FUCK UR TRAINING WHEELS! & MEET THE DEADLY NIGHTSHADES!!

#1 Why the name “The Deadly Nightshades?” We have been around almost five years, so that mystery has many versions, but I like to believe that it was all fate. In the hands of the bike gods.  

#2 What is The Deadly Nightshades all about? We are about everything awesome! The three 'F's' mainly...   Friendship, Feminism, Fashion.  No, but really...It started as an all-girl-ass-kicking-midnight-bike-crew that was intended to be a joke.  We thought it was funny to make matching jackets and cause trouble. Then we (very organically) evolved into a group of super rad designers/photographers/activists who have their fashionable feet in a bit of everything that is artistic, sustainable, sewing, DIY  - doing it all on our bikes! We just recently curated Toronto's VeloReel, a bicycle themed film festival.  As well, we launched a line of DNS bike lights in collaboration with Bookman, a smart Swedish bike company.   You can find the lights for sale at Colette in Paris.  (http://en.colette.fr/catalog/product/view/id/336029/s/light-027-028-029-030-086-085-seafoam/category/17823/)

#3 How many people are involved in the group /how do you know each other? There are six members currently: Big Red, Thora, Snow White, Namtron, Fierce Bambi and Meg O. We met during those wacky years of post-secondary education.  Namtron met Bambi before that - they worked together on Queen St. W back in 2001.  

#4 Where do you get your inspiration? From other ladies who rule, of course!!  Right now we're inspired by the 'Suicide Motorcycle Club', which was a gang of women who started their own Motorcycle Club in the 1920s and biked all over Colorado and California.  We've tracked down a whole album of their photos but the woman who owns them can't access them because of the flooding in Colorado.   The originals were sold to a gallery in Europe, but she still has the low res versions of them.  They're really an inspiration. And I think I can speak for all the Nightshades when i say.... the colour SEAFOAM. It's our crew's colour. We have matching jackets. Actually, Our motto is "step 1: matching jackets, step 3: take over the world"

#5 Tell about one of your favorite projects? 
I think we get the most excited about the most current project...Fierce Bambi:  Right now I'm in the middle of opening a second studio in Leslieville - we just painted it sea foam and we're opening in November. (http://www.themakeden.com/calendar/leslieville-class-calendar)And Big Red is teaching a Mexican Wrestling Mask workshop in the morning in our Bloordale location! Big Red: Right now, Pigeons and Thread, a company of "garment engineers" I co-own is starting a locally produced women's line! Let's do this! www.pigeonsandthread.com

#6 Who do you wish you could kill? Big Red Says, "I dont think I would kill anyone but RobFord. Young James Dean. Karl Lagerfeld, <----- i="">(actaully, what a great idea, i might do this!)


#7 Will “The Deadly Nightshades” be hitting up any other cities… or is Toronto it for now? Actually we used to have members living in Vancouver who recently moved back and one who is currently ripping it up and representing in NYC! We are taking over the world you know... ;)

#8 What is “The Deadly Nightshades” working on currently? Oh, it's a secret.... So secret we don't even know where it's going! It's in the research phase right now.  We're trying not to get ahead of ourselves and  to collaborate on the creative process - which is hard because we're in different cities!  

#9 Where do we see “The Deadly nightshades” In 5 years? On the cover of the Rolling Stone, wearing matching jackets.   

#10 what’s one vice the gang cant live without? Bicycles and beers.

✱ I CANT GET ENOUGH OF ➳ BOGAN VIA ✱

#1 Why the name “Bogan Via?” Well, though Bouganvilles can be found anywhere, they really seem prominent in Arizona, our hometown. There were tons in my (Maddie's) backyard as a child.  It kinda just felt right, it felt appropriate to our sound. 

#2 how would your describe your music? We would describe our sound as electronic-indie pop with a sprinkle of folk! Some people have called us "dream pop", we've also gotten comparisons to Beach House, but a "sunnier" version! 

#3 How many people are involved in the band? And how do you know each other? We are a trail blazing duo! Bret Bender and Madeleine Miller. We met almost two years ago on Facebook! (Can you believe it?!) We had some mutual friends but didn't actually know each other.  I have a Youtube Channel (Maddie) and back in the day I would upload videos pretty frequently of myself playing the acoustic guitar, singing originals and covers.  Bret saw some and reached out to me about a collaboration.  The rest is history! 

#4 Who are your influences/Where do you get your inspiration? Everything kinda influences us one way or another! Inspiration is everywhere. Right now we are working on our first full length album and we've noticed a theme of horror stories and imagery in the songs. I (Maddie) am a big horror buff and over the months have subjected Bret to them as well. He does not like them, he won't watch them, but he'll hear parts or catch glimpses. That inspired him a lot in his writing.

#5 How long does it take you to record a song before you call it gold? That is a hard question because we tend to be very critical of ourselves.  Calling it gold?  I'm not sure if it ever happens really!  We will record a song and get to a point while mixing where we love it, then the next time we listen we will question it. You know, if only my vocal take was stronger or we added a few synths here...I think a lot of artists experience that.  At some point, we choose to step back and just accept that it IS great. We choose to stop nitpicking eventually.

#6 Who would you: kill? Fuck? And whose face would you tattoo on your body? Ooooh let us think...hmmm...you know I (Maddie) am a lover, not a fighter so I wouldn't kill anyone but I may retire someone like Taylor Swift.  Bret says he would kill big oil.  I think collectively we agree we would make sweet sweet Bogan Via love to Lana Del Rey.  She is not only beautiful but we both really enjoy what she does as a musical artist.  As far as tattoos, Bret says John Lennon and I (Maddie) say Bret. 

#7 When did you know you wanted to be musicians?

Bret became interested in the piano in high school; soon thereafter he began writing his own songs and started asking his close friends if they wanted to form a band.  I dabbled in music much later.  I was always in choir in school and did lots of musicals growing up.  My dad brought home an old piano one day, I started tinkering with it and when he saw my interest he bought me a guitar the next year.  That's really when I began writing my own songs.  

#8 What is “Bogan Via” working on right now? Anything to look forward to(tour/music video/album/song etc) We recently released a music video for one of our singles, Kanye. We are thrilled with the video; our friends at Electric Legend Pictures did a fantastic job! We are also currently working on our new album!  We have been workshopping tons of songs in preparation, writing, recording, mixing. We are loving it so far; we hope to release something very strong.  And finally, we are gearing up for our first ever tour!  In Europe!  This October we will be visiting 6 countries in 10 days!  One show in particular will be the Insomnia Festival in Norway!  We can't wait.

#9 Where do you see your music in the next years? Hopefully, we will be releasing more music and have quit our day jobs! We look forward to opening for bigger acts and eventually would love to headline our own shows and tours! 

#10 What’s one vice you cant live without?

Oh man, I (Maddie) have got a couple.  If I had to choose..besides beer, I'd say The Real Housewives of Orange County.  There is something so cathartic about watching reality TV.  Bret despises it but I just can't help myself!  Bret has got a sweet tooth like none other!  Whether it's a blizzard from DQ or a slice of French Silk Pie, most dinners aren't finished until the gettins' been got.

LINKS

http://boganvia.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/TheBoganVia

Q&A with BED OF STARS✭✭✭★★★★

 bedofstars.com

#1 Why the name “Bed of Stars?” and what’s the best wish you ever made on a star ? Bed of Stars came from a lyric in one of my favourite songs called "Pressure Suit" by a man named Matt Hales, who releases music under the name Aqualung. It seemed like a perfect fit to describe my creative efforts. I've also always been obsessed with Sci-Fi, Astronomy, UFO's and the like. I don't tend to wish upon stars, although for some reason 90% of the time I look up and it's clear out I will see a shooting star, it is pretty weird. I'm more on the 11:11 thing, I'm not sure why.

#2 how would your describe your music? Cinematic Pop.

#3 How many people are involved in the band? Bed of Stars music is all written by me, the studio efforts are primarily me, everything starts in my home.As for live, I'm either solo or I hire out musicians for the full band experience. It is my goal to develop Bed of Stars into a consistent line-up of musicians for our live show, but as of right now it's an ever-changing cast of characters.

#4 who are your influences or where do you get your inspiration? The list is quite immense, the most obvious ones to me would be Radiohead and Rufus Wainwright. Inspiration comes from all sorts of things, the places I travel, the people I know, experiences I have, or witness etc 

#5 how long does it take you to record a song before you call it gold? From writing to recording could take anywhere from 2 hours to 2 months, to 2 years with me. It all depends on the song, some ideas are ready immediately, others are seasoned and filtered through time. There's no telling, other than my gut…complimented by a world of patience.

#6 Who would you: kill? Make love to? And who/what would you tattoo on your body?    * I would not kill anyone.

*I don't know about make love to, but I'd love to spend a day with Bjork, she's incredible. 

*There's an instrumental composition called Prettier Than Them by a band called The Awkward Stage that I became obsessed with a number of years ago. It's become very important to me, I've thought about getting the notes tattooed on me in some fashion.

#7 When did you know you wanted to be a musician? I've wanted to be a drummer since I was about 2. My parents told me I should learn piano first though, so I started that around age 4, and through the years continued onto drums and then guitar. 

#8 What can you tell us about your upcoming tour or album launch? I'm just getting ready to shoot 2 incredible music videos for this release, as well as some release shows here in Canada, one in Vancouver on June 28th at The Media Club, and another in Toronto in July, and then a tour to follow. This is just the beginning and I'm very excited for what is coming next. 

#9 Where do you see yourself/your music in 5 years? The sky's the limit! All I truly hope for though is that I'm in a place where I can continue creating and performing every day as my living. That's the dream.

#10 what’s one vice you cant live without? I'm quite dull, I don't smoke and I only recently started drinking on occasion. The only thing I do is music, so maybe that's my vice? I tend to have a bad habit of eating foods that are terrible for me, that's the only thing I can think of. 

✿It's My Birthday! & I'll DO WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT✿

✩★So my birthday is fast approaching! Here are some fun things to check out so you can have an equally awesome BIRTHDAY★✩ 

Decorations  

FOOD & DRINKS

THEME IDEAS

★Rockstars & Popstars

★Office Suites & Sluts 

★Tight & Bright 

★White Trash

★ABC - Anything but clothing

★What would ur parents NEVER want you to be 

★Fancy Party

★Masquerade 

★Famous TV or Movie Characters

★Superheros 

★60's 70's 80's or 90's 

★Mustache Party 

Activities & Games

✦Water Balloon Slip and Slide✦ 

☆ Drinking Games ☆ 

#1 Never Have I Ever

#2 Kings

#3 Two Truths & One Lie

#4 Laughing Game (If u Laugh u drink) 

#5 Alcoholic Charades 

#6 Flip Cup 

#7 Beer Pong 

#8 Alcoholic Jenga (write rules on each block)

#9 Truth or Dare 

#10 Spin The Bottle with Jello Shots

✫Paint Party✫ 

✧Alcoholic Twister✧

GIFT IDEAS

* $$ in a balloon ...who would not want this?

                          *Cool Cameras ... I ♡ Taking photos

*Make a Specialized Coffee Cup... But really any Arts & Craft gift is GREAT... Cause its Made by YOU!

* A Basket Filled with UR FAV Vices

*Anything Music Related(Records, Concert tickets, writing an original song etc) 

* A Bag Filled with some yummy Candy!!

✦✭IM SMITTEN WITH THE ASCOT ROYALS✭✦

theascotroyals.com

www.facebook.com/theascotroyals

https://itunes.apple.com

#1 How many people are in your group? 

There are five of us that make up Ascot Royals. Sam Stark(drums), Tal Vaisman(guitar), Ben Chauveau(keys), Scott Page(bass) & Myself Jimmy Chauveau(vocals). 

#2 How would you describe your music?

I'd describe us as an alternative-dancy-rock band.

#3 Why the name “The Ascot Royals?”

My brother ben and I were from a place in England near Ascot an our previous drummer (Scott Cunningham) had an email address with Ascott in it, then it just fell into place because it had a nice ring to it. 

#4 How many recordings/re-writes  till you’ve struck gold ? We are always tinkering/toying with sections, sometimes right up until the night before recording it, usually we are all satisfied when we hear it back though, We don't believe in gold records we are more so into sequins & velvet.  

#5 where do you get your inspiration from?

We all have very different influences & very eclectic tastes, so when we come together it's strange but it tends to work because we all surprise each other with ideas. Oh and George Michael's cousin Susan Michael.   

#6 Who are you influenced by… musician?

Biffy Clyro, Queen, Frank Ocean, Susan M(still not hit the big time)...depends on the day really, the list is endless.

#7 Who would you marry, kill and fuck?

Rose Leslie, John Terry, Jessica Nigri 

#8 How many of you actually wear neck ties?

None.... Ben does while using the toilet, common in Ascot. 

#9 Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Chasing ostriches.

#10 Whats your fast food, porn and alcohol of choice? Burger King/Taco Bell, anything Star wars related, Vodka  

☺ HI...IM HERE FOR THE FREE WIFI☺

http://coffeeshopsquatters.com

#1 When/how did you come up with the idea of coffee Shop Squatters?

We knew we wanted to develop something about writers. We started brainstorming ideas while hanging out in local coffee shops. CSS came to us when we realized we had been there awhile and we were kind of "squatting."

#2 how would you describe the show?

CSS pokes fun at some of the absurd personalities we've encountered while working in production. We take that world, bring it into a coffee shop, and parody the squatters that everyone has seen milling about on their laptops. 

#3 How many people are involved with the show? And how do you know each other?

Many of our friends and other working professionals are involved. We (Ashleigh and Eddie) are married and have been developing projects for a few years together. 

#4 who are your influences or where do you get your inspiration?

We get inspiration from all kinds of places, movies, books, music.  We love comedies that are smart.  The kind of comedies where you are laughing at jokes that are in the finer details.  For example Clue, where you are not laughing at every second, but its a film where you see new jokes and gags each time you watch it.  Another place we get inspiration is from books we loved as kids, we love to reference stuff from our childhood and see if anybody notices...and Tina Fey, always Tina Fey.

#5 How long does it take you to shoot an episode?

We shot all 6 episodes in 2 days... we do not recommend doing this, but we have a great working relationship with one another as well as our crew so we were able to move quickly, plus we planned ahead big time. 

#6 Who would you: kill, have a steamy sex scene with and who's face would you tattoo on your body?

ASHLEIGH

✦ Kill- the woman in that Honda who cut me off on the road yesterday. 
✦Steamy Sex Scene - My Husband, Eddie (Real Answer: Ryan Gosling).
✦Tattoo- Stefan from SNL, because he makes me laugh when he covers his mouth.   

EDDIE 

✦Kill - Anyone who harms a puppy.
✦Steamy Sex Scene - My Wife, Ashleigh (Real Answer: Gwen Stefani)
✦Tattoo - Herve Villechaize

#7 Have any of you actually worked in a coffee shop before?

Neither of us has worked in a coffee shop before...but we spend a lot of money in them.

#8 Whats the next season look like?

We will see what comes next after the business agreement Tim, Greg, Julie, and Baxter have come to at the end of Season 1. Tim and Greg will grow up a little bit, but not too much

#9 Where do you see yourself/show in 5 years?

On Comedy Central (Hint, Hint). We've got arcs for these characters that can take us into many future seasons. We will also continue to create projects we believe in, and hopefully make a little money from it. 

#10 whats one vice you cant live without?

Chai Lattes and Downton Abbey

✖✖✖ IAN EVERALL TALKING ABOUT HIS BEDROOM EYES ✖✖✖

https://www.facebook.com/Bedroomeyesband

   #1 How many people are in your group?

    One - but I,m excited and open for the near

    future collaborations. Can I still be a group?

#2 How would you describe your music?It revels in darkness but relates to a resolution in light. I want to inspire a feeling of control and calm in the listener by using minimal instrumentation and cyclical forms. It,s meant to be accessible and smart, to draw smiles and to wet people's sexual desires. Bluntly; it,s dirty bass matched with simple old school beats and soft, melodic, perverted vocals. 

#3 Why the name BEDROOM EYES?

I just love the moment when two strangers, or old friends, or new friends, or old lovers, connect with bedroom eyes. It,s simply one of my favorite exchanges between two people. I just adore it. It communicates a sense of vulnerability while at the same time mutually accepting their fate.

#4 How many recordings/re-writes till you,ve struck gold? Any day now.

#5 Where do you get your inspiration from? Constant improvement, curiosity, finding my truth, sharing moments live. Women. . . I could,t stop writing and playing if I tried... the genius reveals itself to me too often to ignore so I am always just working it out with her and I love sharing that with people willing to listen. Listening.

#6 Who are you influenced by... Musician? Wooden Shjips, Zebra Fucking Katz, Tonetta, Serge G, The Kills, Band Of Skulls, Kavinsky

#7 What do your eyes look like in the bedroom? Depends if I,m lucky enough to have someone over...

#8 Where do you see yourself in five years? Let,s not jump to any conclusions.

#9 What's your favorite fast food, porn, and alcohol of choice? Cream pies are delicious, I don't drink.

       

   #10 Hello Ian ... ? Ian....

Music Links

http://soundcloud.com/bedroomeyesband/murder-fuck

http://soundcloud.com/bedroomeyesband/in-fire.