May 31, 2013

New Dark Links for the End of May

DARK ART:

Victoria Gugenheim

I think you'll really enjoy looking over the photos from this talented makeup artist, who lives in London. Besides sharing photos of the work she's done on her models, she also shares inspirational pics and photos by other makeup artists. Some really stunning images here!

Victoria Gugenheim Body Art, on Facebook

Michael Hussar

Michael Hussar's bloody, gory surreal oil paintings feature bloodied clowns, pale people, wicked popes, and naughty women. (Shown above is "Daddy's Girl.") The artist lives in Southern California. Also check out his drawings.

http://www.michaelhussar.biz/

http://beinart.org/artists/michael-hussar/

Michael Hussar on Facebook

Michael Hussar on Twitter


DARK BLOGS:

Lady Lazarus

"Dying is an art." Jennifer Linton's blog. She has an MFA in Visual Art. She shares her art on her blog, plus writes about horror cinema and new gothic art. Recent posts include "Horror Films 101: The Demon Child," a peek at her "Little Death" work in progress, and a post on when love goes terribly wrong in horror cinema. Check out her really interesting Domestikia project.

http://jenniferlinton.com/

Jennifer Linton on Facebook

Librarian of the Dead

Rachel lives in Chicago and works as a librarian. She's an aspiring writer with interests in Halloween, horror, and puppets. Lately I've been enjoying her posts on horror movies, Buffy, dark TV shows such as Oddities, and her cemetery photos she's taken on recent trips. Check out her pictures from her trip to The National History Museum and her visit to the Written in Bone exhibit.

http://libofthedead.blogspot.com/


DARK GAMES:

Universal Monsters Online

A free-to-play browser game featuring Universal Studios' horror characters, including Frankenstein's monster, the Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolf Man, the Phantom of the Opera, and The Invisible Man. I haven't tried this game personally, but the screenshots look decent and if you don't have anything better to do late on a Sunday night, it might be a nice diversion.

http://www.universalmonstersonline.com/


DARK LITERATURE:

Bizarro Central

"The cult section of the literary world." News and reviews on weird and surreal books and strange fiction. If you think you might like reading books with titles such as "Space Walrus," "Haunted Vagina," "Ass Goblins of Auschwitz" and "House of Houses," this is the place for you.

http://bizarrocentral.com/

Bizarro Central on Facebook


DARK MUSIC:

Edgar Allan Poets

Ok, this isn't a goth band, clearly. But I'm including it here as "dark music" because they're inspired by Edgar Allan Poe and by Hitchcock movies. They describe their sound as "noir rock." I really like the singer's vocals, though sometimes a song can be sort of ruined for me halfway through by an annoying style of guitar work. Still, I'm far more impressed with the music than I expected to be, and found myself singing Old Black Clown in the car yesterday.

http://www.edgarallanpoets.com/

Edgar Allan Poets on Facebook

Edgar Allan Poets on MySpace

Edgar Allan Poets on YouTube

She Past Away

This post-punk goth-wave band is from Turkey. That's so cool, I don't think I've linked to anything goth-related in Turkey before now. They recently played at WGT (check out a video from their performance here.)

She Past Away, on Facebook

She Past Away, on MySpace


DARK SHOPS:

Gilding Primal Instinct

"Creating unique body adornments that combine elegant forms, theatrical flair, and just a touch of brutality!" Their Fall 2012 collection was called The Executioner, and the current season's collection is "The Triune." This most recent collection introduced prosthetic jewelry, meant to attach to the body using medical adhesive or body tape - cool concept! The bronzed, tanned models are a little off-putting in this series, but the jewelry itself is intriguing.

http://www.gildingprimalinstinct.com/

Gilding Primal Instinct, on Facebook

Gilding Primal Instinct, on Twitter


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

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May 29, 2013

Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees Documentaries

BBC Radio 4: Spellbound: Siouxsie and the Banshees

BBC Radio 4: Spellbound


Queens of British Pop: Siouxsie Sioux

Queens of British Pop, 9:14


Erasecuts' The Siouxsie and the Banshees Story

A 13 video treatment put together using various footage.

Erasecuts' Siouxsie and the Banshees Story


Punk Britannia: Siouxsie Section

Punk Britannia: Siouxsie Section


Punk and the New Wave: The Way They Were

Punk and the New Wave: The Way They Were 1976-1978


Rock Family Trees: Banshees and Other Creatures

Banshees and Other Creatures - Rock Family Tree


Spellbound: The Story of John McGeogh

BBC Radio's 6 Music documentary, 57:41 minutes long.

The story in six separate parts via this playlist:

Spellbound: The Story of John McGeogh Playlist


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

Dark Side of the Net's "Siouxsie Week"

May 27, 2013

Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees Video Interviews

Siouxsie Interview in a London Cafe, November 22, 1976

Siouxsie and the Banshees Ulster TV Interview, 1980

Siouxsie and the Banshees Performance and Interview at New York Dance Stand, November 25, 1980

Siouxsie and the Banshees Interview in Amsterdam at Paradiso, July 17, 1981

Siouxsie and the Banshees Shazam Interview February 15, 1983

Siouxsie and the Banshees Audio Punk Vinyl November 1983 Interview part 1 of 2

Siouxsie and the Banshees Audio Punk Vinyl November 1983 Interview part 2 of 2

Siouxsie Interview 1984

Siouxsie Interview Rox Box Belgium, 1986

Siouxsie Interview with French TV Show "Decibels" May 4, 1986

Toronto Television Show "The New Music," segment and clips, 1987

The Tube Interview of Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1987

Tros Pop Formule Jan. 16, 1987

Siouxsie and the Banshees Interview 1988

Siouxsie and the Banshees 120 X-Ray Interview 1988

Siouxsie and the Banshees Jonathan Ross Show Interview 1989 part 1

Siouxsie and the Banshees Jonathan Ross Show Interview 1989 part 2

Siouxsie and Budgie Interview on 120 Minutes 1990

Siouxsie Interview for Request Video, March 29, 1990

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Face to Face/Batman Returns" Interview 1992

Siouxsie and the Banshees at Waldbuhne Festival, August 15, 1993

Siouxsie Sioux on the Graham Norton Show, July 5, 2002

Siouxsie "Tea for Two" Interview

Siouxsie Sioux Dreamshow Interview, 2004

Siouxsie and Budgie Interviewd on VH1's Classic Hanging With, 2005

Siouxsie and Budgie Interviewed on MTV's Headline Act, 2005

Siouxsie Interviewed about the 100 Club

Siouxsie on Later With Jools Holland, 2007

Siouxsie on the Jonathan Ross Show March 21, 2008

Siouxsie Sioux at the 2011 Q Awards

Siouxie Sioux at the Ivor Novello Awards 2012


Dark Side of the Net "Siouxsie Week"

Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees Albums in the 1990s

Superstition - 1991

Superstition Album Lyrics, from Vamp.org


The Rapture - 1995

The Rapture album lyrics at Vamp.org


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

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Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees Performing with Other Musicians

Marc Almond & Siouxsie Sioux "Threat of Love"

"Threat of Love", with Marc Almond and Siouxsie Sioux

Morrissey and Siouxsie, "Interlude" Extended Version

"Interlude" by Siouxsie Sioux and Morrissey

Siouxsie and Morrissey: The Collaboration that Time Forgot


Siouxsie and the Banshees and Robert Smith, Israel, 1983 at Royal Albert Hall

Siouxsie and the Banshees and Robert Smith, 1983 in London

Siouxsie Sioux and Pam Hogg "Electricman"

Siouxsie Sioux and Pam Hogg "Electricman"

Suede with Siouxsie Sioux "Caroline Says"

Suede with Siouxsie in 1993 for Lou Reed's "Caroline Says"


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

Dark Side of the Net: Siouxsie Week

May 26, 2013

Siouxsie Week: Cover Songs Performed by Siouxsie and the Banshees

All Tomorrow's Parties, originally by The Velvet Underground

All Tomorrow's Parties, by Siouxsie and the Banshees


Captain Scarlet, from the British Sci-Fi Series

Captain Scarlet, performed by Siouxsie and the Banshees


Careless Love, by Angelo Badalamenti

Careless Love, Performed by Siouxsie Sioux at the World Soundtrack Awards, October 18, 2008


Dear Prudence, originally by The Beatles

Dear Prudence, official video

Dear Prudence, performed live on Top of the Pops

Dear Prudence again on Top of the Pops, December 29, 1983

Dear Prudence, live in Mexico City in 1985


Hall of Mirrors, originally by Kraftwerk

Hall of Mirrors, by Siouxsie and the Banshees


Hello I Love You, Originally by The Doors

Hello I Love You, performed by Siouxsie in London in 2007


Helter Skelter, originally by The Beatles

Helter Skelter, live in 1983 at the Royal Albert Hall in London

Helter Skelter, live in Amsterdam, July 17, 1981


The Passenger, originally by Iggy Pop

The Passenger official video

Alternate video for The Passenger

The Passenger Live in 1987


Sea Breezes, originally by Roxy Music

Sea Breezes, by Siouxsie and the Banshees


Strange Fruit, originally by Billie Holliday

Southern Fruit, by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Strange Fruit, by Indigo Girls, featuring Siouxsie Sioux guest appearance


Venus in Furs, originally by The Velvet Underground

Venus in Furs, by The Creatures featuring John Cale


You're Lost, Little Girl, originally by The Doors

You're Lost, Little Girl, by Siouxsie and the Banshees


Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie Biographies, Interviews and News Archives

Siouxsie and the Banshees at AllMusic

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-mn0000748222


Siouxsie and the Banshees at AOL

http://music.aol.com/artist/siouxsie-and-the-banshees


Siouxsie and the Banshees at ArtistDirect

http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/siouxsie-and-the-banshees/493721


Siouxsie Sioux Biography at Biography.com

Siouxsie Sioux at Biography.com


Siouxsie and the Banshees at The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/siouxsieandthebanshees


Siouxsie and the Banshees at IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802593/


Siouxsie and the Banshees at Last.fm

Lots of photos in the archive here!

http://www.last.fm/music/Siouxsie+and+the+Banshees


Siouxsie and the Banshees at MTV

http://www.mtv.com/artists/siouxsie-and-the-banshees/


Siouxsie and the Banshees at NME

http://www.nme.com/news/siouxsie-and-the-banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees Classic Interview from 1978


Siouxsie and the Banshees at Setlist

Siouxsie and the Banshees Setlist Archive


Siouxsie and the Banshees at SongKick

Siouxie and the Banshees Tour History/Gigography at SongKick


How We Met: Siouxsie and Marc Almond

Siouxsie and Marc Almond Interview, from The Independent in 1999


Robert Smith in The Banshees

An archive of photographs of Robert Smith and Siouxsie and the Banshees.

http://www.picturesofyou.us/siouxsie/siouxsie.htm


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

Dark Side of the Net - Siouxsie and the Banshees Week

May 25, 2013

Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees Albums 1986-1990

Tinderbox - 1986

Tinderbox Lyrics, at Vamp.org

Tinderbox Full Album, on YouTube


Through the Looking Glass - 1987

The Siouxsie and the Banshees album of cover songs.


Peepshow - 1988

Peepshow Lyrics, at Vamp.org

Peepshow full album, on YouTube


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

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Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees Tribute Bands

The Happy Haus

Los-Angeles based tribute band that's been playing since 2007. Their most recent show was in May at the Mission Tobacco House in Riverside.

http://www.thehappyhaus.com/

The Happy Haus on Facebook

Siouxsie Tribute on YouTube


Lizzie and the Banshees

This tribute band hails from Bathgate, Scotland. They're playing a whole bunch of shows in 2013.

http://www.lizzie-and-the-banshees.com/

https://www.facebook.com/LizzieAndTheBanshees


Next Step

A Siouxsie tribute band from Italy.

Next Step, on MySpace

Next Step, on Facebook

Next Step "Cities in Dust"


Peek-a-Boo

This Long Beach, California based band doesn't seem to be active any more. I'm leaving the link here so you can check out their songs on MySpace, including "Happy House" and "Red Light."

Peek-a-Boo It's Siouxsie on MySpace


Playground Twist

Detroit is the hometown of this Siouxsie tribute band. Their next show is coming up on June 1st.

Playground Twist, on Facebook


Spellbound

Probably the most widely known of the Siouxsie and the Banshees tribute band, San Francisco's "Spellbound" is no longer playing gigs.

http://www.spellboundsf.com/

Spellbound SF Group on Facebook


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

Dark Side of the Net

May 24, 2013

Siouxsie Week: The Infamous Alice in Wonderland Play at Home Special

In 1984, the UK's Channel Four aired this Play at Home Special featuring Siouxsie and Robert Smith, who was currently a member of the Banshees.

Nearly an hour long, it's a trippy Alice in Wonderland video that makes you fairly certain everyone involved was on massive quantities of acid before, during and after the filming.

There are musical performances, and you can see Siouxsie and other band members dressed up for the Mad Tea Party in hideous blonde wigs. At one point, for some reason, Siouxsie is dressed up as.. a drum majorette? I have to confess, I haven't watched this all the way through quite yet.

Check out screencaps from the show here.

Play at Home Special Present, on YouTube

Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees Albums 1981-1985

Juju - 1981

Juju lyrics at Vamp.org.


A Kiss in the Dreamhouse - 1982

A Kiss in the Dreamhouse lyrics at Vamp.org.


Nocturne - 1983

Nocturne Lyrics at LetsSingIt


Hyaena - 1984

Hyaena full album on YouTube

Hyaena lyrics at Vamp.org


Thorn EP - 1984

The Thorn EP, on YouTube


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

Siouxsie Week at Dark Side of the Net

May 23, 2013

Siouxsie Week: My 10 Favorite Covers of Siouxsie and the Banshees Songs

1. "Arabian Knights" - Icky Blossoms

Icky Blossoms "Arabian Knights" Cover, on YouTube


2. "Christine" - Simple Minds

Simple Minds - "Christine" Cover, on YouTube


3. "Cities in Dust" - The Last Dance

The Last Dance - "Cities in Dust" Cover, on YouTube


4. "Happy House" - Saint Savior

Saint Savior "Happy House" Cover, on YouTube


5. "Hong Kong Garden" - Kyrlian

Kyrlian - "Hong Kong Garden" Cover, on YouTube


6. "Hong Kong Garden" - Uffie

Uffie - "Hong Kong Garden" Cover, on YouTube


7. "Kiss Them For Me" - School of Seven Bells

School of Seven Bells "Kiss Them for Me" Cover on YouTube


8. "Peek-a-Boo" - Bertie Blackman

Bertie Blackman "Peek-a-Boo" Cover, on YouTube


9. "Spellbound" - Daniel Earwicker

Daniel Earwicker - "Spellbound" Cover, on YouTube


10. "Spellbound" - Inkubus Sukkubus

Inkubus Sukkubus = "Spellbound" Cover, on YouTube


For more covers of Siouxsie and the Banshees song, see The Covers Project.

--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

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May 22, 2013

Siouxsie Week: Dreamshow - Siouxsie Live at the Royal Festival Hall in 2004

In 2004, one of Siouxsie's biggest dreams came true. She and Budgie performed with a full orchestra (the Milennia Ensemble) on stage at London's Royal Festival Hall. They were joined by taiko drumming master Leonard Eto.

This DVD of Dreamshow contains the full two-act, 27-song live concert. For more info, see the IMDB listing.

Or, you can watch the full two-and-a-half hour concert on YouTube until it gets DMCAed.


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

Siouxsie Week at Dark Side of the Net

Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie Official and Fan Resources

Siouxsie and the Banshees Official Webpages

The official web presences of Siouxsie and the Banshees. Since they're not an active band, the websites don't have much going on other than a link to the webstore and a mailing list offering.

http://siouxsieandthebanshees.co.uk/

http://siouxsie.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/bansheesofficial


Siouxsie and the Banshees Official Facebook Page

The SATB official Facebook page currently has over 300,000 fans. Sadly, it's not been updated much since summer 2012.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Siouxsie-And-The-Banshees/186751311365203


Siouxsie Mantaray

"Mantaray" was Siouxsie's first solo full-length album.

Siouxsie Mantaray on MySpace


Steven Severin Official Webpage

The co-founding member and bassist for SATB.

http://stevenseverin.com/

Steven Severin on Facebook

Steven Severin on YouTube


Siouxsie Fan-Run Facebook Page

85,000 fans. Updated frequently.

Siouxsie, on Facebook


Siouxsie and the Banshees Fan-Run MySpace

Siouxsie and the Banshees on MySpace


Untied Undone - Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Creatures

Robby's all inclusive fan page for The Creatures, including an extensive and well-researched gig list, the SATB-L email listserv, info on bootlegs, trivia, images, articles, interviews and videos. Amazing that this is still kept updated so nicely - I'm grateful and impressed!

http://www.untiedundone.com/


Fantazee

This fan site has not been updated since 2003! However, I'm including it here because amazingly, all the scanned pics, books, fanzines, interviews, and press mentions this webmaster (Vernette) managed to painstakingly add over the years, are still intact. There's also a really invaluable list of singles, albums, and the discography with album covers, etc.

http://www.fantazee.themoon.co.uk/


Siouxsie Sioux Collector Mania

This Facebook page shows off people's Siouxsie button, sticker, poster, and vinyl collections. There's also the occasional Siouxsie tattoo picture, too.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/siouxsie-sioux-collector-mania/299724740052705


Siouxsie and the Banshees at Ticket Collector

It would make me sad to have tickets to shows I'd never seen in person. But I'm finding this TicketCollector website helpful in researching past SATB shows.

Siouxsie and the Banshees at Ticket Collector


Siouxsie and the Banshees Fan Groups on Facebook

I've chosen the most active, interesting groups to feature here.

Siouxsie and the Banshees group with 271 members

Join Hands - Siouxsie and the Banshees Appreciation group, 1488 members

Siouxsie and the Banshees Fan Group, 264 members

The Banshees & Other Creatures group, 574 members


Siouxsie Fan Page at Mital-U

A long-running fan resource, with info on records, books and fanzines, and of course a history of the band.

http://www.mital-u.ch/Siouxsie/


Creatures MySpace Fan Pages

http://www.myspace.com/siouxsieandbudgie

http://www.myspace.com/siouxsieandthecreatures


Siouxsie and the Banshees Discussion Forums

Most of this forum seems to have been abandoned, but there are still some interesting and useful threads going on the Band Related Discussion subforum here. There's a lot of excitement about Siouxsie's playing the Meltdown festival!

The Banshees and Other Creatures, at Yuku.com


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

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Siouxsie Week: Siouxsie and the Banshees Albums 1976-1980

Siouxsie and the Banshees live audio recording from their first performance ever, the 100 Club punk festival on September 20, 1976:


Siouxsie and the Banshees Albums 1976-1980

The Scream - 1978

The Scream lyrics at Vamp.org.

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Pure" Full Album, on YouTube


Join Hands - 1979

Join Hands lyrics at Vamp.org.


Kaleidoscope - 1980

Kaleidoscope lyrics at Vamp.org.


Siouxsie and the Banshees Week will continue...

--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

Dark Side of the Net

May 20, 2013

5 Interesting Goth YouTube Channels and Goth Vloggers

Gothic Worldwide

This resource specializes in introducing new gothic, industrial, EBM and electronic bands to the community. They haven't posted any new videos to the YouTube channel in about a month, but with a couple hundred videos in their playlist, you'll have a lot to explore.

http://www.youtube.com/user/gothicworldwide/

Gothic Worldwide on Facebook

Gothic Worldwide on Google+

Gothic Worldwide on Twitter

LeahMouse

"The happiest little goth girl." "Embrace your weird." Her popular videos include What Goth is Not, Becoming Goth and Goth Rules, and How to Have a Gothic Sleepover. There are also videos where you can check out her tattoos, learn to do cyber-goth hair, hear her goth confessions, and find out how to make a spooky coffin cake. She seems to post a new video about once every three or four weeks. I look forward to seeing what she uploads next!

http://www.youtube.com/user/LeahMouse

LeahMouse on Facebook

LeahMouse on Twitter

Bats and Tombstones/MissBitten

Her recent vlogs that I found interesting include one on elitism in the goth scene; a discussion about the goth community; and How to Deal With Bullies.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BatsandTombstones/videos

Hell's Quookie

This is Zakkarrii's wonderful collection of videos on what it's like to be black in the goth scene. She has also posted on writing with tarot cards, her take on What is Goth?, and shared her goth thrift store finds.

http://www.youtube.com/user/HellsQuookie/videos

Dark Resource

This amazing resource offers over 2000 goth videos. Supposedly it's run by someone in Zimbabwe (?) They haven't uploaded anything new in a year, but there's so much here to check out anyways.

There's a goth documentary on the goth scene in York in the 1980s; collections of videos by goth bands; Whitby goth videos; and entire goth concerts.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Darkresource


--Copyright 2013 Carrie Carolin

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