We’s baaaaaack again w/ Screaming Soup…AND HERE’S WHAT THEY GOTS TO SAY?
SS: Howdy there, y’all! This is Deadwest, the host of Screaming Soup! the web’s #1 animated horror host show. If ya enjoy horror hosted B movies, Saturday mornin’ cartoons, retro video games, and indie funny books, then we’re the perfect show fer ya with 56 episodes and countin’ over at ScreamingSoup.com where you’ll find all our misadventures in the Wild Weird West as we review yesteryear’s best and worst horror flicks!
YOU FINALLY GOT YOUR NEW EPISODE UP?
SS: Ya know it, Mojo! We’re continuin’ to help the new king of the vampires round up classic monsters to be in his posse, and we just held auditions fer a new Phantom of the Opera kinda member with yer help as a judge. Lotta deaf tone “talents” who couldn’t belt a tune to save their afterlives, but we did land the Phantom of the Paradise who starred in one of our favorite flicks of all time. That fella can rock with the best of ‘em, and we’re thrilled to have him on the team. Though, he ain’t been returnin’ our calls lately . . .
ANY NEW MOVIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO?
SS: The biggest surprise to hit theaters lately is They Will Kill You. The trailer’s kinda whatever ‘bout a gal goin’ all Kill Bill on an apartment buildin’ full of devil worshippers to save her missin’ sister, but then I buy my movie ticket and find out there’s a whole hook worthy twist the trailer leaves out — The tenants are immortal and keep comically respawnin’ fer endless eye candy brawlin’ that leads to one monstrous boss level endin’! Gore-tastic 4/5 fun I highly recommend seein’.
ANY BIG EVENTS YOU GUYS GONNA BE AT?
SS: Our next scheduled appearance is at Retro-Horror Con in Greenville, SC September 11-13. Not only will we have a table, but we’re the official announcers you’ll hear blabberin’ all weekend, and we’re hostin’ all the celebrity panels. Last year was a screamin’ success, so y’all gotta come to the con and see us!
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON FAKE GOTH GIRLS ON THE INTERNET (aka posers)?
SS: So long as they stay on their side of the line inside Hot Topic, I’m fine with ‘em.
ANY NEW PROJECTS?
SS: Screaming Soup! pvc figures are in the works as we speak! Aimin’ to be released later this year fer online orders, yer guaranteed to see a Deadwest, Billy, and Mandy figure with some monstrous allies and wicked villains of ours not too far behind. It’s gonna be a sweet collection fer Scream Freaks to get their claws on, and we’re stoked ‘bout it.
CAN MOJO BE A REGULAR ON YOUR SHOW?
SS: Now that yer existence has been folded into our limbo dimension of the Wild Weird West, anythang’s possible.
ANY LAST WORDS FOR YOUR FANS?
SS: Catch up on all our past Screaming Soup! seasons at ScreamingSoup.com where you can also read our bios and updates and purchase exclusive Screaming Soup! merch. Follow us on YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, and watch our daily bite size reviews on TikTok. Show your support through our Patreon and check out our Rondon Hatton Classic Horror Award winnin’ retrospective on the history of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes ‘fore the new Killer Tomatoes movie comes out later this year. If anyone wants to watch us on their Roku, we’re ‘mong Mister Lobo’s line-up of horror hosted shows on his OSI74 channel. See ya later, Scream Freaks!
I think there’s probably some, if not many, people in So. Cal, that can relate to what I’m about to say here on one level or another, although we may differ in our opinions of bands on the bill, our choices of which bands we would like or not like to see, those we’ve already seen fairly recently anyway, or those that we figure we can just see somewhere else relatively soon instead for far less money and hassle at a more intimate venue, etc..
But at any rate, here we go…
With all of the dramedy surrounding his politics, socio-politics, and semi-frequent cancellations etc. aside, I would still like to see MORRISSEY, as I don’t recall if I’ve ever seen him perform before or not. But I will admit that considering his track record it’s probably likely that he will just cancel anyway… so “whatever”.
I never been the biggest fan of SMASHING PUMPKINS, but I do like some of their material. However I saw them a few times at festivals in the 90’s during the height of their career, so it’s never gonna get better than that for me… so again; “whatever”.
SIMPLE MINDS are great, they don’t come around to play too often, and I’ve only ever seen them once, so I’d love to see them again. However it was only a few years ago when I saw them at an old theater in DTLA, and I was up close ‘n’ personal in the 7th row, so it won’t be better than that either and I’d rather wait and see them somewhere like that again, wherever that might be.
I’ve seen ADAM ANT, PSYCHEDELIC FURS, SOFT CELL, GARY NUMAN and MODERN ENGLISH up close ‘n’ personal to one degree or another, and some of them several times, all in the last 10 years or so, and most of them play around between L.A. and O.C. at least a few times a year at venues that are smaller and more intimate, so I’m good waiting to see them somewhere like that again too.
The MOTELS and MISSING PERSONS play at the Whisky and other local clubs like the Canyon Club, etc. all over town semi-regularly, so I can see them up close pretty much any time.
The DAMNED, BAD RELIGION and sometimes The BUZZCOCKS play venues like The Fonda or comparable sized venues and also at local festivals semi-frequently too, and I’ve seen them all a few times at them in the last decade or so as well, so no biggie either.
I just saw the CIRCLE JERKS up close at an old theater in Gardena, and it ain’t gonna get better than that, so I’m good on waiting until another smaller show like that happens too.
Plus with the Rozz vs. Valor drama aside, I’ve seen Valor’s version of CHRISTIAN DEATH very up close ‘n’ personal at small or medium size clubs a number of times over the last few decades, going all the way back to when he first started doing it in the 90’s and I caught him at The Scream, and I’ve hung out with him and his crew backstage, etc. since then… and so yet again; “whatever”.
I would love to see MANIC STREET PREACHERS though, as I never have… but hopefully they’ll play a venue around town while they are here and I can catch them there instead, but if not then maybe next time they come around instead.
And I would also like to see PRAYERS, albeit mostly just for their whole “cholo goth” angle though, as I kinda relate to that being an old school punk guy that grew up hangin’ around punk gangs and dressing like that, but also being in to deathrock and dressing like that too, and sometimes combining both styles which I still do to this day as my usual “daytime image”… but I’m sure I’ll eventually catch them in a club somewhere instead though.
But I could frankly sort of largely care less about MARKY RAMONE, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, EMF, SPACEHOG, GENE, THE SOUNDS, COLD CAVE, TR/ST, MARIACHI EL BRONX, CHOIR BOY, DECEITS PAST SELF, BENCHES, THE MAINLINERS, RIKI, WARFIELD, PUREST FORM, CASKET CASSETTE, MIGS WHISKEY, ALL THE DAMN VAMPIRES, KIM THEORY, and I FORGET though, and I would honestly probably prefer not to have to stand through most of their sets anyway. So it wouldn’t be worth showing up there early enough to catch them and spend all those extra hours walking around between stages in the sand and sun either, as that just sounds pretty torturous actually… and especially not for something like two hundred dollars for a ticket.
So unless I get in for free through my connections and have some sort of VIP pass to have a premium viewing spot and access to shorter line concession stands and cleaner less used bathrooms, or via my press credentials and have a photo pass, etc. then I’ll most likely just skip the event and catch some of those bands somewhere better, closer, cheaper and with far less hassles and drawbacks.
As time flies forward, more and more legendary musicians who truly find themselves through music, seem to disappear out of our lives. Most of the time, the loss is unfortunately due to a tragedy of sorts. As we near the 16th anniversary of the death of Peter Steele, vocalist and bassist of gothic doom band Type O Negative on April 14th, fans still mourn his loss as if it was yesterday. The 6’ 8” tall green man had a very self deprecating view on life, but found solace in his music and his cats. As an emotional creature doomed to feel all the pain life had to offer, he lived, loved, and suffered. His death was from a health complication that gave him sepsis, and just like that, at only 48 years old, he was gone.
In other tragic and more recent news Brent Hinds, the guitarist best known for being a long time member of the heavy metal band Mastodon, passed away from injuries from a motorcycle wreck on August 25th, 2025. He was only 51, as wild hearted as can be, but none the less, a quality human. The guitar music he played was a part of his soul. He was one of those people who could only breathe through life as a musician. Leaving Mastodon was a big deal to him in lots of ways, and the depression towards the end was creeping in. It was not ever determined if he had any sort of sub conscious death wish or not, but he was sadly speeding when he lost control of his motorcycle that day.
Fast forward to April 1st, 2026, when producer and multi-instrumentalist James Lollar of the dark synthwave band GOST passed away at a mere 46 years old. The multi-genre album mixes that he put out continuously, such as ‘Behemoth,’ were always unexpected and quite genius in their creation plus execution. While it is still unconfirmed as to the cause of death, he too was an emotional soul who had a special vulnerability towards his audience. While he primarily played his sets wearing a skull mask to never reveal his face, he did on at least one occasion play to the audience as himself. During one specific memory of a late night performance at a small stage in Mandalay Bay during Psychofest in Las Vegas, GOST performed skull mask free. The emotion he sings out of his keyboard through the synthwave, industrial, and black metal became so much more chilling and real. After an unforgettable show that was not as packed as it should have been at 3am in Las Vegas, the magic that one true artist can give to another had definitely transpired.
With such young talented musicians gone so suddenly, fans will always wonder what could have been. How much more was left to write in the story of their life? Or was this simply how their end was meant to be? Is it really better to burn out than fade away as Neil Young once proclaimed? To me, there was so much more music in these three special souls that could have bled onto all who were willing to listen, and it could have made the world a more peaceful place. As we will never know, we can still relish in the music driven legacy that they left behind, which is proving to be quite timeless. RIP to these tragic lives and tragic deaths that ultimately are left for a musical legend to tell to those to come into the future and beyond. If music is your life blood, please stay metal and stay alive!
As summer approaches, many acts will be retuning to the road, or retuning home waiting for the next leg of their tour to begin. Unfortunately, our dear Chicago brother and bassist Charles Levi will still be recovering from many medical issues.
You don’t have to be a rivet-head from Chicago to know just who Charles Levi is. Anyone who’s followed alternative / industrial music are familiar with either “My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult” or “PigFace” who Charles Levi has toured with extensively over the years. Charles Levi’s contributions to music had lasted decades until everything came to a halt not to long ago once Charles came down with sepsis and lost one of his legs as a result.
Since then, Charles has come down with many medical struggles while attempting to recover from this tragic chapter of his life. Now, after several strokes, and a current battle with vascular dementia, Charles Levi is living in Colorado literally fighting for his life and his sanity. As Charles (and his love Dani) attempts to contact anyone they can for public / government funding so they’re able to find and pay for a forever home, medical bills, and living costs, they are now in between places to live as the money gets spent before it’s received.
All of this considered, I’d like to personally thank Charles Levi (and Dani) for taking the time to answer some questions for me and Lost Anarchy Magazine.
HH: Charles, Thank you brother! What do you look forward to more than anything else that you couldn’t say ten years ago?
CL: Honestly, I look forward to being able to play my Bass again, marrying my Fiance Dani, and just staying alive with all the health issues I have from Sepsis. Music is all I know. I had several Stokes when I was in an induced Coma while I had Sepsis and I’ve had mini strokes over the past year or so. I have very bad Central Neuropathy from these Strokes but my fiance (Dani) was having me play my Bass everyday for as long as I could. Unfortunately we don’t have a permanent home now, so I had to put both my Basses in storage. I’m very grateful for everyday. Life is a gift even when it gets hard.
HH: If you didn’t become a musician, what would you be doing all these years?
CL: Ha! Good question. Maybe a professional athlete or bum . Music is really all I know so it’s hard to picture doing anything else.
HH: What do you miss most about Chicago?
CL: Lake Michigan
HH: After either recording with or performing with Chemlab, Skatenigs, Die Warsaw, and KMFDM what are a couple of your favorite memories or stories you’d like to tell the readers?
CL: This is one of my favorite stories. My first job working for the infamous Jolly Rogers at Jam Productions was to watch his 2 daughters while the Thin Lizzy crew was loading into the Uptown Theater. Phil Lynott was walking around and I noticed him and I could tell he was looking for Jolly Rogers then wife cause she was really hot. I had been waiting for Thin Lizzy to come to the U.S. but their tour was cancelled twice because they either got into fights and then their guitarist got injured. So it was amazing my first assignment from Jolly Rogers was to watch his 2 daughters at the Thin Lizzy show at the Uptown Theater. Anyway, when I noticed Phil Lynott walking around looking for Jolly ‘s then wife and I said to him the blonde is spoken for and it wouldn’t be wise for him to pursue his interest for her…..”She’s the wife of the stage manager you know the guy who is 6’8..?” He thanked me and I struck up a conversation with him about them finally coming to the U.S. and we talked a bit about life. I had never heard a black guy with a Irish accent before. It was amazing to see a black lead singer playing bass. It really inspired me and meeting Phil Lynott was incredible.
HH: Which are your top ten favorite bands / artists in no particular order?
CL: Actually here’s my top 12:
*Thin Lizzy *Weather Report *UFO *My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult *Pigface *Barry Adamson *Skinny Puppy *Led Zeppelin *ChemLab *Damage Manual *Yes *Sam Cooke (he was Dad’s cousin)
HH: What are you top 10 favorite studio albums in any order?
CL: Montrose by Ronnie Montrose, Twitch by Ministry, 13 Above The Night – My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Toys In The Attic – Aerosmith, Black Rose – Thin Lizzy, Notes From The Underground – PigFace, Too Dark Park – Skinny Puppy, Hair Of The Dog – Nazerath, The Negro Inside – Barry Adamson, Lights Out – UFO
HH: What are your top 5 favorite live albums by any artist?
CL: Peter Frampton Comes Alive, Nick Cave – Idiots Prayer, Ministry – In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up, Nine Inch Nails – And All That Could Have Been, Deep Purple – Made in Japan
HH: If you hadn’t had a career playing bass, which other instrument do you think you’d be immersed in?
CL: Guitar, absolutely Guitar
HH: Are there any projects coming up in the future you’ll be involved with that the readers can look forward to?
CL: Nothing yet but life is full of surprises . Thank you to all of the readers for letting me reach out! I miss you all!
HH: THANK YOU CHARLES!!
Make sure you keep your ears open for a new band / project featuring myself, “OG” guitarist of Ministry / Mind Funk / M.O.D. Louis Svetek, and Charles Levi. Just three Chicago guys making music which will be available on most download platforms (all proceeds will go to Charles Levi).
A non profit is currently being put together for Charles Levi to help with his living expenses so we can get our brother back on the road again. If you’d like to make a donation directly to Charles, please do by going to a new web site we’re putting together in Charles name.
www.TheLeviLeviFund.org
There you will find a link to make a donation for Charles Levi, an online store, autographed memorabilia from everyone in the entertainment industry, clothes to purchase, all sorts of merchandise, and whatever else Charles Levi wishes to share with all of you.
PLEASE DO post the new web site on all Social media outlets, and message your friends, so we can all be a part of making Charles Levi’s life a little less stressful one donation at a time. Any and every size donation will help. No donation is too small. As a music community as a whole, we can really make a difference to an amazing human being’s life. If you know Charles, well then….you know. AND, he’s a distant relative of SAM COOKE??!! That’s amazing!
Thank you for reading. My cell is on 24/7 (text only please) if anyone has any questions relating to helping our Chicago brother Charles Levi in his time of need.
Otherwise, be safe, be kind, and turn up the music until the cops come! Respect, Happenin’ Harry
Chaos magic is an esoteric system of magic which has a main principle. The principle states that all magic is psychological, therefore all magic is valid. Everything you imagine or focus on can be materialized through the power of thought. And since all magic is mental anyway, all systems of magic are equally valid.
Chaos magic also puts heavy emphasis on making sigils and then imbuing that sigil with your intention in order to have things manifest. Chaos magic is a relatively new phenomenon created in the middle of the 20th century. It advocates for self-liberation, self-empowerment, the absence of religious dogma, and it doesn’t have standardized ceremonial rites.
It claims that all magic is purely psychological and every result from it originates from the power of the mind and auto-suggestion. It honestly believes that magic is a form of advanced hypnosis which results in manifestations in the material world.
Chaos magic doesn’t have any form of organized system; rather, it’s built on the denial of traditional systems of magic, and it seems to manifest results outside of them.
Another technique usually associated with chaos magic is extreme visualization. It states that since magic is a form of auto-hypnosis, we can hypnotize ourselves through really strong visualization and basically activate the hidden potentials within us which will materialize and manifest the thing we want.
From the fundamental point of view, chaos magic is materialistic. If there is embedded power within the mind which manifests reality, chaos magic simply believes that magic is a form of extreme hypnosis, a way for us to influence reality through the power of our thought.
But chaos magic also treats all spirits and spiritual beings within magical systems as egregores, a.k.a. mental constructs which don’t necessarily have external validity. And if they do have some external validity according to chaos magic, they are simply the product of the collective energy of human belief rather than truly independent entities.
Chaos magic is truly a postmodern system of occultism, and in the philosophical sense, it truly belongs to postmodernism. It is a postmodern, materialistic way to explain occult phenomena more than anything else. It is thoroughly disconnected from any previous worldview in magic and esotericism, and it does not care about the real meanings of the texts it is interpreting.
When interpreting ancient systems, chaos magic does not care about the vocabulary or the original meaning of the words within those ancient texts. It interprets everything exclusively through its own philosophical framework. This creates problems, since chaos magic has become an extremely popular occult philosophy today.
It has become so mainstream that people often do not even notice that they are practicing chaos magic, because the chaos-magical belief system is so deeply embedded in modern occultism. As a result, many people do not realize that when they read ancient texts or older esoteric material, they are interpreting it purely through the lens of chaos magic.
This creates a major problem when interpreting these works, because it prevents individuals from understanding occult, magical, and esoteric texts of the past in the context of the time in which they were written. Those texts were written from a worldview in which spirits externally exist, the energies of spiritual worlds are real, and those forces have a physical and tangible effect on reality.
Ancient texts did not consider magic to be a form of hypnosis. This is precisely why they contain highly elaborate systems of magical and esoteric practice which rely heavily on tools. That ancient worldview does not make sense if we assume that magic is merely a form of self-hypnotism. In that case, the majority of the tools—such as incense, swords, and other magical paraphernalia and regalia—as well as the extremely careful methodology through which magical tools are constructed, would make little sense if everything were simply psychological.
In addition, many of the words found in ancient grimoires are interpreted in a modern context rather than in their original historical context. This often leads practitioners to perform rituals incorrectly and sometimes dangerously, which can have negative effects on them.
My stance on chaos magic is the following: if you have good results with chaos magic, then practice it. However, please do not use the chaos-magic lens to interpret and practice traditional magical systems. If you do, you will either have no results or you may experience results that are counterintuitive and counterproductive to what you are trying to achieve.
So I would ask my chaos-magic audience to practice chaos magic using the tools and methods that chaos magic itself provides, and not to project chaos-magic philosophy and methodology onto older systems.
But if someone disagrees with my stance, they are free to use and practice whatever they want. I cannot police them.
Are you ready for summer? Because the Sex Pistols are back at the Hollywood Palladium, and it’s shaping up to be one giant sing-along. Not bad for a band that dropped one album—Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols—and still managed to define nearly fifty years of rebellion. We are officially celebrating 50 years of punk, and while I always knew it would last, it’s nice to see the rest of the world finally catch up. Over in Germany, the Goethe-Institut is preparing a worldwide tribute. Punk went global—and it stayed.
I’m still seeing my friends out there doing it right. Alice Bag, Mike Watt, Henry Rollins, 45 Grave, the Christian Death crew—still playing, still creating, still pushing it forward in Los Angeles and across the world. For the old-school heads, Public Image Ltd is holding it down at the The Belasco, proving post-punk never lost its edge. It’s not nostalgia—it’s continuation.
Happy birthday to Dirty Ed, one of the great soundmen of our scene. His party at the The Redwood Bar & Grill nearly sent him to the hospital courtesy of a tequila shot, but he survived and the night was pure joy. Good to see Nubs too, another sound wizard holding court at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon. These are the backbone people—the ones who make it sound right, feel right, and happen at all.
Girlcore took over Pan Pacific Park and every woman on that stage was a queen. Atomic Kangaroo, Blonde Moondust, People of Earth, poets, dancers, singers—no kings necessary, even if it landed on King’s Day. We claimed the crown anyway.
Europe reminded me what a crowd is supposed to be. I saw Lydia Lunch in Berlin—dark, packed, electric, and nobody delivers like Lydia. In Munich, Die Nerven brought the mood heavy and loud. Met Max, found out their manager was Steven Raith—small world, LA roots everywhere. And everywhere I went, people danced. Not standing around posing—dancing. Also, someone needs to explain why Fanta and beer works, but it does.
Amsterdam called me in to perform at a memorial for Udo Kier—Warhol star, Dracula, legend. We staged a piece I wrote in a small club overlooking the sea, produced by Maria V. I had just visited Hollywood Forever Cemetery before leaving—it all felt connected. He would have loved it. Dark, strange, beautiful.
Back home, Dig It All Gallery in Hollywood on Larchmont and Melrose is popping. We had the Reel Awards—people showing films shot straight off their phones, winning prizes, gift bags, even hundred-dollar bills. Tequila Mockingbird and the Blonde Moondust are the house band, and we bring in different bands once a month. It’s always fun, always a scene, and always free—half the time Mojo wanders in and makes it even better.
And now it’s Art Walk weekend at Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. Downtown comes alive at the beginning of every month—galleries open, people flood the streets, and you actually get to see what artists are thinking, making, and pushing into the world. It’s less an event and more an art parade waiting to break loose. Even Los Angeles County Museum of Art feels like it’s about to join in.
Speaking of art, I’m looking forward to seeing Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo, who’s showing work at his MutMuz gallery downtown, celebrating the life of Tomata du Plenty once again. That spirit—art, music, performance, chaos—it’s all the same thread.
Punk isn’t past tense. It’s happening right now. Last but not least let’s all say goodbye to Peter Semple a grateful maker and a wonderful person. I was introduced by Nina Hagen and I introduced him to Lemmy I was in The Film about Nina and not in the film about Lemmy but it’s nice to hook up your friends. Are you my friend ?
Canadian band Opal in Sky just wrapped up their first US tour. Performing 14 shows in 18 days through Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and Utah. I caught the band at the Locker Room in Garden Grove with my son who introduced me to the band 3 years ago. For those that have not heard of Opal in Sky, they are twin brothers Dylon and Tyson Opalinsky along with Jackson Drooms and Dayton Levitt-Smid. These brothers are on a mission to write music that inspires, motivates and encourages those who may be feeling lost. Using traditional aspects of the deathcore metal genre with challenging riffs, elaborate melodies, down-tuned instruments, echoing breakdowns, high-speed and heavy rhythms and a range of growling, screaming and other vocal techniques which are familiar to metal and hardcore audiences. The brothers use their cries for healing, hope, optimism and making peace with one’s past as they energize their crowds through a high energy show. Dylon and Tyson took a few minutes to chat with us.
Now that the first US tour has ended, what are you looking forward to most about being home?
The honest answer would be sleeping and catching up on this season’s anime.
Our professional answer is writing new music and promoting our upcoming European tour
During some downtime in California you went to Newport Beach, did anyone try and surf?
There was no actual surfing involved. Though a few of us got a surprise attack from some massive waves. It was a very fun day spent with all the touring bands. Filmed an entire music video in 2 hours. Definitely worth the sunburn.
Thank you for playing “Planetary Bliss” as the encore in Garden Grove, what is your favorite song to play live?
I think our collective favorite keeps changing with every release of a new song. First, it was Serene because we get to see the audience perform the dance with us. Now it’s Reflection because it’s just such a fun song to play, plus we’ve incorporated a new dance with it as well.
Joel will be joining on the UK tour, is he going to stay permanently or will you still be searching for a replacement for Colton?
We’re not entirely sure, just yet to be honest.
Where do you find inspiration?
A lot of inspiration just comes from going out int the world and simply experiencing it. I go for a lot of walks around my neighbourhood, and find these beautiful hidden nature paths. Some inspiration comes from just seeing a magnificent looking tree while I have some peaceful anime soundtrack playing in my headphones.
What bands have influenced you?
Adrian from Northlane is a huge lyrical inspiration. Like Moths To Flames, The Devil Wears Prada, And Shields are some big instrumental ones for us.
What was your favorite memory from this tour?
It’s heartwarming to see all these young kids getting to share this concert experience with their parents. For a lot of them, it’s their first concert ever. Whether they dragged their mom and dad to the show, or vice versa. It’s a great family bonding moment for them, and a pleasant memory/reminder for me to keep at it.
What band is your dream to share the stage with?
Young Medicine 100%
When is the next US tour, any new cities?
It’ll be this year. Going to be hitting all new cities this time, so keep your eyes peeled!
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Lost Anarchy Magazine embodies plethoras of storytelling visionary .
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And “Thank you” is a full circle vibe that we could all throw up a kind buck every once and again.
Rock & roll is an absolute art form that walk hand in hand behind the scenes.
“Thank you Lost Anarchy magazine!”
…and Dont forget to Tip your Servers!
This is my Stance, Let’s Make it happen!
Let’s dive deeper! Let me make this loud and clear; Not even evolution
can kill rock n roll.
Will today youths ever know our awesome experience rocking out before the digital age? I often hear, they miss something they never got! They tell me how lucky I am and I agree. That right there is living proof that we’re all part of the same circle. I see the change. I believe that the Rock gods and goddesses of yesterdays eternal resting or alive leave behind an unmatched undeniably, important impact for the new upcoming generations of musicians cut their teeth on.
Fortunately for most of us who were graced to hear similarities impact from our childhood bleed into the future from the past.
Is that not …. the gift of music standing the test of time? Hundreds of rhythmic soul beats creating what shall never die. Gracefully bridges new beginnings of kindred spirits and Current situations. All relevance literally memorializing each other.
Song is the sound of the healing of the masses, enjoying every momentum aftershock. lf it sways your mind and moves your feet. Then there is no defeat.
Yes, different genres are prevalent to the times. Not all great is from behind. The youth have something of great importance of value. We should take it into mind, as well. Out of that comfort zone and into the unknown awaits rock and rolls never ending thrown that doesn’t
discriminate like EGO.
What would the world be without being a multicultural melting pot of cause and effect. Trust the process. I’ve watched silent personalities in youth speak volumes later in music. When one truly finds themselves and rock stars is merely an afterthought.
This is where the love of music starts.
Sometimes people judge what they don’t like and that’s their free will. I don’t look at it as a dying breed. I look at it as I was extremely fortunate to grow up in the most awesome music community times of rock ‘n’ roll. I’m a metal head through and through and even sold the country song or two and you can catch me listening to Etta James, in case you never knew
I adore hearing Artists that I listen to talk about who influenced them and so on. Conform? Never! Creationism? YES!!!
Every breath heals when it gets all up in our feels. After all, The prince of darkness has bought the most light.
And that my friends is my final thought.
Recap , are we still talking about music or the power of love? Or how beautiful they go hand-in-hand crossing generations. As if written in stone,
Christian Death was highly influential in the development of deathrock, as well as on the American gothic scene. On April 18th, the documentary screening as well as a star-studded lineup of former band mates takes the stage at the United Theater in Los Angeles. Rikk Agnew and Gitane Demone were gracious enough to fit some time into their busy schedules and answer a few questions about Christian Death, Rozz, their musical journey and what’s coming up.
With the upcoming Romeos Distress documentary and reunion coming up, what are you looking forward to most of that night?
Rikk: Playing the Only Theatre of Pain songs with James McGearty, especially. It’s been a long time.
Gitane: playing Catastrophe Ballet, Ashes selections with David Glass, Kenton Holmes,
Patrik Mata, William Faith and Paul Roessler.
And of course, watching the documentary!
How has the scene survived and evolved through your eyes?
The goth/deathrock scene has definitely survived- there are club nights all over-even in the desert. Usually the same-ish collection of songs from the earlier days- not so progressive there, but live there are bands with new elements, styles that fit the genre. Batnoise, V.E.X. are avant-garde and refresh the scene.
What is your favorite memory or unknown fact about Rozz?
Rikk: Rozz impersonating the Price Is Right game show host Bob Barker on tour in Montreal.
Gitane: He tried to help me drive- he doesn’t- I was sick, we were stuck in a forest in Amsterdam. He used his hands on the clutch pedal and accelerator on the floorboards. So endearing, but to no avail. We ended up half the night by a lake, cold & watching ducks fly by in the moonlight.
You have both been in numerous defining bands over the years Adolescents, Pompeii 99, Christian Death, D.I., Social Distortion, Detours, 45 Grave and the list goes on, which recoding means the most at present time?
Rikk: Detours, in ‘77 to present.
Gitane: Recording “The New Young Kings of Midnight” with Paul Roessler, our ‘24 release.
Congratulations Rikk on the UK vinyl release of “All By Myself” any plans for Frontier to release in the US?
Rikk: Actually, it IS released on vinyl in the U.S.
“Dream Home Heartache” is an amazing album Gitane, what do you remember of the album’s reception besides the riot?
Gitane: The album was embraced; it was said we “invented” a Cabaret Noir genre (of that I’m doubtful). Playing it live was interesting, we made a kind of salon atmosphere with table and chairs, lamps, candlesticks, drinks, and took turns singing. People liked it or didn’t.
Are there any plans for a Gitane Demone Quartet tour?
We’re rehearsing, but no plans until Rikk is recovered from his illnesses.
The Agnew film is an amazing story. Are there plans to be released across the US? You and your brothers have left a legacy in the scene, which song are you most proud of you wrote? Which song is the most fun to perform?
Rikk: The filmmaker Gabriel Zavala, would like to show it everywhere. Otherwise, it will be streaming at some later point.
All of em I’m proud of, and all of em are fun to play!
What or where do you find inspiration now?
Rikk: Flowers, the planets, coz they’re pure.
Gitane: Ancient life, and dreams of it.
What bands do you see keeping the scene alive?
Rikk: New bands. Otherwise it would be rehash.
Gitane: Old bands or artists that have survived with artistic integrity and continue developing, and new bands that have the same integrity with something original to offer.
What’s next on the horizon?
We’re rehearsing, but no plans until Rikk is recovered from his illnesses
Final question you both played a part in amazing bands, had success as solo artists and impacted so many musicians and fans around the globe, what do you want to be remembered for creating?
