Over 1000 Pics On Sleazy Meanz Tumblr!

Yesterday, I surpassed the one thousand picture mark on this blog's NSFW photo sister site Sleazy Meanz. I figured that was a legitimate reason to remind you it exists: lots and lots of my own secret blend of naked ladies and whatnot, combined with the occasional Sleazy Meanz mash-up.

If you've not seen it before, here's a look at what's gone up thus far.

No Sex!

Wow. Really? Saying no to sex is in? Fashionable?

Women are unhappy sexually. Men are making due with internet porn; growing impossible expectations in the process, or giving up the game altogether.

Is this true?

And is "the culture is still weirdly prurient about the idea of other people — particularly women — not having sex"? Are women not capable of being leaders because they're predisposed to being low in the sex drive department?

From the NY Times article:

"This kind of thinking is offensive and, actually, insane; sex isn’t the anti-kryptonite. But because we’re all post-Freudians, it’s as if we still believe sex equals strength, health and life; and therefore, not-sex equals weakness, illness and death."

Weakness, illness, and death. Sure sounds sexy to me.

The Sphinxs Got An Album!

No No Zero brethren Chris Thief and Siânteuse are also both in Toronto powerhouse The Sphinxs (sort of formerly The Bang Bangs) and their debut album, long in the works, was mixed yesterday by Mixmaster Nyles Miszczyk, wahoo!

Not only that, but Tim McCready has posted "the single" off the yet to be released record -- the intriguing, pulsating, exotic, erotic, slightly-new wave-sounding, very-different-from-the-first-time-I-heard-it "Asia Minor". Listen to it 777 times!

Then go see them tonight at The Shop under Parts & Labour (1566 Queen St. W.) where they is playing and slaying with In The Red devils Davila 666 and local combo The Modern Superstitions.

Sounds of Niagara Falls!

You may remember a post here a couple of years ago on the topic of Shrunken Heads, wherein Ripley's Museum in Niagara Falls, Ontario was discussed?

Well, I visited the Honeymoon Capital again this past weekend, and while I was there, I did a bit of audio socio-history or ethno-something-or-other. That is to say, I recorded some of the 'barker loops' outside tacky Clifton Hill tourist traps like the Rock Legends Wax Museum or the nearby House of Frankenstein. Also inside Casino Niagara, which definitely has its own strange audio ambiance.

These are by no means whatsoever great recordings, let me make that clear at the outset. But they are pretty funny stuff at times and they certainly provide some atmosphere along with all the wind noise. Hope you enjoy!

Rock Legends Wax Museum
House of Frankenstein
Casino Niagara (kind of soothing)

No No Zero Got A Facebook Page!

Is this us jumping the ship? Selling out?

With the recent demise of Stillepost and no clear replacement for a place to let people know we're playing, I have decided to bite the bullet (despite my "aversion to social networking") and give Facebook a go; it seems to have become the default location for concert news and announcements so - that's my excuse. I have a lot of problems with FB but we'll try it out and see what happens.

The page went up a few days ago and now has enough 'likes' I was able to create a tailor-made URL, in this case www.facebook.com/nonozero. If you have any live pics of the band or anything of that nature, please feel free to post them there.

This new page should in no way alter 'Penetrating Insights', which continues to be the de facto band blog.

Video at The Academy of Sciences!

A video recording of three songs early on in our set at The Academy of Sciences last Saturday; they are "Five Seconds", "Humans Are Bovine", and "Closet Case". You may note that about 2:30, Chris Thief gets into it with somebody in the crowd and briefly loses his guitar.

I was singing with my eyes closed for a bit at this point. When I opened them, I was surprised to see Chris being dragged across the floor upsidedown by his legs, his guitar trailing behind him. A couple of women with small brooms were hurriedly sweeping broken glass from the area in front of the stage. I wanted to ask them to sweep me up too.

Thanks to Ireek Sofakia for shooting this and uploading it. She also has The People of Canada, Deutsche Banks and The Get Nuns from the same night.