Ministry - Revenge 

Tonight’s video comes with a story. 

My friend Christopher and I would always sing this song but mostly the part where he says: “the corridor, YES, the corridor…”. Therefor I now have this song in my head every time I utter the word corridor, which, let me tell you, is hard to avoid when you’re french. I said it tonight to my dog Kiefer who was trying to take a nap in the building staircase/hall as we were coming back from a walk in the heat and I’ve have this song stuck in my head since. 

This is from With Sympathy, Ministry’s first album. A very far cry from the Ministry most of you may know. The cover art looks like an 80s beauty shop nagle not unlike the ones you stare at when getting a pedicure in a shady nail salon in South Philly. It’s a hilarious album, looking back on Ministry’s whole catalogue, if you will. But It’s my favourite. It’s absolute 80s new wave goodness. 

I also like to kid around and say that the corridor most definitely leads to the anal staircase (LOL Coil-humor)

Tears For Fears - Memories Fade 

T4F is such an underrated band. Seriously. Whenever someone asks me who I’d name as my favourite band… this is it. The Hurting is an amazing album. 

I remember when the Sewing The Seeds Of Love Tour in 1990(91?) came to Montreal. It was the first show I ever got pissed of missing. (I was 13…maybe?)…

aww memories of youth

Echo And The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar

dir. by Anton Corbijn 

this will all blow over in time

Cold War Kids - We Used To Vacation

TEDTalk on the evolution of the human specie and the Homo Evolutis with Juan Enriquez

What a police state (province) looks like. 
In front of my job last night, taken by a customer behind police lines.

Our bar is on the other side of the line in what cop squads referred to as an occupied zone. This police barrage was set up on the corner of Sherbrooke and St-denis. Organized, this time, as not to repeat the mass chaos that ensued after riots broke out last Sunday on St-Denis and Ontario. Sunday night’s sight was much more violent but less people were arrested (though more were brutalized and hurt) .

After hours of peaceful protests around downtown Montreal and the Plateau, police squadrons (SQ and SPVM) created an ambush on the corner of Sherbrooke and St-Denis. The protest had been declared illegal from the get go but had been going on incredibly smoothly on both sides, protestors and police officers, and those who took part or those who watched via CUTV commanded the officers for their surprisingly, yet welcomed, peaceful presence. It seemed that everyone was doing it right on Wednesday night. No “casseurs”, no brutality, no abuse of power at the hands of Law 78. Then, apparently, a few rocks and a “fireball” (what is this, pokemon?) that turned out to be a candle or something ridiculously lame were thrown and pandemonium ensued. 

Cops were ready. Police presence had been noticed all day in various locations grouping in usually empty lots. They had a plan. 

Of course, they should have been ready and prepared for the worst, it’s their job. But what happened, once again, was an unnecessary and exaggerated mass arrest of peaceful manifestants. 

They were all told to disperse. And as they tried to do so, they realized they couldn’t, that they had been caught in a kettle all along. Like bait. The authorities pretended to have given them notice and a choice but they didn’t have one. Nearly 350 to 400 were arrested in that very spot. All sitting peacefully, alongside various media outlets who also got caught in the net, surrounded by anti-riot squads. 

What you see in that video is from the other side, St-Denis and Rigaud. You can see a woman passionately expressing her disdain towards the situation and trying to explain to officers what those protestors have been trying to achieve. She was arrested for speaking. 

Welcome to democracy.

I encourage you to please protest peacefully and to not engage in any conversation or debate with police officers. As shown in the video above, stating your opinion can land you in jail. Your voice is better heard alongside the thousands who walk the streets with you every night. We need you on the front, not in jail. 

Guy On A Buffalo - Part Deux

This is exactly what I picture my ex will be doing after he’s done whatever he’s doing at the moment. (minus the hurting the animals and all…) if he grew his hair and beard out, he’d totally be that guy on a buffalo.

Other Lives - Tamer Animals 

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M - A Tes Souhaits 

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A Place To Bury Strangers - To Fix The Gash in Your Head

This is how I feel right about now. Thankfully I am going out tonight and will try to dance my troubles away. 

Angry. 

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Trentemoller - Even If You’re With Another Girl

Upstairs, on the mezzanine at Webster Hall during that concert, Fakerson Cooper at my side & a double Hendrick’s-Tonic in hand, I fell in love with that song… thinking of another man. 

Indochine - Des Fleurs Pour Salinger

A little feel good action en françAH!! 

As a (very young) teenager, I had the biggest crush on Nicolas Sirkis… 

M83 - Midnight City

It’s been in my head since that last Tuesday at Salon Officiel

Trentemoller - Moan

I know i’ve posted this before but this song is so appropriate for how I feel right now… and also, it was a fantastic show (@webster hall NYC)