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Le Subalterne

Paranoid man in cheap sh*t room

About Me

"Paranoid man in his mid 30s, at the height of paranoia, at the zenith of his powers. By his bed, replica shooter, zenith dissolving. By his bed, replica shooter, in the zenith of his powers.When girls pass, puts his head down, in the street. His neighbors now are listening to this. Shakes in the chemist’s while buying his vits. Puts his head down when girls pass in the street, shakes in the chemist. Paranoid man in his late 30s, 32, 45, reaches it’s summit. Male, mid 30s, white, paranoia.Goes down to the dance, going down fast.No heebies, creepies or hallucinogenics. It’s the height of paranoia. Male, white, mid-to-late 30s, serial number 54129. Going down to the dance, going down fast. Leather jacket, baggy black pants. Very clever, not as good as it was at 2:30 this afternoon. Nostalgia, spangles, late to mid 30s.Goes down to the dance and drooped mental inertia. Mid 30s man in the grip of paranoia, Just like I told ya. Prefers karaoka. Cheap sh*t half-dollar man, the sky calendar, bar, home, speculates."M.E.S.

My Interests

Anxiety, architecture, being on the outside looking in, bizarro sex loops, black clothing, emergency broadcasts, Film Noir, German Expressionism, J-horror, late-night rock'n'roll shows in sweat-drenched clubs, the modern world, neon-lit Montreal after dark, nihilism, paranoia, the permafrost, red lights, reverb, skyscrapers, sleep deprivation, Songs in B flat minor, the Stendhal Syndrome, stories from life's other side, thunder + lightning, treble, watching people

I'd like to meet:



My cigarette diet means my throat hurts like hell
My 101 friends say I'm dying

The Flaming Stars

The Sadies

The Dead Brothers

The Drones

The Devastations

Vicious/Delicious

The Deadly Snakes

Mick Harvey

Tindersticks

Calexico

Grinderman

Dirty Three

Stuart A. Staples

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Melo

Lexsie

Phil

Julia

Dany

Raph

Bruno

Martin

Melissa

Alex

Seb

Livia

Annik

Martine

but I do it so well

Music:

Hungover, fucked up... : Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, Black Pony Express, Crime + The City Solution, The Dead Brothers, The Devastations, Dirty Three, The Drones, The Flaming Stars, Gallon Drunk, Grinderman, Mick Harvey, Stuart A. Staples, These Immortal Souls, Tindersticks -----... And blue: The Aislers Set, Belle And Sebastian, Broadcast, Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan, Leonard Cohen, Serge Gainsbourg, Lee Hazlewood, Eleni Mandell, everything Stephin Merritt-related, Stereolab, Tom Waits, Scott Walker, Yo La Tengo -----South of the border: Frank Black And The Catholics, Bonnie Prince Billy, Calexico, Johnny Cash, Andre Ethier, Paula Frazer, Friends Of Dean Martinez, Edith Frost, Giant Sand / everything else Howe Gelb-related, Holly Golightly, Jon Langford And His Sadies, Mekons, Palace Songs / Music / Brothers, The Sadies, Tarnation, The Unintended, Vicious / Delicious, M. Ward, Hank Williams Sr., Ennio Morricone's western spaghetti soundtracks -----Crypt-style: Thee Headcoats/ Headcoatees / Mighty Caesars / Milkshakes / Delmonas / Buff Medways / everything else Billy Childish-related, Beat Happening, The Black Lips, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Compulsive Gamblers, The Deadly Snakes, Demon's Claws, The Devil Dogs, The Dirtbombs, The Gories, The Greenhornes, Guitar Wolf, The King Khan And BBQ Show, King Khan And His Shrines, The Leg Hounds, The Masonics, Mr. Airplane Man, New Bomb Turks, The Prisoners, The Reigning Sound, Turpentine Brothers -----Noise Annoys: The Adverts, Buzzcocks, The Cramps, The Damned, The Dead Boys, The Gun Club, The Modern Lovers, The New York Dolls, Radio Birdman, Ramones, The Saints, The Stooges, Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers-----I Wasn't Made For These Times: The Beatles, Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Small Faces, Them, The Velvet Underground, The Who -----Just like I'm 15 again: David Bowie, Elvis Costello And The Attractions, Devo, Brian Eno (early years), The Fall, Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Joy Division, Nick Lowe, Magazine, Iggy Pop (Bowie-era), Lou Reed, Roxy Music (pre-Manifesto) The Soft Boys, The Stranglers (Hugh Cornwell-era), Suicide, Ultravox (John Foxx-era), Wreckless Eric

Television:



My Blog

why I fought - updated

It's over and done, folks: I stand before you bruised, battered and defeated, my record store owner life being sacrificed at the altar of populism for firmly believing that when it comes to ...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:22:00 PST

A biased and non-factual essay on the downfall of the music retail industry

Since a lot of people have asked me over the last few months to discuss the reasons behind my decision to pull the plug on this whole record store business of mine, I've decided to share my ...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Thu, 17 May 2007 12:51:00 PST

Le Subalterne's closing sale : touching testimonies

Le Subalterne's closing sale has now officially begun and it already is a rip-roaring success! People from all over the world and beyond are flocking in droves to compulsively purchase against th...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Wed, 02 May 2007 01:58:00 PST

Mr. Moody's scruffed up: an introduction to The Fall

Let me ask you the following question to which I will immediately provide the answer in order to save valuable time: what do Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner, Vicious / Delicious' Phabulous Phil, former Her...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:05:00 PST

The fine art of making friends and promoting concerts - updated

No, no, no, little man. This fiercely fought battle of the bands isn't for you. You had best not show up at the Vinyl Festival (2121 L'Alize) on May 18th to witness the ...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:05:00 PST

Torture Me (But Not Too Much) - the Mark Dark story

For those who've been relentlessly pestering me about the hypothetical release of Marco Bueno's eponymous debut album entitled More Amore Por Favor, I'm afraid that I have heartbre...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:47:00 PST

A letter of apology addressed to Nicholas Edward Cave

Dear Nicholas, I once referred to you as "Jim Jarmusch with a black wig and an on-and-off heroin addiction", suggesting that the overall quality of your musical output was inextricably linked to Mick ...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:27:00 PST

Music appreciation class: the bad seed vs. the white crap

While it arguably has been an underwhelming winter as far as new releases are concerned, spring will mark the welcomed return of two of alternative music's finest talents who will ...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:32:00 PST

Requiem for a prick

"All things move toward their end, of that you can be sure", or so the song goes: it is indeed curtain call for Le Subalterne after nearly six years of bad business decisions, illegal endeavours, crim...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:25:00 PST

More amore por favor - the Marco Bueno story

A few months ago, Le Subalterne solemnly celebrated it's fifth anniversary, which will incidentally also be its last. Now, please wipe away those tears from your eyes because a new day ...
Posted by Le Subalterne on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:13:00 PST