Needing to know more, I searched the web and came across his video “Lonely Ones” (with Rise Electric; you can find this, and other videos of Lukas with R.E., at this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yshnuA5ulGY&mode=related&search=) and was further stunned by his overall artistic talent and presentation (he does the entire ending of “Lonely One” in a most haunting falsetto; I highly encourage readers to check it out, along with the lyrics, which take one back to the characters played by James Dean in both ‘East of Eden’ and ‘Rebel Without a Cause’…Shades of Lukas’ own life and angst, perhaps?). Suffice it to say that, while I recognized the talents of Dilana and others, from day one I watched ‘Rockstar: Supernova’ primarily to see Lukas. He has me feeling excited about music again, and his original work, in my opinion, is strong. Let’s face it: There is a bit of a “Brando” quality lurking about him; he also appears to play with his sexuality, creating a deliberate sort of androgyny that can be ever-so-appealing to both men and women alike. It is clear to me also, judging by his own original lyrics, that he has experienced great pain in his life, yet he seems overall reconciled to it, even tentatively hopeful still, despite it.

Lukas is a great find, he is unique, he is an extraordinarily gifted performer, and from what I can ascertain, it is reported consistently that he is a hell of a nice guy in person, displaying that “live and let live” attitude that I associate with most Canadians that I have known. I was certain from the first episode on that he will win, and I continue to be positive that I am right. I also get the sense that Supernova has had their eye on him from the beginning, and that he is the one they want, and have wanted, from the beginning. This would explain the careful, delicate slicing down of Dilana, who, by consistently garnering the most votes, may have been putting a monkey-wrench in the overall ‘master plan’. This suspicion appears to be confirmed by the fact that they held back Lukas for awhile, not inviting him to perform with them, but then chose him to sing with Supernova this past week, following the “chopping and dicing of Dilana.” Certainly the wind is with Lukas now in regard to his getting “the job”. The only question I have is, will this actually impede him in his overall creative growth and development as an artist, that is, might Supernova actually hold him back…(other readers’ thoughts/comments on this appreciated)? Either way, I do hope that SN has the sense to use the lyrics that Lukas’ wrote to one of their songs (the one Dilana ended up singing) a few weeks ago (where Lukas wrote…”I hate you, you hate me, I guess we understand…”) – Let’s face it: It was far superior to the ones SN wrote themselves!