Halloween Special: Sleaze of the Reaper, Blackwater Jukebox
For all of your Halloween party / waiting for trick-or-treaters / quiet evening at home with zombie movie needs: the latest from NTSIB favorites Blackwater Jukebox. I suggest you download it – it’s free! – and then crank it up. Some of my favorites include Black Rain, from the Restricted Archives of the Smithsonian: … Read more
Halloween Special: Citóg Mixtape Volume IV
Gothic Christmas has (probably) been rained out for me this year – I’m writing this as Hurricane Sandy rolls over Manhattan – but I’ve been staying in the holiday spirit by listening to this mixtape from Citóg, a record label/ independent collective from the west of Ireland. Milan Jay, scrappy little band of my heart, … Read more
Light Show Video: This is Halloween, Marilyn Manson
I love this song. I especially and unironically love this particular version of it. Sometimes that Manson growl hits the spot. And the light show here, filmed last year in California according to the YouTube notes, is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. On that note, special warning to epileptics: you may want … Read more
Video: It’s Almost Halloween, Panic! at the Disco
Last year NTSIB-friend Joy and I went up to Poughkeepsie to celebrate Gothic Christmas with the Felice Brothers and Titus Andronicus; this year I’m headed even further north to visit with Panic! at the Disco and Foxy Shazam. And so in honor of one of my favorite holidays, I present to you Panic’s Halloween video, … Read more