Articles

by soundsandshadows (Ken Magerman) on 24. September 2020

Two things that give me hope in these dark times are my cats and live music. One of those has been painfully taken away from me. That's why this weekend means so much. The sheer amount of amazing bands and DJ's here is mind boggling. I think it really goes a long way towards how much our tiny furry gods mean to us. I'm going to try and touch briefly on a lot of what will be featured, but there is just so much. So I will start with the bands […]

by soundsandshadows (Ken Magerman) on 18. September 2020

Finally a new slew of darklings is raising that torch and producing the next wave of goth rock. I think it is key that these are bands who came up listening to the post synthesis goth and found their way back to the root. It gets me excited for the future.

by soundsandshadows (Ken Magerman) on 4. September 2020

Today is the day when Bandcamp (The one music streaming and distribution company that seems to care an iota for musician’s) waives it’s fees and gives everything spent, to those making the music. It’s been a tough few months in particular and I am in the middle of Sotember (The month each year where I

by soundsandshadows (Ken Magerman) on 21. August 2020

Lately I have really been immersed in music that takes me somewhere. A picture of sound that swirls and shakes me. Something where I don’t focus on the words or melody but drown myself in the image from 1000 miles away. Trying to see it all. Here is some of what is taking me there.

by soundsandshadows (Ken Magerman) on 16. August 2020

So this last two weeks has been hard. I’ve had some personal tragedy that has made it hard to write. The work we do is important, and great music is being made. So I will try to fight through that and give some impressions of what i am currently listening to. Night Nail – (FTL)