Cemetery Confessions: A Goth Talk Podcast

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 -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

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!

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 subculture, 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 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!

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! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! 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 - -Witchhands -The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina -The Witchwave Podcast -Lycia -Them Are Us Too -The Silent Companions

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!

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!

This month we are taking a look at an article from the early 90's discussing the music of the time, the burgeoning interconnectedness of a global culture, and notions of authenticity and being called a poser. We've got a review of the new album from Nox Novacula, Sinister Suggestions, and more! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Our guests this month are Harley and Jon! A Reflection on the 90's How Has Music Changed 13:00 Is 'Poser' and Gatekeeping Still Useful Today 26:43 Was Religion Ever an Element of Goth Identity 45:42 Vampirism and Goth 56:00 Album Review: 1:06:00 Nox Novacula Sinister Suggestions: 1:16:04 -VtM 5th Edition -Ritual Howls -The Haunting of Hill House -His Dark Materials -Derren Brown's Sacrifice What's Next For Cemetery Confessions 1:26:00

We have a special episode for you this week, we are back with a full panel to discuss one of the most contentious topics related to goth. In a climate where it is becoming increasingly difficult to talk to those who don't share our views, what role does goth play? Transgressive and activist counterculture, or impartial music tribe? Does denying the political roots and inclinations of goth culture lend itself to infiltration by racist and sexist ideologies? Our panel this month consists of Abigail, Dani, Nephilim, Trae, and Zakkarri If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! I've avoided dividing the episode into timestamped sections, as the the conversation is loosely structured, each portion of the episode continuously builds upon the previous on, and they are wide ranging in and of themselves. As always thank you for listening and supporting the show by telling your friends about us or jumping on patreon! References: -Goth Homology -Is "us vs. them" Thinking Hardwired? -How Politics Became Our Identity -My Time as a Death in June Fan -Goths for Trump -Far-Right Tendencies in the Gothic Scene -JG Ballard -Nephilim's Video on Goth Politics

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

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

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 Harriman, Alex Reed, Sharon Kyronfive, and Alison Fraiser! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! References: Antigen and Adversary at Kinetik Andi's Tweet

Strap in for a wild ride, this month we are chatting about death, our greatest fears, cemeteries, goth's relationship with mainstream media and more! Our guest this month is Skullgirdle from YouTube! News: 11:43 Goth Didn't Die, It's always Been Dead Album Review: 1:11:52 Lost on Me - Decade Sinister Suggestions: 1:22:53 Penny Dreadful Season 2 Cyianotic

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!

This month we are getting a Brit's perspective on the modern day goth scene in the UK, we'll also be discussing the impact social media has had on beauty standards within goth, and why some of us think we are losing the complexity and depth that fashion and aesthetic presentation once represented. We will also be reviewing the new album from ritual veil, giveing 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 [email protected]. Our guest this month is Emilijan! You can find him on YouTube as Sweeny Deville and you can find his band The Killbrides on bandcamp! Introduction The State of Britain's Goth Scene 6:34 News: 22:01 The Commercialization of Goth Album Review: 1:24:25 Wolf in the Night - Ritual Veil Sinister Suggestion: 1:34:32 Gothic: Dark Glamour 90's Goth 1:36:53

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 [email protected]. Order Now: Limited Edition Cemetery Confessions Patches!

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 [email protected]. 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

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/

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 [email protected]. 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

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. 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 [email protected] 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

This month we are exploring the relationship between The Gothic and goth; from runway fashion, to mysticism, literature, philosophy and more, we'll be discussing how we determine where goth ends and Gothic begins, and what practical effect we see on street fashion and gothic bodies at club events. We are also going to review the newest album from the band Annex, give our sinister suggestions, and chat about social media. 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 [email protected] Our guest this month is blogger Caroline Carnivorous! You can join Gothic Amino or Trad Goth Amino by adding "Cemetery Confessions" in the request to join box! Introductions Goth Amino 11:00 News: 13:19 Dark arts: a look at fashion's current obsession with the new breed of Gothicism References: Caroline's What is Goth blog post Count's What is Goth YouTube Series Goth's Loss of Mystery Are Goth's Fetishists? Academic papers by Leah Bush Album Review: 58:45 Annex - Melu Sinister Suggestions: 1:15:15 Dark Shadows Universal Pagan Temple

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.

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! 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 [email protected] Our guest this month is Dez, who runs the incredible DIY record label Occult Whispers, which you can find on Big Cartel, Bandcamp, 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 Mystery, Juvenoia) Album Review: 1:50:15 Cruz de Navajas - Dominacion Sinister Suggestions: 2:03:56 The Noise Beneath the Snow

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

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! 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 [email protected] 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

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

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

Guest References: Hysteria Effect Band Page Rain Alt Model

Prepare your batholes, the Gothquisition has returned to judge the internet for its sins! Gothic Amino, Tumblr, Goth YouTube, and Killstar all take their turn in our dungeon. The Inquisitors also compete to decide who is the most cliche! Goth Points are earned and lost, pastel goths are tarred and feathered, and gatekeepers are put back on the pedestal. Grab your parasols; the shit is about to hit ye olde fan! Our Gothquisitioners are as follows: (in order of photo) Zakkarrii, Master Seamstress Andi, Royal Scribe Count, Grand Inquisitioner Dani, Royal Minstrel Jez, Supreme Persecutor of Heretics Mark, Dungeon Master Joe, Court Jester and Bridge Troll 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 [email protected] Introductions News: 8:40 Real Talk to Elitists Music Break: 34:17 Goth Kids Song (South Park) Cover GothQUIZistion 39:30 Ad Break 57:02 News: 1:01:43 Goth is Dead, Long Live Goth Music Break: 1:22:00 Death in Rome - Barbie Girl Cemetery Confessions 1:26:00 News: 1:41:45 Those Damn Elitists Announcements for Next Year

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. 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 [email protected] 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

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

This month we are discussing what elements create a goth identity and how we define them, we review the new album from A Thousand Hours, and we dive into the world of BDSM and Kink as we explore how those lifestyles and symbols relate to and interact with goth culture. Our guest is Victor Moregore! News: 10:32 -Anyone Can be Goth -Homology Hypothesis -Goth Points Album Review: 1:01:54 -A Thousand Hours Philosophy Corner: 1:17:33 Goth has an older history with the S&M community than one might think. In the 80's these sex shops were a refuge for goths, punks, and alternatives alike, both as a safe space for expression and one of the few options to buy and modify alternative clothing. S&M was also seen in several deathrock and goth micromedia outlets, from music videos by bands like Nervous Gender, to transgressive publications like Propoganda Magazine, to full blown communities like the one centered around psychic TV. Even today, clubs that cater to BDSM clientele often host goth nights, blurring the lines between where goth and explicitly sexually deviant lifestyles start and end. Both BDSM and goth share lifestyle components, and both have seen their sartorial style, mined by pop artists and fashion lines, in an attempt add a darker edge to the mundanity of mainstream aesthetic, as if goth and BDSM were simply spectacular styles to be appropriated for similarly vacuous purposes. So on today's episode, I'd like to explore those boundaries of style, community, and lifestyle, to see where these two cultures crossover and where they diverge. Sinister Suggestion: Vampire Journals References: -Aesthetic Sexuality: A Literary History of Sadomasichism -Goth Culture: Gender, Sexuality, and Style -Playing it Queer: Popular Music, Identity and Queer-World Making Outtakes

Welcome back to Cemetery Confessions! On this month's podcast we are talking about death, cemetery tourism and romanticized morbidity, we are reviewing the new album from Die Selektion, and we are going to cover a gambit of topics relating to identity, club culture, goth youtube, fashion, and music from the perspective of those who came to goth culture in the modern age. Our guests this month are Lennox, Shelby, and Lilith! News: 6:39 -Cemetery Tourism isn't Just for "Fat Goths" Album Review: 33:33 -Deine Stimme Ist Der Ursprung Jeglicher Gewalt - Die Selektion Philosophy Corner: 56:03 Baby bats are often seen as the lifeblood of the club scene, and are often the metric by which the health of goth culture is measured, and when they aren't showing up to events the "goth is dead" crowd make their concerns known. As goth ages 40 years on, concern over the livelihood and influx of new members has been a consistent topic of discussion. Elder goths, millennials, the music industry, the internet, club owners, the economy, postmodern youth culture, all have been pointed to as culpable in what some perceive to be the death knell of goth. Are these claims valid, or just extremist and myopic assertions? This month I intend to explore each of these avenues both from the perspective of someone who has been goth for well over a decade, and from the fresh perspective of our guests. Sinister Suggestions: 2:16:08 -Castlevania Further Reading: -Lennox provided some written responses to the questions -Juvenoia Statistics on Nightlife Revenue: -ANA -Statista -IBISWorld -Anything Research

Welcome to episode 43 of Cemetery Confessions! This month we are talking about subverting gender norms and the role performative aesthetic plays in goth identity, we are reviewing the new album from Selofan, and we are talking about the trans experience within the context of goth culture. Our guests this month are patreon member Abigail and Aurora, who is an author and musician. News: 16:24 Flamboyant Darkness: Female Fronted Goth Bands Subvert Gender Norms Album Review: 1:13:18 Selofan - Cine Romance Philosophy Corner: 1:34:14 While the existence of trans people has only recently come into mainstream consciousness in the form of a fight for equal rights, biologists have known for a long time that gender, sexuality, anatomy, and identity are a spectrum both in nature and in homosapiens. Goths too, have a history of subverting heteronormative patriarchal gender norms and expectations, and providing a safe space for those who don't conform to an essentialist dichotomy. However the debate about whether or not goth culture is, in its current state, truly accepting and progressive, cis-centric and discriminatory, or whether it even has any power at all to reshape culture into an egalitarian community apart from mainstream patriarchy, still rages today. Sinister Suggestions: 2:34:05 Goth Discord Channel Further Reading: It's Time for Goth Culture to Embrace the Gender Identities of All Its Members Caitlyn Jenner and Our Cognitive Dissonance Transgender Prejudice And The Belief In A Biological Basis For Gender Science Understands Transgenderism in a Way Religion Fails to

Welcome to episode 42 of Cemetery Confessions! This month we are going to be chatting about whether or not the so called "subcategories" of goth are valid or useful, we are also talking about the future of horror as part of our crossover with the horroraddicts.net podcast, and finally we will be discussing the future of goth and what xenogoth has to offer. 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 [email protected] This month's guest is Sir William Welles of New Goth City, and now xenogoth! New Goth City 2:00 We learn a bit about our guest, and his project New Goth City which aims to be a travel guide for goths in or coming to the US. News: 12:50 Where do we draw the line when trying to label, taxonimize, and identify parts of the culture? Are trad goth or romantigoth simply a fashion choice, or could there be enough substance for those labels to warrant full blown subculture/identity status? How far is too far? Subcategories of goth: Are They Useful? Due to time restrictions our discussion focused on the first half of the article, to hear our thoughts on the remaining portion of article, sign up at our patreon page! Horror Addicts Crossover: 1:11:15 We read and discuss an article about VR, in conjunction with the Next Great Horror Writer Contest over at HorrorAddicts.net The Future of Goth: 1:31:27 This month it's all about Goth: The Final Frontier. Where have we been and where are we going? We're going to evaluate the dialectical relationship goth has with history, the state of the scene and barriers to entry, generational divides, stagnation, and most saliently, XENOGOTH and what the hell that even is. Sinister Suggestion: 2:16:35 Gothic: Dark Galmour

Welcome to episode 41 of Cemetery Confessions! This month we are chatting about growing up goth, the state of the scene, reviewing the new album from new today, we've got an interview with the guys from the We Have a Technical Podcast and we are hanging out with Angel from the Band Gild the Mourn. We also have the goth word of the month, 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 [email protected] This months guest is Angel of Gild the Mourn and Goth Night! State of the Club Scene 9:45 Goth Word of the Month 21:44 News: 26:10 -Elder Goths: When Growing up Doesn't Mean Abandoning your Youth Culture Album Review: 1:29:10 Better Than Death - New Today Interview: 1:51:13 Bruce and Alex from We Have a Technical and I Die You Die stop by to chat about the state of goth and industrial music. cultural evolution, identity construction, podcasting, wrestling, Blutengel, and more! ~Bonus Content~

Welcome to episode 40 of Cemetery Confessions! This month we are chatting about the philosophy of goth, reviewing an album from Sixth June, and sitting down for a discussion about the state of the goth scene with William Faith and Scary Lady Sarah. 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 [email protected] This month's guest is Dani of the band Chasing Alice! Goth Word of the Month 6:17 News: 8:15 -Emerald City Gothic Weekend -Soviet Soviet Deported -Goths are Drug Addicts Album Review: 56:43 Virgo Rising - Sixth June Philosophy Corner: 1:16:53 This month we have a chat with William Faith and Scary Lady Sarah. We talk about their experiences in the 80's, the divide into the 90's, whether the deathrock revival was helpful or harmful, their views on activism and a lot more.

Welcome to episode 39 of Cemetery Confessions! This month we are discussing the history of Gothic Literature, its connection to goth, and how goth culture has been shaped by The Gothic. We also discuss the history of goth fashion, and the influence mainstream fashion trends have had on goth. Finally we are reviewing the newest album from Drab Majesty. 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 [email protected] Our guests this month are Adrienne and Michelle! News: 4:25 40 years of goth fashion -My 40 years of men's goth style review Album Review: 46:00 Drab Majesty - The Demonstration Philosophy Corner: 1:05:54 Much like the characters in Gothic fiction who are oft prone to sticking around or coming back after death, so too Gothic Literature refuses to remain buried and forgotten. Generally agreed to have been conceptualized with The Castle of Otranto, the first wave of Gothic fiction, as it were, was from 1760-1780, and the better known second wave at the end of the 19th century, produced many works with which we remain familiar, including Dracula, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and The Picture of Dorian Grey. Today The Gothic continues to cycle through culture with new twists and new existential terrors with films such as Crimson Peak, books such as Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, as well as pop culture, music, art, clothing, and of course, the goth subculture. References: British Library Collection of Articles Video on the History of The Gothic Contemporary Gothic by Catherine Spooner Gothic to Goth by Lynne Bassett ~Bloopers~

Welcome to episode 38 of Cemetery Confessions! This month we are covering an interesting article claiming to have defined goth, and finally we are continuing our long overdue goths around the world series with interviews from goths in Germany and Scotland! 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 [email protected] Our guests this month are Carol and Matthias. News: 14:09 Which is Goth? Subsections of the Counter Culture. References: Information on culture, subculture, and counter-culture Philosophy Corner: 1:34:22 Matthias is a German goth who is very active in the scene. You can find and purchase his art here! Carol is a blogger, event promoter, and photographer from Inverness, Scotland. References: Photography Being Goth in the Highlands Sinister Suggestions: 2:38:22 This month I've asked that we all donate time or money to helping create a more rational, caring, and open society. Bellow are a few of my favorite charities. ACLU Planned Parrenthood Secular Coalition for America

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 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 [email protected] 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~

Welcome to episode 36 of Cemetery Confessions! This month we are discussing yet again if mainstream culture is destroying goth, we have an ostentatiously catty fight between Peter Murphy and Wayne Hussey, we are reviewing the new album from Pride and Fall and we are sitting down with several DJs to discuss the goth club experience and everything that goes along with it. 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 [email protected] Our guests this month are DJ Depraved and DJ Dante's Prayer. Check out their horror podcast, "Horrors of the Universe" and see them DJ at Tanz der Nacht. News: -The True Godfather of Goth 11:18 -Justin Beiber ruined subculture 20:56 Album Review: 55:25 Red for the Dead, Black for the Mourning Philosophy Corner: 1:14:42 Goth and industrial clubs, arguably the most important aspect of the respective cultures. We explore the drama, music, hierarchies, and behind the scenes work that goes into keeping these communities alive. Further Reading: -The Etiquette Guide to Goth Clubs (video) -People You Meet at Goth Clubs (video) -Dress Codes in the Goth Subculture -Spatial Boundaries, Etiquette and Interpersonal Interactions at a Gothic Club -My Club Has Failed me. Has Yours? -Clubbing Etiquette -How to Behave at a Goth/Industrial Club Sinister Suggestions: 2:32:13 -Baskin -Layers of Fear -Nadi Como - Crowned

This month we are focusing very specifically on the internet and its relation to goth. We are discussing what tumblr has to say about the death of subculture, we are reviewing the new album from the band Bitumen, and for we are going to breakdown goth's storied history with the internet and explore what effect it may have had on cultural participation, and individual identity construction. 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 [email protected] Our guests this month are Barnaby (Mister Owl) and Trae. Our Top 3 Websites 2:40 News: 21:18 -Young Goths are Destroying the Culture Album Review: 1:05:55 Bitumen - S/T Philosophy Corner: 1:32:03 Traditionally speaking, before the internet became ubiquitous, sociologists considered diffusion vital to the survival of subculture. For goth in the 80's there was a heavy reliance on zine's and newsletters for the transfer of information and facilitation of discourse. Ironically, now that we have an efficient medium for such diffusion, many claim that medium is ushering in the death of subculture. Despite the general angst or love surrounding the internet, surprisingly little qualitative or statistically significant data on the effect of the internet on goth or subcultures in general is available. This month we add to that discussion, as we explore the nature of the internet, the facilitation of identity construction, the debate between structured culture and post-subcultural groupings, cultural capitol, and more. References: -Is the Internet a Public Place? -Is the Internet a Public Place Part 2 -Subcultures as Virtual Communities -Net.Goth: Internet Communication and (Sub)Cultural Boundaries -Finding the meaning of emo in youths' online social networking: A qualitative study of contemporary Italian emo -Youth Cultures and the Rest of Life: Subcultures, Post-Subcultures and Beyond -Goth appropriation and the demise of subcultures -MyTribe: Post subcultural manifestations of belonging On social network sites -Bedrooms and beyond: Youth, identity and privacy on social network sites -Dances with Spectres: Theorising the Cybergothic -Dark Webs: Goth Subcultures in Cyberspace -Youth Culture and the Internet: A Subcultural or Post-Subcultural Phenomena? -dark webs: goth subculture in cyberspace

Welcome to episode 34 of Cemetery Confessions! This month we are taking a retrospective on the last 40 years of goth, we are reviewing the new EP from Rendez-vous, and we are discussing the paradox of a goth identity, and what it means to be an individual within the context of a communal culture. 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 [email protected] Our guests this month are Trae and Dani. ~Guest Introductions~ News: 40 years of goth 25:40 What is Normal Anyways? Album Review: 1:16:17 Rendez-vous - Distance Philosophy Corner: 1:29:33 This month we are talking about what it means to be an individual within a group context, what elements create a goth identity, and how authenticity plays into the structure of goth culture and identity construction. While the supposed bifurcation of individualism and conformism, is less discursive a topic than "what is goth", it is nevertheless just as contentious. We've all heard comments such as, "you all look the same", or, "goth is what you make it", and, "it's about being a pure individualist". Goth identity in some ways then, might be seen as a paradox. So, what we are going to look at tonight is how a goths lived experience, adherence to venerated ideals, and their shared epistemology, coexist with a simultaneous eschewing of labels, and desire to avoid precise classification. I'm hoping we can also touch on the extent to which that paradoxical identity has lessened or stayed the same over time, and what practical impact that has on an individual. References: 'I am not a goth!': The Unspoken Morale of Authenticity within the Dutch Gothic Subculture "We are all individuals, but we've all got the same boots on." Traces of Individualism Within a Subculture Community Transformations: Identity Construction in Contemporary Culture

This month we are talking about two instances of cultural commodification, a goth hate crime , scene drama, and we are reviewing the new album from winter severity index. Finally for the philosophy corner we are starting a short series on goth around the world by interviewing goths from Lituania and Puerto Rico, about their experience with the goth culture. 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 [email protected] Our Top 3 Bands 1:30 News: The Story of the Racist Hoodie 14:22 Kim K and her Punk Jacket 41:32 New Goth Hate Crime 52:04 Goth Prom? 1:02:10 Album Review: 1:21:10 Winter Severity Index - Human Taxonomy Interviews: 1:40:27 Nino, AKA DJ Vampire Kiss is a DJ and promoter from Georgia Tbilisi, half Gregorian half Lithuanian. She has already made her debut in Lithuania, Italy, and Belorusia. Apart from her magic practices in the music industry, VK is a locally well-known model. DJ VK's playlist of local musicians. 2:01:03 Naelle Devannah is from Puerto Rico. She is an incredible artist and prolific YouTuber, makeup artist and photographer. Her work has been featured in Darkfaery Subculture Magazine, Gothic Noir Magazine, Revista Cruce, Exprésate (Featured in TV show as a painter in 2006) as well as many other paper magazines and webzines. I've also participated in several gallery exhibitions including Políticas del Cuerpo en el Siglo XX, 1er Certamen de Arte Contemporáneo, Medio de Visión. Here is her list of bands from Puerto Rico. Sinister Suggestions: 2:39:55 -Spectral Realms

Welcome to episode 31 of Cemetery Confessions! On this month's episode we are talking about the lineage of deathrock music, the controversy over cemeteries at Whitby Goth Weekend, and we are sitting down for a chat with several lovely ladies about aging in the goth scene and what that looks like from a cultural and individual perspective. Our guests this month are Jez, Elizabeth, and Christine. 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 [email protected] News: The History of Deathrock 5:05 Grave Controversy at WGW 35:45 -Is There One Right way to Mourn? -90's goths disrespecting cemeteries Interview With the Vampire Reboot 50:31 Philosophy Corner: 57:22 This month, as you know, we are talking about ageing in spectacular youth culture. Over time there have been a growing number of academics researching and studying the aging demographic of subcultures, and as someone who intends to grow old as a goth, and respects my elders, I thought it was high time we sat down with some seasoned goths to explore their involvement and identity in the goth culture. References: Aging and Youth Culture: Music, Style, and Identity Youth Cultures and the Rest of Life: Subcultures, Post-Subcultures and Beyond Family and Parenting in an Ageing 'Youth' Culture: A Collective Embrace of Dominant Adulthood Spectacular Youth Cultures and Ageing: Beyond Refusing to Grow Up Ageing in a Spectacular Youth Culture: Continuity, Change and Community in the Goth Scene Voicemail from Joe 2:35:40 Sinister Suggestions: 2:43:20 Blutengel: The Great Debate Bloodborne

This month we are talking about the controversial website Gothic.life, we are discussing racism and homophobia in the goth scene, and we are reviewing the new album from Direct Attack. For the philosophy corner we are talking with film critic David Canfield about the horror genre and its impact on modern society. Our guest this month is Zakkarrii, of Living the Strange Life. 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 [email protected] News: -Getting Into Goth 4:55 -Racism and Homophobia in the Goth Scene 35:04 -Why Millennials Won't go to Clubs Anymore 1:21:17 Album Review: 1:44:39 Direct Attack - Lapsed Catholic Philosophy Corner: 2:01:40 This month we are talking to Dave Canfield, Chicago horror movie critic, about the psychology behind horror, and its relationship with culture. You can find his new podcast HumanSide, over on Twitch Film. You can get the book, Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s, that Dave contributed to HERE. Here is a bonus video for you! If you want more content like this, you can get it by subscribing on Patreon. You can watch the bonus video here on YouTube.

Welcome to episode 29 of Cemetery Confessions! On this month's episode we are talking about self identity and leaving the goth subculture, we have some movie news, and we are review the new album from Espermachine. For the philosophy corner, we speak with Emma about her doctorate research on the goth scene, it's aesthetics, and what keeps members a part of the culture into old age. Our guest this month is Xavier! You can find his projects here: Kinderen van Moeder Aarde, YoutTube, The Marchesa Casati, Dark Entries (English), Peek-a-boo Magazine, Dark Entries (Dutch), Personal Blog (Dutch) If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon. You can E-mail us at [email protected] Conversation about the Belgium Goth Scene 1:10 News: 18:01 12 Ways to Survive as an Ex-Goth Quick News: 1:01:47 -Trash and Vaudeville moving -Crow Director Disses the Remake -Fields of the Nephilim Return Album Review: 1:14:00 Espermachine - Third Philosophy Corner: 1:30:24 We are interviewing Emma tonight about socio-aesthetic experiences of culture, cultural history, viewing goth as a culture rather than subculture, and the sociology of design; specifically how that translates into communities of belonging especially among goths. Emma is now undertaking a PhD as a participant researcher. She recently conducted the largest ever survey about goth, among participants of the culture for that very project, which is titled Just a Phase? Goth subculture as an identity constant beyond youth.

This month we are going to spend a lot of time talking about music, its relevance in the goth scene today, some of the history and evolution of the genre, and some of our favorite albums. We are going to review the newest album from the band Savages, and at the end of the show, we have an interview with The Blogging Goth, in which we discuss the concept of hate crimes, the goth scene in England, and WGW among other topics. Our guests this month are Michelle and Trae! 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 [email protected] ~Our Favorite Albums 2:00 News: -Traditional Goth is Dead, Long Live Modern Goth 26:57 -Reference: Michelle and The Count's Response -Goth Music in the 80's 1:16:23 Album Review: 1:42:15 Savages - Adore Life Interview: We sit down with Tim Sinister over at The Blogging Goth, to talk about elitism, WGW, hate crimes, goth culture in England, and other hot topics. Sinister Suggestions: 2:51:42 -B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin

Welcome to episode 27 of Cemetery Confessions! On this month's episode we explore why teenagers don't feel the need to rebel, and how that plays into subculture movements, we hear an argument against goths appreciating Halloween, and we take a look at goth taught us about feminism. We have a review of the new album from Zotz, and for the philosophy corner, we are taking a look at vampires and their influence on and reflection of society and culture. Natalie Rose is our guest this month! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon. You can subscribe to the show via your podcast app or iTunes. You can E-mail us at [email protected] ~Introductions~ News: -Teenagers No Longer Rebel 12:40 (Reference: Neo-Tribes) -Give me Back my Halloween! 49:12 -What Goth Taught us About Feminism 1:17:40 (Reference: Sexism in Folk Metal) Quick News: -So Much Death 1:45:57 -GothCast 1:52:00 -Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 1:52:33 (Reference: Documentary) Album Review: Zotz - Amagura 1:54:23 Philosophy Corner: 2:14:37 Natalie walks us through the history of the vampire, the depth and breadth of the character, and the process with which to write your own vampire mythology. Here is a list of some of our references, for the rest you'll have to use google. :) -More about GothCast 3:33:56

Since this month's episode of Cemetery Confessions is for Patreon members only due to the hiatus; I am sharing this wonderful interview that we did with Patrick at The Big Seance Podcast. For full show notes and links, head over to the Big Seance Post.