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

156: Desi Goth

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.   Consider Supporting us on Patreon 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

Music Mausoleum: Temple of Angels

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

154: Gothic Art

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

153: Juicy Juicy: Cemetery Comrades

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

152: We Talked About 'Big Tiddy Goth GFs'

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

151: Music Mausoleum: TELARAÑA

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

150: What we Learned from the World's Largest Goth Survey

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

149: Random Goth Convergence

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

148: Music Mausoleum - Voyna

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

147: From Punk to Goth: Terri Kennedy and Ipso Facto

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

146: Facing Nostalgia, Again (Part 2)

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

145: Facing Nostalgia, Again (Part 1)

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

144: Music Mausoleum - Belgrado

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

143: TikTok and the Modern Goth

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 -Чайки улетают с моря - Покой -Donzii - Fishbowl -Vazum - V-

142: Music Mausoleum - The Cemetary Girlz

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

141: Polyam Jam

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

140: Enacting Goth

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

139: Gatekeeping Mallgoths

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

138: Gothic Gangster

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.

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