ISSUE ZERO: LONDON : TORY PARTY CRACKS DOWN ON CANADIAN ART

You know how most Canadian actors eventually move to the US to nourish their stardom dreams? As difficult as it is, Canadians have found more success in the US than in the north when flourishing their careers in film and television. It all comes down to money. The US simply provides more funding in the entertainment industry than its northern sister.
Canadian talent is known more as edgy, raw, and artistic than Hollywood blockbusters but without proper funding, how will it ever prosper into its full potential?

The Canadian federal government has decided to deny tax credits to film and television productions that are deemed "too edgy," containing graphic sex, violence, and homosexuality.
Thanks to Charles McVety, president of the Canada Family Action Coalition, his part in discusssions with Public Safety Minister, Stockwell Day and Justice Minister, Rob Nicholson in the Prime Minister's Office, contributed to the Conservative changes.

Conservative MP, Dave Batters persuaded the new president of Telefilm Canada, Michel Roy, to prohibit federal funding for edgy films. He used the film Young People Fucking as an example.

Many art groups are speaking out, claiming these changes deviate from the promises of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Susan Swan, chair of the Writers' Union of Canada has protested, "we're not going to sit back and accept this. We don't like being told what kind of art we can make by the federal government."

Director David Cronenberg warns that low-budget, edgy Canadian films are at risk. Cronenberg says the changes proposed by the federal government is an "assault" on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. "The irony is that it is the Canadian films that have given us an international reputation that would be most at risk because they are edgy, low-budget films made by people like me and others that will be targeted by this panel."

Martin Gero, director of Young People Fucking (opening in theatres in Canada this April) could also be scrutinized by the panel. Gero shot his feature film with support from Telefilm.

"It seems ill-conceived from beginning to end, and is less about censorship than destroying the economic foundaton of our entire industry," Gero says. "It's old people fucking with the Canadian film industry."

Conservative MP, Dave Batters obviously presents the opposing view to Telefilm's responsibility and role in support of Canadian film and television. "The purpose of Telefilm is to help facilitate the making of films for mainstream Canadian society--films that Canadians can sit down and watch with their families in living rooms across this great country."

Well, Dave Batters, Charles McVety, and Telefilm Canada, y'all can just go Tele-fuck yourselves. If you're lucky, Gero may direct it. 'Cause, you know, he's "all edgy like that."

ISSUE ZERO: How To Cause Pure Hell; The Truth Behind Madness

When I had decided months ago that I was going to see Clutch at the Phoenix, I knew a couple of things right of the bat...

• I was going to hurt the next day.
• I was going to do something to validate that righteous pain.
• Someone was going to film it.
• The Bear Mask was coming up in the underground.

What I didn't know was that when I came to the edge of the stage during the last song, and climbed to the stage, and jumped off that shit, that everyone was gonna move. That, not only didn't hurt till the next day, but when it did, it fuckin came in waves. There may footage of this insanity, as a gentleman wearing a full head skull mask was filming it. That, and a couple other actions of mindlessness, like when I put on a bear mask that I couldn't see out of, and ran through the most pit, camera in hand, climbed over some guy and while crowd surfing, took a picture of me surfing a sea of drunken animals. I can barely contain my excitement for that one to be developed.
Stay tuned for the pictures, the Recipe for Disaster always needs fire.

ISSUE ZERO: Diary of the Dead

We went out to check out the flick Diary of the Dead. Check it out

*Thanks to everyone who was featured in the movie*

ISSUE ZERO: CLUTCH; preshow drinkies

For those that like the blues, and by that i mean the old-school shit, like only four or five notes, and at the same time, appriciate the motor behind drive and power-shift capability, y'all should check out the concert, but you're late.
For the lawyers out there, we here at ISSUE ZERO, here by proclaim that the actions comited tonight were decoded from Diary of the dead...What is real, anyfuckinways?
George a. Romero, Neil falon, cheers.

ISSUE ZERO: Quadrilogy Challenge

I just watched Aliens Ressurection, Alien 3, Aliens, and Alien. In that order. Ohh you better believe its fucked up. You want anti-climax? Of course you don't, cuz you're probably an android working for the "company," and quite frankly, that fact alone may award you a surprize visit from me.
If you think that digressing in visual media, particularly film, then I dont think there is a better suggestion then taking this hellbound train straight back to when the 20th Century Fox intro was a god damned sickening animation just before the real low-budget that was Alien. ESPECIALLY, ESFUCKINPECIALLY that Sigurney-spread-for-the- space-suit-shot. If you have seen this movie, you know what the hell I'm talking about.
A true test of man hood in this generation should definately include this little 11 hour ritual, cuz I don't give a fuck who you are, or where you're from, when you finally see that fuckin Alien fire out of the airlock at the end of what seems like Space Odessy: 2001 all over again but with bad gimmicks, you feel like you could survive eating a bent razor blade.
ISSUE ZERO HAS REASONS FOR THINGS OUTSIDE OF REASON.

ISSUE ZERO: QUEEN STREET BURNS.

I might be wrong, I might be right, but what I see on Queen street right now is a god damned insurance fire that was instigated by somebody in order to clear way for new stores in the same vein as the H&M and GAP. It just so happens that when there is fires that intense, you have to gut the whole place, surrounding places and rebuild new. This is just after the cities battle with big-box stores trying to rebuild the Queen west section.
I cant wait for the looting that is definitely going to happen on that strip.

ISSUE ZERO: Sound Investment Productions

The sickness you feel when too much bass invades your guts is the nausea that Mr. Scandrett is looking for. A known party promoter, lyricist and sound production engineer, Rob has created sound hooks for the likes of Timbaland, all the way down to some seriously hardcore motherfuckers off the streets of this fine metropolis. I should know, I saw his studio, with a sound board the size of an Italian dinner table, surrounded by cats dropping the madness in word form, chicks with sick soul, and the absolute bottom line in wicked hip-hop tracks. for promotional packages and networking, contact information above.

SIP - Rollin Right wav 96bp - RJ Scandrett 'Scoundrel'.mp3