PODCAST: August 26th, 2013: The Road to Dragon Con Special!

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Dragon Con, Dragon Con, Dragon Con!!!

This episode is (unofficially) all about Dragon Con, THE ultimate Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comic Book, Horror, Pop-Culture, Film, Television, Music, Art, and everything-else-that's-cool convention, held annually in Atlanta, Georgia over Labor Day Weekend (August 29th - September 2nd this year). In addition to panels, parties, and costuming, they also happen to feature a number of concerts from Darkwave, Industrial, and Goth bands, which is how I was first drawn into the fold back in 2005. 

This episode features sounds and songs entirely related-to and inspired-by this year's guests, fan panels, and bands that will be performing live -- including music from The Cruxshadows, Voltaire, Angelspit, Abney Park, Unwoman, and a brand new track from Calabrese. Panel and event highlights for me this year include a screening of "Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut," preceded by a Q&A with the lead actors (FB event page HERE), and a panel on "The Return of the Living Dead," with star Linnea Quigley ("Trash") and production designer William Stout.

Last year's Dark Fantasy & Horror Track covered so much that it was split into two tracks this year: The Urban Fantasy Track, and the all-new Horror Track, of which I am the Assistant Director. Both new tracks are located at the Westin this year.

Since I work for the Horror Track, there are many references to the panels, guests, and topics we're presenting this year (see our full schedule HERE), but my Dragon Con coverage is not limited to just what we're doing. This episode goes all over the map of Geekdom, as one might call it: Horror, Comics, Sci-Fi, Cartoons, Dark & Weird Music, etc.

On the playlist below, you will find not only the list of everything played on this podcast, along with links to each artist featured, but you will also find my notes on where to catch each related guest or performer at the convention (in small print below each name) -- because I'm here to help. Of course, you'll want to check the Official Program Guide to make sure of these times, or install one of their many Smartphone Apps HERE (for Android, iPhone, or Other devices).

If this podcast serves its purpose, it will turn you on to some attractions at Dragon Con that you might not have considered. Failing that, it should at least get you as excited to hurry up and get there as I am right now. So, grab this episode and listen to it on the ride down, or stream it while you're packing up your costumes, and I'll see you at the Con!

NOTE:  This podcast is independently produced, and not officially endorsed by Dragon*Con. 'Nuff said.

Also: If you're wondering what panels I will be moderating this year, here's the list:

• Friday 5:30pm: "State of the Goth Scene" [Roswell, Westin]
  Our annual discussion of how the goth/industrial/darkwave scene is doing, from the perspective of bands, DJs, and fans alike. Panelists: Rogue & Jess (The Cruxshadows), Zoog (Angelspit), DJ Spider, Gopal Metro (Bella Morte, Brighter Fires)
• Saturday 1pm: "The Return of the Living Dead" [Atlanta, Ballroom, Westin]
  "You ever fantasize about being killed?" Come help me interview some of the people responsible for the greatest horror/comedy ever made! Bring a Q and get an A. Panelists: Linnea Quigley ("Trash"), William Stout (Production Designer; father of "Tarman" and the zombies).
• Saturday 5:30pm: "Music Video TerrorVision"  [Roswell, Westin]
  A special screening of music videos from our band guests, with live Q&A, commentary, and making-of stories. Featuring the premiere screening of the Cruxshadows new "Valkyrie" video! Panelists: Calabrese, The Cruxshadows, Angelspit.
• Sunday 7pm: "That Old Black Magic" [Imperial Ballroom, Marriott]
  An amazing (upside-down)cross-section of actors discuss being "evil" on screen. Panelists: Doug Bradley (Hellraiser); Julian Sands (Warlock); Doug Jones (Pan's Labyrinth); Linnea Quigley (Night of the Demons); Nicholas Vince (Hallraiser).

NOTE: The Horror Track is located in the Westin, with most panels based out of the Roswell room on the 8th floor (two floors up from the entrance level), but some of our panels will be held in larger rooms, such as the Westin's Peachtree and Atlanta Ballrooms, or the larger halls in the Hyatt or Marriott.

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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod
"Road to Dragon Con" Special

  Show date: Monday, August 26th, 2013

SAMPLE: "The Return of the Living Dead"
[ROTLD panel: Sat 1:00pm, Atlanta Ballroom/Westin (Linnea Quigley, William Stout)]
CBS Special Intro sound
TRAILER: "Nightbreed" (1990)
[Cabal Cut screening: Sat 11:30pm, Peachtree Ballroom/Westin]
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [Interview…]
SAMPLE: Linnea Quigley ("The Return of the Living Dead")
[Linnea Quigley: Sat 1:00pm, Sun 11:30am, Sun 7:00pm (Horror Track)]
SAMPLE: George Takei (Ad)
[Fri 11:30am, Sat 4:00pm, (TREK); Sat 7:00pm (MAIN), Sun 1:00pm (Kaleidoscope)]
45 Grave - Party Time (Zombie Version) ["The Return of the Living Dead" (soundtrack) 1985]
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SSQ - Trash's Theme ["The Return of the Living Dead" (soundtrack) 1985]
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Calabrese - Born with a Scorpion's Touch [Born with a Scorpion's Touch, 2013]
[LIVE: Sun/early Mon: 1:30am, Atrium Ballroom (Marriott); Panel: Sat 5:30pm, Roswell, Horror Track/Westin] 
Bear McCreary - Opening Theme [The Walking Dead (soundtrack) 2010]
[Fri 4pm, Sat 7pm, sun 5:30pm, Mon 1pm (Apoc.Rising Track)]
New York Disco Villains - Zombies Drive Fast Cars
[LIVE: Thu 10:00pmCentennial II-III, Hyatt]
Jace Everett - Bad Things ["True Blood" (soundtrack)]
[Panels w/ Pam, Tara, Holly, Hoyt, Ginger, and/or Luna: Fri 10am, Sat 4pm, Sun 10am (Horror Track/Westin)]
TRAILER: Radio spot 1: "House of Dark Shadows" (1970)
Robert Cobert - Main Title ["House of Dark Shadows" (soundtrack) 1970]
TRAILER: Radio spot 2: "House of Dark Shadows" (1970)
[Fri 1pm, Sat 11:30am, Sun 1pm, Mon 11:30am (Horror Track/Westin)]
TRAILER: Warlock (1989)
[Julian Sands: Fri 4pm, Sat 5:30pm (AMSF); Sun 7pm (Horror Track/Westin)]
The Dwarf Cast & Richard Armitage - Misty Mountains ["The Hobbit" (soundtrack) 2013]
[Hobbit panels: Fri 1pm, Sat 11:30am, Sun 5:30pm, Mon 10am (Tolkien Track)]
TRAILER: "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983)
[Ray Bradbury Tribute panel: Fri 7pm (Horror Track/Westin)]
James Horner - Parade (exc.) ["Something Wicked This Way Comes" (soundtrack) 1983]
TRAILER: "A Clockwork Orange"
[Malcolm McDowell: Fri 2:30pm (Horror Track); Sat 4pm (ALT); Sun 5:30pm (TOON)]
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Wendy Carlos - Title Music from 'A Clockwork Orange' ["A Clockwork Orange" (soundtrack) 1971]
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SAMPLE: Introduction of William Shatner @ DC 2011
[William Shatner: Sat 11:30am, Sun 10am (TREK)]
Fall on Your Sword - Shatner on the Mount (video)
Voltaire - The U.S.S. Make Shit Up [BiTrektual, 2012]
[LIVE: Sun/early Mon 12am; Panels: Fri 5:30pm (READ); Sat 8:30pm (MAIN); Sun 2:30pm (HORROR)]
Alexander Courage - Opening Theme [“Star Trek” Season 2 (soundtrack) 1967]
John Williams - Main Title (exc.) ["Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope" (soundtrack) 1977]
SAMPLE: David Warner in "Tron"
[David Warner: Fri 5:30pm (BRIT); Sat 4pm (ALT); Sun 5:30pm (TOON); Mon 10am (TREK)]
SAMPLE: MST3K - Pumaman
[MST3K All-Night Party: Sat 11:30pm until 9am! (Hanover C-E, Hyatt)]
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Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters (Instrumental) ["Ghostbusters" (soundtrack) 1984]
[Ernie Hudson: Fri 7pm (CLSF); Sat 10am (MAIN); Sun 10am (CLSF)]
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Bear McCreary - Credits Theme (BSG)
Richard Gibbs - Opening Theme (BSG)
[BSG panels: Fri 11:30am, Sat 4pm, Sun 10am, Mon 1pm (AMSF)]
Abney Park - Fight or Flight
[LIVE: Sat/early Sun 1:30am (Atrium Ballroom, Marriott); Panels: Fri 7pm, Sat 2:30pm (ALT)]
Brian Reitzell - Hannibal (opening theme)
[Hannibal Lecter: Breaking the Silence - Fri 4pm (HORROR)]
Unwoman - Careless Whisper
[LIVE: Sat 9pm, Sun 5pm (CONCOURSE); Panels: Sat 2:30pm, Sun 8:30pm (ALT)]
Chris Bacon - Bates Motel
[Keegan Connor Tracy: Fri 2:30pm (HORROR)] [Psycho fan-panel: Sun 4pm (HORROR)]
The Cruxshadows - Valkyrie
[LIVE: Sun/early Mon 1:30am (Centennial II-III, Hyatt); Panels: Fri 5:30pm, Sat 5:30pm (HORROR); Fri 7pm (MAIN)]
James S. Levine - Opening Theme ["American Horror Story"]
[American Horror Story Autopsy fan-panel: Mon 1pm (HORROR)]
Angelspit - 100% (Combichrist 110% Fucked Remix)
[LIVE: Sun/early Mon 12am (Atrium Ballroom, Marriott); Panel: Fri 5:30pm, Sat 5:30pm (HORROR)]
SAMPLE: Doug Jones in "John Dies at the End"
[Doug Jones: Sat 7pm (AR); Sun 11:30am, Sun 7pm (HORROR); Sun 4pm (MAIN)]
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Javier Navarrete - Not Human ["Pan's Labyrinth" (soundtrack) 2006]
Dennis Michael Tenney - Opening Theme ["Night of the Demons" (soundtrack) 1988]
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TRAILER: "Night of the Demons" (1988)
[Linnea Quigley: Sat 1:00pm, Sun 11:30am, Sun 7:00pm (Horror Track)]
Kiss - Creatures of the Night [Creatures of the Night, 1982]
[KissNation (Tribute Band): LIVE: Sat/early Sun 12am (Centennial II-III Hyatt)]
TRAILER: "Waxwork" (1988)
[David Warner: Fri 5:30pm (BRIT); Sat 4pm (ALT); Sun 5:30pm (TOON); Mon 10am (TREK)]
Haim Saban & Shuki Levy - Les Souterrains ["He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (soundtrack) 1983] (exc.)
[He-Man 30th Anniversary Panel: Sun 5:30pm (CLSF)]
RETROMERCIAL: Castle GreyskullHaim Saban & Shuki Levy - "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983)
Johnny Douglas - Opening Theme ["G.I. Joe" (1985)]
[G.I. Joe Anniversary panel: Sun 7pm (CLSF)]
RETROMERCIAL: G.I. Joe (Marvel Comics)
Hoyt Curtin & Stanley Jones – “Challenge of the Superfriends” Intro (1978) ***
[Super Friends: Hall of 40th Anniversary Justice: Sat 11:30am (CLSF)]
SAMPLE: James Urbaniak (as Dr. Thaddeus Venture)
[James Urbaniak: Fri 4pm, 5:30pm (MAIN); Sat 1pm (TOON), 8:30pm (MAIN); Sun 4pm, 8:30pm (MAIN)]
J.G. Thirlwell - No Vacancy (Venture Bros. Theme) [The Venture Bros.: Music of J.G. Thirlwell, 2009]
[Venture Bros Party: Fri 8:30pm (Sheraton); Fan Panel: Sun 5:30pm, Dunwoody (Hyatt)]
Richard O'Brien & Cast - The Time Warp ["The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (soundtrack) 1975]
[RHPS screening, live w/ Lipps Down on Dixie: Sat/early Sun 1:30am (Centennial II-III, Hyatt)]
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Joe Harnell - The Lonely Man Theme ["The Incredible Hulk" 1978]
[Lou Ferrigno: Walk of Fame #119]
Christopher Young - Hellraiser/The Lament Configuration [Hellraiser" (soundtrack) 19 ]
[Doug Bradley & Nicholas Vince: Fri 8:30pm, Sat 10pm, Sun 11:30am, Sun 7pm (HORROR)]
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Cradle of Filth (w/ Doug Bradley) - Tortured Soul Asylum [Midian, 2000]
SAMPLE: "Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut"
[Cabal Cut Q&A + Signing w/ Doug Bradley (“Lylesberg”), Craig Sheffer (“Aaron Boone”/”Cabal”), Nicholas Vince (“Kinski”), Chris McCorkindale (“Shuna Sassi”), producer Michael Plumides, and restoration director Russell Cherrington: Sat 10pm, Atlanta Ballroom, Westin (HORROR); Screening: 11:30pm, Peachtree Ballroom, Westin (HORROR)]

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After a dozen missed connections, much-loved and oft-recommended dark folk/country/goth singer/songwriter Chelsea Wolfe finally makes her debut on this episode with "We Hit a Wall," taken from her greatly anticipated forthcoming album, Pain is Beauty.

If the mention of dark folk/country, or the mere thought of unlit tales of Americana grabs your attention, then you will want to stick around to hear the latest release from Denver's Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots, whose new self-titled album is sure to appeal to fans of Nick Cave, Ghoultown, and even Voltaire, with whom I believe they'd make an interesting bill.

Also in the realm of neo-folk with a dark twist, Spain's Sangre del Muerdago make their debut on the show this time, with a track from their classically-influenced new album, Deixademe Morrer no Bosque. If all this talk of dark folk has you concerned, though, never fear. The traditional goth rock sound of Sweden's Brotherhood returns to the show on this episode, with a cut from the duo's latest release, simply entitled The Dark EP.

Speaking of returns, we'll dip into a second track from The Gethsemane Option, the latest from from psychedelic darkwave masters The Legendary Pink Dots, who probably wouldn't mind sharing a bit of the ether with a newcomer to the show this time, in the form of Leila Abdul-Rauf, known for her work with such bands as Hammers of Misfortune and Amber Asylum. Her new album, Cold and Cloud, is a landscape of ethereal vocals and dark ambient textures, featuring artwork by  Tor Lundvall.

You'll hear all of that, PLUS:  Further French-Canadian dark metal selections from the latest Sombres Forêts and Monarque albums; The unintentional (but serendipitous) pairing of two cult Czech artists; A nod to Sytem Syn's attempt to crowd-fund some new music videos; several great finds from the vault; and much more...


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PLAYLIST
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, August 9th, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

David Galas - American Melancholy  [The Cataclysm, 2006]
Unto Ashes - The Turning  [Grave Blessings, 2005]
Chelsea Wolfe - We Hit a Wall  [Pain is Beauty, 2013]
Brotherhood - The Blood Runs Cold  [The Dark EP, 2013]
Lowlife - Permanent Sleep  [Permanent Sleep, 1986]
Nosferatu - Silver  [Wonderland, 2011]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song (remix)  [The Good Son, 1990]
Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots - My Second Salvation Army Choir  [Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots, 2013]
Leila Abdul-Rauf - Dance of the Pendulum  [Cold and Cloud, 2013]
Spectres - Passages  [Nothing to Nowhere, 2012]
In Loving Memory - Fading Away  [Collection, 2012]
The Mission - Deliverance  [Carved in Sand, 1990]
The Dead Souls - Hollow Days  [Ambition, 2011]
Death In June - Come Before Christ and Murder Love  [The World That Summer, 1986]
Cyanhide - Witch-Hunt  [Cairns, 1999]
Megaptera - Cog-Wheel Machinery  [The Curse of the Scarecrow, 1998]
System Syn - Abrasion Collar  [Premeditated, 2004]
Noir - My Dear  [My Dear (single), 2012]
The Legendary Pink Dots - A Stretch In Time  [The Gethsemane Option, 2013]
Velvet Acid Christ - Crushed  [Lust for Blood, 2006]
James Horner - Main Title/The Queen  ["Aliens: The Deluxe Edition" (soundtrack) 1986/2001]
Sombres Forêts - La Disparition  [La Mort du Soleil, 2013]
Monarque - Vigor Mortis  [Lys Noir, 2013]
Master's Hammer - Intro/Pád Modly  [Ritual, 1991]
Luboš Fišer - Confession  ["Valerie A Týden Divů" (soundtrack) 1970]
V:28 - Pattern of the Weak  [VioLution, 2007] 
Anima Morte - Funeral March  [Face the Sea of Darkness, 2007]
Sangre De Muerdago - Desterro  [Deixademe Morrer No Bosque, 2013]

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Having just visited NYC, Philly, and much of my home state of New Jersey, I come to this show armed with some brand new things, and many overdue acquisitions that I picked up along the way -- in addition to a fresh coat of love for that area of the country -- but that's another story, for another time.

Under the strange name of .com/kill, the two core members of Diary of Dreams, Adrian Hates and Gaun:A, have just released a self-titled album of slightly more experimental industrial/darkwave -- which, for all intents and purposes, is rather close in sound to a new Diary of Dreams album. Consider that a good thing, of course. Meanwhile, their erstwhile collaborators and tour-mates in Diorama have re-emerged with a new album called Even the Devil Doesn't Care, from which you'll hear a selection.

A pair of overdue 7-inches make their debut on the show this time. First, the unexpected collaboration of the one and only David Lynch and the stellar talent of Zola Jesus, as heard on the b-side of her single, In Your Nature. Then, the b-side of the Unsound EP, from Richmond, Virginia peace-punk/goth band Lost Tribe finally makes an appearance on the show.

This episode also highlights the re-issue of a pair of once-obscure and out-of-print collections from the darkest side. Akhkharu's Celebratum collects the group's 1995 and 1996 cassette releases of ritual dark ambient landscapes, while Finnish black metal act Sargeist's The Rebirth of a Cursed Existence compiles on CD all of the band's material that was previously available solely on vinyl, tape or compilation releases.

While we're in the dark metal portion of the show, you'll hear brand new music from Canada's Monarque, whose album Lys Noir should help take you back to the classic atmospheric black metal golden age of the '90s. You'll also get a taste of the latest album from Salem, Oregon's Hell, entitled Hell III, and another dose of of the new Summoning album, Old Mornings Dawn, because it's just that good.

You'll hear all of that, PLUS: Deeper cuts from the latest Bloody Dead and Sexy, Savages, and salvation AMP albums; some more overdue local music from Sky Burial on the verge of their last show in Nashville as a local band; More cool tour news from Velvet Acid Christ; some more obscurities pulled from the goth vault; and much more...


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Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

(each band name is also a website link)

"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, July 26th, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

Psomni [N] - Fear of Liquification  [Minimalism, 2002]
Cinema Strange - Finger Broken Branches  [The Astonished Eyes of Evening, 2001]
Zola Jesus - In Your Nature (David Lynch Remix)  [In Your Nature, 2012]
Gestalt - Deuxième Ombre  [Le Sommeil Du Singe, 1987] 
Sleepmask - Collusion  ["Darkness Before Dawn, Volume 3" (comp.) 2011]
salvation AMP - Iceflower  [Hidden Faces, 2013]
Bloody Dead and Sexy - One By One  [Bad Ambient, 2013]
The Wake - Burial (Partially Exhumed Mix)  [BLACKlist, 2008] 
Morgenstern - Looking Down a Hill  [Two Different Faces, 2005]
Lost Tribe - Listless Mind  [Unsound, 2012]
Siekiera - Nowa Aleksandria  [Nowa Aleksandria, 1986]
Belgrado - Those Times  [Belgrado, 2011]
Savages - Shut Up  [Silence Yourself, 2013]
Red Voice Choir - Plants  [A Thousand Reflections, 2007]
Jeniferever - Deception Pass  [Silesia, 2011]
Ozymandias - De Silence et de Pleurs  [Layla, 2001]
Diorama - Summit  [Even the Devil Doesn't Care, 2013]
Light Asylum - A Certain Person  [Light Asylum, 2012]
.com/kill - Das Blendwerk  [.com/kill, 2013]
Velvet Acid Christ - Mysteric  [Maldire, 2012]
Akhkharu - The World of the New Aeon: A Journey to the Still Center  [Celebratum, 2013]
Summoning - Evernight / Flammifer  [Old Mornings Dawn, 2013]
Hell - Decedre  [Hell III, 2012]
Sargeist - The Moon Growing Colder  [The Rebirth of a Cursed Existence, 2013]
Roque Baños - Exorcism (exc.)  ["Evil Dead" (soundtrack) 2013]
Monarque - La Quintessence du Mal  [Lys Noir, 2013]
James Bernard - An Impossible Choice  ["Taste the Blood of Dracula" (soundtrack) 1970]
Sky Burial [N] - Axis of the World  [Where Four Rivers Flow, 2012]

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This episode begins with a birthday nod to the Gothfather himself, Peter Murphy, who celebrated his 56th (if you can believe that) on the 11th. We then move into the pile of new music that has gathered since the last show, beginning with San Francisco's Lux Interna, whose latest expansion of dark americana/neo-folk, There is Light in the Body, There is Blood in the Sun, has just arrived on the Pesanta Urfolk label.

Meanwhile, in Virginia, Bella Morte has just released their first "Best Of" collection, courtesy of Metropolis Records (get it here). Unique to this collection is a brand new recording of one of their earliest compositions, "Evensong." This new version, which you'll hear on this episode, finds founding member Gopal Metro on bass, marking his first recording with the band since 2006's Bleed the Grey Sky Black. If that didn't make fans curious enough about his potential return to the fold, Gopal is set to play his first live show with the band in over 5 years on August 3rd. We'll see what the future holds...

In the industrial realm, you'll get a taste of the new Front Line Assembly album, Echogenetic, which seems to be dividing some fans over its use of dubstep sounds. I'll let you decide -- but before you figure that out, you'll be hit with another new track from Chiildren, taken from their The Other People album, which sees the band "fusing grim metal and droning electronics."

Speaking of grim metal, you'll hear two brand new atmospheric black metal releases from Sepulchral Recordings, both of which feature former members of Canada's Miserere Luminis. First up is Sombres Forêts, from their new album La Mort du Soleil, followed by a taste of the new Gris album, À l'Âme Enflammée, l'Äme Constellée… And, as if those aren't grim enough, you'll get another taste of Old Mornings Dawn, from Austria's legendary Tolkien-worshippers, Summoning.

In the dark ambient realm, you'll hear a premiere from Chile's Solifugae, taken from the oft-heard Kalpamantra collection, Apogee. And, closing the show this time, almost 14 minutes of brand new music from Finnish psychedelic folk-rock band, Hexvessel, taken from their new album Iron Marsh.

You'll hear all of that, PLUS: Deeper cuts from the latest Night Sins, The Bellwether Syndicate, The Twilight Garden, and Anasazi releases; Some post-birthday music from Fabio Frizzi that also coincides with a Nashville screening of the Fulci classic "Zombie;" Info about the upcoming tours from Die Sektor, Gary Numan, and The Cult; selections from the goth, post-punk, and deathrock vaults; and much more...


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, July 12th, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

Peter Murphy - The Prince and Old Lady Shade  [Ninth, 2011]
David Bowie - Crystal Japan  [Scary Monsters, 1980]
Lux Interna - Tongues  [There is Light in the Body, There is Blood in the Sun, 2013]
Ataraxia - Canzona  [Simphonia Sine Nomine, 1994]
Praise of Folly - Disillusioned  [Disillusioned, 1995]
Lycia - Nine Hours Later  [The Burning Circle and Then Dust, 1995]
The Twilight Garden - Fixation  [Hope, 2012]
Angels of Liberty - Monster In Me  [Monster In Me, 2011]
The Snake Corps - Seagull's Eye  [Smother Earth, 1990]
Solifugae - Hunger  [Apogee (comp.) 2013]
Death Cult - Gods Zoo  [Gods Zoo, 1983]
The Bellwether Syndicate - 101 Go  [The Night Watch EP, 2013]
Anåsazi - I Saw the Witch Cry  [I Saw the Witch Cry, 2012]
Bella Morte - Evensong (2012)  [The Best of Bella Morte, 2013]
Specimen - Hex  [Sharp Teeth, 1985]
Night Sins - Wild Eyes  [New Grave, 2012]
Radio Spot: "Zombie" (1979)
Fabio Frizzi - Main Title  ["Zombie" (soundtrack) 1979]
Haujobb - Lost  [New World March, 2011]
Die Sektor - In His Mercy, All Will Perish  [Applied Structure in a Void, 2011]
Gary Numan - The Fall  [Dead Son Rising, 2011]
Front Line Assembly - Ghosts  [Echogenetic, 2013]
Chiildren - Girl in the Dirt  [The Other People, 2012]
Treha Sektori - Vorah Esyeh Konteriah  [Endessiah, 2012]
Sombres Forêts - Étrangleurs de Soleils  [La Mort du Soleil, 2013]
Gris - Igneus  [À l'Âme Enflammée, l'Äme Constellée…, 2013]
Riz Ortolani - (untitled) ["Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye" (soundtrack) 1973] 
Abigor - Eclipse My Heart, Crown Me King  [Supreme Immortal Art, 1998]
Summoning - The White Tower  [Old Mornings Dawn, 2013]
Philippe D'Aram - L’Interieur Des Ecuries  ["The B-Music Of Jean Rollin" ("Fascination," 1979)]
Hexvessel - Masks of the Universe  [Iron Marsh, 2013]

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New club night in Nashville: Fascination Street

For those in the Nashville area (or those willing to travel), this Saturday night (July 6th) brings the first edition of my brand new dance/club event, Fascination Street. The focus for this night is on current and classic permutations of post-punk, deathrock, darkwave, and traditional goth music. The goal is to bridge the gap between the sounds that the goth scene was built on, and the bands that have picked up that torch, run with it, or used its fire to expand our horizons ever since.

For listeners of "Out ov the Coffin," you can expect a mix of music not unlike the first hour or so of each podcast, choosing the songs that make people move, but without getting into the techno/ebm/trance realm. For those who want a deeper explanation, or some examples, check out some of the songs and requests that we and others have been posting on the Event Page, or the longer explanation of the idea behind the event on the Facebook Page.

FASCINATION STREET
w/ DJs Ichabod and Baron von Birk

Saturday, July 6th, 2013
The East Room
2412 Gallatin Ave.
Nashville, TN  37206

9pm - 3am. 18+up. Free admission before 10pm, $5 after 10pm.
https://www.facebook.com/fascinationstreetnashville
https://www.facebook.com/events/458995817518162/

Feel free to post your requests!

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AND: For those who want more industrial/ebm/electro in their dance mix, never fear! +SALVATION+ will be back on August 3rd, with the full, classic DJ line-up (Jimmy, Ichabod, Assimilat, Nephilim, AND Reaver) mixing in all sorts of sounds!

PODCAST: June 28th, 2013

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It's always good news when The Legendary Pink Dots come out with a new album, and this show begins with the first track from The Gethsemane Option, which has just been released on Metropolis Records. The band will hit the road this Fall in the US and beyond. You can see the tour dates here.

It's a busy time for the current post-punk and modern goth scene. This show features a short list of new entries from all corners of the globe and the genre. Germany leads the charge this time, first with a second dose of the new Bloody Dead and Sexy album, Bad Ambient, then with the premiere of fellow Germans salvation AMP. Their new album Hidden Faces can be investigated further here.

Meanwhile, in Belgium, KTAOABC (aka Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat) has been releasing free recordings of cover songs they've captured at recent shows. The first was a SWANS cover -- and the second? A Virgin Prunes classic that you'll hear on this show. Making an overdue premiere on this episode is Portland, Oregon's Dead Cult, whose cassette release Surviving in a Dying World came out last year, but finally makes its debut here and now.

Speaking of a busy season for the modern post-punk, deathrock, darkwave, and traditional goth scene, I spend a few minutes on this episode talking about my new club night, Fascination Street, which starts on Saturday, July 6th @ The East Room in Nashville, TN. My apologies to those far from the area, but I'm more than a little excited. For those who may wish to attend, here's the event page, with all the details.

Back to the new music, London's White Lies have emerged with one of the catchiest singles I've heard in a long while, acting as free teaser for their upcoming album, Big TV. Fellow Londoners AlterRed return with with their latest electro-cabaret cocktail, The Time It Takes to Smile, which closes a conceptual trilogy of albums. Learn more here.

Also in the electronic/industrial realm, you'll hear a bonus new b-side from Snog, followed by a look at early industrial and EBM, inspired by the release of ThouShaltNot vocalist/composer S. Alexander Reed's new book, "Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music." Pick that up here, and check out this in-depth interview he did about it on NPR.

On the heavier end of the spectrum, the long-awaited new album from Austria's Summoning has been unleashed. The once-again Tolkien-obsessed subject matter and epic-scale fantasy black metal are in top shape on Old Mornings Dawn. Get it in several varieties here. And while you're thinking in epic terms, you'll also hear a taste of Hans Zimmer's sweeping score to the newly released "Man of Steel" film.

You'll hear all of that, PLUS: Dragon*Con 2013 updates about the Cabal Cut of "Nightbreed" and "The Return of the Living Dead" star Linnea Quigley; a classic '90s dark/black metal retrospective, and several deathrock/post-punk selections from the vault, along with trivia, tour news, and much more...


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PLAYLIST
Format: Band Name - Song Title [Album Title, Year]

(each band name is also a website link)

"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, June 28th, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

The Legendary Pink Dots - A Star Is Born  [The Gethsemane Option, 2013]
Hans Zimmer - Are You Listening, Clark?/General Zod  ["Man of Steel" (soundtrack) 2013]
Bloody Dead and Sexy - Plastic Night Sky (feat. Gitane Demone)  [Bad Ambient, 2013]
Spectres - Between Two Lines  [Nothing to Nowhere, 2012]
salvation AMP - Pandorum  [Hidden Faces, 2013]
Mighty Sphincter - Secret Ceremony  [In the Kingdom of Heaven, 1987]
Lowlife - Coward's Way  [Permanent Sleep, 1986]
New Order - Doubts Even Here  [Movement, 1981]
The Cure - Fascination Street  [Disintegration, 1989]
SSQ - Trash's Theme  ["The Return of the Living Dead" (soundtrack) 1985]
Chants of Maldoror - Wounded Canvas  [Every Mask Tells the Truth, 2005]
KTAOABC - Caucasian Walk (live)  [digital single, 2013]
Dead Cult - Witch Hunt  [Surviving In A Dying World, 2012]
The Empire Hideous - Hereafter  [Victim Destroys Assailant  [1998]
Ulterior - Skydancing  [The Bleach Room, 2012]
White Lies - Getting Even  [Big TV, 2013]
Snog - The Gods of Carnage  [Adolph's Library, 2013]
AlterRed - Red and Black Coins  [The Time It Takes to Smile, 2013]
ThouShaltNot - Come a Time  [The White Beyond, 2003]
Skinny Puppy - The Choke  [Bites, 1984]
X-Marks the Pedwalk - Abattoir (Extended)  [Abattoir, 1995]
Laibach - Die Liebe (live)  [Neu Konservatiw, 1985/2003]
Einstuerzende Neubauten - Feurio!  [Haus Der Luege, 1989]
Danny Elfman - Baphomet's Chamber  ["Nightbreed" (soundtrack) 1990]
Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn  [Old Mornings Dawn, 2013]
Primordial - Journey's End  [A Journey's End, 1998]
Impaled Nazarene - Blood Is Thicker Than Water  [Suomi Finland Perkele, 1994]
Mörk Gryning - Tusen År Har Gått  [Tusen År Har Gått, 1995]
Pensées Nocturnes - Paria  [Grotesque, 2010]
Sky of Yuggoth - Transmissions from the Cthonic Depths  [Transmissions from the Cthonic Depths, 2006]
Nagelfar - Kapitel Ein, Der Fruhling  [Srontgorrth, 1999]

KEY:

[N] = Nashville artist
(exc.) = excerpt
^RQ^ = requested

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PODCAST: June 14th, 2013

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This episode kicks off with a brand new track from Germany's Bloody Dead and Sexy, whose experiments in deathrock and modern goth rock are among the best currently circulating, so new music from them is the sort of news that is always good. Their latest album is entitled Bad Ambient, and you can find out more about it here.

A band with quite the buzz behind them right now is London's Savages, who have quickly jumped into the international spotlight with their catchy-yet-confrontational post-punk sound. They've already landed tour slots with Portishead in Europe, and Queens of the Stone Age in the US, and to get you ready to see them, you'll hear a selection from their new album Silence Yourself.

Quite by accident, this episode brings in a trio of debuts from Los Angeles bands. First up is the indie post-punk of Cold Showers, with a taste of their latest Love & Regret album, which has now been followed by a brand new single. The already-noteworthy Bestial Mouths have released a single from their forthcoming self-titled album that sees the band pushing the boundaries of their deathwave combination of synths, deathrock, and unlit noise.

In the industrial realm, you'll find the third of the L.A. acts that are new to this episode, in the form of Chiildren (yes, that's the correct spelling), whose fusion of industrial, noise, and harsh metal sounds has been catching people off guard on their latest EP, The Other People. While we're in the realms of dark industrial tones, you'll get another slice of Kalpamantra's new Apogee compilation (get it free right here), in the form of Nam-Khar.

On the way out, you'll get to be the judge of the controversial, yet also widely praised, new single from San Francisco's Deafheaven. With all the questions about whether a band from a black metal background is allowed to name their album Sunbather, or have a bright pink cover, or incorporate sounds that are on the uplifting side, one might get distracted from whether or not it actually sounds good -- so I'll let you check it out and see.

You'll hear all of that, PLUS: Another accidental trilogy, in the form of '70s/'80s horror-prog; a look back at Lycia's monumental Cold album to celebrate its much-anticipated release on vinyl; a third trilogy, in the form of three epic-length doom songs (because: 3 of everything!); several rarities and b-sides from the post-punk/deathrock vault; and much more...


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"Out ov the Coffin" w/ Ichabod

Show date: Friday, June 14th, 2013

Opening Theme:
Elliot Goldenthal - Libera Me [from "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack), 1994]

Bloody Dead and Sexy - Baby Moon  [Bad Ambient, 2013]
The Valerie Project - A Final Letter/Death and Rebirth  [The Valerie Project, 2007]
Lycia - Colder  [Cold, 1996]
Tearwave - Lotus Flower  [Tearwave, 2007]
The Tear Garden - Crying From Outside  [To Be An Angel Blind, The Crippled Soul Divide, 1996]
Mephisto Walz - Alle In Asche 2005 (Strobemerged)  ["New Dark Age, vol. 3" (comp.) 2005]
The Cure - A Foolish Arrangement  [A Letter to Elise (single) 1992]
Death In June - Fields  [Burial, 1984]
Goblin - Flashing  ["Tenebrae" (soundtrack) 1982]
Savages - She Will  [Silence Yourself, 2013]
Vex - It's No Crime  [Sanctuary, 1984]
Gene Loves Jezebel - Pop Tarantula  [Promise, 1983]
Cold Showers - Seminary  [Love & Regret, 2012]
Madre del Vizio - Il Mio Viaggio  [Antonomasia, 2005]
Bestial Mouths - Earth  [Bestial Mouths, 2013]
Nam-Khar - Paradoxum  [Apogee, 2013]
Will - Summoning  [Pearl of Great Price, 1991]
Ministry - Scarecrow  [ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ (Psalm 69), 1992]
Ulver - It Is Not Sound  [Blood Inside, 2005]
Chiildren - My Gods  [The Other People, 2012]
Jacula - Praesentia Domini  [Tardo Pede In Magiam Versus, 1972]
My Dying Bride - The Return of Beauty  [As the Flower Withers, 1992]
Mournful Congregation - The Catechism of Depression  [The Book of Kings, 2011]
Warning - Watching From A Distance  [Watching From A Distance, 2008]
Tangerine Dream - Mae Comes Back/Mae's Transformation  ["Near Dark" (soundtrack) 1987]
Deafheaven - Dream House  [Sunbather, 2013]

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