Cemetery Confessions: A Goth Talk Podcast

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

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 -Adre

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 V

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

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.

How can goth be consistently distinctive when it’s so musically diverse? If goth is all about the music, how does that transform a group of people into a community based subculture? How do social spaces give rise to meaningful cultural substance? Can industrial, gothic metal and more be considered goth music? We’ll look at these questions and more in our extensive discussion of the book ‘Goth Music: From Sound to Subculture’. We feature brand new music on All Goth Considered from Obscura Undead! To support the show please head over to our Patreon! Introduction 00:00 Goth is Organized Around Music 5:43 What the Hell is Goth Music 10:05 Quantifying Goth Music 51:22 Glocal 1:09:00 Actor Network Theory 1:24:10 SMASL 1:137:17 Hauntology 1:45:56 Sticky Nodes 1:54:00 Chronotopes 2:18:46 Lacan and Transcending Death 2:55:21 Semiotic Significance 3:20:40 Agential Realism and Social Chronotopes 3:25:32 Praxis 3:31:13 Ironic Imagination 3:37:08 Closing Thoughts 3:53:21 All Goth Considered 4:45:37 References: -On Interob

On this episode we speak with Mandy of Keeper and TalkDeath about death technology, dealing with nihilism, what legacy means to us and how meditation on death puts into focus what’s important in our lives. We also have All Goth Considered from Obscura Undead, Sinister Suggestions and more! If you enjoy the show please consider supporting us on patreon! Philosophers on Death 00:00 Mandy on Subculture 6:25 Mandy’s Death Work 11:45 Engaging with Death 19:00 Does Legacy Matter 28:10 Death Technology 40:30 Nihilism and Anxiety 55:10 When Friends are Mourning 1:06:20 End of Life 1:12:55 Meditating on Death 1:24:20 All Goth Considered 1:30:10 Sinister Suggestions 1:51:40 References: -Night Witches -Bad Crush Sinister Suggestions: -Temple Solar -Parking Dance - Gloom Parasite -Herzparisit - Alphatier 2.0 -Last Grasp - Kiss the Crucifix -Double Eyelid - Leaving These Stones Unturned -Midnight Passage - Sleepwalker -The Blood Pact - Eternal II -Silence Embrace - Meta Queer Dolies -Dunkelwald - Waldrauch -Glasshouse -P

We’ll be looking back at albums formative to our goth experience and discussing if they hold up to our standards today as well as how they fit into the cultural milieu of the scene at the time. Obscura Undead also joins us to interview Vandal Moon, Vision Video and Pilgrims of Yearning. Our guest this episode is KB who you can find on YouTube, Tumblr and Facebook! Intro 00:00 KB’s Awakening 4:30 Goth Music Latin America 12:15 Facing Nostalgia 27:55 Jill Tracey - Diabolical Streak 29:45 My Scarlet Life - Buzzbomb 48:15 The Awakening - Tales of Absolution + Obsoletion 1:05:00 ThouShaltNot - You’ll Wake up Dead 1:29:15 Mediaeval Baebes - Salva Nos 1:55:00 Diary of Dreams - One of 18 Angels 2:18:00 All Goth Considered 2:47:52 Outro 3:07:10

This episode we are talking about the state of music scene, whether or not goth identity is authentic and responding to Faderhead’s hot take on song lyrics. We also review the new album from Czarina, share our thoughts on new releases this month and more! Our guest is Clint aka DJ Ghoul Whip and member of the band Blood Bells If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon Intro 00:00 Clint’s History 2:30 Streaming Services 8:35 Record Labels 18:40 Goth Band or Not a Goth 30:35 Where is Goth Music Now 38:20 Identity Construction 49:30 Authenticity vs Profile Curation 58:30 Faderhead and Language Signification 1:16:00 Best and Worst of the Goth Scene 1:43:00 Structural Functionalism vs. Ontology 1:49:30 Album Review 2:00:00 Czarina - Arcana Sinister Suggestions 2:33:00-Plague Garden - Pandora -Bellwether Syndicate - Dystopian Mirror -Golden Apes - From the Sky -Lazaro - Luna de Sangre -The Ire - What Dreams May Come -Occults - Crystal Coffins -Adrenochrome - In Memoriam -Tears for the Dying - Eyes Wide Ope

On this episode we are talking the stories and secrets of The Church, a goth club in Dallas that ran for 30 years as well as the currently in production documentary ‘Dark Sanctuary The Story of the Church’. We’re also talking about the impact of horror on goth, the paranormal and the ephemerality of life, ritual magic and more! Our guest this month is Timothy Stevens, you can find more information about the documentary on the website and support the Indiegogo here. Introduction 00:00 Getting into goth 3:00 Horror Films 8:30 The Church Documentary 25:00 Crafting a film 41:00 More Stories 1:00:00 Death and the Paranormal 1:07:00 The State of goth 1:20:40 Album Review: 1:38:50 Night Sins - Violet Age Sinister Suggestions: 2:09:00 -Everything Everywhere All at Once -Mad God -Amaranth - Gothimist -Ekko the Strange - Mystique -Molt - Velos Invisibles -This Eternal Decay - Nocturnae -Fawns of Love - Innocence of Protection -Totenwald - Part Time Punk Sessions -I am Noone - The Need -Clone Culture - Floating -Mark

This month we sit down with academic and musician Jose aka Hollow Kid, to talk through the history of post punk and goth rock in Mexico. From rock and roll being banned by the government all the way through to the modern day post punk revival. This episode is packed with information about Mexican goth music, identity, art and culture. We also review the new album from Cabaret Grey, talk about death, listen to new releases from this month and more! You can find Hueco on Bandcamp, Facebook and IG! If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon Introduction DIY before Punk Class 20:40 The Media 25:25 Identity Formation 32:25 Mainstream 47:10 Genre Fluid 59:00 Mexican Darkness 1:11:00 Activism 1:17:40 Gothic 1:33:20 Modern Post Punk Revival 1:40:30 Goth Today 2:11:00 Bands from Mexico: Classic: -Caifanes -Maldoror -El Clan -Cyteres -Silueta Palida -Las Ánimas del Cuarto Obscuro -Size -Decada 2 -Casino Shanghai -Santa Sabina -Ansia -Gorgonas -La Concepción de la Luna Modern: -Funeral Medieval -Vacios Cue

Grab the new Cemetery Confessions shirt here while it’s available! This month we chat with Chris of Procession Magazine about the history and relevance of subcultural micro-media, the importance of music to goth, swap stories about how label compilations have impacted our lives and more! We’ll be reviewing the new album from Har Belex, sharing a smattering of new music releases from April and presenting a goth magazine audio drama! Check out Procession Magazine on their website! Intro History of Procession 8:00 Importance of Print Magazines Today 19:15 Cleopatra Records 38:10 Goth vs. Not Goth 49:00 Building a Magazine 59:00 Procession in the 80’s? 1:02:55 What would you change about goth? What excites you about goth? 1:15:30 Album Review 1:19:00 Camo de Urnas - Har Belex Sinister Suggestions: 1:42:00 -Pan’s Not Dead - The Flower of Love -DOMIN8 - Male Tears -Nothing Left (Homeless Demo) - Cemetery Siren -Sympathy Garden - Forever Grey -Costo Humana - Puerta Negra Musica -Bloody Ghost - Cliff and Ivy -Escar

This month we talk about how to travel around the world as a goth, Satanism in Japan, the satanic panic and more with La Carmina! We also review the new album from Deathhawk. You can pre-order La Carmina’s new book here, or read her travel blog and find her social media and more at lacarmina.com If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon intro Japanese goth 7:20 Gothic Lolita 14:06 Style Subcultures 18:18 Travel Guide 22:40 History of Satanism 47:20 Satanism Around the World 49:30 Satanic Panic 52:35 More on Satanism 1:04:45 What Concerns and Excites you About Goth this Year 1:14:15 Album Review 1:20:00-Deathhawk - Обострение Sinister Suggestions 1:35:00 -Coins Paralleles - Demo -Angel’s Arcana - Bollingen - Boleskine - Belturbet -Har Belex - The End of Summer -Harsh Symmetry - Mirror Twin -13th Moon - Blood or Love -Winter Severity Index - Disgelo -French Police - Haunted Castles -Sacred Skin - Earthbound -Collide - Notes from the Universe -The Werewolf Macabre - Werewolf Vampire -Molly Nilss

On this episode we sit down with the frontman of Second Salem to chat about what it takes to be a goth, the state of the music we love, the occult, being a geek and more! Find Second Salem on IG and Facebook If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon Album Review: The Palace of Tears - Of Ruination

This month we are reflecting on 2021 to look forward to 2022, discussing reducing animal products in our diets and reviewing the new album from The Blue Hour! Our guest is Nnaus A. O. Feratu of Goth in the Raw If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Goth in 2022 Goth Origin Story 25:35 Getting Into Veganism 33:35 Goth in the Raw 43:35 Discussing Veganism with Others 1:03:45 Nutrition 1:33:35 Cultural Tradition 1:43:00 Album Review: Lore - The Blue Hour Sinister Suggestions:-Rozz Williams in his own Words -Only Theatre of Pain -Starsector -Jah Division -The Expanse -Willow   References: -From Myspace to the Streets of Lagos -What Would Happen if Everyone Went Vegan -Land Use Diets -Is a Vegan Diet Healthy -Livestock Key Facts -Reducing Food’s Environmental Impact -Fake Meat

Herein lies an interview with Dani Ashes by Obscura Undead. We explore the science and philosophy of gender and listen to goth tracks that relate to a meaningful moment in our lives.  Be sure to check out their blog, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Twitter.   Resources: -Stop Using Phony Science to justify Transphobia -Being Seen, a video about being trans & non-binary -Judith Butler -More Judith Butler -Gender Trouble -Caitlyn Jenner and our Cognitive Dissonance

On this episode we explore what it means to have an existential crisis when one can imagine a limitless future as a limited person. We’ll discuss the fear of time, the void and the afterlife, finding a reason to continue living, ageing, the pain of dying and much more. We’ll also review the new album from Morte Psíquica and share some secret upcoming projects. Our guest this month is Sanctus Manium. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Introductions What is a Death Doula 5:00 The Body 15:45 Loneliness 24:10 Time 27:38 Afterlife 47:11 Meaning 1:01:45 Aging 1:11:45 Suffering 1:27:00 Capitalism 1:36:36 Album Review: Camera Obscura - Morte Psíquica Sinister Suggestions:-Auxiliary Magazine -Terry Pratchett and Death -Parable of the Sower References: -The Butterfly Dream -Components of an Existential Crisis -Finding Purpose -Denial of Death -Working as a Death Doula Sanctus Manium’s Book List: • The Art of Dying Well by Katy Butler • From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty • The End of

On this episode we sit down with Dave Bats of the legendary California club night Release the Bats to talk about deathrock, fashion and Eva O! Support us on Patreon Album Review: Danzando en el caos - Desenterradas Sinister Suggestions: -Neo Documentary -Kaelan Mikla -Frostpunk  

This month we are talking about life in the south as a goth, running a club night, DJing and more! Our guests are DJs from Club Nevermore, Gary and Dagger Dance. Webstore Website If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Album Review: Rakta - Falha Comum Sinister Suggestions: -Sparks -Sparks Brothers -Waiting For Another War

This month we are talking about the book ‘Italian Goth Subculture: Kindred Creatures and other Dark Enactments’. We’ll be exploring the ways Italian Darks brought forth their subculture in the 80’s through activism, social interaction, consumption practices (literature, art, and music) and the negotiation of subcultural canon. We’ll also be discussing the similarities and differences of these enactments to today’s goth subculture and examining the academic frameworks used to understand the stories shared by 24 Italian darks. You can purchase the book for yourself here! We highly recommend it. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Introduction to the Episode Brief Background on Subcultural Theory 9:30 Socio-Political environment in 1980’s Milan 21:45 Activist Enactment 26:12 Club Enactment 47:12 Loner Enactment 1:05:00 Social Practice Theory and Authenticity 1:26:34 Dark Cannon 1:46:36 Profilicity 2:18:53 Conclusion 2:34:31 Sinister Suggestions 2:43:06   Band List: CCCP Obscurity age