:: theMediaman journal ::

:: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 ::

I don't want to spend too much time on political stuffs here, but Ernie Eves announced that the deficit he left behind was no greater than $1.7 billion and the Fraser Institute also disagrees with Dalton's numbers, saying it's only a mere $4.7 billion deficit. I'm particularly upset by how the Fraser Institute phrases the above article like it's the Liberals fault.

Eves claimed that they were planning to implement many more cuts, and selling off more Ontario assets - but how could they claim to have balanced books, offer a tax cut to the rich through private-school tax breaks and more money-for-nothing for the aging Baby Boomers, who have had a free-run long enough? I have to say that the only thing I'll miss when Ernie is gone (within one year, by his own words) is making fun of his nasally voice.

As I'm writing this, I'm listening to a CD by a local Indie band, The Hellz Kitchen Show. The lead singer has a very "Jonathan Davis" sound. While the bands sound is also very "KoRN-y" (bad pun, but I had to do it), the music isn't as disturbed... it's more Gothic in theme. Even though it may not be as twisted, the Gothic sound is something refreshing... there's too much crap out there that trys to use disturbing imagery as a product, or just generate noise in a microphone as a Death Metal Boy-Band*. THKS is a good balance of that.

*I was going to include a link to some Limp Bizkit site, but I couldn't find one - official nor fansite - that didn't fuck my monitor full of popup ads... perhaps that's a comment in itself about the commercialization of that band.

I saw THKS at Club 279 on Halloween night with Simone and one of her friends whose name I won't write... just to peeve her. ,^_^ We originally went in order to see Clark Nova in what is apparently their last performance ever. We didn't stay for long after they hit the stage... the evening seemed to peak with THKS, who opened.

Both Simone and The One Whose Name Must Not Be Written ("TOWNMNBW") are working on an article for a local Youth newspaper. The column is named "Next Door Noise" and is intended to showcase North York bands... but the primary purpose is to get press passes for the two of them. They both listen to music like I watch movies. Admittingly, I would love to go to movies for free, but not if I have to write about them... bleah. For every "Pirates of the Caribbean" that I get to watch for free, there's another "Legally Blonde" sequel that I would have to watch, and lose 90 minutes of my life in order to review. I think it was Gene Siskel who said something similar to that once.

I'm helping them work on a web-based element of the project. NextDoorNoise.ca will have upcoming concert dates, a bulletin board, and stuff useful to Indie music fans in the North part of the GTA... but first I must learn MySQL!

Well, there are more important things to worry about right now, like the Matrix: Revolutions debut in 20 hours.

:: Stephen 12:43 PM [+] ::

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