A year late and still completely relevant.  Though it has been almost a full year since there has been activity on this site beyond H.M. Garber’s wonderful reviews, the site is not dead.  Sadly, it has felt like there has been very little new and worthwhile to discuss in the community.  It happens.  However, there is a group that bears due mention, Tearwave.  All due praise to Projekt records, they have found a winner in this group.

Dreampop and wonderment, Tearwave delivers 45 minutes of delight for the darkened soul.  Offering up the best ethereal soundscapes that any group has presented in a decade, Tearwave should be on the shelf of any Goth that has ever enjoyed anything that Projekt has released.  The instrumental work is cold, dreamy and distant.  The vocals are heavenly and blend perfectly with the sonic presentation.  Rather than being a leading element, the vocals simply become another instrument to create textures that capture the imagination and lure the listener in.  Let us all give a tip of the hat to Sam Rosenthalfor his find.  This is the yardstick that all new ethereal and dreampop will  be measured against.

First the positive:

The new Nine Inch Nails album is out. That’s right, the second one THIS YEAR! Not only did he put out a full 2-disk, 4-volume instrumental album, but he also put out another album called The Slip. Not only is it the second album out this year, but he is GIVING IT AWAY! No, not like Ghosts where you could download Ghosts I and then purchase Ghosts II-IV, but, rather, the FULL FLIPPING ALBUM. He does state that there will be a CD pressed later which can be purchased, but you can get the whole album, including album art, for free! Personally, one of my favorite things about actually buying the album is that you get album art. I just like that kind of stuff. I would buy records if I had a turntable. Full Story »

The Spike scream awards were filmed, as many shows are, a few days before they are actually to be aired.  This means that on October 18, in Los Angeles you had a whole crowd of people in Los Angeles, CA waiting to see horror’s best.  From top to bottom this was a failed event.  The organization was poor and the confusion level was high.  People were left standing around feeling foolish.  The locations that people were to assmble at in order to be allowed in were obscure and the people running the event were clueless.  The treatment of anyone with a special need was atrocious and the behavior of the staff was worse.  Lies and misdirection were par for the course.  The presentations were ho-hum and many of the presenters offered a fake sort of enthusiasm that would be expected of amateurs. Full Story »