This week, we chat with Martin Bowes over coffee to discuss zine culture, making music, and Attrition.
Special Thanks to Auxiliary Magazine - http://auxiliarymagazine.com/
Songs:
Karl Marx - Engram
Fate Is Smiling - Attrition
Rose Sinister: Vampires is back for season 2, and I'm so excited to feature local New Orleans author and bestselling indie author and Wattpad phenom Alys Arden's post-Katrina novel, "The Casquette Girls."
Borrowing heavily from folklore I, as a professional vampire tour guide am well acquainted with, Arden's novel weaves together real history, folklore, and a thoroughly modern approach to vampires among us.
On this episode, I mentioned a few books that curious listeners might wish to check out, so here are the links:
New Orleans Ghosts, Vampires and Voodoo by Kalila Smith: https://amzn.to/2UKH7lG
New Orleans Vampires: History and Legend by Marita Woywod Crandle:https://amzn.to/2TDHjGV
Please note, by clicking on these affiliate links I may receive a small commission, which helps to offset the cost of this podcast project.
For tickets to the Endless Night Vampire Ball and VampireCon, April 19th-21st, 2019, go here:
Use the code "SinisterVegas2019" for 10% off your ticket price
Also, my Etsy shop is live (but not bug free). Browse, shop, and please let me know if you see anything that doesn't look quite right. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RoseSinister
One final note: I apologize for some of the background sounds in this episode. They've been doing construction outside and we got a puppy recently. It's been loud and I've done the best I can to minimize the background noises, but there are a handful of distractions throughout the episode. Someday I'll remaster it.
Asylums of the past hold our fascination due to their dark histories. In this episode, the asylums of the late 1800s and early 1900s in Victoria, Australia are discussed in detail.
TW: Institutionalization, Suicide, Abuse
Cover photo by Laura Whittaker
Our guest this month is Jenevive, a model and philosophy student, who discusses the work she’s done looking at Japanese culture, history and philosophy as exemplified by the Geisha and Painful Art, along with their relation to modern day goth and Gothic Literature. We talk pop culture, post-punk, Japanese history and philosophy, the relationship of America to Japanese art and a lot more!
Recently Batty had the pleasure of chatting with the progenitor of dungeon synth, Mortiis, about his upcoming ERA I tour, the start of dungeon synth, his feelings about founding a movement, his new music, and so much more.
Mortiis online
Home Page: https://mortiiswebstore.com/
Bandcamp: https://downloadmusic.mortiis.com
Get tickets to Mortiis: The Return in Toronto with Subterranea & Grave
Episode Music
Song 1. Blood and Thunder
Song 2. Demons Are Back
Special thanks to Justin Minister of Jay Draper and the Subterraneans for providing the Intro to Cat vs Bat
Mistress McCutchan flies solo on this episode, and chats with Kevin Matthews of Transmission Records in London, England.
https://www.facebook.com/Transmission-Boutique-Record-Label-London-272975896670414/
https://unstoppableachievers.bandcamp.com/album/peril-night
https://www.facebook.com/SexGangChildrenOfficial/
While Hallie is away, let's hear a classic short horror story by Ambrose Bierce!
This type of episode is classified as an Away Episode, and are usually only available to MCP patrons at all levels of patronage. If you'd like to become a patron, you can sign up at bit.ly/morbidpatron
This week we will be discussing class boundaries in their relationship to scene participation, whether or not you need to spend money to be goth, what internal and external values reinforce class distinctions, how we gain respect in the subcultre, fashion, subversion and more! We’ll also be hearing about the scene in Tampa, reviewing the new album from Kaelan Mikla and a lot more.
Our guests this month are DJ Maus who you can find at Obscura Undead on Facebook and Instagram and DJ Azy also from Obscura Undead
If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!
Tampa Goths and the Rebirth of a Scene 10:00
-Fight at the Bauhaus show
Goth Class 28:08
-Sweeny Deville’s Video
-The Problem with Goth Fast Fashion
-Goth is not Killstar
-David Muggleton’s Inside Subculture
Album Review 1:54:00
Kaelan Mikla - Nótt eftir nótt
Sinister Suggestions 2:14:35
-Otzi
-Blogiemilczenie
-Polyverso
-The Ire
-Hedningarna
-Vedergällningen
Outtakes
This week Mistress McCutchan and Batty are joined by Toronto drag queen Allysin Chanyes to discuss being queer in the goth and industrial scene.
Divine - You Think You're A Man
Au Pairs - It's Obvious
Revolting Cocks - Beers, Steers, and Queers
Teratomas are a unique type of tumor that are best known for containing human teeth and hair. Let's discuss the history of these tumors, and how those teeth and hair end up inside them.
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This week we chat with Sam Rosenthal of Black Tape for a Blue Girl and Projekt Records about his perspective on the scene during the 90’s, the state of the music industry, his philosophy on the meaning of life and a lot more! Check out his Patreon page here!
Your Cat vs. Bat podcasters are their usual chatty selves and suggest a playlist for this February holiday of love, longing, and your feels. Enjoy!
In 1864, the British Parliament passed the Contagious Disease Acts, which attempted to regulate prostitution in hopes of protecting their troops from sexually transmitted infections, then known as venereal diseases. However, the public, the medical community, and the military all had different opinions on whether or not these acts were effective, and more importantly, whether or not they were ethical.
For today’s episode, we are going to give our post-mortem on the goth scene in 2018. We’ll also be discussing where we stand on the proposition of defining goth including the major contentions and schools of thought around that issue. We’ll review the new album from Ghostland offer our sinister suggestions and more!
You can get the Cemetery Confessions Shirt HERE!
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Our 2018 in Goth Wrap-up
News: 16:56
The Neverending Goth Debate
Can you be goth without music? 22:01
Explaining the Definition of goth: 38:09
1. An appreciation of goth music
2. Aesthetic deviance that aligns with the sartorial idioms of goth.
3. Embracing darkness (manifest as an appreciation of the macabre, Gothic literature, finding beauty in the uncanny and abnormal, etc)
4. An active pursuit of incorporating these ideologies, material objects, and rituals into substantive, communal interaction. (lifestyle curation)
Is goth singular or multi-factoral? 52:47
How does The Gothic fit in? 57:50
Elitism in the Eternal Debate 1:11:22
My Video Series on Defining Subculture and Goth
Album Review: 1:15:03
Ghostland - Dances on Walls
Sinister Suggestions: 1:30:19
-Man in the High Castle
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-Witchhands
-The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
-The Witchwave Podcast
-Lycia
-Them Are Us Too
-The Silent Companions
We talk about the range of our subculture's fashion with special guest Kate Mior of Bone and Busk Couture.
https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/boneandbuskcouture
This week on Necromancy Radio, I interview Australian witch and musician, Wendy Rule. Wendy is about to launch ‘Persephone’, the new double-album from this visionary songstress and is the culmination of over twelve years work, and although drawing on Wendy’s musical journey over the past 2 decades, is unlike anything that she has done before. This beautifully evocative retelling of the Ancient Greek myth of the Goddess Persephone’s descent into the Underworld is almost like an opera, designed to guide the listener through this ancient tale of the cycles of Nature. With subtle textures that reference her early life as a jazz singer in her home town of Melbourne, and the trademark dark, gothic soundscapes and souring vocals of her previous 7 major albums, ‘Persephone’ is an ambitious and unique 24 track journey through the realms of Life, Death, and human emotion.
For more information, videos and history please visit the Necromancy Radio Website
Visit www.wendyrule.com for the official launch date to purchase Persephone on February 2, 2019 and check out the Australian tour dates for tickets. Don’t miss out!
Typhoid Mary is a term used to describe someone who spreads disease. Many people know the name refers to a real woman, but not many know the details of her story. In this episode, we discuss Mary Mallon, who was discovered to be spreading typhoid through her cooking in New York City in 1906, despite the fact that she was never sick herself.
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We're looking forward to this year's releases and all the shows and tours coming through in 2019. And not too long after this recording, Clan of Xymox with Bellwether Syndicate did announce a Toronto date. Our dreams are coming true!
Boy Harsher's pre-order is available here: https://boyharsher.bandcamp.com/
World renowned thereminist, Armen Ra discusses his life as a young Armenian having moved from Iran in the late 70s and starting his life in America after a permanent holiday stay. Armen’s musical career came later in life after many years of clubbing in the era of the Club Kids in NYC, performing spectacular drag shows, making jewellery for stars like Siouxsie Sioux and studying witchcraft with the witch of Salem herself, Laurie Cabot. Armen also worked in Patricia Field’s (widely known as costume designer for Sex and the City) store at one point and shops at the NYC store Trash and Vaudeville to buy all of his pointed shoes and boots. It was only until one day after attending a party hosted by David LaChapelle, someone asked Armen what he did apart from model, to which he quipped, “I’m studying the theremin”. The words were spoken and although untrue at the time, became his destiny. In 2014 a documentary was made dedicated to Armen’s life titled ‘When my Sorrow Died’. It won multiple awards and is still being circulated and available for download in the link below.
Armen has performed around the world in places like Villa Petraia (Florence, Italy) and at events such as the Christian Dior Haute Couture Ball (Paris), being on tour with Nick Cave, Moogfest and many other events that are at the height of obscurity when it comes to electronic music and the theremin. Armen’s gothic influence he describes as organic and makes no excuses for being incredibly glamorous at all times. This interview was conducted on the 18th Anniversary of Armen’s first theremin.
Welcome to 2019 and we hope you enjoy my conversation with Armen Ra, Thereminist – Legend.
The Catacombs w/ DJ Gomez
1. Black Tape for a Blue Girl- The Stars
2. Hante.- Empty Space
3. Lowlife- Ragged Rise to Tumbledown
4. Beach House- Black Car
5. Mellow Grave- Burn One
6. Lycia- A Failure
7. Dream Affair- The Porter
8. Night Sins- Daisy Chain
9. Kriistal Ann- Killing Jokes
10. Holygram- Hideaway
11. Cocteau Twins- When Mama Was a Moth
12. Tropic of Cancer- Stop Suffering
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!
In celebration of our 50th episode, we bring you our longest, most detailed episode yet on one of the most mysterious incidents in history. In January of 1959, 9 hikers mysteriously perished on the frigid slopes of Ural Mountains in Russia. To this day, no one knows what killed them. In part 2, we discuss the the theories put forth over the years as to what happened to the hikers.
Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of autopsies.
This week on Necromancy Radio we chatted with Sweeney Deville, the guitarist from the band The Killbrides. Based in Birmingham, England, The Killbrides have been working together since their first experimental release early 2016, Traditional Ash. They met via Facebook, as Sweeney and Jamie had both been in different projects, Sweeney from The Acid Ballet and Jamie being influenced by emo punk sounds of the early 2000’s. Their interests are a combination of The Cure and Sisters of Mercy with a lot of screamo in there as well. It’s a bizarre combination, however their signature sound is unique. Expect pockets of darkness combined with a softness every now and then to relieve the hardcore sounds they create. You can follow them and Sweeney in links below.
The Killbrides – Bandcamp
The Killbrides – Facebook
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Rose Sinister:Vampires concludes its first season with the second half of the Dracula season finale two-parter. In this episode, the historical Vlad Dracula is examined, both as a source of inspiration for Bram Stoker, but also for the filmmakers creating Dracula adaptations across the 20th century and into the 21st. What role does religion play in understanding the life and legacy of Dracula, both historic and fictional? And what does the ebb and flow of religiosity in cinematic Dracula entries communicate about larger cultural patterns across that period of time?
Good bye, 2018. It's been all over the place, and we have a lot of music releases to talk about.
Blood Bells
https://bloodbells.bandcamp.com/releases
Actors
https://actors.bandcamp.com/album/it-will-come-to-you-lp
Anna Von Hausswolff
https://annavonhausswolffmusic.bandcamp.com/album/dead-magic
Young Fathers
https://youngfathersofficial.bandcamp.com/album/cocoa-sugar
Hide
https://hide3.bandcamp.com/
The Cure
https://www.discogs.com/The-Cure-Torn-Down-Mixed-Up-Extras-2018/release/11892527
Traitrs
https://traitrs.bandcamp.com/album/butchers-coin
Beach House
https://beachhouse.bandcamp.com/album/7
Caustic
https://caustic.bandcamp.com/album/dead-meat-vol-2-2
Creux Lies
https://creuxlies.bandcamp.com/album/the-hearth
Precious Child
https://hititwitha.club/album/whollohw
Black Chairs
https://blackchairs.bandcamp.com/releases
Chelsey and the Noise
https://chelseyandthenoise.bandcamp.com/album/blank-frames
Idles
https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/joy-as-an-act-of-resistance
Shadow Age
https://shadowage.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-age
Black Dresses
https://blackdresses.bandcamp.com/album/hell-is-real
Bootblacks
https://shadowage.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-age
Kentucky Vampires
https://thekentuckyvampires.bandcamp.com/album/the-kentucky-vampires
Alien Sex Fiend
https://www.bluecrumbtruck.com/possessed-cd-267-p.asp
Frigid
https://frigid.bandcamp.com/album/the-ritual
Twin Tribes
https://twintribes.bandcamp.com/album/part-time-punks-session
Amaranth
https://theamaranth.bandcamp.com/album/spreading-the-charred-remains-of-hope
Vancorvid
https://vancorvid.bandcamp.com/track/summon
Indarra
https://indarra.bandcamp.com/
Pete Shelley
https://www.discogs.com/artist/28754-Pete-Shelley
Glenn Love
https://glennlove.bandcamp.com/
Attrition
https://attritionuk.bandcamp.com/album/silent-night-2