8.3
Vlimmer and Visitor Center Reviewed
January 4, 2026
Vlimmer – Sommergesicht
If you’ve grown up in a city, no matter how large, practically devoid of modern culture, you rejoice the first time that a club playing goth-rock and post-punk opens up, and you even allow yourself to be optimistic the moment the said club…
"Friday I’m in Love" Meaning by The Cure Explained
June 18, 2025
The Cure had already acquired a reputation as the premier pusher of doom-laden gothic-rock, and its mournful albums were the stuff of legends. But then “Friday I’m in Love” gifted Robert Smith a hit the size of which nobody could have anticipated. It is one…
Vision Video and Silver Dust Reviewed
July 28, 2024
Vision Video – Balaclava Kiss
I am sorry to say, but the gruesome, terrible events of the past have not scared us off repeating them. People are drawn to power, to violence, to doing nasty things to one another. Because of this, sadly, extreme right-wing or…
Breezy the band and Parallel Reviewed
July 5, 2024
Breezy the band – Telemaster
If you live in a smallish city or in one that is reduced to being a cultural wasteland, you should look after some artists, as they were albino tigers. Make sure that they are careful crossing the road, careful with what they eat, and…
Mayflower Madame and closebye Reviewed
July 1, 2024
Mayflower Madame – Paint It All in Blue
Music is a great way to focus on things and pinpoint problems. It doesn’t even matter when the things being put into focus are terrible, saddening, or grotesque. In fact, it helps. Life happens to be much less predictable…
Long Distances and Nicole Marxen Reviewed
June 16, 2024
Long Distances – Lovesong for an Apocalypse
Can you imagine how much work must go into fashioning a world-class athlete? Think about all of the hours of training, visualization, and mental strengthening. And is that not just something that the athlete has to do?
Sunset & Plankton and King Whisker Reviewed
June 11, 2024
Sunset & Plankton – Smoked Eyes
New blood is vital for every music genre’s survival. Art movements are just like vampires. They must constantly be stimulated by youthful bodies willing to give themselves. In this case, it is a cause for which hopeful artists…
Aura Bora – Sour Skittles
Similar artists: Cub, Tiger Trap, Charly Bliss, Chumped, Martha
Genre: Punk, Pop Punk
Bands nowadays tend to resemble a bride dressed all in white that’s been forced to walk all the way to the supermarket after a rain storm.
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys and Pamphlets Reviewed
April 13, 2024
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys – The Whale Song
Similar artists: Jungstötter, Hendrik Otremba, PJ Harvey, A.A. Williams, Emma Ruth Rundle
Genre: Gothic / Dark Wave, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Has the world ever truly needed poetry or their words? Yes!