontario

Cheers
Jon