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.   The Eccentrik festival was fabulous, and I give a very heartfelt ‘hats off’ to DJ Mouse and crew. This was a wonderful event that reminded me of the old days, with both camaraderie and the quality of the event.  I was fortunate enough to see The Ghost’s Project; NIcki Jaine; JIll Tracey; and more. An event review and cD reviews will be forthcoming as soon as I get settled in somewhat in NC.  I will also be working on out backlog of interviews and CD reviews.

We experienced a long hiatus of about a year, so it is truly good to be back online. We lost our webmaster due to a serious medical condition, and I didn’t have the tech skills to keep everything up. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who followed us to our temporary site and gave us their moral support, especially Lucas Lanthier, Karlheinz, and the bands who graciously interviewed with us and sent materials for review. Most of all, though, I’d like to thank our readers. My deepest appreciation and thanks goes to DJ Delicti. Without his help this new incarnation of Midnight Calling would not be possible. DJ Delicti embodies the principles of community that the Goth/Deathrock scene was always really about.

We have uploaded the recent interviews and reviews from our temp site, and in commemoration of the past FIVE YEARS OF MIDNIGHT CALLING EZINE, I have pulled some of the great interviews and articles from our first two issues in 2003 and included them here as well. We have some fantastic interviews and reviews in the works, so check back often. We attended the Heavy Rebel Weekender in Winston-Salem, NC, and the 13th Annual South Florida Tatto Expo. We look forward to the Ecentrik Festival in October, hosted by the indefatigable and talented DJ Mouse and co.

I hope everyone enjoys the reviews, interviews, and articles!

“It’s all about the music!”

Deepest and Darkest Regards,

Aiden