Member Since: 03/12/2006
Band Members: Robert Dayton, Jessica Milligan, Danny Fazio, Rob McBeth, Scott Chalmers
Influences: The passions and romance in life's heightened moments. Dark chocolate. Jasmine green tea. Candle lighting. Red roses: pre, post, and mid bloom. Gauze. Waves across the sand. Disabilities and/or flaws with interesting stories behind them. Decadence and its' lingering after effects. Romanticism. The Baroque. Art Deco. Under the counter novels. Early 70's era Oui Magazine.
Film: "Les Yeux Sans Visage", "Night Of The Hunter", "Peeping Tom", "Spider Baby", "Hatchet For A Honeymoon" (or any movies-Bava or not- that have rich reds, browns, and golds and psychopathic fashion designers), "Sins Of The Fleshapoids", "Puce Moments", "The Act Of Seeing With One's Own Eyes", "Body Double", "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"
Literature: Ada by Nabokov, Candy by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, The Torture Garden by Octave Mirbeau.
Television: Twin Peaks, The Hills, The Kingdom, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place.
Music: Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector, Richard Harris esp. "The Yard Went On Forever", PJ Proby, The Poppy Family, Robert Charlebois, Bee Gees, Destroyer (he convinced us to form on a dare), Polnareff, Metro, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Roxy Music, Stories (esp. the second album), The Alice Cooper Band (esp. "Billion Dollar Babies"), Scott Walker, Serge Gainsbourg, Joe South, Redbone, Ennio Morricone, Lewis Furey, Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson, Rocky Burnette, Roy Wood, ADD N To X, "Big Star's Third", "Aladdin Sane", "Berlin", the soundtrack to Phantom Of the Paradise by Paul Williams, Bobby Conn, Rock*A*Teens, Lou Christie, Dion, Tim Buckley, etcetera....
Sounds Like: Not like but IS melodramatic rock. Broken shards of soft focus clarity.
Record Label: Unsigned