There are several great stories about John Wesley Hardin, one of the Old West’s best-known outlaws. One is how he hunted down and killed Juan Bideno. When Hardin told the [ … ]
Fistful of Dollars – Original Gothic Cowboy Pt. 2
We continue with part two of the series of articles about the background of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy”, which is one of the original instances of gothic cowboy in film. [ … ]
Fistful of Dollars – Original Cowboy Gothic Pt. 1
In this series of posts we will be looking at some of the little known quirks of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy”, this incredible group of films had some really interesting [ … ]
Heathen Apostles – New Southern Gothic Music Out Today
Gothic Americana and Southern Gothic Music are genres that are fast taking hold around the world, in that they combines the sub-genres of gothic country, dark blues and depression-era jazz. [ … ]
Gothabilly – Gothic Rockabilly
Gothabilly is an offshoot of psychobilly influenced by the goth subculture. The name combines gothic and rockabilly, and was first used by The Cramps in the late 1970s to describe their somber blend of rockabilly and punk rock. Since then the [ … ]
Me and That Man – Americana Metal
Me and That Man, a stripped-down exercise in melodramatic, sandblasted Americana (… Americana metal?), is Behemoth frontman Nergal’s collaboration with folk stalwart John Porter that draws from many of the [ … ]
Wild Wild West – Precursor to Steampunk
The Wild Wild West is an American science fiction western television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969. The show incorporated classic Western elements with an espionage thriller, science [ … ]
New Heathen Apostles Americana Horror Music Video
The gothic americana band the Heathen Apostles have released a new Americana horror music video Deadly Nightshade, the third from their 2018 album Bloodgrass Vol. I & II. Here is [ … ]
Sheryl Crow and Johnny Cash New Song “Redemption Day”
It’s been nearly two decades since Sheryl Crow released her chart-smashing, self-titled album in 1996, but the pop-gone-country chameleon is still soaking up the sun with a brand-new live concert [ … ]
The Little Miss – Traditional Americana Music w/ A Dark Twist
Looking to capture the apple pie-eyed idealism of traditional Americana music, The Little Miss can be most accurately described as a romantic, twenty-first century take on a seemingly simpler time. [ … ]