Archive for September, 2009

The Morning After the Night Before: Pandora La Glamme & Dolores del Fuego 29|29|09

30thSep ‘09

by The Madame

detailIt’s always a nice way to spend a night, drawing lovely models with sensuous curves, decorated by rope. Last night was no exception.

Pandora La Glamme and Dolores del Fuego did not disappoint, starting the night in some pinup/greaser duets, and rounding out the evening to include rope tied to heels, chairs, and various body parts, courtesy of JP Robichaud.

MTV Live’s Paul the Intern certainly missed out.

Photo gallery, playlist and drawings to appear in following posts. Don’t forget to send us your drawings!

Have a great Wednesday and see you for our grand spectacle on Saturday, the night of Nuit Blanche: Girls.Grease.Rope.

♥

ps. We really are working hard to figure out our temporary studio arrangement. We know the lower studio is less than ideal, and we promise this won’t be forever. Bear with us!

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TMATNB Pandora La Glamme & Dolores del Fuego 29|09|09 – Photos

30thSep ‘09

by The Madame

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MTV Live is scared of The Keyhole Sessions

29thSep ‘09

by The Madame

So months after MTV Live initially approached The Keyhole Sessions requesting to participate on our stage, after multiple negotiations, assurances, and rescheduling on our part to accommodate their shoot, they have now, at the 11th hour, decided not to be a part of tonight’s Session.

Apparently, after years of abusing what appears to be a clueless intern, he has been broken to the point of not wanting to appear on stage with our lovely models. For some reason, this is worse than being coated in honey and attacked by pigeons.

I’m sorry that after much hyping to our beloved artists that I now make this announcement at such a late hour. What I am relieved about, however, is that I needn’t worry about the possibility of a young man from the MTV demographic possibly disrupting and embarrassing himself {and our models} on our hallowed stage.

What we are promising, is a great night brought to you by Pandora La Glamme and Dolores Del Fuego, as well as our rope master, Mr. Robichaud. That I know we can deliver.

see you soon.

♥

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MTV Live visits The Keyhole Sessions this Tuesday

25thSep ‘09

by The Madame

During the height of whatever it was that we usually call Summer, TKS was approached by MTV Live to come tape a Session in our studio. Having long since left the demographic that normally suits MTV, I was a bit skeptical.

Many questions, answers, and assurances later, and we have a scheduled date with the MTV Live camera crew and “Paul the Intern” {who, after watching a few clips on the MTV website, reminds me of Mel, the crazy fan from Flight of the Conchords}.

Gracing our stage on their own for this Session’s first act will be Pandora La Glamme and Dolores Del Fuego. The second act will introduce JP’s lovely rope work, and what will probably be a very curious, yet very nude, intern.

We don’t really know what to expect from this Session. I’m assuming it will be a bit more casual and relaxed, and I expect our models and artists to be their usual amazing selves. We’ll make sure that everyone involved feels welcome, and it may help if you bring an extra sense of humour.

See you on the 29th. It should be interesting…

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Nuit Blanche Special Event: Girls.Grease.Rope.

25thSep ‘09

by The Madame

photo by Missy

photo by Missy

The time is almost upon us. On October 3rd, art lovers will descend on the downtown streets of Toronto for Nuit Blanche, the “free, all-night contemporary art thing”. From sundown to sunup, experience a nightlife filled with art exhibits, installations, music, and thousands of people looking for an art fix.

As a tribute to this dark fête, The Keyhole Sessions is holding a special late-night drawing session. From 8pm til 2am, come draw eight of our Keyhole models, as they grace the stage in greasy garage chic. Inspired by a Suicide Girls/Fight Club photoshoot and accentuated by our amazing Shibari rope-riggers, it will be a night of drawing you won’t forget.

We will be supplying basic paper and pencils. Come draw for a few minutes or a few hours; you’ll be able to step in and out as you please.

We’ll be in a street level studio at Lower Ossington Theatre, 100 Ossington Avenue. This is in Zone C of the Nuit Blanche map. You’ll know us by the motorbike in the window, atop which will be a lovely tied model or two.

See you soon!

♥

Facebook invite here.

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The morning after the night before: Loxy & Croque 22|09|09

23rdSep ‘09

by The Madame

 

by Pretty Poopie; taken with her iPhone.

by Pretty Poopie; taken with her iPhone. sweet!

The Keyhole Sessions was introduced to a new studio at LOT this past Tuesday, and although the early phase does not carry the same ambience as our upstairs Studio, we expect the finished room eventually will. We’ll be in this space for next week’s MTV Live Session, as well as our special Nuit Blanche Event.

The first act of our Session saw Loxy Bagel play saucy librarian with a lovely pair of glasses and idle hands. Our second act was the debut of Loxy’s male counterpart, Croque Monsieur. Wayward sailor to Loxy’s enthusiastic mermaid, the poses got quite… intimate. JP lovingly trussed up Loxy’s legs in a green, sequined-trim tail, accented by a deep green chest harness.

Oh, and sorry — my camera decided not to record any of the beautiful shots I took. So we’ll be relying on vivid recall and any drawings that come our way. ;)

Thanks to all that came out!

Playlist in the post below.

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TMATNB: Loxy Bagel & Croque Monsieur 22|09|09 – Playlist

23rdSep ‘09

by The Madame

First Act

Not Big Lily Allen
Take What You Take Lily Allen Alright, Still
LDN Lily Allen
Nan You’re A Window Shopper  Lily Allen
Alfie Lily Allen
Lonely Lonely (Frisbee’d Mix) Feist
1234 Feist
Inside And Out feist
Sealion Feist
Honey Honey Feist
My Moon My Man (Boys Noize remix) Feist
 

Everyone’s At It Lily Allen
Sealion Feist
Sassy Neneh Cherry
Everything is Everything Lauryn Hill
Take What You Take Lily Allen 
Buddy X Neneh Cherry
Fuck You Lily Allen
Not Big Lily Allen
LDN Lily Allen
Back to Black Amy Winehouse
Paper Planes M.I.A.
Nan You’re A Window Shopper  Lily Allen
Trout Neneh Cherry f. Michael Stipe
Leaving You Behind Amanda Blank

Second Act

A Forest The Cure
Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads
Lotus Eaters Moloko
Head on the Door The Cure
Pictures of You {Extended dub mix} The Cure
I Love You Esser
Sunny Afternoon Tom Jones f. Space
A Few Hours After This The Cure
Close to Me {Closer Mix} The Cure
Lullaby {extended} The Cure
Dominoid Moloko

 

 

 


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The morning after the night before: ava noir and the madame 15|09|09

16thSep ‘09

by The Madame

 

Curvalicious Ava Noir, by Sharlena Wood

Curvalicious Ava Noir, by Sharlena Wood

Lovely Burlesque performer, Ava Noir, debuted on our stage last night, and although it was her first time, she clearly impressed. Initially teasing us with pink feather fans, she revealed a delightfully curvy figure in beautiful corsetry.

Our second half introduced JP’s handiwork in red rope, and Ava Noir and I got to know each other a bit more intimately. 

We had an amazingly full class of regular artists, plus a bunch of new faces, all very nice to see. And as an added bonus, Keyhole artist Mark Chong donated his sketch pad {I love getting handed an artist’s work}.

We did notice that with a fuller room, horizontal positions on our stage aren’t as easy to draw. We’ll keep that in mind. But I was very pleased to see that our artists are comfortable enough to get up and move around. I, myself, find it easier to draw leaning against the back wall.

Photos and Playlist from last night’s Session in the post below, and if anyone has drawings they’d like to present, please forward them our way.

♥

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tmatnb: ava noir and the madame 15|09|09 – photos

16thSep ‘09

by The Madame

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tmatnb: Ava Noir & The Madame 15|09|09 – Playlist

16thSep ‘09

by The Madame

First Act

CD: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale

The Theme from “Route 66″
Caravan
Cool
Sexe
The Beast
Theme from “Our Man Flint”
Spring, Sprang, Sprung
Night Train
Harlem Nocturne
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Topsy
Like Young 
Street Scene ’58
Playboy’s Theme
A Shot in the Dark
Shangri-La
Black Coffee
Melancholy Serenade 

Second Act

From Sydney Blu DJ set, Winter 2007

 

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