On this episode we speak with Dr. Goth and Brit about goth music! How do we identify what is goth music and what isn't? How does countercultural music resist tyranny and oppression today, as it did in the 80's? How do camp and The Gothic empower the powerless? We'll speak with Charles Mueller about his PhD in Historical Musicology and the parallels between goth of today and the climate goth emerged from in the 80's.

You can find Dr. Goth on Youtube, TikTok and read his published articles mentioned in the episode!

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Intro 00:00

Getting into goth 2:53

"Youth" subculture 10:45

What is "Goth Music" 12:50

Goth's Countercultural Resistance 1:00:00

Modern Goth 1:36:40

Post Show Musings 1:57:42

References: -Gothicism and English Music -Endurance -Subculture Through ANT -ANT: Towards a Politics of Organizing -British Subcultures and Multitude

Our big themes this week are identity and community. What is a goth mindset? Are all goths neurodivergent? Are goths feminists? What's in Dani's goth pocket?

Our guests this episode are Heather and Vesta of the Open Graves podcast!

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00:00 What's Your Darkness

21:45 Cali Goth

45:00 Digital vs Physical

50:20 What is Goth

2:00:12 Goth Boundaries

2:15:40 Sexism

2:32:45 Post Show Musings

3:22:00 See you Next Year!

Our guest Sam Harrison Emm of the band Hurtsfall joins us to run the gamut of goth. From gatekeeping, to goth in the mainstream, to defining goth. From the US to the UK we'll figure out this whole goth thing one way or another.

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Getting Into goth 00:00

What is goth 5:00

Music Production 26:00

Club Scene 54:30

Goth in the Mainstream 1:01:55

Gatekeeping 1:18:40

Changing Goth 1:36:05

Post Show Musings 1:54:00

References:-Double Eyelid - Edgar Allan Poe-Queer as Folklore -Cool with Clout

This episode we are exploring grief, how dreams can prepare us for the ultimate transformation, and what it means to die mindfully.

Our guest is Ale Salinas of Grave Love, The Coffin Cards and the Chicago Death Doula Collective.

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Special Halloween Intro 00:00

Procession Magazine 3:36

Getting into Goth 5:21

Death Doula 14:06

Learning to Die 27:26

Our Own Death 1:24:36

Post-Show Musings 1:53:06

Special Halloween Outro -Hobnobbin with Ghost and Goblins

References: -The butterfly -Grave Conversations

On this episode we are exploring the history of Drag alongside the evolution of goth. We'll also touch on gender and what it's like to escape from a conservative evangelical belief, into a world of queer goth weirdos.

Our guest is May May Graves

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Intro 00:00

Mentallo & the Fixer 2:00

Part 1: Goth and Drag 4:15

Part 2: Leaving Christianity 1:15:15

Part 3: Post Show Musings 2:03:00

Remember that album from 20 years ago that you hated and never gave another chance? Would you feel differently about that album now with all your subsequent forays into new music? We are going to test that theory today by revisiting 4 classic albums and sharing our analysis.

Guests: Azy Bats Ryan Flint Mark Freeth

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Intro 00:00

The First Album 2:20

The Second Album 42:50

The Third Album 1:27:15

The Fourth Album 2:19:00

Mark of Ausgang 3:45:50

Sinister Suggestions 3:48:35

On this episode we explore the history of Nazi symbolism in goth and industrial music, the impact of euro-centrism on goth and the connection of figures like Boyd Rice to white supremacist networks.

Our guest is Spencer Sunshine, author of Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism.

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00:00 Intro

04:30 Getting into Goth

15:25 James Mason's Siege

21:05 Lavey and Schreck

39:30 Boyd Rice

53:00 Nazi's Ruin Everything

1:52:00 Sinister Suggestions

References: -40 ways to fight fascists -Spencer's Patreon -An Interview with Spencer -Boyd Rice Neo-Nazi Collaborator -Just Say Non -Sol Invictus -The Story of Neo-Nazi Skinheads -Nazi's of Color

Photo of Missy by: Roberto Badillo Photography

We chat with Missy and Ryan of Obsidian about the lack of deathrock in the goth scene, their personal experiences with death, and what it means to live a meaningful life.

Mental Crises Support

Sponsers: Amulet Mentallo and the Fixer

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Intro 00:00

Amulet's New Single 2:50

Mentallo and the Fixer 3:15

Getting into Goth 3:45

Deathrock and Music Production 11:40

Dealing with Death 33:20

Depression and Suicide 1:02:30

Post Show Musings 2:08:10

References: -Deathrock -What is the Measure of Nothingness -Suffering and Buhddism -Dukkah -Death in Taoist Thought -Who Decides What a Mental Illness is? -Meta Selling Relationship AI -Lacan's The Real -Are We Modern? -Latour

On this episode we are discussing the recently released documentary 'Dark Sanctuary: The Story of the Church'. We chat up Timothy Stevens and DJ Joe Virus about the importance of a home for the socially outcast, explore the musical history of The Church, and listen to stories of love and loss.

Sponsers: Assemblage 23 Witchhands Mentallo and the Fixer

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Intro 00:00

Assemblage 23 1:57

Getting into Goth 3:30

Death 10:57

Music 31:00

Witchhands

Enter Without Prejudice 1:09:17 Goodbye's 1:34:50

Mentallo and the Fixer 1:44:30

Upcoming 1:45:00

Phantasmagoria, noun a bizarre or fantastic combination, collection, or assemblage

On this episode we chat with Sondra about the connections between the Metal and Goth subculture, why the internet is so upset about 'fake goth girls' making only fans content, practical goth fashion, how meaning emerges from community and more!

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Intro: 00:00

WitchHands 2:15

Metal and Goth 5:45

Salem 21:00

Thrifting and Practical Fashion 39:45

Fetishizing Goth 1:00:00

Community 1:18:00

Feedback 1:31:00

Sinister Suggestions 1:50:30

References:-Open Casket -Foxblood -TommyVowles -Die With Your Boots On -Ossuary of Salem -Midnight Hour -Mode Brutal -Junkyard Bat -Bone and Busk -Luciferotica -Dark Angel Co -Shrine -Ipso Facto -Dark Garden -Blackmoon Castle -Never Trust the Algorithm -We Have a Technical -The Harm of Fast Fashion -More Harm from Fast Fashion -Feminists for Sex Workers -Art of Inconvenience -Political Significance of Inconvenience -The Epidemic of Escapism