http://www.midnightcalling.com Goth Deathrock Punk Psychobilly Ezine Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:02:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings and Dark Salutations! I'd like to apologize for my lack of new material lately.  After a year of  sending out resumes and interviewing, i was offered a job near Raleigh, NC.   It came rather suddenly, and the past few weeks have been very hectic.   I will be moving this week.   ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/11/editors-message/ Mauerbercher is a music collective headed by Rane Knudsen. Characterized as medieval/electro/world, Knudsen’s music encompasses world music, neo-folk, and neo-medieval, all of which are represented on “Wilderness”, and more. Whenever I see the term “neo-medieval”, I have feelings of intense trepidation, bordering on impending doom. With Mauerbercher, this was thankfully ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/09/mauerbrercher-wilderness/ Niyaz calls their music a “21st Century global trance tradition” and others have called them a “fusion of eastern and western musical styles”. Neither description really does this CD justice. Nine Heavens is a seamless blend of medieval Persian mystical and South Asian poetry and western rhythms and electronics. ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/09/niyaz-%e2%80%93-nine-heavens/ The 13th Annual South Florida Tattoo Expo, held Aug 16-18 at the Deerfield Beach Hilton Aug 16-18 2008, featured over 80 tattoo artists, vendors, bands, suspension shows, and a car show. We attended the 11th Annual expo and had a blast, so we were looking forward to the 13th. However, ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/08/the-13th-annual-south-florida-tattoo-expo/ This (lengthy) article is in response to Douglas Haddow's article, "Hipster Culture: The Dead End of Western Civilization," which can be found here: http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html Hats off to Douglas Haddow.  His recent article on hipster culture pretty concisely sums up the reason why most people hate them.  Hipsters summarily piss all over everything ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/08/hipster-culture-the-dead-end-for-independent-music/ Well now, here is something!  While the rest of the world is busy learning the steampunk aesthetic, the Unextraodinary Gentlemen stand out as one of the few bands not content to merely dress in worn-out Victorian garb, but actually make a sound of things. 5 Tales From God-Only-Knows starts off ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/unextraordinary-gentlemen-5-tales-from-god-only-knows/ Hick'ry Hawkins tears up the stage! Billie of the Bo-Stevens The Bo-Stevens Rawk! The Lords of the Highway:  Attack of the Killer Bass! Samantha and Bunny http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/heavy-rebel-weekender-08-in-pictures/ MC: What has GLBD been up to lately? phillip: "Well, just recording but it is finally coming to an end and re-issue of the first CD will begin print next month with 3 new tracks that we are excited about. The release will follow up with a video, an official site, ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/girl-loves-dead-boys/ Despite working on independent movie soundtracks and even a collaboration with Death In June's Douglas P., Thomas Nöla et Son has remained one of the criminally neglected bands of this decade.  If you are not familiar with Thomas Nöla et Son Orchestre's work, I recommend picking up their albums "So ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/thomas-nla-et-son-orchestre-songs-for-children-vol-1/ The Heavy Rebel Weekender 2008 was held in the fabulous Millennium Center in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. This was the 5th consecutive HRW I have attended. Unlike some festivals, I enjoyed this one just as much as the first. Due to other commitments, we could only attend ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/the-heavy-rebel-weekender-2008/ A worthy successor to “Can’t Never Could”, “A Little More Road” features the current lineup with Billie Feather on the double bass. The Bo-Stevens explores their old-time country roots even further, with 14 great original songs. Ranging from rousing honky-tonk numbers like “Honky-tonk Saturday Night” and “I Need A Drink” ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/the-bo-stevens-a-little-more-road/ Hick’ry Hawkins: Unleashed After catching Hick’ry Hawkins live at The Heavy Rebel Weekender, I simply had to have this CD. Hawkins can throw down some of the most rawkin’ Country Honk you’ll ever hear. Nothing on CMT compares to this! “Unleashed” captures the energy of his shows, with 16 ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/hickry-hawkins-unleashed/ Carolina Rockabilly, Vol. 1 I stumbled across this Cd at the Heavy Rebel Weekender, and I was glad I did. This is a compilation featuring some of best Rockabilly bands of the Carolinas. There are tracks including a bonus cowpunk song. Some of my favorites are “”Put me in My ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/carolina-rockabilly-vol-1/ Brian Setzer is one of the central figures of both the Rockabilly and Swing revivals. The Stray Cats brought Rockabilly into the modern mainstream; and the Brian Setzer Orchestra did much the same for Neo-Swing. As a fan of both genres, I awaited the new Brian Setzer CD with much ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/07/brian-setzer-13/ Interview with Ming of Sleepmask MC: Sleepmask certainly draws on a wealth of experience! What are some of the differences between the music scene on the east and west coasts that you guys have observed? How did you get together? Ming: Well i did move to NYC originally to put something together ... http://www.midnightcalling.com/wordpress-mc/2008/06/sleepmask/