Cemetery Confessions: A Goth Talk Podcast (general)

We're speaking with Willow Scarlet about South Asian fashion in the goth scene, the need for diversity in goth music, their experience as a goth in India and more. 

If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon!

Intro 00:00

Cultural Influence in Goth Music 6:30

South Asian Goth Aesthetic 16:40

What is Goth Music 33:10

Queer Identity 37:30

What is Goth 42:37

Pishach 51:30

Fast Fashion 55:33

Cultural Appropriation 1:03:10

State of Goth Music 1:21:45

Outro 1:38:30

 

References:
-Alt Culture is not Original
-Cultural Appropriation
-Ghosting - Lion King

Direct download: 156__Desi_Goth.mp3
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We're taking an in depth look at what kinds of creativity are possible within a dark scene framework through the new release by Temple of Angels, Endless Pursuit. We'll also share a list of quick fire album recommendations, chat about libraries and more. 

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Intro 00:00

Album Review 5:50
Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuit

Sinister Suggestions 1:11:25

More Album Recs 1:20:20

References:
-Octavian Winters - The Line or Curve
-Gifts of the Earth
-Gothnetic - Flowers
-Frozen Charlette’s - Wax Venus
-Angel’s of the Void - Repent
-Yakima Jera - Fire
-Nightsister - Die Young
-Vosh - Vessel
-Mortal Boy - Anhedonia
-Voilok
-Petrified Entity - Alone
-Obsidian - 19 Dead
-Linnea Hjerten - Nio Systrar
-Internet Archive

Direct download: Temple_of_Angels_Music_Mausoleum_1.mp3
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On this episode we speak with Vincent and Victor about their project, Gothe Residency of the Arts. We’ll debate the place of AI art, explore whether goth can still transgress or has become too safe, wax poetic about the role of art in the goth community and more.

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

Intro 00:00

Guest Introductions 2:30

What is GROTA 12:20

Why GROTA 22:15

Art and the Internet 27:42

Inclusivity and Gatekeeping 39:30

Dark Market 43:30

AI Art 49:10

Philosophy of Art 1:10:15

Is goth too safe 1:21:23

Post Show Musings 1:40:15

References:
-Is Goth too Safe

Direct download: Gothic_Residency_1.mp3
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Azy, Ryan and Trae get together to discuss what the future of goth holds and whether goth music has gone stale.

Obscura Undead, YouTube, Bandcamp
WitchHands, Circumversor, The Arbitrarium

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

 

Azy Suggestions:
-Violet Stigmata
-High on a Merry go Round

Ryan Suggestions:
-Clockwork Echo
-Bat-Cave Productions (use code ‘Cemetery Confessions’ in the memo box!)
-Werewolf Radar
-Diavol Strain
-Nouvelle Vague
-One Band Could Be Your Life
-Diamanda Galas
-Black Tape for a Blue Girl
-BLKHRTS

Trae Suggestions:
-El Cachivache Orkesta
-Tokyo
-Tokyo
-Gotan Project
-Bajofondo
-Goth: A History

Direct download: Juicy_Juicy_Cemetery_Comrades.mp3
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We talk to Dr. Jordan Soper, certified Sex Therapist and Psychologist, about the overwhelming sexualization of goth girls, the relationship of depression to goths, porn and much more! We also hear some new singles from Blood Bells and Gothnetic.

Find Dr. Soper on IG, TikTok and Youtube

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

Intro 00:00

Getting into goth 2:45

Are Goths Depressed 12:35

Do Goths Make Better Lovers 26:40

The Goth GF 37:00

Porn 53:45

Neurospicy Sex 58:20

Death and Sex 1:04:10

ACE 1:07:00

Trauma 1:13:00

Tik-Tok Pathology 1:17:50

Recomendations 1:29:30

Direct download: goth_gf.mp3
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We’re discussing whether or not modern goth is stale, why so many of us are burned out on Darkwave and Post-Punk, reviewing the new album from TELARAÑA and reviewing a slew of recent album releases!

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

Intro 00:00

Is Goth Music Stale 2:45

Darkwave Burnout 17:00

Album Review: 32:50
Telarana - Augustia

Sinister Suggestions: 1:03:50
-Castlevania: Nocturne
-Only Murders in the Building
-Rubella Ballet - Rich with Our Money
-Psychodrama - Heretic
-She’s in Parties - End Scene
-Dividing Lines - Waiting for Life
-Moon Vampire - Forest and a Victim Two Bites
-Friction/Substance Split
-Peach Gardens - In Time and Eternity
-Endlos - Dark Fields
-Sex Code - Pleasure
-Attic Eyes

Direct download: MM_Telerana.mp3
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We speak with Emma to uncover the insights gleaned from her PhD study, which surveyed thousands of goths across dozens of countries! We’ll explore the relationship of death to goth identity, what truly makes goth fashion unique, debate the role the internet has played in the development of goth culture and more.

Read her article here, on page 74.

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

Intro 00:00

Origin story 3:15

Study Results and Methodology 7:00

Role of Death and the Past in Goth 27:15

Resistance to the "mainstream" 42:23

Goth Fashion Through Plenitude 49:20

Semiotics and Appropriation 1:02:18

Socio-Aesthetic 1:14:45

The Internet 1:19:00

Aging in Goth 1:31:30

Post Show Musings 1:55:30

References:
-Goldfields Gothic: Festival of Dark Ideas
-Black Funerals in the US
-Radical Death Studies
-Cyborg Manifesto
-Theories of Social Change
-Asking the Gothic Questions
-Postmodernism’s Epistemological Legacies
-Plenitude
-Musicking and Communitas
-Paulo de Jesus
-The Gothic and the Everyday
-Socioaesthetics

Direct download: What_we_Learned_from_the_Worlds_Lar.mp3
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This month we speak to YouTube's Random Goth Couple about a range of topics! We consider whether or not goth's love of the 80's has caused it to stagnate, the role of goth aesthetic in popular culture, what the scene is like in Ireland, and even what our favorite Anime's are. We also hear from the bands Cemetery Siren and Allie Frost on All Goth Considered!

You can Random Goth Couple on YouTube, IG, and TikTok

Introduction 00:00

Getting Into Goth 1:32

Goth in Ireland 28:10

Random Goth Couple 44:55

Anime 55:45

The History of Goth Culture 1:01:15

Is Goth Dying 1:19:22

Is Goth just an Aesthetic 1:41:50

All Goth Considered 2:08:50

Post Show Musings 2:22:30

Direct download: Random_Goth_Convergence.mp3
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We are reviewing the newest album from Voyna as well as a new crop of fresh darkwave, post-punk and goth releases. We also hear from Azy Bats as they interview Lovataraxx, Pleasure Victim and Happy Phantom!

Album Review:
Voyna - And the Heresies...

Sinister Suggestions: 49:00
-Alien Skin - Black Dance Days
-Human tetris - Two Rooms
-Deti Nosferatu
-Ames Solitaires
-Opaque Shades
-Puta Negra - Playa Sola
-Routine - Feeling Low
-Conjuro Laico - Danza Infernal
-Sexsomnia - Dormant
-Loyal Nothing - Death Always Wins

All Goth Considered 1:06:15

Direct download: music_mausoleum_3.mp3
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Terri Kennedy of Ipso Facto has graced us with her presence on this episode! We discuss punk and deathrock in the 70’s and 80’s, hear stories about Shadow Project and the LA deathrock scene, feminism, recount various goth fashion trends and a lot more! It’s a packed discussion focusing on the life and passions of a staple in the California goth scene.

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

No timestamps this episode! We switch topics about every 5 minutes which would make for a nightmare string of bookmarks so sit back and enjoy the show.

 

References:
Stone 588
Representation without Transformation
Imperial Feminism
The Death of Feminism
Who’s Afraid of Gender

Direct download: from_punk_to_goth.mp3
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We continue our journey through our babybat memories with 2 more albums: Saviouir Machine s/t and Collide - Beneath the Skin. We also feature a new track from Circomversor. 

Our guests are Azy Bats and Ryan!

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

Intro 00:00

Saviouir Machine 2:15

Collide - Beneath the Skin 39:00

Circumversor - Winter in Berlin 2:07:10

Outro 2:21:00

Direct download: nostalgia_part_2_1.mp3
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We’re taking a trip down memory lane in this 2 part episode. First up we’re talking about Music from the Succubus Club and Inkubus Sukkubus. We discuss the impact of these albums in our lives and the scene, breakdown the song structure, joke about vampires and fall down numerous ADHD rabbit holes.

Our guests are Azy Bats and Ryan!

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

Music from the Succubus Club 2:00

Wytches - Inkubus Sukkubus 1:05:00

All Goth Considered 2:14:00

Direct download: Facing_Nostalgia_part_1.mp3
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Another music focused episode see’s us reviewing the newest album from Belgrado after 7 years of silence, quick fire reviews of new releases, Obscura Undead’s All Goth Considered, and some discussion around the new book ‘The Art of Darkness’, among other subjects.

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

Belgrado - Intra Apogeum 00:00

Living with Chronic Illness 35:00

The Art of Darkness 49:00

Album Recommendations 1:07:45

All Goth Considered 1:22:30

Outro - 1:36:00

Band Links:
-Torch - Leaving me Behind
-ExWhite - This is Future
-Livinroom - Leave me Alone
-Postlooperish - Ghosting
-kekmanderin - Nem hagylak egyedül
-Words and Actions - The Snake’s Head / A New Dawn
-Fotocrime - Accelerated
-Under the Skin - Freezing Lights
-Sinclaire Noir - Another Day
-Vandal Moon - Sad Sad Girl
-Some Ember - Sad Touch

Direct download: music_mausoleum_1.mp3
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Grab the new Cemetery Confessions Perfume Oil!

This episode we’re having a roundtable panel discussion about the goth community on tiktok and social media’s utility to the scene as well as mainstream representations of goth, gender, gatekeepers and more!

Our guests this month are Ciaran Creature, dxnksinatra, Pandora, and Kimberly. (and Batsy)

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

Intro 00:00

Goth on TikTok 17:30

Local vs Digital 27:30

TikTok and Music 36:40

Goth Box 1:01:00

Mainstream representations of goth 1:11:30

Identity 1:24:50

Politics 1:43:00

Gatekeepers and Poseurs 1:55:45

Outro

Direct download: TikTok_and_the_Modern_Goth.mp3
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Dedicated in memoriam of Sanctus Manium. You can donate to funeral costs here.

We are reviewing the new album from The Cemetary Girlz, reviewing 15 recent releases and hearing from Azy Bats as they interview Aux Animaux, Antipole, and Hororhaus.

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

00:00 Album Review
The Cemetary Girlz - L'envol du corbeau

37:20 Sinister Suggestions

1:06:40 All Goth Considered

1:30: 45 In Memoriam

Sinister Suggestions:
-The Bellwether Syndicate - Vestige Vigil
-Shrouds - Grimoire
-The Wraith - Overthrown
-Haunt Me - Heads will Roll
-The Frozen Autumn - Pale Awakening
-Fevr - Sight
-Mantarochen - глаза
-Grey Gallows - Strangers
-This Eternal Decay - The Heart of a Lover
-Attic Frost - Restless Souls
-Slow Danse With the Dead - Dark Ritual
-Sunshines Cold - Echoes of a Former Life
-Johnstonsons - Heavy Heaven
-Denever - Estorbas
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Чайки улетают с моря - Покой
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Donzii - Fishbowl
-
Vazum - V-

Direct download: Music_Mausoleum.mp3
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Grab the new Cemetery Confessions Perfume Oil!

This month we’re exploring the intricacies of relationships in the goth scene with a focus on the dynamics of polyamory. We’ll be sharing our own personal insights gained from facing the challenges of romantic and aromantic relationships, unearthing toxic mononormative expectations, dissecting the causes and conditions of jealousy, recounting stereotypes and providing an incisive and practically applicable deep dive into integrating ones life with others you care about. 

Our guests this month are Jessie and Melinda!

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

00:00 Intro

5:30 Poly History

15:40 Maintaining Relationships

32:30 Chronic Illness

37:15 Swimming Against the Current

40:00 Sharing Space

52:50 Romancing Goths

1:01:20 Managing Jealousy

1:16:00 Expanding the Polycule

1:22:20 Mononormative Hangover

1:42:30 Considering Polyamory

1:56:35 Outro

Direct download: FInal_Polyam_Jam.mp3
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Grab the new Cemetery Confessions Perfume Oil!

This month we are speaking with Paulo about how reality comes into being. Goth identity formation and gatekeeping are also among the topics explored. We also review the new album from Reflection Black, share some book and music recommendations, and hear from the mouths of A Cloud of Raves, Plague Pits and WitchHands in All Goth Considered!

If you enjoy the show and want to hear this months exclusive bonus episode, head over to Patreon!

00:00 Intro

6:50 Paulo's Musical History

16:20 Anthropocentrism

24:45 Specificity

31:40 Dichotomies

42:05 Ontological Multiplicity

50:45 A Water Bottle

1:03:50 Enacting Worlds

1:09:30 Enacting Goth

1:18:00 Gender

1:28:40 Adjudication

1:37:30 Psychadelics and Embededness 

1:43:20 Identity

2:14:55 Album Review
Reflection Black - Last Stop to Nowhere

2:44:25 Sinister Suggestions
-From God to Goth
-Lovely Eddie - Destructive
-Cliff and Ivy - Die Tonight
-Ruby Lustre - Hex Box
-A Cloud of Ravens - Parable
-Malefixio - Psychic Eye
-Adrenochrome - In Memorium
-Litovisk
-Plague Pits - Punishment & Extinction
-Sixth June - Dance with Me
-Dancing Strangers - Another Night

2:59:15 All Goth Considered

3:20:00 Outro

Direct download: enacting_goth.mp3
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This episode we return to form by settling down in the gothic parlor for a wide ranging discussion on goth. The history of mallgoth, the relevance of gatekeeping, how to run an event, body shaming and aesthetic expectations and more! We also have a new batch of band recommendations, Azy Bat’s All Goth Considered and more.

Our guests are Julian Black (linktree) and Candace Midnight. You can also find the Arcane Vampire Ball here.

00:00 Intro

7:22 Arcane Vampire Ball

13:40 Vampires

26:06 Local Flavor

31:48 Gothic Takeover at Lakeside

37:30 Aesthetic Expectations

55:50 Advice for New Blood

1:07:05 Safe Spaces

1:15:10 Gatekeeping and Mallgoths

1:46:30 Goths Future

1:54:28 More Gatekeeping

2:02:00 More Mallgoth

Sinister Suggestions 2:12:20
-Princess Ugly - Individual Soul
-Fevr - Running Away
-Propter Hoc - Ask Dr. Mueller
-The Medicines - Alone in a Room
-Pontaguhla - Perante o Caos
-Cerulean Veins - Black
-Skltn Chr - Eternally
-Bite Marx - Pissing in the Dark
-Casket Cassette - Antabuse
-Solara Obscura - Dark Valleys
-Dot Wall/Nympf
-Desmond Doom - Disease
-Witch Lover - In Patience
-Guerra Fria - Cuando Todos Duermen
-Corbeau Hangs - Light to Dark
-Minimal Unit - М​и​н​и​м​а​л​и​с​т​и​ч​н​а​я Е​д​и​н​и​ц​а

References:
-New Media
-An Ode to Mallgoths
-Homology Hypothesis
-So You Want to Start a Goth Event
-So you Want to Throw a House Party
-Sinister Suggestions Playlist

Direct download: Gatekeeping_Mallgoth.mp3
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This month we are chatting with Trever Aeon, a goth professional wrestler about how his passion for wrestling and love of goth music. We also have a long form album review for the of bleached cross, sinister suggestions, and Azy returns with All Goth Considered!

To support the show please head over to our Patreon!

Our guest this month is Trever Aeon! You can find his website here along with Twitter, IG and Facebook.

Intro 00:00

Getting into goth 3:44

Being goth in wrestling 9:22

How did the Gothic Gangster come to be 20:35

Storytelling 35:25

Goth clubs 47:27

Body Image 55:00

Wrestling stories 1:01:30

Goth stuff 1:11:00

Album Review 1:21:30
-Bleached Cross

Sinister Suggestions 2:00:25
-Industrial Museum
-Worn Out - The Unknown Demo
-Hada - In the Heart of an Endless Winter
-Promenade Cinema - On Video
-Ritual Encencs - II: Batouly
-Burial Ground - Nicht est wert
-Hanz & Franz - Alle Aufhnamen
-Left for Pleasure - Human Contact
-Altan - Dongu
-Aura Zorba - Cheerless
-The Waning Moon - Scars
-NFD - Trinity
-Ringfinger - Chamber of Roses
-Flesh of Morning - We Ride

All Goth Considered 2:22:50

Chatting Covid 2:43:30

Outro

Direct download: gothic_gangster_.mp3
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They hate us because they ain’t us. The sneering elite return to set the internet straight. Prepare your bathole The Gothquisition is back to rip the poseurs again!

Consider supporting us on Patreon

Introduction

Goth’s got Mainstream

Song Break: I’m More Goth than You

Debate: Is the Cure a Goth Band

Song Break: Goth

GothQUIZition

Song Break: Drunk, Stupid and Goth

Elitists of the past

Song Break: Gothic Yard Sale

Note: We will be taking our yearly hiatus in January so there will be no episode. Patreon members will be invited to a video hangout via zoom that month.

Redaction: A previous version of this episode mentioned rebuilding the goth scene 'post-pandemic'. This was in reference to music venues reopening with new health guidelines such as masking and mandating vaccines. However proper context was not provided and the statement could have been misconstrued. As there is a lot of COVID misinformation out there which downplays the serious, deadly nature of the virus that disproportionately impacts marginalized communities, this portion has been removed to avoid inadvertently condoning behavior that puts the health and wellbeing of our community at risk.

Direct download: gothquisition_6.mp3
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How can goth be consistently distinctive when it’s so musically diverse? If goth is all about the music, how does that transform a group of people into a community based subculture? How do social spaces give rise to meaningful cultural substance? Can industrial, gothic metal and more be considered goth music? We’ll look at these questions and more in our extensive discussion of the book ‘Goth Music: From Sound to Subculture’. We feature brand new music on All Goth Considered from Obscura Undead!

To support the show please head over to our Patreon!

Introduction 00:00

Goth is Organized Around Music 5:43

What the Hell is Goth Music 10:05

Quantifying Goth Music 51:22

Glocal 1:09:00

Actor Network Theory 1:24:10

SMASL 1:137:17

Hauntology 1:45:56

Sticky Nodes 1:54:00

Chronotopes 2:18:46

Lacan and Transcending Death 2:55:21

Semiotic Significance 3:20:40

Agential Realism and Social Chronotopes 3:25:32

Praxis 3:31:13

Ironic Imagination 3:37:08

Closing Thoughts 3:53:21

All Goth Considered 4:45:37

References:
-What is Goth
-On Interobjectivity
-Sol Invictus
-Ted Schatzki
-Lacan
-Lacan
-Profilicity
-Literary Chronotope
-What is Goth Music
-Goth, Genre, Subgenre or Style
-Hauntology
-Hyperdiegesis 
-Lacan's Real
-Intra-action
-Interview with Barad
-The Living the Dead and the Immanent 
-Intermediaries, mediators and proximities 
-Socio-Material Approaches to ANT
-Peeren on Cultural Analysis 
-The Practice Turn in Contemporary Theory
-The Music of the Goth Subculture: Postmodernism and Aesthetics
-Social Phenomena via a Theory of Embodied Practice
-Performativity

Direct download: 136__From_Sound_to_Subculture.mp3
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On this episode we speak with Mandy of Keeper and TalkDeath about death technology, dealing with nihilism, what legacy means to us and how meditation on death puts into focus what’s important in our lives. We also have All Goth Considered from Obscura Undead, Sinister Suggestions and more!

If you enjoy the show please consider supporting us on patreon!

Philosophers on Death 00:00

Mandy on Subculture 6:25

Mandy’s Death Work 11:45

Engaging with Death 19:00

Does Legacy Matter 28:10

Death Technology 40:30

Nihilism and Anxiety 55:10

When Friends are Mourning 1:06:20

End of Life 1:12:55

Meditating on Death 1:24:20

All Goth Considered 1:30:10

Sinister Suggestions 1:51:40

References:
-Night Witches
-Bad Crush

Sinister Suggestions:
-Temple Solar
-Parking Dance - Gloom Parasite
-Herzparisit - Alphatier 2.0
-Last Grasp - Kiss the Crucifix
-Double Eyelid - Leaving These Stones Unturned
-Midnight Passage - Sleepwalker
-The Blood Pact - Eternal II
-Silence Embrace - Meta Queer Dolies
-Dunkelwald - Waldrauch
-Glasshouse
-Pilgrims of Yearning - Hadal
-Sectarian Bloom - New Spring

Previous Death Episodes:
-On the Fear of Death
-Caitlin Doughty's Hero Project
-Death Positive: Of Deep and Liquid Rest
-Cemetery Expert Loren Rhoads

Direct download: talking_death.mp3
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We’ll be looking back at albums formative to our goth experience and discussing if they hold up to our standards today as well as how they fit into the cultural milieu of the scene at the time. Obscura Undead also joins us to interview Vandal Moon, Vision Video and Pilgrims of Yearning.

Our guest this episode is KB who you can find on YouTube, Tumblr and Facebook!

Intro 00:00

KB’s Awakening 4:30

Goth Music Latin America 12:15

Facing Nostalgia 27:55

Jill Tracey - Diabolical Streak 29:45

My Scarlet Life - Buzzbomb 48:15

The Awakening - Tales of Absolution + Obsoletion 1:05:00

ThouShaltNot - You’ll Wake up Dead 1:29:15

Mediaeval Baebes - Salva Nos 1:55:00

Diary of Dreams - One of 18 Angels 2:18:00

All Goth Considered 2:47:52

Outro 3:07:10

Direct download: Facing_Nostalgia_1.mp3
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This episode we are talking about the state of music scene, whether or not goth identity is authentic and responding to Faderhead’s hot take on song lyrics. We also review the new album from Czarina, share our thoughts on new releases this month and more!

Our guest is Clint aka DJ Ghoul Whip and member of the band Blood Bells

If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon

Intro 00:00

Clint’s History 2:30

Streaming Services 8:35

Record Labels 18:40

Goth Band or Not a Goth 30:35

Where is Goth Music Now 38:20

Identity Construction 49:30

Authenticity vs Profile Curation 58:30

Faderhead and Language Signification 1:16:00

Best and Worst of the Goth Scene 1:43:00

Structural Functionalism vs. Ontology 1:49:30

Album Review 2:00:00

Czarina - Arcana

Sinister Suggestions 2:33:00
-Plague Garden - Pandora
-Bellwether Syndicate - Dystopian Mirror
-Golden Apes - From the Sky
-Lazaro - Luna de Sangre
-The Ire - What Dreams May Come
-Occults - Crystal Coffins
-Adrenochrome - In Memoriam
-Tears for the Dying - Eyes Wide Open in the Dark
-This Vale of Tears
-Aman Rouge - The Unpopular One
-Blood Dance - Wicked King
-Vaselyne - The Sea Says
-Sombrio - Transcendental
-Hex Heart - Funeral Flowers
-Ciern - The Emperor RX
-Haunt Me - Wish you were Here
-Attic Eyes - Wish you Were Here
-Then Comes Silence - Hunger
-Executioners Mask - Winterlong
-Menthull

Outro 3:00:00

References:
-Episode 34: Individualism vs. Conformity
-Social Media and Suicide
-Autopoiesis
-Thinking Through Enactive Sense Making

Direct download: Music_and_Identity.mp3
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On this episode we are talking the stories and secrets of The Church, a goth club in Dallas that ran for 30 years as well as the currently in production documentary ‘Dark Sanctuary The Story of the Church’. We’re also talking about the impact of horror on goth, the paranormal and the ephemerality of life, ritual magic and more!

Our guest this month is Timothy Stevens, you can find more information about the documentary on the website and support the Indiegogo here.

Introduction 00:00

Getting into goth 3:00

Horror Films 8:30

The Church Documentary 25:00

Crafting a film 41:00

More Stories 1:00:00

Death and the Paranormal 1:07:00

The State of goth 1:20:40

Album Review: 1:38:50
Night Sins - Violet Age

Sinister Suggestions: 2:09:00
-Everything Everywhere All at Once
-Mad God
-Amaranth - Gothimist
-Ekko the Strange - Mystique
-Molt - Velos Invisibles
-This Eternal Decay - Nocturnae
-Fawns of Love - Innocence of Protection
-Totenwald - Part Time Punk Sessions
-I am Noone - The Need
-Clone Culture - Floating
-Mark E Moon - Lux Vindictae
-Laura Krieg - Vie Magique
-Camlann - Train to 86th Street

 

Direct download: the_church.mp3
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This month we talk about how to travel around the world as a goth, Satanism in Japan, the satanic panic and more with La Carmina! We also review the new album from Deathhawk.

You can pre-order La Carmina’s new book here, or read her travel blog and find her social media and more at lacarmina.com

If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon

intro

Japanese goth 7:20

Gothic Lolita 14:06

Style Subcultures 18:18

Travel Guide 22:40

History of Satanism 47:20

Satanism Around the World 49:30

Satanic Panic 52:35

More on Satanism 1:04:45

What Concerns and Excites you About Goth this Year 1:14:15

Album Review 1:20:00
-Deathhawk - Обострение

Sinister Suggestions 1:35:00
-Coins Paralleles - Demo
-Angel’s Arcana - Bollingen - Boleskine - Belturbet
-Har Belex - The End of Summer
-Harsh Symmetry - Mirror Twin
-13th Moon - Blood or Love
-Winter Severity Index - Disgelo
-French Police - Haunted Castles
-Sacred Skin - Earthbound
-Collide - Notes from the Universe
-The Werewolf Macabre - Werewolf Vampire
-Molly Nilsson - Extreme
-AURORA

References:
-Satanism Unmasked Part 1, Part 2
-Is Satanic Panic Seeing a Comeback
-Michelle Remembers

Direct download: la_carmina_final.mp3
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On this episode we sit down with the frontman of Second Salem to chat about what it takes to be a goth, the state of the music we love, the occult, being a geek and more!

Find Second Salem on IG and Facebook

If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon

Album Review:
The Palace of Tears - Of Ruination

Direct download: gerard_dlor.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we are reflecting on 2021 to look forward to 2022, discussing reducing animal products in our diets and reviewing the new album from The Blue Hour!

Our guest is Nnaus A. O. Feratu of Goth in the Raw

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Goth in 2022

Goth Origin Story 25:35

Getting Into Veganism 33:35

Goth in the Raw 43:35

Discussing Veganism with Others 1:03:45

Nutrition 1:33:35

Cultural Tradition 1:43:00

Album Review:
Lore - The Blue Hour

Sinister Suggestions:
-Rozz Williams in his own Words
-Only Theatre of Pain
-Starsector
-Jah Division
-The Expanse
-Willow

 

References:
-From Myspace to the Streets of Lagos
-What Would Happen if Everyone Went Vegan
-Land Use Diets
-Is a Vegan Diet Healthy
-Livestock Key Facts
-Reducing Food’s Environmental Impact
-Fake Meat

Direct download: goth_in_the_raw.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

Herein lies an interview with Dani Ashes by Obscura Undead. We explore the science and philosophy of gender and listen to goth tracks that relate to a meaningful moment in our lives.  Be sure to check out their blog, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Twitter.

 

Resources:
-Stop Using Phony Science to justify Transphobia
-Being Seen, a video about being trans & non-binary
-Judith Butler
-More Judith Butler
-Gender Trouble
-Caitlyn Jenner and our Cognitive Dissonance

Direct download: obscure_gender.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we are talking about life in the south as a goth, running a club night, DJing and more!

Our guests are DJs from Club Nevermore, Gary and Dagger Dance.
Webstore
Website

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Album Review:
Rakta - Falha Comum

Sinister Suggestions:
-Sparks
-Sparks Brothers
-Waiting For Another War

Direct download: Southern_Goth.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we are talking about the book ‘Italian Goth Subculture: Kindred Creatures and other Dark Enactments’. We’ll be exploring the ways Italian Darks brought forth their subculture in the 80’s through activism, social interaction, consumption practices (literature, art, and music) and the negotiation of subcultural canon. We’ll also be discussing the similarities and differences of these enactments to today’s goth subculture and examining the academic frameworks used to understand the stories shared by 24 Italian darks.

You can purchase the book for yourself here! We highly recommend it.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Introduction to the Episode

Brief Background on Subcultural Theory 9:30

Socio-Political environment in 1980’s Milan 21:45

Activist Enactment 26:12

Club Enactment 47:12

Loner Enactment 1:05:00

Social Practice Theory and Authenticity 1:26:34

Dark Cannon 1:46:36

Profilicity 2:18:53

Conclusion 2:34:31

Sinister Suggestions 2:43:06

 

Band List:
CCCP
Obscurity age
Viridance
Weimar gesang
Faded image
The voices
Flux of fluster
Casino royale
Litfiba
Diaframma
Moda
Underground life
Officine schwartz
La maison
Other side
State of art 
Jeunesse d’ivoire

References:
-Лето Или Смерть
-Creature Simili Review
-Dark Milan in the 80’s
-The Spaces of Practices and Large Social Phenomena
-Multigenerational Goth
-Performing Punk
-Teleoeffective Formations
-The Political Commodification of Yourself
-Profilicity
-Modern Music is Awful Response
-Embodied Cognition
-Authenticity Hoax
-Envy

Direct download: Italian_Goth_and_Social_Ontology.mp3
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This month we are talking all things German! Of course WGT gets some air time, but we’ll also be discussing the globalization of the goth community via twitch, the intricacies of the various subcultures like steampunk, EBM, Romantigoths and deathrockers in the big cities we all know, club culture, German goth bands, childhood stories and more. Zum Wohl!

Our guest this month is DJ Cyberpagan who you can catch on twitch and around the internet.

Introduction

Defining Goth through German Fashion 9:30

Clubbing 13:25

Goths on Twitch 30:51

The music of Germany 53:13

Moral Panics and German Culture 1:06:21

German Politics and Goth Ideology 1:10:00

Upcoming Content 1:40:00

 

References:
-East German Goth and the Specters of Marx
-B-Movie: Lust and Sound in West Berlin
-The German Gothic Subculture
-Searching for the True Meaning of goth in 2018

Direct download: Grufties.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we invite DJs and musicians from different parts of Latin America on to talk about what it’s like to be part of the local and global community.

Our guests are Alexandra, Christian, Dani, Marima, and Tirza!

 

Introductions

What is goth 26:25

Is goth too European? 45:48

How are you treated where you live? 1:03:00

Goth families 1:19:00

What are the themes of Latinx music? 1:28:40

Do goths outside Latin America recognize that scene? 1:42:00

References:
Latin American band Master List
Tales of love, madness and death
Mexico Underground
Aura
Dona Pacha
El gotico en la novela historica mexicana del siglo
Ukraine Goth
History of Mexican Goth
South American Goth - Obscura Undead

Direct download: Latinx_Goth_3.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we take a look at the rarely discussed but ever present subsection of goths who have been in the military. We’ll explore individualism, violence, and yes, politics. Our guests for this episode are Esmeralda and Dusty of the band Vision Video.

 

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Direct download: goths_in_the_military_2.mp3
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This month we are looking at the ever shifting spaces goths inhabit, reifying their ritualistic, embodied bringing forth of identity into the world around us. The future of these spaces is now forever changed as the current pandemic robs us of our sacred curated temples to goth. We also review the new album from The Funeral Medieval, share our Sinister Suggestions and more!

Our guests this month are Sean Detra and Mary Millions of Sisters of Mondays!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Introductions
Moving to Twitch
When Should we Return to Clubbing
The Evolving Dynamics of Twitch DJing
Will Music Venues Exist in the Future
The Future of Goth Music
The Future of Goth Culture
Gatekeeping

Album Review:
The Funeral Medieval - Dreper Meg

Sinister Suggestions:
-Angels Arcana
-Isotropia
-Selofan
-Slow Dance with the Dead
-Delphine Coma
-Black Angel
-Exit Dust
-Dark
-DGA95
-Wisteria
-Carnival Row
-Halt and Catch Fire
- Clipping

 

Direct download: the_future_of_goth_spaces.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This episode we discuss death, and why it’s more important than ever to talk about it.

Check out Caitlin’s new book here! You can also watch her on YouTube or check out upcoming events on her website.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Loren Rhoads Interview
Bess Lovejoy Interview

Direct download: Caitlin_Doughtys_Hero_Project.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

Our guests this month are Carol, Helen and Amy!

References:
-Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
-Embodied Cognition

Direct download: disability_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

Welcome to the Cemetery Confessions Baby Bat 101 crash course! Whether you’re 12 or 85, you’ve come to the right place. Our curated guide features guests from across the spectrum from long time well known DJ to shiny new goth moth and everywhere in between. We’ll chat about music, clubbing, dating, identity, politics and more!

Our guests this month are Scary Lady Sarah, Nadja, and Nat!

Politics:
-Post Punk Politics
-Sexism and Industrial
-Assimilate

Music: 41:40
-Goth Comp
-Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace
-25 Years in the Reptile House
-80’s Goth Wasn’t Just About Music
-The Value of Music to Identity
-Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul
-2019 Goth Albums
-Post-Punk.com
-Goth Music History
-Origin of the term ‘Goth’

Fashion and Makeup: 1:01:47
-Gothic Lamb
-Kambriel
-Dark Angel Co
-Kaufen Apparel
-Luciferothica
-Junkyard Bat
-Haute Cotoure
-My DIY Tutorial 1
-My DIY Tutorial 2
-How to do a Deathhawk

Clubbing and Socializing 1:21:17
-So you want to start a local scene
-The Etiquette Guide to Goth Clubs
-Goth Club Tips

Dating 1:43:30
-Goth Guide to Valentine’s Day
-What’s wrong with Wanting a Goth GF?
-Dating in the Goth Scene

Identity: 1:52:00
-What is Goth?
-The Philosophy of Goth
-Aging in Goth

Further Reading:
-My Goth Library

Direct download: final_getting_into_goth.mp3
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This month we share embarrassing childhood stories, take on gatekeepers, explore why goth is still relevant and answer r/goths most burning questions!

Our guest this month is Lady India!
Facebook, IG, TikTok, Eat the Rich

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Introductions

Goth in Hot Weather 7:00

What Was Your First Goth Band 14:01

Gatekeeping 21:57

What Place Does Goth Have in the World 40:41

Disliking Labels 58:20

Difficulty Socializing 1:14:05

What Psychology Drove you to Goth 1:31:55

Sinister Suggestions: 2:04:00
-Solar Fake - Song to say Goodbye
-Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
-Bohren & Der Club of Gore
-Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictaphones
-Blood Machines
-A Gorey Demise - Creature Feature

Direct download: We_Fixed_Reddit.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This episode we dive into the psychology of living through a pandemic, and explore how well equipped goths are for dealing with death, all while reading a journalist to filth. We also review the new album from Mystic Priestess!

Our guest this month is Ryan, vocalist from the deathrock band witchhands.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Sinister Suggestions:
-Happy!
-Imaginos - Blue Oyster Cult
-Imaginos Documentary
-Loom - Katie Gately
-Halloween Carol’s

BLM Resources:
-Resource List
-Donate to Help Against Police Brutality
-Anti-Racism for White People
-75 Things White People Can do for Racial Justice
-Documentary about the Direct Line of Lynching to Today's Prison System
-Commitment Against Racism
-Mass Incarceration Information

Direct download: pandemicgoth.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

On this episode we are answering the most interesting questions posed to r/goth.

Our guest this episode is Lady India! You can find her on IG, Facebook, and her burlesque/variety show Phantasmagoria.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Stop Calling me an E-Boy 10:00

Am I Still Goth if I don’t Like Goth Music 23:12

Stereotypes 40:10

Craziest Thing You’ve DIY’d 43:23

How Much Must and Artist Goth to be Goth 50:10

How to Wear Makeup when Mixed Race 1:09:40

How to Deal with Angry Elitists 1:21:32

Album Review: 1:41:56
Vandal Moon - Black Kiss

 

Direct download: Bella_Lugosis_dead_and_i_dont_feel_great_either.mp3
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This episode we are chatting with Alaska’s only goth duo cliff and ivy! We’ll be hearing their stories from touring around the goth scene in the US, stories from their friendships with deathrock legends like Rikk agnew, gitaine demone and paul roessler, along with discussions around dealing with death, being differently abled and more.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

You can find information about Cliff and Ivy on their website and bandcamp, and you can help support their next tour over on gofundme!

Becoming goth

Living as a solitary goth - 8:45

Comparing goth scenes across the country - 15:20

Living as a goth parent - 25:17

Living with disability as a goth - 30:25

Finding time for creativity - 42:15

Collaboration in Art - 46:45

Using Magick in Art - 1:01:38

Dealing with Death - 1:10:00

A thank you - 1:29:20

Direct download: Finding_Solace_Through_Art.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

Abstract conceptual fashion and fast fashion may be on opposite ends of the spectrum, but both draw influence from the lineage of goth aesthetic. On this episode we will explore the relation and relevance of the runway and high end designer to the everyday lives of goths.

Our guest this month is Kate Mior, the owner of fashion brand Bone & Busk which you can also find on etsy. Kate also DJs in Toronto and you can check out Kate’s DJ page here.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Ethical Shop Recommendations:
Kate:
-Nuit Clothing Atelier
-Ovate
-Kaufen Apparel
-Missy Industry

Count:
-Gothic Lamb
-Kambriel
-Dark Angel co

Suggestions From our Community:
-Beautiful Freak Cosmetics
-Dracula Clothing
-Holy Clothing
-Exo Umbra
-The Witches Cottage
-Studio 777
-The Arbetium
-Agashi
-Deadwood Studios

Direct download: haute_coutur.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This episode we are reviewing the claims in Karl Spracklen’s new book: The Evolution of Goth Culture: The Origins and Deeds of the New Goths.


If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

References:
Inside Subculture: The Postmodern Meaning of Style
Nightclubbing: Planet X and Liverpool’s Post-Punk Era
Our Interview with William Faith and Scary Lady Sara
4EA Paradigm
Making Sense of Autopoietic Enactive Embodiment
Pragmatism and Embodied Cognitive Science
Symmetric Anthropology

 

Direct download: the_evolution_of_goth.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

On this episode we are exploring the music, fashion, and drama of modern goth. We’ll be delving into anxieties around babybats, the newly popular synth/wave goth music, the divergence of fashion from the music, the relevance of transgression and a lot more about the lived experiences of the modern goth.

Our guest this month is Bianca Xunise! You can read about her journey as a black goth, read her interview with Bauhaus, and her comic about why music should be political!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

What’s Old is New Again: The Hipster Goth Revival:
-Hipster Goth 10:30
-Genre Classification and the 80’s 12:45
-Is Goth Music Still Diverse? 25:20
-Elitism vs Poseurs 31:00
-More on Music Variety 40:00
-Babybats and the Internet 48:30
-The Dichotomy of Music and Aesthetic 58:25
-80’s Goth Wasn’t Just About Music
-Music and Fashion EP 67
-Is Goth a Counter-Culture 1:05:20

Album Review: 1:21:55
The Coventry - Deep Detachment

Sinister Suggestions: 1:32:00
-Padkarsoda
-Spellling
-Debby Friday
-Tanya Tagaq
-Is This How you See Me?
-My Pretty Vampire
-Ganser

Direct download: The_New_Age_of_Goth.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

Living with a disability or chronic illness may seem foreign to the able bodied, yet there are many goths within our community who exist with these conditions every day, and that can drastically change the way they interact with the scene. On this episode we’ll explore the process of coming to terms with a disability and how that impacts the ability to be part of goth culture.

Our guests are Michelle, Tanya, Helen, Amy, and Carolin!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

When did you become goth? 2:07

What was the process of diagnosis? 15:40

How does this impact your involvement within goth 51:08

 

Direct download: goths_with_disabilities_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we sit down with DJ Mistress McCutchan and DJ Batty von Bats of the Cat vs Bat podcast! In true goth style, we kick back with a few drinks and air our opinions about all aspects of the scene. Scene drama, DJ ethics, identity in the “real world”, philosophy, politics and more. So grab your favorite libation, have a seat with us and enjoy!

Direct download: The_Secret_Life_of_Goths.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

Our guest this month is fashion artist, DJ/promoter for Torture Garden, Slimlight, and Monster Queen and curator Parma Ham.

 

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

 

Fluidity of Culture 5:45

Gender in Goth 14:15

Fashion in Extremity 40:15

Goth and the Internet 49:00

Album Review: 1:02:45
Second Still

Sinister Suggestions: 1:15:00
-Delusions of Gender
-The Left Hand of Darkness
-ContraPoints: What is Gender
-ContraPoints: Pronouns
-Judith Butler
-Special Interest
-Ganser

Direct download: Gender_Identity_with_Parma_Ham_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we are continuing our special series of expert panels as we take deep dives into latent issues and hot topics within the community, We previously discussed whether or not goth was political and explored the deeply ingrained misogyny of industrial, and this week we are exploring the intersectionality and experiences of people of color.

Whether goth or not, in America we live in a culture built on colonization, white washing and imperialism. The stories around which our culture connects are white, our histories are littered with appropriation of indigenous practices and our present is full of tacit ignorance about the ways this continues to reinforce the pain and inequality for people of color in our communities. Oppressed groups like black women have a barrier to self actualization that privileged groups who benefit from a history of imperial patriarchy do not.

For as much lip service we give to goths being othered, discriminated against and bullied out of society, the face of our scene is still very often white.  The diversity of gender, sexual expression and transgression of power structures was implicit to the music scene in the 80’s however today, the ways in which people of color are represented and welcomed in our scene gets little of the attention among the discourse of cultural issues like commodification, defining boundaries, and music recommendations. Being as we live in a time when the stories we build our identities around in America are in flux and being discussed and debated, this seems like a gross oversight within our communities.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Our guests this episode are Mike K Johnson, Leila Taylor, DJ Maus, and Zakkarrii. Special thanks to Kyle of The Breathing Light who had last minute technical difficulties.

Resources and Further Reading/Viewing:
Commitment Against Racism
When They Invent a Darker Colour
So Goth I was Born Black
Goth So White?
Nazi Goths Fuck Off
What Ends When the Symbols Shatter
Who Will Us Be?
Diversity Conversations
When they Call you a Terrorist
Peace and Justice Summit

References:
Mexercy
Scary Black
Gothic Lamb
M Lamar
Bastet
Death
Witchhands
Shadow Age
The Ire

Direct download: Goths_of_Color.mp3
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This month we are talking about dance! Why does it matter, how does it look for goths vs everyone else, where does it fit within the identity of goth culture, and does it empower bodily agency or do we still have issues within the community. We are also reviewing the new album from Tomb of Love, sinister suggestions and more!

Our guest this month is Hayley who’s music project Vellocinate you can find here!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Introduction and Local Scene Chat

Creating Goth Worlds Through Dance: 12:43
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The Importance of Dance to Goth Expression
-Ritual
-Bodily Autonomy
CoalCandy’s video

Album Review: 1:35:00
Tomb of Love - A Permanent Reminder of Our Failure

Sinister Suggestions: 1:51:00
It’s For Us
Neon Tzigane
Black Dresses
Fires
Neu!
Can
Amon Düül

Direct download: 082_Dance_Ritual_and_Bodily_Autonom.mp3
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We are back with a surprise episode during our hiatus, made possible by everyone over on our Patreon! Thank you for going on a journey with me this year, I look forward to more shows and more great conversations in 2019!

Direct download: Birthday_Party_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

Andi Harriman and Trae go head to head on the philosophy, origin and evolution of EBM on this episode!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Direct download: Goth_vs_Goth_The_History_of_EBM.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This week I want to look at what makes goth culturally unique among its alternative peers, discuss how the implicit flexibility of goth can lead it to fold into other subcultural groupings such as punk as we will see in the scene from Mexico City, and look at how goth has the ability to adapt to a local environment while remaining identifiable as part of goth culture. We will also be reviewing the new album from Living Temples, sharing our sinister suggestions and more!


Our guest this Month is Dasia, who you can find as Gothic SoulFlower on YouTube!

 

News: 8:26
Mexico City’s Coolest Style Subculture

Album Review: 1:09:26
Living Temples - Against the Day

Sinister Suggestions: 1:19:30
Sabrina
Rendez-Vous

References:
Documentary on The Gothic and Goth
The Curse of Celebrity
Video on goth philosophy

Direct download: Goth-Punk_and_the_Resistance_of_Styl.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we are going to be taking a look at those liminal and elusive cultural groupings that have become tangential to goth such as witch house, synthwave, nu goth and so on. I want to look at what the cultural legacy and impact these groupings have had on the scene are and whether or not they have lost their subversive novelty or are going to make a comeback. We’ve also got an album review from Crystal Cage, sinister suggestions, and more!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Our guest this month is Jean-Luc, aka DJ Alpha Omega! Find him on Twitch, Facebook, and Soundcloud.

uest Introduction 5:00

The Story of Medusa’s, Neo, and Chicago’s Club Scene 7:15

A DJ’s View of the Goth Club scene 19:20

News: 40:00
The Impact of Witch House 10 years later

Album Review: 1:16:25
Crystal Cage - Crystal Cage

 

Sinister Suggestions: 1:26:45
Unsolved Mysteries on Buzzfeed
Blackcraft Wrestling
Vulta

A Retraction 1:35:00

Direct download: Witch_House_and_The_Scene.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we are revisiting the topic of sexism within industrial music and culture. While Cemetery Confessions itself is specifically about goth, there’s no denying that there’s a historical propinquity of industrial and goth musically and culturally, and as such goths and industrialists often share experiences and spaces. We discuss misogyny historically, debate whether or not anything has changed, relate personal run ins with this behavior and a lot more. 

In a world where donald trump is president and subcultural music is ever more often taking a stand on ethics, political ideologies, and social justice issues a discussion examining the norms of our culture and the ontologies that come along with them is more relevant than ever.

Our panel this month is Andi HarrimanAlex ReedSharon Kyronfive, and Alison Fraiser! 

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

References:
Antigen and Adversary at Kinetik
Andi's Tweet

Direct download: Sexism_and_The_Scene.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we are talking about ways goths queer age temporalities, explore the construction of deviant spaces, breakdown the ritual and subversive nature of goth dance, discuss the consistency of goth identity across borders and A LOT more!

Our guest this month is grad student Leah, you can find her radio show Delightfully Depressing here, and her music project Skydivers here!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Direct download: Deviance_and_Ethnography_in_Aging_Go.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

We sit down with Tara for a wide ranging interview this week! We start by discussing her resistance to the goth label, she tells some stories from her touring experience about elitism and Marilyn Manson, we get into comparing the current music scene with the 90's, she let's us into some personal stories with family life and living with illness, and we talk about her new book and music projects!

You can find Lycia on Bandcamp and you can find Tara's published works on Amazon.

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon.
You can subscribe to the show via our podcast app or iTunes.
You can E-mail us at cemeteryconfessions@gmail.com.

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Direct download: Tara_Vanflower.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

Order Now: Limited Edition Cemetery Confessions Patches!

This month we reflect on how goth in 2018 stacks up against the last 40 years. We’ll be discussing why "mainstream" culture is a myth, whether or not goth should be considered a culture or a subculture, and if WGT demonstrates goth is borderless and without rules. We also have an album review for the band Traitrs, our sinister suggestions and more!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon.
You can subscribe to the show via our podcast app or iTunes.
You can E-mail us at cemeteryconfessions@gmail.com.

Our guest this month is Stine, who you can find on YouTube and instagram!

 

Introduction

News: 10:10
Goth in 2018

Album Review: 1:20:54
Traitrs - Butcher's Coin

Sinister Suggestions: 1:35:25
Witches Moon Box
My Hero Academia

References:
Norwegian Personal Space
Norwegian Bus

Direct download: goth_in_2018.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we sit down with author of 199 Cemeteries to See Before you Die Loren Rhoads. Cultural death anxiety, obscure graveyards, ancient burial rituals, spiritual practices and the paranormal are our topics for this month. You can find more articles and speaking dates for Loren at her website https://cemeterytravel.com/

Direct download: Loren_Rhoads.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00am CDT

This month we discuss the inside come out, how do sartorial idioms represent the music and metaphysical substrate of goth, both as personal expression and discursive space. We also touch on how depression and being a baby bat influence how we interpret and display the markers of goth. We review the new album from Sackcloth and Ashes, add our sinister suggestions, and more!

If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon.
You can subscribe to the show via our podcast app or iTunes.
You can E-mail us at cemeteryconfessions@gmail.com.

Our guest this month is Zakkarii of Living the Strange Life

 

News: 2:55

The Value of Being Different
Goth GF and the Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Awakening my Internal Goth

Album Review: 1:15:35

Sashcloth and Axes - M.A.R.K. -13

Sinister Suggestions: 1:32:00

Prepare to Try
Dragon Age Inquisition
K

Direct download: The_Clothing_of_a_Culture.mp3
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On this episode we’re going to explore the cultural crossover between nerds and goths as well as wax poetic about some of our favorite video games, exploring how they’ve impacted our lives and how they’ve connected with our identity as a goth.

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This week our guests are Forrest and Kai Decadence!

Cultural values for Goths and a Nerds 4:10

Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 28:47

Bloodborne 51:45

Alice: The Madness Returns 1:19:00

Direct download: Gothic_Gaming.mp3
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Yes, that Liisa, the favorite Liisa here on Cemetery Confessions. We got a chance to sit down and hash out our differences over her 40 years of goth video series as well as talk about aging in goth culture, mainstream fashion appropriation, and whether or not emo or nu goth are actually part of the culture. 

You can find everything Liisa is up to on her website, follow her on facebook, or YouTube. 

Direct download: Liisa_Interview.mp3
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Welcome back to Cemetery Confessions! This month we will be talking about the state of the scene and whether or not it’s declined over the last 10 years, we’ll be chatting about modern goth  music, reviewing the new album from Cruz De Navajas, responding to some listener feedback, sinister suggestions and more!

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Our guest this month is Dez, who runs the incredible DIY record label Occult Whispers, which you can find on Big CartelBandcamp, and Facebook

The State of the Music Business 9:45

The Death of Goth:
Are Goths Being Alienated from their Own Events? 21:36

Goths in the 90's vs. Now 1:03:47
(Reference: Goth's Loss of MysteryJuvenoia)

Album Review: 1:50:15
Cruz de Navajas - Dominacion

Sinister Suggestions: 2:03:56
The Noise Beneath the Snow

Direct download: Death_of_goth.mp3
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This month we are going to be diving into the sub-subculture of the Christian Goth community. Goth itself is a-theistic in that it makes no positive religious claims, one can ascribe themselves to any religious system or eschew them altogether without an impact on their goth identity; so it’s not abnormal to find goths who are catholic, protestant or any other flavor of Christian belief. That said, there exists a community of people who explicitly call themselves Christian Goths, a label which denotes often (in my experience) conservative evangelical ideals merged with a goth aesthetic. But how do Christian Goths fit into goth, and where do their values, norms, and social behaviors diverge from those of the broader goth culture? My guests and I will be discussing this, our personal experiences as Christian Goths and more on this episode!

Our guests this month are Chris from the band Syspiria and Raksha who can be found on youtube

Christian Goth Resources:
GodScare.net
Grave Robbers Ministry
ChristianGoth.com
BloodGod.org
The First Church of the Living Dead
Asylum Ministries (current iteration) 
Goths for Jesus
Cruxcorvis Weekly Asylum
Tofer's Take
Ex Nihilo

 

YouTube:
Gothicon Documentary: https://youtu.be/DlidtOkc_T8
Goth Prom at The Asylum 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBhA0Fejy8
First Church of the Living Dead: https://youtu.be/W6TmQ0fuc90

 

Direct download: Christian_Goth_The_Expose.mp3
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This week we are talking about materialism and capitalist ideals in goth culture, reviewing the new album from Dead Astropilots, Second Life follow up, listener feedback around differentlyabled goths, some discussion about becoming pagan and more!

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News: 2:09
-The Commercialization of Goth

Album Review: 25:46
New Control - Dead Astropilots

Listener Feedback 41:35

Sinister Suggestion: 50:29
-Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard

Direct download: Material_Goth.mp3
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This week we are going to be discussing goth music, but more interestingly those sites of liminality and ambiguity where what we’ve come to know as goth music collides and makes love to pop and indie music. What effect has that had on culture and clubs both historically and today, and what does this mean for the future of the genre?

In recent years we've seen an explosion of hard to classify acts that skirt the edge of goth culture and sound, bands such as chelsea wolfe, king dude, zola jesus, them are us too, cult of youth, Savages, Austra and so on. Do these bands mirror the sort of early 80’s melting pot of goth, synthpop, glam rock, new wave, deathrock etc, Are we just seeing Indie bands taking on a darker yolk, or are we seeing some new form of “art goth”, or perhaps an eschewing of genre classifications in general?

Our guest this month was Joshua, please check out his music project Gevatter Tod!

Further Reading:
-Gothic Music and the Inevitability of Genre
-Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny
-25 years in the Reptile House

Direct download: Too_Goth_For_Pop.mp3
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This week we will be discussing why baby bats feel they don’t have what it takes to be goth and how that drives them to try and change it. We will be reviewing the new album from azar swan, discussing the goth scene in Second life, reading listener feedback and more.

News: 3:00
Peter Murphy calls David Bowie a twit

Not Goth Enough
-The Goth Mindset
-So You Want to Run a Goth Event

Album Review: 35:50

Savage Exiles - Azar Swan

Second Life: State of the Union 52:48

Listener Feedback 1:00:44

Sinister Suggestions: 1:22:45
Death: A Graveside Companion
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Outtakes

Direct download: Not_Goth_Enough.mp3
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This month we are discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of aging in goth culture, we are reviewing the new album from Bootblacks, there will be a special guest appearance by Emz from HorrorAddicts.net,,  and we are chatting about goths on YouTube, and the ethics and responsibility that comes along with that.

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Our Guests this month are Angela Benedict and Skullgirdle!

Introductions 2:00

News: 9:38
Goth at 30 and beyond: Insight for Baby Bats

Album Review: 58:37
Bootblacks - Fragments

Interview with Emz: 1:07:45
Emz is the head spook at the HorrorAddicts.net website and podcast!
Check out her most recent vampire novel, Dusk's Warriors!

Goth Youtube: 1:40:48
In the age of the world wide web, goths have more opportunities to meet and share their thoughts than ever before. No longer do we have to create and publish our own zines, start a band, or run a goth event to express a sense of cultural identity and community. We are now able to project ourselves, our lives, and our scenes in HD video for the whole world to see and talk about. This has allowed our dark little culture to be opened up to a whole new audience of potential goths who may become seduced by the dark side and help create and participate in the culture, even if they don’t have a local scene. But does this type of access actually encourage goths to stop engaging with their local community? Is the emphasis on visual presentation having an adverse impact on the values and norms of the culture? That and more is what I’d like to explore this month.

Sinister Suggestions: 2:52:17
Necromancy Radio
Necromancy Clothing

Podcasts The Count was interviewed on this month: 2:58:51
We Have a Technical
Sex, Death, and Religion

 

Direct download: Goth_Youtube.mp3
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This month we are doing things a bit differently, and will be reviewing the book Post-Millennial Gothic: Comedy, Romance, and the Rise of Happy Gothic by Catherine Spooner. We will be discussing the impact Tim Burton, sparkly vampires, the creepy cute, Columbine, political discourse, Jillian Venters, and others have had on the cultural milieu of goth and the consumption of the Gothic in mainstream media.

Our guests this month are Natalie and Trae!

More Recommended books from this author:
Contemporary Gothic
Fashioning Gothic Bodies

Chapter 1: 7:00
-Thesis, Introduction, methodology overview
-Goth as a middle class culture of consumption

Chapter 2: 53:15
-Tim Burton and his reshaping of modern Gothic

Chapter3: 57:42
-The increased reliance of the visual in goth
-The politicization of goth through Columbine and Sophie Lancaster

Chapter 4: 1:22:44
Premise 1: In the post millennial era, vampires have sought to become the institution rather than the subversion, to become as human or amiable towards humans as possible rather than be the Other

Premise 2: Goths and vampires have shared a historically propinquitous relationship, often informing or appropriating one another

Conclusion: As vampires have grown more polite and reinforced the “happy gothic” so too have goths sought to remake their image in a similar fashion

Chapter 5: 1:37:37
-The modern goth girl and the "whimsical macabre"

Chapter 6: 1:47:05
-Camp and it's influence on goth and the assimilative monster

Chapter 7: 2:02:06
-Goth/Gothic masculinities and humerus monsters

Chapter 8: 2:19:36
-Whitby Gothic Weekend and the Gothic-carnivalesque

Conclusions 2:30:25

Direct download: Happy_Gothic.mp3
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Welcome to the Gothquisition! I’ve assembled the goth cabal, a conclave of arrogant, elitist, gatekeeping, goth purists, prepared to bitch slap the internet and read you to filth. These are the kind of goths who read Baudelaire, drink absinthe, and spin Naked and the Dead on original vinyl, and that’s just for breakfast! Together they are a wealth of knowledge and glares that can reduce babybats to ash, and they’re here to set the internet straight.

Special thanks to Real American Gamer for voicing the intro for this episode.

Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Gothquisition:
Zakkarrii
Andi
The Count
Michelle
Jez
Mark
Joe

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Trap Goth 2.0 7:51

The Year in Review 13:20

40 Years of Goth? 22:02
As we wait for the male version to be released, we are putting the much maligned 40 years of goth on the chopping block.  We are going to dissect and judge the validity and accuracy of this self proclaimed timeline taxonomy of goth fashion.

Music Break: 1:13:46
Gothic People - Libitina

THE GREAT DEBATE: 1:18:00
Our inquisitors have prepared arguments for who they think should be considered the most seminal or important musician for goth. Spoiler alert, it gets ugly real fast.

Gothic Charm School: 2:04:00
It's finally time to take on The Lady of the Manners and her assessment of the necessity of goth music as a requisite for goth cultural membership.

Music Break: 2:28:20
If I Only Were a Goth - ThouShaltNot

Goth Points the Game! 2:30:15
Our Inquisitors will compete to collect goth points, in pursuit of the title of Goth Queen/King.

References:
Playlist of Active Goth Bands
Steampunk Interview
Andi's Glorious 80's Music Video

~Bloopers~

Direct download: Gothquisition_2.mp3
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This month's episode we talk about alternative models, vampire erotica, and historical goths. We review the new Golden Apes album, and for our philosophy corner we discuss gender norms and ideals of beauty within goth culture.

Our Guests:
-
Black Friday who's wonderful videos you can find on YouTube.
-Mister Owl who you can find on tumblr.

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News:
House Candidate Writes Vampire Erotica
Alternative Model Crowned
History's Greatest Goths

Quick News:
Crimson Peak
Day Men  

Album Review:
Golden Apes - The Langsyne Litanies  

Philosophy Corner:
This month we discuss gender norms, and ideals of beauty as it realtes to weight, femininity, discrimination, etc.
Sources:

book #1
book #2
book #3
site #1
site #2
site #3
site #4
site #5

Direct download: Cemetery_Confessions_13.mp3
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