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cumgirl8 - the 8th cumming / 4AD Records (2024)

cumgirl8 – the 8th cumming (Album Review)

Cristina BarcoCristina BarcoOctober 3, 2024

Have you ever scratched a rash until it bled? That is what listening to cumgirl8 feels like; a Post-Punk Industrial Gothic group sure to send you through a teenage temper tantrum vortex. Members, Veronika Vilim (guitar), Chase Lombardo (drums), Lida Fox (bass), and Avishag Rodrigues ... Read More

COIN – I’m Not Afraid of Music Anymore (Album Review)

Scout HinsonScout HinsonSeptember 22, 2024

Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, but breaking the mold of Country music expectations of the capital city, Indie-Pop / Alt-Rock band COIN has released their new album I’m Not Afraid of Music Anymore. Released on September 13, 2024, through 10K Projects (under Warner Music Group), their sixth overall ... Read More

Kat Von D – My Side of the Mountain (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeSeptember 15, 2024

While most may recognize the name Kat Von D as a famed tattooist, turned television celebrity thanks to interest in TLC series LA Ink, there is still much more to her artistry. Becoming well-known during LA Ink’s four season run (2007-11), in that time she was seen tattooing ... Read More

Howard Jones – Live At The 02 (Live Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockAugust 12, 2024

Keeping things interesting over forty years is never easy in any line of work, let alone anything in a creative capacity. Matters can get monotonous, inspiration can be lost, and overall, you can get tired physically and emotionally. Fortunately, the chart-topping and multi-platinum selling Howard ... Read More

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

CrypticRockCrypticRockAugust 2, 2024

It is seldom any direction one travels is going to lead them toward an initially intended destination. Some of us may have aspirations to go one way, but then something else takes down a completely different path. A prime example of this is the musical ... Read More

Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 25, 2024

Billy Idol has been a fixture in the Rock-n-Roll world for nearly fifty years now. Initially a part of the impactful London Punk Rock scene that emerged during the ‘70s, he led the band Generation X with a distinctive presence that stood out. Leaving a ... Read More

New Wave

cumgirl8 – the 8th cumming (Album Review)

COIN – I’m Not Afraid of Music Anymore (Album Review)

Kat Von D – My Side of the Mountain (Album Review)

Howard Jones – Live At The 02 (Live Album Review)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition Review)

cumgirl8 – the 8th cumming (Album Review)

COIN – I’m Not Afraid of Music Anymore (Album Review)

Kat Von D – My Side of the Mountain (Album Review)

Howard Jones – Live At The 02 (Live Album Review)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition Review)

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Horror Show (1989)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Gothic (1987)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Developing Artist Showcase – Niina Soleil

Interview – Madeleine McGraw & Violet McGraw

Interview – Maria Canals-Barrera

Interview – Aaron Stainthorpe of High Parasite & My Dying Bride

Poppy – Negative Spaces (Album Review)

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

Empire of the Ants (Blu-ray Review)