Dear AJC,

Hello from Down Under, to be more precise Burnie in Tasmania. Your album Melt is the best new music I have heard for a long time and at the moment Melt and Blur are the only two albums I own remotely worth listening to. I personally like Crawl and Sick and Beautiful is starting to get played on one or two radio stations down here (like the heinous, Spice Girl and Hanson obsessed TTT and the much better Triple J). I got my friend to buy the album and he likes it too. Hope you get all the success you deserve because if your music gets played heaps the world will be a much happier place! Come to Australia real soon!

Yours in hope and thanks for the BEST ALBUM OF 1997!
Michael C.

Hey AJC,

I bought your album and I love it ! You guys really kick some major fuckin ass ! The song "I Say" reminds me of myself so much cuz I get into trouble with my mouth all the time. Well keep up the kick ass work. When will you be touring in the U.S next? I live in Ohio and I am dying to see you live. Let me know !

-Stacey L.

We think you guys are the best band ever. It's been a while since anyone came up with a completely perfect album..keep up the great work!! We can't wait until your next single is out. please do an all ages show in Ottawa!!!!!!PLEASE!!!

your biggest fans,
Laura & Isabella

AJC,

What can I say that nobody else has said about your band?

AJC just kicks the asses of every wannabe alternative band out there! Yeah! (Okay, I exaggerated slightly.)

I first heard "Sick & Beautiful" over DWNU FM 107.5 here in the Philippines. I'm in Antipolo, Rizal (go look it up on the map). S&B didn't get much airplay even though it got into their countdown. Regardless, I thought it was cool anyway so I found out about you through the website (nice site design BTW). You see, I'm one of those people who have lost trust in music channels on TV (especially MTV) so I find out about musicians through radio and then through the internet. The music channels here in the Phil. just don't give you startup bands the recognition that you deserve. Anyway, knowing how difficult it is to find "not so popular" CDs here in the Phil., I just had my mother get me "Melt" when she went to the US.

I'm spreading the word about AJC here in the Philippines 'cause I'm sure that you can count the number of Pinoy AJC fans here using your fingers and toes...and maybe a nostril or two (say "Hi to all the Pinoys in Canada" for me). So far, I've convinced 3 other people that AJC Rocks and they are waiting anxiously (I think) for the next single and the Asian release of "Melt".

Right now, a lot of people can't appreciate your music here because nobody plays your video. That will change hopefully once "Melt" is out here. I just have one suggestion to make for the video of "Skywriting": Videos that just show the band playing suck hard. Really hard. You have to catch the attention of the viewer in some other way (Like what Garbage did with "Queer").

Anyway, here's the praise part:

Mere words cannot explain how Sal's voice can get so articulate and so dynamic. It's like she knows what to do and how to do it in every note (well, chord) of the song. Her voice twists and turns in every direction. She's one of the better singers of Alternative music and it's good that we can still find singers like her that don't focus on vocal quality but more on vocal skill while still retaining that "I'm talking to you, motherfucker!" feeling of alternative rock music (Read: "The Ability to Scream").

Of course, the rest of the band is that good too, but I can't quite point out why. They just ROCK HARD DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I'll just shut-up now. MORE POWER TO ARITIFICIAL JOY CLUB!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!

pancreas

(just call me that.)

P.S. Oh yeah, my favorite song is "Crawl".

You guys kick ass. I can't believe the cd. I bought it for sick and beautiful. But the cd is one of those that you can play the whole damned thing through and not want to get up and change the song. I personally think Skywriting should be the next single though. You are gonna be bigger than Alanis and last longer. You aren't a trend.

Thanks so much
#1 fan for the #1 Band, AJC
BJ

hey, guys, how are you on this wonderfully wonderful kinda type day? i doubt you care, but i'm fine. :)

i'm just sending you some mail to comment on Melt. i bought it some time ago, shortly after i first heard "Sick & Beautiful", and i've enjoyed the CD immensely. many of my friends find this kinda odd, seeing as you're one of the lightest bands i listen to (other bands i enjoy include Tool, Type O Negative, and other heavy stuff).

at the risk of boring you, i'd like to tell you what i like about you (please don't be offended by nerve in telling you what "I" think is important, i have a tendancy to do that to everyone). with so many bands out there full of people trying to be something they're not (Marilyn Manson comes to mind, even though i like his music:), it's refreshing to see a band being themselves. it's also nice to see musicians who i can somewhat relate to (after all, i like Star Trek a bit, though i don't agree about not watching lesbian porn:). most big names these days seem to try to distance themselves from the average joe, such as myself (i guess), and i hope that you never get into that kind of thinking.

another reason that i like you is that you sound good. i'm an aspiring musician myself (played some bass, write lots of lyrics, want to sing), though the music i would tend to do is much heavier than yours. not that heavier is better, it's just that my version of finesse is just how hard you smash your instrument. my singing vioce has been compared, quite reasonably i thought, to a man trying to gargle whilst being attacked by wolves (hehe).

anyhow, i'm sure i've taken up too much of your time as it is, so i guess i'll just say ciao and be on my merry way.

Mike

Hallo! My name is Amanda Gaines and I go to Greenfield Central. Greenfield is just east of Indianapolis. Anyway, I went to X-FEST and saw Artificial Joy Club. It was awesome!! :) I was wondering if you'll ever get to come back to Indianapolis? After the show, I got majorly into your band and now my CD is worn out (my mom is also sick of it and is threatening to throw it away because I listen to Cheeky Monkey every morning before school). I also got my best friend, Kasey (moo) into Sick and Beautiful. She can't sing, but she sure as hell tries. I was also wondering if you could give me some tips to start my own band. Some of my friends are wanting to. I hope you can get the time to e-mail be back soon. It would be greatly appriciated and I might just have to freak out!!!!

Love, Amanda and Kasey

Hi!
I heard "Sick & Beautiful" on KROQ and loved it, so I took a chance and bought your CD. I just wanted to say THANKS! because I LOVE IT!!!!!

Bye,
Shannon

Dear AJC,
You are GOD! Seriously, from the moment I first heard sick and beautiful on M2, the first thing I did was spent my life savings buying the cd(I'm broke) Anyway, once I got it I was blown away. I expected to hear just one or two good songs, but man!!!!!! WOW! Every song on your CD is better than most bands main song! I missed you last year at the X-fest so PLEASE come through Indianapolis again!

Your # 1 fan,
Dan

Recently you guys have taken the place of my (and some of my friends) favorite band. YOU beat such bands as Smashing Pumpkins and The Offspring. THAT should tell you something.

Some of my friends and I saw you at That Damn Show 97' in Peoria, Arizona on Sept.20. What sucked though is that I didn't get to meet you. I think by the end of the night the total people reached over 20,000 something people.

But to get to more important things...You...HAVE...to...come...back...to...phoenix. And to make EVERYONE happy.

You have probably noticed how teenagers segregate themselves into groups of friends with musical intrests. It's the main line between social groups, so you could think of your self as teenage gods and a beautiful sweet little goddess. Oh sal dear, How I love thee, let me count the ways and stuff...1...2...3..4...5...6...7...8...9...10...11...12...13...14...15...16... ::breath:: you get the point now. Well, until you guys come back to phoenix and I meet you Ill have to keep giving you the "honor" of letting you read so many long boring and pointless letters of mine. Betcha can't wait to meet me now. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

-Taylor -- mesa, AZ

ps...Is this really AJC? For reals? I can't come to think that I am actually communicating with U guys. Am I? How bout a personal response? PLEASE? COULD YOU EMAIL ME? IF YOU GUYS EMAIL ME ILL GIVE YOU A KISS WHEN I MEET YOU SAL!!! DEAL? IT WILL BE WORTH IT!!! I DONT WANNA KEEP ANNOYING YOU! PLEASE JUST A SHORT RESPONSE (and maybe some backstage passes...).
Bye Bye.

One more thing too...sal...one simple question...WILL YOU PLEASE FREAKIN' MARRY ME!!!! PLEASE!!!

Hey kids...wondering if you ever wanted to play down here in Miami? I'd love to see you live, and I'd bring Milky Ways

Sam

To whoever reads the e-mails of us dorky fans,

I ran across your site by accident. Ironically, I've had your CD for a few months now (since July), and was just listening to it today for the first time in a couple weeks and while still on track 02, I saw a link to artificialjoyclub.com

I live in Kitchener, Ontario and I picked up the CD after I kept on hearing Sick & Beautiful on London's Best Rock, FM96 :) Sick & Beautiful is perfect to listen to at work (I was working in construction last summer). I'm 16, male, and I play the guitar (not in a band or anything).

Your CD is great, I assumed that Sick & Beautiful would be my favourite track on the disc, but that isn't the case. They're all good. I like Skywriting and No Shame the best though.

Sal's (what's her real name) vocals are AMAZING, especially on Skywriting. She's very talented, she has a diverse and beautiful voice.

The guitar is great too, lots of catchy riffs. Do you have any idea where I could get some Artificial Joy Club tablature?

I'd comment on the drums, but I'm no drummer so I don't really know what to say. Way to keep beat, Andrew! ;)

Thanks for your time, I'm a big fan. Your band really fills the void - there aren't enough good modern rock bands with female singers. Rest assured, I'll buy the next CD as soon as it comes out.

Yours,
Matt T.

Thank You thank you thank you. For the autographed picture of the entire band. I love it I all ready framed it and hung it from my wall. You made my entire year better. i love your music and I am telling all my family and friends about you.

Christian Lee

hello, i love your band!! i saw you at lollapalooza in camden nj and since then i have had your songs stuck in my head, so i bought your cd and it's great! i tell everyone i meet about you.

Miss Mary A. Jane

Hey I just wanted to tell you all that you are one of my favorite bands. Your lyrics are really cool and the music fits so well with them. I first heard "Sick & Beautiful" on the Cleveland, OH radio station 107.9 The End. The next day I went out and got your CD "Melt" I love it. Anyways, sood job, and keep making cool music!

Hi! I LUV AJC!!! You totally rock/kix ass!! I love your song Sick and Beautiful the most!! The album MELT is the best!! Keep up the work!!

--NeLLiE

I would just like to start off by saying I really enjoyed your album entitled 'Melt.' It is one of the few in my collection where I can listen to it from start to finish and not skip any songs. I find the melodies refreshingly haunting and the lyrics interestingly surrealistic. Keep up the good work and I hope to see more from Artifical Joy Club.

Thanks for the great music!

a new fan,
-Shawn Kinzel

i had a little disposable camera...took bunches of pics.... gave Sal 2 of my FAVORITE PURPLE braclets :) I have enclosed a pic of Sal and I in Omaha....that might help to remember me.... ANYWAYS..... how are you doing????? how is AJC??? I heard you had a good US/west Canada tour....thats cool... I have been requestin' *sick and beautiful* at the local altv. radio station here plenty so everyone hears you guys :) Also formed a little fan club for ajc on America~Online..... we call ourselves the JoyKidz...... there is even an Artificial Joy Club bulletin board we all frequently post on! We have drawn many peeps to the board and are spreading the word about MELT so everyone will check it out... Im also doing a great album review of MELT for my online zine.....which goes out to hundreds.....

sincerly,
cami..................

I just bougght "melt" and I have to hand it to you guy's, it's the best cd I've bbought in a long time. I had been looking for every since I seen you all at Lollapalooza in Charlotte, NC, and just found it , like, 3 days ago. It's the only cd I've listened to since I got it. I really hope you come back my way when you tour again cause I'll be there.

Good Luck,
Dustin Melton

AJC-
hello from Kansas! Well just thought I would write u a quick ditty to tell u how much I love your band. I have melt, and listen to it every day. I heard "sick and beautiful" on the radio and went out and bought the CD. I fell in love w/ all the other songs on it. I also LOVE the eye on the cover, it's rad. Sal- I love your style of clothes To the rest of the band - u guys are hot Thanks for reading

your forever devoted fan,
Sara DeFeo

Hey band,
I just got the CD and I saw that you guys (and gal) were from Canada. Just goes to prove my theory that Canadian music rules. I thought the CD was very fresh....it had a new kind of sound to it that other artists. Anyways, I am from Montreal and I heard "Sick and Beautiful" on Chom Fm(97.7 in Montreal) a couple of times a I heard it alot more on the Burlington station The Buzz (99.9)....i thought you were an american band since you got so much airplay on an american station (which is a hard thing to do for a Canadian band). Well....good luck with future projects and keep up the good work.

Perry Ghioureliotis (Student and starving musician)

I just bought your CD and haven't been able to stop playing it all weekend!!! The question is not if this is the best CD of the year, but where it is on my all-time list.

I first heard your song on MTV's 120 Minutes, and was pleasantly suprised to see it was doing so well nationwide on the radio.

Of course my local station, the powerful but misguided 99X in Atlanta, is asleep at the wheel and is not playing you yet. I'll see what I can do.

I will add a review of the CD to my new music web page "On the Verge" next weekend. It will be the first CD ever to receive 5 stars. If you get a chance to see the page, you will see that I think very highly of the Canadian music scene.
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~gzengo/otv.html

I'll look for you in Atlanta when the 'palooza is over
Cheers,
GZ

I saw ya at the Lollapllooza and was absoulutly impressed.. Immigrant song ... what a great cover anyways .. best of luck..sal your're an angel....peace.

Dan Bischak

I just wanted to tell you guys that you were fucking awesome at Lollapalooza in Columbus on Sunday. You were my favorite act there by far, including those bands on first stage. You have a sound that is unmatched by any other band I have heard. I really liked when you played the Zeppelin tune to end your set. Keep up the good work. I hope to see you again in Columbus real soon. I will be in the first row when you roll through.

Jason

Hello,
My name is Jeremy Sowieja, I live in Tucson, Arizona. I saw the video for "Sick and Beautiful" two nights ago and it took me two days to find a store in town that still had your album still in stock. Just one sitting through and i love it! I would love it if you came to Tucson on your tour! I love your music and crave more!

Devoted to your music,
Jer

P.s. Sal, just wanted to let you know....your fine as hell!

Hey there. I would just like to say, Artificial Joy Club is my favorite band!!! AJC is so real, the lyrics are so real. Every single song on "Melt" is great! I could listen to that cd the whole day! I understand everything about what Sal is saying, she's great, I love her. Sal is the best singer, she's so good. Does she have a boyfriend (or husband)? Cuz if she doesn't, I would like to be her boyfriend, her "Psychic Man"!!!!

Your friend,
James

Hola chicos and chica. My name is Sally and I am 15 years old. I live in Florida and I was gonna go see the nov. concert in Orlando(Ithink it was Orlando anyway), but it's a school nite, and now it doesn't look like you'll be playing anyway. I am a HUGE fan (figuratively speaking) and I even made a web page in your honor. I'm sure half the stuff on it is illegal to reproduce, like the lyrics and pictures and stuff, and if they are just tell me pleez and I'll take them off. But if you wanna see it it's at http://members.aol.com/Edelirium/index.html Thanx
Luff your fan-
Sally

Hey there ya'lls <INSERT cheezy redneck accent here> I's just surfed that thar net 'round into ya'lls wwww.com place and I found that there lil' ol' link thingiemuhjiger.

Ok.. that was starting to give me a headache. I just have 2 questions, if I may.
1) Do you know about when a new Artificial Joy Club album will be out? (if there are plans for another)
2) In the pic with the band in the restroom and Sal doing God knows what over with the urinal, where was that pic taken? Looks like some old school or something.

That's about all... besides the requisite "I love your music, etc" that I'm fairly sure you all get tired of.

rob
oh yeah.. I'm in Oklahoma City (BOOOOM!!) and I heard ajc on 95X.

Crusted like a worn out penthouse??!!

you SO FUCKIN' RULE!

Sal, Leslie, Tim, Andrew, And Michael-
Hey!! I Love you guys! I bought Melt about a week ago and have been meaning to e-mail you guys ever since. All the song s on Melt are great! I especially like "Psychic Man", and tracks 6-10. Sal-How come you don't use a last name? Tim, Leslie, Andrew, And Michael- I checked out the pics on your home page- you're now on my list of good-looking guys.
Oh yeah, I'm from the small town of Woodbury, N.J. in the suburbs of Philadelphia and I listened to you on Y100(100.3) of Philadelphia Before I got your CD. (The website told me to put that.) Well, I guess I'll go now. I hope you can reply soon.

-Dorothy

WoW!!! I'm not too sure what excatly I should say. About a month ago I was in a car just cruising and listening to the radio. I heard Sick and Beautiful and instantly loved it. It's lyics, it's sound, it's style was something unique and I like what I heard very much.

Nearly once every two days since that day I would see an ad for HMV and it would play a bit of the Sick and Beautiful video. Well, I just needed that song for myself and so went out today and bought Melt. I listened to it the moment I got home and fell in love. It's weird how a whole album (not just 4 or 5 songs) can be so amazingly amazing. I have never heard or experienced anything like The Artificial Joy Club before and quite honestly, it's a shame. Anyways, I just thought I'd tell you that you have a brand new fan who will keep Melt in easy access and repeat play of her CD player for a while to come. Stay cool because you really are!

With Love Always,A New Fan of The AJC,
Alana Gautreau

P.S.-Does Sal have a last name? And, on the subject of Sal, she's got an incredible voice. Such power and confidence. Very wicked. Keep up the great work.....all of you!!!!

My name is Glen Johnson and I just saw you guys last night when you appeared at First Avenue in Minneapolis. I have to confess that that was my first time on the "club scene" but you should know it was all because of you. If that sounds corny you're not alone. You were amazing on stage. I was very impressed by your ability to keep up the energy and the almost frenzied quality throughout the performance. I especially appreciated the feedback you gave to the crowd. It may seem silly that "adults" would get such a kick out of having someone say that their city "rocks" and that they're a "great audience" but they ate it up. I am definitely hoping that you will come back to Minneapolis for another concert. I'm sure that you will be very welcome. I listen to the EDGE and they have definitely taken a liking to "Sick & Beautiful". Its one of their most played songs, as it should be. And I have seen your video for "Sick & Beautiful" only once on MTV and then only the very end. From what I saw it looked awesome. I'm really hoping that it will get more play time as it goes up the charts and it gets requests. I'm going to get the CD tomorrow (pay day) and will more than likely compulsively play it for hours each day, but thats to be expected. Well I think I've taken quite enough of your time with my ramblings, so I'll leave you to your other adoring fans.

To "You All":

I just heard your "Sick& Beautiful" on 107.5 "The Buzz" in Houston, TX. Got your "Melt" Album and I am glad to see your skill and talent is not a one shot deal. Want you to know that this UPS strike does not help supply or sales of your work--- I got the last Melt in Humble, TX. When the strike is over you will be on top of the charts!!!

I am---with do respect to your parents--- one of your oldest fans(I'm 50) ---in the meantime, make music and keep on keepin' on.

What's Up? You guys are fucking awesome. I saw you at X-Fest 97 in Indy. I thougt that you all were the best band there. It was fucking cool with all of the people crowd surfing and moshing. I didn't get hurt too bad(only got kicked in the head twice and almost got trampled).

Matt Halladay

sal, leslie, tim, andrew, michael....
Artificial Joy Club is my absolute favorite band!!!!! i LOVE you guys!!!!!! i listen to you all the time on 103.9 FM "The Edge" in dayton, ohio. sal you are my idol!!!! cheeky monkey is my favorite song, with sick and beautiful at 2nd.

devoted fan,
Skeet