Cemetery Confessions: A Goth Talk Podcast

Prepare your batholes, the Gothquisition has returned to judge the internet for its sins! YouTubers named and shamed, Rebels Market put on blast and all your favorite icons cut down to size. The Inquisitors also compete to decide who knows the most about true cvlt goth music! Goth Points are earned and lost, pastel goths are tarred and feathered, and gatekeepers are put back on the pedestal. Grab your parasols; the shit is about to hit ye olde fan! Our Gothquisitioners are as follows: (in order of photo) Zakkarrii, Master Seamstress Andi, Royal Scribe Count, Grand Inquisitioner Dani, Royal Minstrel Jez, Supreme Persecutor of Heretics Michelle, Queen Joe, Court Jester and Bridge Troll Introductions Roast of Avelina de Moray Being Goth is More than a Teenage Phase 10:04 Song Break: 28:35 NU:N - It's a Goth Revolution (Sacrosanct Mix) Roast of Voltaire 5 Things Wrong with Goth Culture Right Now 40:00 Song Break: 1:04:20 You’ve Been Goth BLOCKED Roast of Jake Munro Goth Quiz 1:11:42 Song Break: 1:38:00 You’l

This episode we are reviewing the claims in Karl Spracklen’s new book: The Evolution of Goth Culture: The Origins and Deeds of the New Goths. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! References: Inside Subculture: The Postmodern Meaning of Style Nightclubbing: Planet X and Liverpool’s Post-Punk Era Our Interview with William Faith and Scary Lady Sara 4EA Paradigm Making Sense of Autopoietic Enactive Embodiment Pragmatism and Embodied Cognitive Science Symmetric Anthropology  

On this episode we are exploring the music, fashion, and drama of modern goth. We’ll be delving into anxieties around babybats, the newly popular synth/wave goth music, the divergence of fashion from the music, the relevance of transgression and a lot more about the lived experiences of the modern goth. Our guest this month is Bianca Xunise! You can read about her journey as a black goth, read her interview with Bauhaus, and her comic about why music should be political! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! What’s Old is New Again: The Hipster Goth Revival: -Hipster Goth 10:30 -Genre Classification and the 80’s 12:45 -Is Goth Music Still Diverse? 25:20 -Elitism vs Poseurs 31:00 -More on Music Variety 40:00 -Babybats and the Internet 48:30 -The Dichotomy of Music and Aesthetic 58:25 -80’s Goth Wasn’t Just About Music -Music and Fashion EP 67 -Is Goth a Counter-Culture 1:05:20 Album Review: 1:21:55 The Coventry - Deep Detachment Sinister Suggestions: 1:32:00 -Padkarsoda -Spelllin

Our guest this month is Daphne Coriz! We chat about her personal development within the goth scene and how her heritage, tribe and living on the rez has impacted that identity. We also respond to a video by Social Repose claiming that non-natives have a right to wear war bonnets as costume. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! How did you become goth? 1:22 What interests you about modeling? 11:50 Activism and what the goth scene can do 19:20 Social Repose and cultural appropriation 30:45 Further Reading: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience https://youtu.be/Mm7Hfp0IEbY https://youtu.be/lqCYfTeP1_w

Esotericism and mysticism have always been high on the list, right next to atheism, when it comes to the religious views of goths. On this episode we take a look at the long maligned and oft pejoratively goth associated, Satanism. We’ll be speaking with members of the Satanic coven Satanhaus about their link to goth, their beliefs, their practices and their philosophy. Our guests this episode are Evyn and Thom of Satanhaus! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Recommendations from Lucifer: -Satanic Feminism -Children of Lucifer -The Last Testament of Anton LaVey *Boyd Rice is an Asshole -The Satanic Bible 50th Edition

This month we are talking about death with our guest Bess Lovejoy, author of the book Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses.  As the season changes, we turn our thoughts to death and decay. Where does mortality fit into our modern lives, what can we learn from the ways we’ve treated the dead in the past, and how can we prepare ourselves for our own demise. All this and more with author Bess Lovejoy.  

Are goths just normal people in spooky clothing? Do we care too much about old music? Has deathrock become too much of a stereotype to have anything to say? We are exploring these questions and having a good old fashioned goth chat. We’ll also review the new album from Dune Messiah, share our Sinister Suggestions and more! Our guests this month are Andi and Michelle! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Do we care too much about old music? 2:50 Are we just normal people in spooky clothing? 27:20 Is deathrock too stereotypical? 1:08:00 The Goth Utopia 1:11:45 Album Review: 1:37:40 Dune Messiah - Moments of Bliss Sinister Suggestions: 1:51:20 -Larkin Poe -Thorns Clothing -Circe -Kristen Sollee -Goth Symposium

Living with a disability or chronic illness may seem foreign to the able bodied, yet there are many goths within our community who exist with these conditions every day, and that can drastically change the way they interact with the scene. On this episode we’ll explore the process of coming to terms with a disability and how that impacts the ability to be part of goth culture. Our guests are Michelle, Tanya, Helen, Amy, and Carolin! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! When did you become goth? 2:07 What was the process of diagnosis? 15:40 How does this impact your involvement within goth 51:08  

For those of a certain vintage, we remember when discussions about corp goth exploded into the scene, the questions about how one maintains an air of youthful rebellion without selling out to a puritanical business culture, and how one might retain their identity in a culture that extrapolates morality and work ethic from appearance. A fashion and ideology was developed and debated among goths pursuing long term careers that didn’t involve making music or ghost hunting. Today though the corp goth style and the discussion that came along with it seem to have all but vanished, we’re going to be talking about why that might be, recount our own experiences in the corporate world and share advice for those getting into or already employed at large companies.  Our guests this week are Cadaver Kelly and Jonathan! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Entering the Work Force 7:42 Job Interviews 22:45 Retaining Identity and Fighting for Inclusivity 36:08 The Rise and Fall of Corp Goth 1:09:

This week we feature an important piece of 90's goth culture, Carpe Noctem Magazine. We sit down with Thom, co-founder of Carpe Noctem, to talk about his experience with Zine publication, horror culture, and forging a way forward in today's crowded media field.  You can find all of Thom's work on his website.  You can get the Carpe Noctem Interviews here: Vol 1 Vol 2 Vol 3 If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!

This week we are taking a look at runway fashion and commodification. We are going to discuss how goth aesthetics have been used on the runway and in high fashion and whether or not a postmodernist view of style and culture is the reason for this. We are also reviewing the new album from Sólveig Matthildur and more! Our guest this month is CC! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! News: 4:00 -Why Goth Fashion is Condemned to be a Fashion Inspiration Album Review: 1:24:00 -Constantly in Love - Sólveig Matthildur Sinister Suggestions: 1:36:15 -Goth Soaps and more at Seifenhexe -Kerli -Art, Sex, Music -PENSEES NOCTURNES - Grand Guignol Orchestra

This month we sit down with DJ Mistress McCutchan and DJ Batty von Bats of the Cat vs Bat podcast! In true goth style, we kick back with a few drinks and air our opinions about all aspects of the scene. Scene drama, DJ ethics, identity in the “real world”, philosophy, politics and more. So grab your favorite libation, have a seat with us and enjoy!

Our guest this month is fashion artist, DJ/promoter for Torture Garden, Slimlight, and Monster Queen and curator Parma Ham.   If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon!   Fluidity of Culture 5:45 Gender in Goth 14:15 Fashion in Extremity 40:15 Goth and the Internet 49:00 Album Review: 1:02:45 Second Still Sinister Suggestions: 1:15:00 -Delusions of Gender -The Left Hand of Darkness -ContraPoints: What is Gender -ContraPoints: Pronouns -Judith Butler -Special Interest -Ganser

This month we are continuing our special series of expert panels as we take deep dives into latent issues and hot topics within the community, We previously discussed whether or not goth was political and explored the deeply ingrained misogyny of industrial, and this week we are exploring the intersectionality and experiences of people of color. Whether goth or not, in America we live in a culture built on colonization, white washing and imperialism. The stories around which our culture connects are white, our histories are littered with appropriation of indigenous practices and our present is full of tacit ignorance about the ways this continues to reinforce the pain and inequality for people of color in our communities. Oppressed groups like black women have a barrier to self actualization that privileged groups who benefit from a history of imperial patriarchy do not. For as much lip service we give to goths being othered, discriminated against and bullied out of society, the face of our scene is still ve

This week we chat with Gopal Metro, co founder of Bella Morte, Gild the Mourn, Brighter Fires, and his current project Metro Pirate Radio. We spend some time discussing his history as a musician and goth with elitism and gatekeeping and debate whether or not it has a place in the scene. We also tell some personal stories of struggling with depression and suicidal ideation, and how that relates to goth culture. You can get music from Gopal and support his projects by visiting his patreon page. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Introduction to Gopal 2:40 Elitism 15:40 Depression 49:50 Album Review: 1:21:25 Ausencia - Lust Era Sinister Suggestions: 1:31:40 -Evi Vine -The Ire -Love / Death / Robots -Beat Saber -Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality -Nytt Land

This month we are talking about dance! Why does it matter, how does it look for goths vs everyone else, where does it fit within the identity of goth culture, and does it empower bodily agency or do we still have issues within the community. We are also reviewing the new album from Tomb of Love, sinister suggestions and more! Our guest this month is Hayley who’s music project Vellocinate you can find here! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Introduction and Local Scene Chat Creating Goth Worlds Through Dance: 12:43 -The Importance of Dance to Goth Expression -Ritual -Bodily Autonomy CoalCandy’s video Album Review: 1:35:00 Tomb of Love - A Permanent Reminder of Our Failure Sinister Suggestions: 1:51:00 It’s For Us Neon Tzigane Black Dresses Fires Neu! Can Amon Düül

Cover photo by Laura Whittaker Our guest this month is Jenevive, a model and philosophy student, who discusses the work she’s done looking at Japanese culture, history and philosophy as exemplified by the Geisha and Painful Art, along with their relation to modern day goth and Gothic Literature. We talk pop culture, post-punk, Japanese history and philosophy, the relationship of America to Japanese art and a lot more!

This week we will be discussing class boundaries in their relationship to scene participation, whether or not you need to spend money to be goth, what internal and external values reinforce class distinctions, how we gain respect in the subculture, fashion, subversion and more! We’ll also be hearing about the scene in Tampa, reviewing the new album from Kaelan Mikla and a lot more. Our guests this month are DJ Maus who you can find at Obscura Undead on Facebook and Instagram and DJ Azy also from Obscura Undead If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Tampa Goths and the Rebirth of a Scene 10:00 -Fight at the Bauhaus show Goth Class 28:08 -Sweeny Deville’s Video -The Problem with Goth Fast Fashion -Goth is not Killstar -David Muggleton’s Inside Subculture Album Review 1:54:00 Kaelan Mikla - Nótt eftir nótt Sinister Suggestions 2:14:35-Otzi -Blogiemilczenie -Polyverso -The Ire-Hedningarna -Vedergällningen Outtakes

This week we chat with Sam Rosenthal of Black Tape for a Blue Girl and Projekt Records about his perspective on the scene during the 90’s, the state of the music industry, his philosophy on the meaning of life and a lot more! Check out his Patreon page here!

For today’s episode, we are going to give our post-mortem on the goth scene in 2018. We’ll also be discussing where we stand on the proposition of defining goth including the major contentions and schools of thought around that issue. We’ll review the new album from Ghostland  offer our sinister suggestions and more! You can get the Cemetery Confessions Shirt HERE! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Our 2018 in Goth Wrap-up News: 16:56 The Neverending Goth Debate Can you be goth without music? 22:01 Explaining the Definition of goth: 38:09 1. An appreciation of goth music 2. Aesthetic deviance that aligns with the sartorial idioms of goth. 3. Embracing darkness (manifest as an appreciation of the macabre, Gothic literature, finding beauty in the uncanny and abnormal, etc) 4. An active pursuit of incorporating these ideologies, material objects, and rituals into substantive, communal interaction. (lifestyle curation) Is goth singular or multi-factoral? 52:47 How does The Gothic f