Thu 12 Apr – Rasputina

Barring the fact that the band still refuses to play anything off of Thanks for the Ether, and though it lacked the intensity of the previous shows I've seen of them, this is perhaps the best Rasputina show I've seen in recent memory.
Balancing nicely between the rock operas and the soothing cello ballads, the set list bounced back and forth, showcasing all of the band's strong points, from rocking out with electric cellos to the soft Victorian fables that made them a favorite among many. Definitely a recommended band, as they're always fantastic,…

Thu 5 Apr – Placebo

Placebo played an excellent show. Seriously, I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Molko, while not sporting the trash-glamor image of ages past, pulls off the Art-Rock-Kid aura quite well, and all the intensity is still there.
Mostly focusing on the new album, Meds, there were a lot of tracks off of it displayed wonderfully here, and they translate superbly live. Meds, Follow the Cops Back Home, and Because I Want You were fantastic, as were the few classics they pulled out, such as I Know and Every…

Wed 28 Mar – Type O Negative, Brand New Sin

The opening bands were downright silly.

But Type O proved strong, albeit a bit tired. They seemed a bit rough around the edges, but they put on a great show, when all was said and done - including a completely unexpected segue from Black Sabbath to Black #1 in the third encore, and their wonderful rendition of Cinnamon Girl.

All in all, it was worth it's nostalgic value. Brings me back to being a kid again.

The Legendary Pink Dots 2x
New Model Army 1x
Dead Can Dance 1x
AFI 1x
Faith and the Muse 1x
Diamanda Galas 1x
Lene Lovich 2x
Nina Hagen 2x
Cinema Strange 4x
Edward Ka-Spel 1x
Sunshine Blind 1x
Rasputina 3x
Bauhaus 1x
Dresden Dolls 6x

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Elyria

Brilliance is defined by an untame amount of genius. When music is added into the mix, brilliance is measured both by how much the music enriches the musical aspects of our lives and what we have to compare it to. But I challenge you to ask anyone how to start comparing an overstuffed, plush couch to a metal park bench. Or - more frighteningly - how to end.
1994 was a very significant year for goth music. The Cruxshadows, Switchblade Symphony, and Rasputina all released full-lengths debut albums that, by the standards of the time, were…

This is the first one, so let's start this off good, eh? What better way to do so than with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds?

The Good Son
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This is an album I purchased after having it on my computer for ages. I'm trying to complete my Nick Cave collection of at least the Bad Seeds stuff, so this was the next installment.

"The Good Son" explores a kind of Deep South style that had been a constant theme in Cave's albums up until that point. It had a much more subtle tone with the styling than,…

So, after hearing a few covers of his songs, namely Concrete Blonde's cover of "Everybody Knows", I've decided I have neglected Leonard Cohen for too long. What albums of his are good starters?

For reference purposes, here's the cover:
Everybody Knows

I heard a rumor that France's best Deathrock band of all time, Corpus Delicti is reuiniting for a new album. Now, I'm not sure where the person who told me this heard it, and I cannot remember which label they were on (I know that Cleopatra put out a "best of…" disc, but that's not to say they were ever on Cleopatra), and I can't find anything on their website, but if this is true, I am one happy monkey. Now, their website looks more like a defunct fansite or chronicle site anyway - there isn't even a "News" section…

Faith and the Muse
The Burning Season

Oh my dear God. They're still going at it, aren't they? Still stuck on Boroque soundscapes and Ethereal wisps, yes? Not that I'm complaining. Faith and the Muse rank up as one of the most brilliant bands that goth offered us in the 90s. One of the only ones really worth owning everything by. How often do those bands come around? Not nearly often enough, I'll say. There's a certain charm with this pair, ands a certain enigmatic factor that's really not worth the hours of reflecting I've given it. William Faith -…

I just finished downloading the new Legendary Pink Dots album that they didn't have in stock when I went to see them. I'm going to upload a track or two here for you, namely this one in particular.
Anyone remember this passage from my entry talking about the Dots show?:
There was this one song that I don't know, that maybe someone here could help me out. It was a song about Jesus and how much he loves everything. Really biting and sardonic. But at the end, the refrain that he keeps singing is "We do not deserve this, we…